Singapore Slammers

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Singapore Slammers
File:Singapore Slammers logo.jpg
Sport Team tennis
Founded 2014 (2014)
Current season 2014
League International Premier Tennis League
Team history 2014–present
Based in Singapore
Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium
Colors Red, Green          
Owner(s) Sunil Gavaskar
Kishan Gehlot
Shashi Kiran Shetty
Ajay Sethi
Avi Bhojani
President Vikas Gehlot
Head coach Purav Raja
Joshua Eagle (2014)
Championships 1(2015)
Broadcasters SingTel
Website www.singaporeslammers.com

The Singapore Slammers (officially the DBS Singapore Slammers pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with DBS Bank Ltd) is a tennis team based in the city-state of Singapore that competes in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). It is one of the four charter franchises that will participate in the IPTL's inaugural 2014 season.

Team history

Founding of franchise

On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in Singapore.[1][2] The team was founded by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and international business executives Kishan Gehlot, Shashi Kiran Shetty, Avi Bhojani, and Ajay Sethi. Gehlot is the chairman of East African real estate development and healthcare conglomerate Intex Group. Shetty is chairman of Allcargo Logistics Limited. Sethi is chairman of Channel 2 in Dubai.[3] They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise.[4]

Inaugural draft

The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Singapore were[5]

Player IPTL Category
Men
United States Andre Agassi Icon players
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych Category A
Australia Lleyton Hewitt Category B
Australia Patrick Rafter Past champions
Brazil Bruno Soares Doubles players
Australia Nick Kyrgios Uncategorized
Women
United States Serena Williams Icon players
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Category C

Team name

By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the Singapore Lions.[6] By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers.[7]

Home venue

On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.[8]

First coach

On 27 October 2014, Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.[9]

Inaugural season

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Main article: 2014 Singapore Slammers season

On 28 November 2014, the Indian Aces defeated the Slammers, 26–16, in the first match in IPTL history.[10]

The Slammers' first home match will be on 2 December 2014, against the Manila Mavericks.[11]

Television coverage

On 7 November 2014, IPTL announced it had reached an agreement for the Singapore television broadcasting rights with SingTel.[12]

Sponsorship

On 20 November 2014, DBS Bank Ltd announced that it had become the Slammers' title sponsor.[13]

For the 2015 Season, local Singapore company UD Group, together with one of the most well known faces and voices of global cinema, Amitabh Bachchan acquired the team and renamed the team OUE Singapore Slammers.

Current roster

As of 17 December 2015 [14]

See also

References

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External links

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