<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bengaluru Blasters News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Bengaluru Blasters. All the latest 2026 Badminton articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Bengaluru Blasters News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:09:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/badminton/team/bengaluru_blasters" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:16:52 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Hyderabad Hunters beat Bengaluru Blasters to become PBL champions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hyderabad Hunters edged past Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 in a thrilling finale that went down to the wire, to lift the title in the third edition of PBL. After Hyderabad's Carolina Marin and Lee Hyun IL won their respective matches to level things at 3-3, Rankireddy and Bernadeth won the deciding match.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/15/hyderabad-hunters-beat-bengaluru-blasters-to-become-pbl-champions?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/15/hyderabad-hunters-beat-bengaluru-blasters-to-become-pbl-champions?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:16:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Carolina_Marin.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL Analysis | Bengaluru Blasters eliminate Ahmedabad Smash Masters in five-match thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Smash Masters had a memorable debut season as the side ended their campaign on Saturday losing to Bengaluru, as the tie went all the way to the final match. After Sourabh Verma and Tai Tzu Ying gave them the lead, Prannoy failed to overcome Axelsen’s challenge as ASM succumbed to a 4-3 loss. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/14/pbl-analysis-bengaluru-blasters-eliminate-ahmedabad-smash-masters-in-five-match-thriller?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/14/pbl-analysis-bengaluru-blasters-eliminate-ahmedabad-smash-masters-in-five-match-thriller?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/viktor_axelsen_1getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Hyderabad Hunters beat Bengaluru Blasters; will face Delhi Dashers in semis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hyderabad Hunters registered 6-(-1) win over Bengaluru Blasters in the last league match at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium to top the table with 20 points. The result meant that Hyderabad will face Delhi Dashers in the first semifinal clash while Bengaluru will have to take on Ahmedabad Smash Masters.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/12/pbl-2018-hyderabad-hunters-beat-bengaluru-blasters-to-face-delhi-dashers-in-semis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/12/pbl-2018-hyderabad-hunters-beat-bengaluru-blasters-to-face-delhi-dashers-in-semis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 04:56:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/carolina_marin_pbl_2017.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Bengaluru Blasters lose 2-3 to Chennai Smashers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chennai Smashers emerged victorious over Bengaluru Blasters thanks to PV Sindhu who used her big match experience in securing a win in the trump game for her side. Chennai Smashers registered a 3-2 win over Bengaluru based franchise at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Monday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/09/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-face-defeat-against-chennai-smashers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/09/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-face-defeat-against-chennai-smashers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Sindhu_PBL_2017.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Bengaluru Blasters face defeat against North Eastern Warriors]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the help of Ajay Jayaram and Michelle Li’s heroic performance, North Eastern Warriors emerged victorious over Viktor Axelsen-led side Bengaluru Blasters. North Eastern Warriors registered a 3-2 win over Bengaluru based franchise at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/06/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-face-defeat-against-north-eastern-warriors?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/06/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-face-defeat-against-north-eastern-warriors?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 04:37:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/Ajay_Jayaram_Facebook_Page_New.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Axelsen, Gilmour lead Bengaluru Blasters to a one sided 6-(-1) victory over Mumbai Rockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viktor Axelsen had a comfortable win over Son Wan Ho as he saw off the Korean ace 15-6, 15-13 to give his side a 4-0 lead in the third game itself. However, Bengaluru’s domineering victory over Mumbai stemmed from Kirsty Gilmour's comeback win over Beiwen Zhang in the second game of the match.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/02/pbl-2018-axelsen-gilmour-lead-bengaluru-blasters-to-a-one-sided-6-1-victory-over-mumbai-rockets?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/jan/02/pbl-2018-axelsen-gilmour-lead-bengaluru-blasters-to-a-one-sided-6-1-victory-over-mumbai-rockets?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/viktor_axelsen_1getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2018 | Bengaluru Blasters beat Delhi Dashers to start their campaign on winning note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bengaluru Blasters emerged victorious over Delhi Dashers, thanks to current World Champion Victor Axelsen who helped the team kick-start their Premier Badminton League campaign on a positive note. Bengaluru registered a 5-2 win over Delhi team at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in Delhi on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/dec/29/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-beat-delhi-dashers-to-start-their-campaign-on-winning-note?