Sport Team tennis Team history 2014–present Colors Red, Green Location Singapore Color Red, Green Parent organization Ushdev International Ltd. | Current season 2014 Based in Singapore Arena/Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium Founded 2014 Championships 1 (2015) | |
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League International Premier Tennis League Head coaches Purav Raja, Joshua Eagle (2014) Profiles | ||
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.
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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. 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. They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise.
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
Team name
By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the Singapore Lions. By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers.
Home venue
On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
First coach
On 27 October 2014, Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach.
Inaugural season
On 28 November 2014, the Indian Aces defeated the Slammers, 26–16, in the first match in IPTL history.
The Slammers' first home match will be on 2 December 2014, against the Manila Mavericks.
Television coverage
On 7 November 2014, IPTL announced it had reached an agreement for the Singapore television broadcasting rights with SingTel.
Sponsorship
On 20 November 2014, DBS Bank Ltd announced that it had become the Slammers' title sponsor.
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.