Bengaluru Raptors


Bengaluru Raptors is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League. The team is one of the six founding members of PBL 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. In 2018, Matrix Badminton Teamworks Pvt. Ltd. took over the team and renamed it to Bengaluru Raptors.

Current squad

Coach Arvind Bhat
Domestic Ansal Yadav
Domestic Arun George
Domestic B. Sai Praneeth
Domestic Medha Shashidharan
Overseas Tai Tzu-ying
Overseas Brice Leverdez
Overseas Rian Agung Saputro
Overseas Chan Peng Soon
Overseas Eom Hye-won

Seasons

2013 season

Banga Beats failed to qualify for semi-finals and finished last in the league table, with 13 points.

2017 season

2017-18 season

League Stage
Semi Final
Final
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.

2018-19 season

League Stage
Semi Final
Final
Bengaluru Raptors finished 3rd in league stage with 21 points from 6 ties, qualifying them to the semifinals where they beat the Awadhe Warriors 4 - 2. In the final tie against Mumbai Rockets, they won by a scoreline of 4 - 3 To win their maiden title.

2020 season

League Stage
Semi Final
Final


Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4-2 in the finals to become champions. This made them the only team to win the PBL title twice in consecutive editions.