Telugu Titans

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Telugu Titans
Telugu Titans new logo.png
Founded2014
Based inHyderabad
Vishakhapatnam
Home groundG. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
, Vizag
Colors  
OwnerVeera Sports
Head coachGholamreza Mazandarani
Captain
Websitewww.telugutitans.in

Telugu Titans is a kabaddi team based in Hyderabad and Vizag that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team was led by Abozar Mighani in season 7. The coaches for the Season 7 are Mr. Gholamreza Mazandarani (formerly with U Mumba) and Mr. Jagadeesh Kumble (formerly with Bengal Warriors). Telugu Titans is a franchise of Veera Sports owned by Mr. Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, Mr. Goutham Reddy Nedurmalli of NED Group and Mr. Mahesh Kolli of Greenko Group.[1] The Titans play their home matches at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, when in Vizag and at G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium when in Hyderabad. The Titans reached the playoffs of Season 2 and 4 in PKL.

Franchise history[]

Telugu Titans logo used until 2018

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.[2] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[3] In 2014, the Titans played three seasons in Vizag and three in Hyderabad.

Current squad[]

Name Nationality Date of Birth Position Height
Amit Chauhan India - Raider -
Ankit Beniwal India (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 22) Raider 181 cm
Galla Raju India - Raider -
Hyunsu Park South Korea - Raider -
Rajnish India (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 23) Raider 183 cm
Rakesh Gowda India (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 21) Raider 184 cm
Rohit Kumar India (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 31) Raider 180 cm
Siddharth Sirish Desai India (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 20) Raider 175 cm
Aakash Dattu Arsul India (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 23) Defender, Right Cover 176 cm
Aakash Chowdary India (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 23) Defender, Right Corner 175 cm
Manish India (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 23) Defender, Left Cover 170 cm
Adarsh T India - Defender, Left Corner -
C Arun India (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 28) Defender, Left Cover 168 cm
Prince D India - Defender -
Ruturaj Koravi India - Defender 5ft 9in
Surinder Singh India - Defender 5ft 9in
Tetsuro Abe Japan - Defender 5ft 9in
Sandeep Kandola India - Raider 5ft 9in
Source: Pro Kabaddi[4]

Coaching Staff[]

Seasons[]

Season I[]

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Telugu Titans finished fifth in the group stage and did not qualify to the playoffs.

Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 14 10 3 1 100 54
U Mumba (R) 14 8 3 3 59 51
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 14 8 5 1 36 47
Patna Pirates (3) 14 7 5 2 18 45
Telugu Titans 14 6 5 3 26 42
Dabang Delhi KC 14 5 8 1 -27 32
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -85 24
Puneri Paltan 14 2 12 0 -127 17
Source: https://www.prokabaddi.com/standings

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II[]

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs.

Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C) 14 12 2 0 40 60
Telugu Titans (3) 14 8 3 3 85 50
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 14 9 5 0 55 48
Patna Pirates (4) 14 7 6 1 -18 41
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 6 7 1 43 38
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -63 27
Dabang Delhi KC 14 4 9 1 -68 27
Puneri Paltan 14 2 11 1 -74 21

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season III[]

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)
Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 14 12 2 0 95 60
Patna Pirates (C) 14 10 2 2 104 58
Puneri Paltan (3) 14 7 4 3 92 48
Bengal Warriors (4) 14 9 5 0 26 47
Telugu Titans 14 7 7 0 -10 38
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 4 8 2 -63 28
Bengaluru Bulls 14 2 12 0 -102 14
Dabang Delhi KC 14 1 12 1 -142 11
Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Performance[]

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
1 Jan 30, 2016 U Mumba VIZAG 25-27[9]
3 Jan 31, 2016 Puneri Paltan VIZAG 27-25[10]
6 Feb 1,2016 Dabang Delhi VIZAG 45-34[11]
7 Feb 2,2016 Bengal Warriors VIZAG 17-25[12]
14 Feb 3,2016 Bengaluru Bulls BENGALURU 35-26[13]
17 Feb 6, 2016 Patna Pirates KOLKATA 25-29[]14
25 Feb 13, 2016 Jaipur Pink Panthers PUNE 27-25[15]
30 Feb 16,2016 Jaipur Pink Panthers PATNA 26-35
34 Feb 19,2016 Bengal Warriors PATNA 28-32
38 Feb 21,2016 Bengaluru Bulls JAIPUR 40-22
43 Feb 24,2016 Dabang Delhi DELHI 44-36
46 Feb 26,2016 Puneri Paltan DELHI 24-41
51 Feb 28,2016 Patna Pirates MUMBAI 42-41
54 Mar 02,2016 U Mumba MUMBAI 22-38

Season IV[]

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 14 10 4 0 14 52
Telugu Titans 14 8 4 2 67 50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 14 8 5 1 22 47
Puneri Paltan 14 6 6 2 23 42
U Mumba 14 7 6 1 -18 42
Bengaluru Bulls 14 5 8 1 -55 32
Dabang Delhi KC 14 4 9 1 7 29
Bengal Warriors 14 3 9 2 -60 26

