Bengaluru Raptors

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Bengaluru Raptors
Bengaluru Raptors Logo.png
Sport Badminton
Founded2013 (2013) (renamed as Bengaluru Raptors in 2018)
League Premier Badminton League
Based in Bengaluru, India
Home ground Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
OwnerSlash21 Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Head coach Arvind Bhat
Captain B. Sai Praneeth
Champions 2018-19, 2020
Website blrraptors.com

Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats,Bengaluru Blasters) is a professional badminton franchise representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). [1] The team was one of the six founding members of the Premier Badminton League (previously Indian Badminton League) in 2013.

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The Raptors last featured in season 5 of the Premier Badminton League (2020), finishing as champions for the second time in their history. They previously finished as champions in the 2018-19 edition, defeating the Mumbai Rockets in the final. [2]

Franchise History

Franchise Ownership

The franchise was initially owned by the conglomerate, BOP group in 2013 before Sachin Tendulkar bought the franchise and named it after his Blasters sports franchises in 2016. [3] In 2018, Matrix Badminton Teamworks Pvt. Ltd. took over the team and renamed it to Bengaluru Raptors. The team is currently owned by Slash21 Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. along with theKankanala Sports Group. [4]

Franchise Participation

The Bengaluru based franchise first featured in the Indian Badminton League in 2013 under the name Banga Beats. [5] The team's name was later changed to the Bengaluru Topguns and then to Bengaluru Blasters, featuring in the first 3 seasons of the Premier Badminton League recording their best performance in the 2017-18 season, where they finished as runners-up. In the 2018-19 season, the team was officially renamed to Bengaluru Raptors, consequently recording back to back victories in the Premier Badminton League in season 4 and 5 respectively.

Season History

Indian Badminton League (IBL), 2013 [6] [7] [8] [9]

The inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League saw the participation of six teams that begun on the 14th of August 2013. Banga Beats finished 6th in the overall standings in their debut season, recording two victories in five games. After losing their opening game against the Mumbai Masters, they bounced back by recording a win against the Awadhe Warriors. They then went on to face consecutive defeats against the Pune Pistons and the Delhi Smashers before recording a win in their final game against the Hyderabad HotShots. The Hyderabad HotShots finished as champions of that season.

Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League, 2013
DateScore
League Stage
August 15Banga Beats2 - 3 Mumbai Masters
August 18Banga Beats4 - 1 Awadhe Warriors
August 23Banga Beats1 - 4 Pune Pistons
August 25Banga Beats1 - 4 Delhi Smashers
August 27Banga Beats3 - 2 Hyderabad HotShots
Final Standings, IBL 2013
TeamPldWLGWGLPts
Hyderabad Hotshots (C)532141117
Awadhe Warriors (R)532131216
Pune Pistons 532131216
Mumbai Marathas 523131215
Delhi Smashers 523111413
Banga Beats 523111413

Premier Badminton League, 2016

The maiden season of the Premier Badminton League saw the participation of six teams, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals. The Bengaluru based franchise was officially renamed to Bengaluru Topguns for the season and finished at the bottom of the table, recording 10 points in 5 games. The Delhi Dashers finished as the champions of the inaugural season of the PBL.

Bengaluru Topguns in PBL, 2016
DateScore
League Stage
3 January Hyderabad Hunters 3-2Bengaluru Topguns
5 January Mumbai Rockets 4-3Bengaluru Topguns
6 January Awadhe Warriors 4-1Bengaluru Topguns
8 January Delhi Dashers 5-2Bengaluru Topguns
13 JanuaryChennai Smashers4-1Bengaluru Topguns
Final PBL standings, 2016
Pos.TeamsMPRMWTMWTMLPts.
1 Delhi Dashers (C)25105020
2 Awadhe Warriors 25104117
3Chennai Smashers25104117
4 Mumbai Rockets (R)2593213
5 Hyderabad Hunters 2573211
6Bengaluru Topguns2592310

* Each tie (MP) will have five matches each. Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point, Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points, Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point

Premier Badminton League, 2017

The second edition of the Premier Badminton League featured 6 teams and was held in January 2017. The Bengaluru Topguns were officially renamed to Bengaluru Blasters following a transfer in ownership. [10] The Blasters finished the season at 5th place, recording 14 points in 5 ties. The Bengaluru Blasters recorded their first and only victory of that season in their first match against the Delhi Acers. The Chennai Smashers finished as champions of the second edition of the PBL.

Bengaluru Blasters in PBL, 2017
DateScore
League Stage
1 January Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 Delhi Acers
3 January Bengaluru Blasters 0-5 Chennai Smashers
7 January Bengaluru Blasters 3-4 Hyderabad Hunters
8 January Bengaluru Blasters 1-4 Mumbai Rockets
9 January Bengaluru Blasters 3-4 Awadhe Warriors
Final PBL Standings, 2017
TeamTPRMWTMWTMLPts.
Awadhe Warriors 5115021
Mumbai Rockets (RU) 5124119
Chennai Smashers (C)585018
Hyderabad Hunters 5103214
Bengaluru Blasters573211
Delhi Acers 54328

* Each tie (MP) will have five matches each. Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point, Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points, Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point

Premier Badminton League, 2017-18

The third edition of the Premier Badminton League saw the participation of eight teams, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals. The Bengaluru Blasters finished as runners-up for the season, facing a defeat in the final against the Hyderabad Hunters. The Bengaluru Blasters finished at fourth in the league stage, recording a total of 14 points.

