Chero Archers

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Chero Archers
Chero Archers.png
Full nameChero Archers
Sport Archery
Founded 2025
League Archery Premier League
Owner Tata Steel [1]
Head coach Purnima Mahato

Chero Archers is a professional archery franchise. [2] Based in Ranchi, Jharkhand, it competes in the Archery Premier League. [3]

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Background

The team is named as a tribute to folk hero Medini Rai after whom Jharkhand's city Medininagar is named. The place is fondly known as the Chero Napoleon. [4]

Squad

2025

PlayerNationality
Recurve
Katharina Bauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Rahul Pawariya Flag of India.svg  India
Atanu Das Flag of India.svg  India
Kumkum Mohod Flag of India.svg  India
Compound
Mathias Fullerton Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Prithika Pradeep Flag of India.svg  India
Madala Hamsini Flag of India.svg  India
Sahil Jadhav Flag of India.svg  India

Staff & personnel

Coaches

CoachDurationBest ResultRef
Purnima Mahato 2025–presentSemi Finals

Performance record

SeasonStandingResultMatchesWonLostMost Points
2025 4/6Semi Finals1046 Mathias Fullerton
0 Titles Mathias Fullerton

Player statistics

Most points

RankPlayerNationalityPoints
1 Mathias Fullerton Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 770
2 Prithika Pradeep Flag of India.svg  India 757
3 Katharina Bauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 728
4 Atanu Das Flag of India.svg  India 656
5 Rahul Pawariya Flag of India.svg  India 72

Arrow average

RankPlayerNationalityPoints
1 Mathias Fullerton Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.87
2 Prithika Pradeep Flag of India.svg  India 9.46
3 Atanu Das Flag of India.svg  India 9.11
4 Katharina Bauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9.10

References

  1. Services, Hungama Digital. "Tata Steel unveils 'Chero Archers' as Jharkhand's flagbearers in India's first-ever Archery Premier League". www.tatasteel.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. Ganesan, Uthra (18 September 2025). "Archery Premier League — Franchise leagues in India turn over another leaf; top Indian archers set for contest". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. Ganesan, Uthra (18 September 2025). "Archery joins the list of sporting leagues with APL". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. Naik, Shivani (27 September 2025). "Chero Archers: Jharkhand archery team pays tribute to legendary warrior clan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 October 2025.