Source:prokabaddi.com[5]

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Performance[]

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
1 Jun 25 2016 Puneri Paltan Mumbai 24-28[9]
8 Jun 29 2016 Jaipur Pink Panthers Jaipur 24-28[10]
15 Jul 03 2016 Patna Pirates Hyderabad 33-35[11]
18 Jul 04 2016 Bengal Warriors Hyderabad 35-18[12]
19 Jul 05 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Hyderabad 28-30[13]
21 Jul 06 2016 U Mumba Hyderabad 35-30[]14
27 Jul 10 2016 Dabang Delhi PATNA 28-23[15]
29 Jul 12 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Bengaluru 32-24
34 Jul 15 2016 Puneri Paltan Bengaluru 32-29
40 Jul 18 2016 Bengal Warriors Kolkata 34-34
41 Jul 19 2016 Dabang Delhi Kolkata 36-28
45 Jul 21 2016 U Mumba MUMBAI 25-25
51 Jul 24 2016 Jaipur Pink Panthers Delhi 35-23
53 Jul 26 2016 Patna Pirates Delhi 46-25
Semi Final 2 Jul 29 2016 Jaipur Pink Panthers Hyderabad 24-34
3/4 Place Jul 31 2016 Puneri Paltan Hyderabad 35-40

Season V[]

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants 22 15 4 3 126 87
Puneri Paltan 22 15 7 0 91 80
Haryana Steelers 22 13 5 4 40 79
U Mumba 22 10 12 0 -50 56
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 8 13 1 -91 51
Dabang Delhi KC 22 5 16 1 -134 29

Zone B

Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 22 11 5 6 19 77
Patna Pirates (C) 22 10 7 5 60 71
UP Yoddha 22 8 10 4 2 60
Bengaluru Bulls 22 8 11 3 10 57
Telugu Titans 22 7 12 3 -2 52
Tamil Thalaivas 22 6 14 2 -71 46

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season VI[]

Main article: 2018_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants 22 17 3 2 117 93
U Mumba 22 15 5 2 189 86
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 22 11 9 2 -1 68
Puneri Paltan 22 8 12 2 -45 52
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 6 13 3 -69 43
Haryana Steelers 22 6 14 2 -91 42

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22 13 7 2 104 78
Bengal Warriors 22 12 8 2 2 69
UP Yoddha 22 8 10 4 -45 57
Patna Pirates 22 9 11 2 -36 55
Telugu Titans 22 8 13 1 -55 51
Tamil Thalaivas 22 5 13 4 -70 42

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Season VII[]

Telugu Titans had a poor run this season as they finished eleventh. The team signed Sidharth Desai for ₹1.45 crores. They were led by Iranian defender Abozar Mighani.The team recorded their biggest win of the season against Jaipur Pink Panthers. They defeated them by a margin of 20 points. The top raider of the team was Sidharth who scored 217 points whereas the top defender was Vishal Bhardwaj who scored 62 points. The best all rounder was Farhad Milaghardan with 78 points.

Team
  • v
 Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 22 15 4 3 66 85
Bengal Warriors (C) 22 14 5 3 71 83
UP Yoddha 22 13 7 2 9 74
U Mumba 22 12 8 2 47 72
Haryana Steelers 22 13 8 1 15 71
Bengaluru Bulls 22 11 10 1 16 64
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 9 11 2 -13 58
Patna Pirates 22 8 13 1 29 51
Gujarat Forunte Giants 22 7 13 2 18 51
Puneri Paltan 22 7 12 3 -72 48
Telugu Titans 22 6 13 3 -67 45
Tamil Thalaivas 22 4 15 3 -119 37

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Finals
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Records[]

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season[]

Period Total Wins Losses Drawn % Win Position
July–August,2014 14 6 5 3 42.85% 5
July–August,2015 16 9 4 3 56.25% 3
January–March,2016 14 7 7 0 50.00% 5
June–July,2016 16 8 6 2 50.00% 4
July–October,2017 22 7 12 3 31.81% Zonal Stage
Total 82 37 34 11 45.12%

By opposition[]

Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn
U Mumba 8 3 5 0
Dabang Delhi 6 5 0 1
Puneri Paltan 6 4 1 1
Bengal Warriors 6 2 3 1
Bengaluru Bulls 7 2 4 1
Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 3 3 1
Patna Pirates 7 5 2 0
TOTAL 44 22 16 6

Sponsors[]

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2014 I Vats Nise Gel Uurmi Systems Greenko
2015 II Greenko Maha Cement Uurmi Systems
2016 III
IV Stay-on Star Hospitals
2017 V TVS Tyres GEM Home Appliances
2018 VI Vats Haldiram's Xiaomi
2019 VII Araku Coffee Powerzone

References[]

  1. ^ "Pro Kabaddi League: Telugu Titans team launched". webindia123.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. ^ Monday, May 26, 2014 (21 May 2014). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Teams". Pro Kabaddi.
  5. ^ "Season 5, results".
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