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/dec/29/pbl-2018-bengaluru-blasters-beat-delhi-dashers-to-start-their-campaign-on-winning-note?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:35:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/viktor_axelsen_1getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chennai Smashers to play Awadhe Warriors in PBL opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third edition of the Premier Badminton League will be started with PV Sindhu's Chennai Smashers locking horns with Saina Nehwal's Awadhe Warriors on December 23 in Guwahati. North Eastern Warriors will take on Carolina Marin's Hyderabad Hunters on the next day of the league.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/nov/28/chennai-smashers-to-play-awadhe-warriors-in-pbl-opener?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/nov/28/chennai-smashers-to-play-awadhe-warriors-in-pbl-opener?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y3/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Carolina_Marin_PBL_Site.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Badminton League | Best duels of PBL 2017 so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current edition of the Premier Badminton League has provided us with some exciting moments - be it upsets or just sheer entertainment. Deciding games were necessary for picking the winner of quite a few match-ups, and the last semi-final place was confirmed in the final match of the group stage.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/13/premier-badminton-league-best-duels-of-pbl-2017-so-far?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/13/premier-badminton-league-best-duels-of-pbl-2017-so-far?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:39:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Pbllogo123_converted.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2017 | Nehwal and Srikanth help Awadhe Warriors seal semi-final slot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth helped Awadhe Warriors seal a place in the semi-finals of the Premier Badminton League-2 by defeating Cheung Ngan Yi and Viktor Axelsen respectively in the clash against Bengaluru Blasters.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/10/pbl-2017-nehwal-and-srikanth-help-awadhe-warriors-seal-semi-final-slot?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/10/pbl-2017-nehwal-and-srikanth-help-awadhe-warriors-seal-semi-final-slot?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 04:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gc/articles/badminton/Saina_PBL.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2017 | Jayaram beats Axelsen as Mumbai maintain lead at top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ajay Jayaram shocked World No 3 Viktor Axelsen 11-8, 11-9, as Mumbai Rockets defeated Bengaluru Blasters 4-1 to maintain their 2-point lead over Awadhe Warriors at the top of the PBL points table. In the other match, Delhi Acers defeated Chennai Smashers 5-2, but remained at the bottom of the pile.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/09/pbl-2017-jayaram-beats-axelsen-as-mumbai-maintain-lead-at-top?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/09/pbl-2017-jayaram-beats-axelsen-as-mumbai-maintain-lead-at-top?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Ajay_Jayaram_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2017 | Carolina Marin stars as Hyderabad Hunters overcome Bengaluru Blasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin overcame tense moments in the Trump women's singles against Ashwini Ponnappa to give Hyderabad Hunters a 4-3 victory over Bengaluru Blasters in PBL 2017 on Saturday. The win took Hyderabad to the third place in the standings five points behind leaders Lucknow.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/08/pbl-2017-carolina-marin-stars-as-hyderabad-hunters-overcome-bengaluru-blasters?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jan/08/pbl-2017-carolina-marin-stars-as-hyderabad-hunters-overcome-bengaluru-blasters?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2017 05:40:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Carolina_Marin.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBL 2017 | Bengaluru Blasters: - Fixtures, Schedule, Players List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bengaluru Top Guns, last year's bottom-placers, return to the league this year under a new name - Bengaluru Blasters- and more importantly, have ramped up their outfit to evolve as a strong title contender. The Blasters have also roped in Olympic bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen to their squad. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2016/dec/31/pbl-2017-bengaluru-blasters-fixtures-schedule-players-list?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2016/dec/31/pbl-2017-bengaluru-blasters-fixtures-schedule-players-list?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:54:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Axelsen_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parupalli Kashyap and World No. 3 Jan Jorgensen involve in funny banter about playing cricket with Sachin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish Badminton star Jan O. Jorgensen and Indian ace Parupalli Kashyap have been involved in a funny banter on Twitter, where the former expressed his desire to play cricket with Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin is promoting the Bengaluru Blasters franchise for the PBL season that begins on January 1.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2016/dec/22/parupalli-kashyap-and-world-no-3-jan-jorgensen-involve-in-funny-banter-about-playing-cricket-with-sachin?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2016/dec/22/parupalli-kashyap-and-world-no-3-jan-jorgensen-involve-in-funny-banter-about-playing-cricket-with-sachin?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket/Sachin_Tendulkar_Getty_Casual.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>