The Blasters recorded two consecutive wins in their first two games against the Delhi Dashers and the Mumbai Rockets respectively and then went on to lose their next three games, ending their league stage campaign with a defeat against the Hyderabad Hunters. [11] A semi-final victory against the Ahmedabad Smash Masters saw the Bengaluru franchise advance into the final for the first time in their history. The Bengaluru Blasters faced defeat in the final against the Hyderabad Hunters. [11]

Bengaluru Blasters in PBL, 2017-18
DateScore
League Stage
28 December Delhi Dashers 2 - 5Bengaluru Blasters
01 JanuaryBengaluru Blasters6 - (-1) Mumbai Rockets
05 JanuaryBengaluru Blasters2 - 3 North Eastern Warriors
08 January Chennai Smashers 3 - 2Bengaluru Blasters
11 January Hyderabad Hunters 6 - (-1)Bengaluru Blasters
Semi-Final
13 JanuaryBengaluru Blasters4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Final
14 January Hyderabad Hunters 4 - 3Bengaluru Blasters
Final PBL Standings, 2017-18
TeamTPRMWRMLTMWTMLPts.
Hyderabad Hunters (C)51374120
Ahmedabad Smash Masters 510104117
Delhi Dashers 51193215
Bengaluru Blasters (R)51372314
Awadhe Warriors 58123212
Chennai Smashers 58123212
North Eastern Warriors 55154112
Mumbai Rockets 56143210

Premier Badminton League, 2018-19

The fourth edition of the Premier Badminton League featured nine teams with the Pune 7 Aces joining as a new team that season. The Bengaluru Blasters were officially renamed as the Bengaluru Raptors for the season. [12]

After losing the first game of the season against the Ahmedabad Smash Masters, the Raptors managed to win all of their remaining games, going on to defeat the Awadhe Warriors in the semi-final and the Mumbai Rockets in the final to record their maiden Premier Badminton League title.

Bengaluru Raptors in PBL, 2018-19
DateScore
League Stage
28 December Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 – 3Bengaluru Raptors
30 December Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4Bengaluru Raptors
02 January Delhi Dashers 1 – 2Bengaluru Raptors
05 JanuaryBengaluru Raptors4 – 3 North Eastern Warriors
08 JanuaryBengaluru Raptors5 – 0 Mumbai Rockets
10 JanuaryBengaluru Raptors3 – 2 Chennai Smashers
Semi-Final
11 January Awadhe Warriors 2 – 4Bengaluru Raptors
Final
13 JanuaryBengaluru Raptors4 – 3 Mumbai Rockets
Final PBL Standings, 2018-19
TeamMPRMWRMLTMWTMLPts.
Awadhe Warriors 3013116025
Hyderabad Hunters 301595124
Bengaluru Raptors (C)3012125121
Mumbai Rockets (R)3013114219
Pune 7 Aces 308165117
Chennai Smashers3012123315
Ahmedabad Smash Masters 307174213
North Eastern Warriors 3011132411
Delhi Dashers 30915156

Premier Badminton League, 2020

The fifth edition of the Premier Badminton League featured seven competing teams. The Bengaluru Raptors defeated the Northeastern Warriors in the final to become the first team to win consecutive titles in the competition's history. They recorded 22 points from 6 ties, and finished second in the points table at the end of the league stage.

The Raptors faced three consecutive defeats in their first three games but managed to turn things around and qualify for the semi-final with victories over the Hyderabad Hunters, Mumbai Rockets and Awadhe Warriors without losing a single match in either of the ties.

Bengaluru Raptors in PBL, 2020
DateScore
League Stage
21 January Northeastern Warriors 4–3Bengaluru Raptors
24 January Chennai Superstarz 4–3Bengaluru Raptors
27 January Pune 7 Aces 4–3Bengaluru Raptors
31 January Hyderabad Hunters 0–3Bengaluru Raptors
31 JanuaryBengaluru Raptors5–0 Mumbai Rockets
6 FebruaryBengaluru Raptors5–0 Awadhe Warriors
Semi-Final
8 February Pune 7 Aces 3–4Bengaluru Raptors
Final
9 February Northeastern Warriors 2–4Bengaluru Raptors
Final PBL Standings, 2020
RankTeamMPRMWRMLTMWTMLPts.
1 Northeastern Warriors (R)3013115122
2Bengaluru Raptors (C)3013115122
3 Chennai Superstarz 3010146022
4 Pune 7 Aces 3014104220
5 Awadhe Warriors 3011133314
6 Hyderabad Hunters 3011132411
7 Mumbai Rockets 304204210

Overall Season Summary

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2013 6th out of 66th Place
2016 6th out of 66th Place
2017 5th out of 65th Place
2017–18 2nd out of 8Runners-up
2018–19 1st out of 9Champions
2020 1st out of 7Champions

Team Roster, 2020 [13]

Coach Flag of India.svg Arvind Bhat
Domestic Flag of India.svg Ansal Yadav
Flag of India.svg Arun George
Flag of India.svg B. Sai Praneeth (C)
Flag of India.svg Medha Shashidharan
Overseas Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tai Tzu-ying
Flag of France.svg Brice Leverdez
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rian Agung Saputro
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Peng Soon
Flag of South Korea.svg Eom Hye-won

Honours

Premier Badminton League, 2017-18

Premier Badminton League, 2018-19

Premier Badminton League, 2020

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