Banga Beats
| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Based in | Bangalore, India |
| Home ground | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium |
| Owner(s) | BOP Group |
| Head coach | U. Vimal Kumar |
| Captain | Parupalli Kashyap |
| IBL wins | none |
| Website | www |
Banga Beats is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Indian Badminton League (IBL). The team is one of the six founding members of IBL in 2013. The franchise is owned by conglomereate BOP group. The primary home ground of the Banga Beats is the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru. The team is captained by Indian badminton player, Parupalli Kashyap, and coached by U. Vimal Kumar.[1]
Chief coach of the Bengaluru outfit of the Indian Badminton League. In the auction held in August, the team bought the players Carolina Marin, Carsten Mogensen, and P. Kashyap among others.
Kashyap was purchased for USD 75,000. Cartsen Morgensen was offered a place after one of their previous doubles players expressed concern about his fitness. Cartsen Morgensen happily accepted the offer and received a salary of $50,000. Other players include Honkong badminton player Hu Yun, Indian players Aditya Prakash, Arvind Bhat, S. Daniel Farid, Akshay Dewalkar, J. Meghana, and Aparna Balan.
Current squad
Parupalli Kashyap (Captain)
Hu Yun
Carsten Mogensen- Akshay Dewalkar
Tai Tzu-ying- Aparna Balan
Carolina Marín- Arvind Bhat
- Aditya Prakash
- J. Meghana
- Daniel Farid[2]
2013 season
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| 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.[3][4][5][6]
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