Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Full name Jaipur Pink Panthers
Nicknames Pink panthers
Short name JPP
Sport Kabaddi
Founded 2014 (2014)
League PKL
Based in Jaipur
Location Rajasthan
Stadium Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
Colours Pink and blue
Owner(s) Abhishek Bachchan
Head coach India Balwan Singh
Titles 1
Website Jaipur Pink Panthers.com

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Jasvir Singh and coached by Balwan Singh, a Dronacharya awardee and Coach of Indian National Kabaddi Team. The team is owned by Abhishek Bachchan an Indian actor/ producer. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium.

Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers won inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating U Mumba.[2][3] The team's performance however then dropped in PKL Season -3 and Season-4 but improved from the fourth season as it qualified for the playoffs. The leading raider of the side is Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender is Ran Singh. The official theme of the team is ‘Roar for Panthers’ and the official colours are pink and blue. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide which is headed by Mr.Bunty Walia, one of the leading film producers and Sports Entrepreneur and Mr Juspreet Singh Walia.

2014 season

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.[2][3]

Team
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 14 5 8 1 -27 32
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -85 24
Puneri Paltan 14 2 12 0 -127 17
Source: prokabaddi.com

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

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

2015 season

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.

Team
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 14 4 9 1 -68 27
Puneri Paltan 14 2 11 1 -74 21

Source: starsports.com
(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

2016 Season

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 14 12 2 0 95 60
Patna Pirates (W) 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 14 1 12 1 -142 11
Source: StarSports.com

(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

Current squad

No. Name Nationality Birth date Position Jersey Number Weight (kg)
1 Jasvir Singh (kabbadi) India 4 April 1984 Raider 02 80
2 Somvir Shekhar India 8 Mar 1988 Defender 55 80
3 Manjeet Chhillar India 18 Aug 1986 All Rounder 05 84
4 Navneet Gautam India 30 July 1983 Defender, Left Cover 9 85
5 Siddharth Dahiya India 19 Nov 1996 All Rounder 77 78
6 Manoj Dhull India 4 Feb 1996 Defender 04 80
7 Pawan Kumar India 10 Nov 1994 Raider 12 84
8 Tushar Patil India NA Raider 99 81
9 Jaemin Lee South Korea 16 Aug 1992 Defender 03 74
10 Selvamani K India 18 Apr 1992 Raider 10 81
11 Kamal Kishor India 13 July 1992 Raider 22 80
12 Abhishek India NA Defender NA NA

Records

Overall Results Pro Kabbaddi season

Period Total Wins Losses Drown % Win Position
July–August,2014 16 12 3 1 75.00% 1
July–August,2015 14 6 7 1 42.85% 5
January–March,2016 14 4 8 2 28.57% 6
Total 44 22 18 4 50.00%

By opposition

Opposition Played Won Lost Drown
U Mumba 7 3 3 1
Dabang Delhi 6 4 1 1
Telugu Titans 6 3 2 1
Bengal Warriors 6 2 4 0
Bengaluru Bulls 6 4 2 0
Puneri Paltan 6 4 1 1
Patna Pirates 7 2 5 0
TOTAL 44 22 18 4

2016 Season

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
3 31 January 2016 U Mumba VIZAG 27-18[4]
5 1 February 2016 Patna Pirates VIZAG 28-29 [5]
12 5 February 2016 Bengaluru Bulls BENGALURU 26-36 [6]
16 7 February 2016 Dabang Delhi KOLKATA 39-34 [7]
21 10 February 2016 Bengal Warriors KOLKATA 20-34[8]
24 12 February 2016 Puneri Paltans PUNE 32-32 [9]
25 13 February 2016 Telugu Titans PUNE 25-27 [10]
30 16 February 2016 Telugu Titans PATNA 35-26 [11]
36 20 February 2016 Bengaluru Bulls JAIPUR 30-21 [12]
39 21 February 2016 Puneri Paltans JAIPUR 18-33 [13]
40 22 February 2016 Bengal Warriors JAIPUR 18-34 [14]
42 23 February 2016 Patna Pirates JAIPUR 24-47 [15]
47 26 February 2016 Dabang Delhi DELHI 21-21 [16]
50 28 February 2016 U Mumba MUMBAI 21-35 [17]

2016 Season 4

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
2 25 June 2016 U Mumba Mumbai 34-36[18]
8 29 June 2016 Telugu Titans Jaipur 28-24 [19]
10 30 June 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Jaipur 28-28 [20]
12 1 July 2016 Bengal Warriors Jaipur 36-33 [21]
14 2 July 2016 Puneri Paltans Jaipur 28-33[22]
20 6 July 2016 Dabang Delhi Hyderabad 51-26 [23]
28 10 July 2016 Patna Pirates Patna 26-21 [24]
31 13 July 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Bengaluru 24-22 [25]
32 14 July 2016 U Mumba Bengaluru 23-29 [26]
36 16 July 2016 Bengal Warriors Kolkata 25-32 [27]
38 17 July 2016 Puneri Paltans Kolkata 33-27 [28]
44 21 July 2016 Dabang Delhi Mumbai 24-22 [29]
46 22 July 2016 Patna Pirates Mumbai 29-22 [30]
51 24 July 2016 Telugu Titans Delhi 23-35 [31]
Semi Final 2 29 July 2016 Telugu Titans Hyderabad 34-24 [30]
Final 31 July 2016 Patna Pirates Hyderabad 29-37 [30]

Sponsors and kit manufacturers

Year Season Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2014 I TYKA Magic Bus
2015 II Jio Chat
2016 III dida Magic Bus
IV
2017 V Finolex

References

  1. ↑ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek’s Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Season 1, results". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "JaipurVMumbai at Vizag". SKREAM.
  5. ↑ "JaipurVPatna at Vizag". SKREAM.
  6. ↑ "JaipurVBengaluru at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  7. ↑ "JaipurVDelhi at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  8. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  9. ↑ "JaipurVPune at Pune". SKREAM.
  10. ↑ "JaipurVTelugu at Pune". SKREAM.
  11. ↑ "JaipurVTelugu at Patna". SKREAM.
  12. ↑ "JaipurVBengaluru at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  13. ↑ "JaipurVPune at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  14. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  15. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  16. ↑ "JaipurVDelhi at Delhi". SKREAM.
  17. ↑ "JaipurVMumbai at Mumbai". SKREAM.
  18. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba at Mumbai". SKREAM.
  19. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  20. ↑ "jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  21. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  22. ↑ "Jaipur pink panthers vs Puneri Paltan at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  23. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi at Hyderabad". SKREAM.
  24. ↑ "Jaipur pink panthers vs Patna Pirates at Patna". SKREAM.
  25. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  26. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  27. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  28. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltans at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  29. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi at Mumbai". SKREAM.
  30. 1 2 3 "Jaipur pink panthers vs Patna pirates at Hyderabad". SKREAM.
  31. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans at Delhi". SKREAM.
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