Gujarat Giants (kabaddi)
Gujarat Giants (formerly known as Gujarat Fortune Giants) is a professional kabaddi team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Chandran Ranjith and coached by Ram mehar Singh. The team is owned by Adani Wilmar Ltd.[2] The Giants play their home matches at The Arena by TransStadia. They reached the final in both of their attempts in 2017 and 2018, finishing runner's up on both occasions to the Patna Pirates and Bengaluru Bulls respectively.
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| Full name | Gujarat Giants | ||
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| Short name | Giants | ||
| Sport | Kabaddi | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| First season | 2017 | ||
| Last season | 2022 | ||
| League | Pro Kabaddi League | ||
| Based in | Ahmedabad | ||
| Stadium | EKA Arena by TransStadia (4,000) | ||
| Colors | |||
| Anthem | Garjega Gujarat | ||
| Owner | Adani Wilmar Ltd. | ||
| