Bengaluru Raptors
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| Sport | Badminton |
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| Founded | 2013 (as Banga Beats); rebranded as Bengaluru Raptors in 2018 |
| Based in | Bangalore, India |
| Home ground | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune |
| Owner | Matrix Badminton Teamworks Pvt. Ltd. |
| Head coach | Arvind Bhat |
| Captain | TBD |
| PBL wins | None |
| Website | http://blrraptors.com |
Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team is one of the six founding members of PBL (previously IBL) in 2013. The franchise was owned by the conglomerate, BOP group in 2013. In 2016, Sachin Tendulkar bought the franchise and named it after his Blasters sports franchises.
Current squad
 Kidambi Srikanth
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 Mohammad Ahsan
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| Hendra Setiawan
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| Sai Praneeth
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| Mithun Manjunath
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 Lauren Smith
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| Sanjana Santosh
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| Marcus Ellis
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 Vu Thi Trang
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| Nguyễn Tiến Minh
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2013 season
| 15 August, 20:00 at Delhi | Banga Beats | 2 - 3 | Mumbai Masters |
| 18 August, 20:00 at Lucknow | Banga Beats | 4 - 1 | Awadhe Warriors |
| 23 August, 18:00 at Pune | Banga Beats | 1 - 4 | Pune Pistons |
| 25 August, 18:00 at Bangalore | Banga Beats | 1 - 4 | Delhi Smashers |
| 27 August, 18:00 at Hyderabad | Banga Beats | 3 - 2 | Hyderabad HotShots |
Banga Beats failed to qualify for semi-finals and finished last in the league table, with 13 points.[1][2][3][4]
2017 season
| 1 January at Hyderabad | Bengaluru Blasters | 4 - 3 | Delhi Acers |
| 3 January at Mumbai | Bengaluru Blasters | 0 - 5 | Chennai Smashers |
| 7 January at Bangalore | Bengaluru Blasters | 3 - 4 | Hyderabad Hunters |
| 8 January at Bangalore | Bangaluru Blasters | 1 - 4 | Mumbai Rockets |
| 9 January at Bangalore | Bangaluru Blasters | 3 - 4 | Awadhe Warriors |
2017-18 season
League Stage
| 28 December at New Delhi | Bengaluru Blasters | 5 - 2 | Delhi Dashers |
| 1 January at Lucknow | Bengaluru Blasters | 6 - (-1) | Mumbai Rockets |
| 7 January at Chennai | Bengaluru Blasters | 2 - 3 | North Eastern Warriors |
| 8 January at Chennai | Bangaluru Blasters | 2 - 3 | Chennai Smashers |
| 11 January at Hyderabad | Bangaluru Blasters | (-1) - 6 | Hyderabad Hunters |
Semi Final
| 13 January at Hyderabad | Bengaluru Blasters | 4 - 3 | Ahmedabad Smash Masters |
Final
| 14 January at Hyderabad | Bengaluru Blasters | 3 - 4 | Hyderabad Hunters |
Bengaluru Blasters finished 4th in league stage, qualifying them to the semifinals where they beat the Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 - 3. In the final tie against Hyderabad Hunters, they lost by a scoreline of 3 - 4 and ended as runners up. This was their best result in the PBL.
References
- ^ "Banga Beats (theBangaBeats) on Twitter". Twitter.com. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Banga Beats". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "IBL-Indian Badminton League 2013 - Indian Sports". Banga Beats. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "BOP Group – Top Real Estate Property Consultants In Noida". Bopgroup.in. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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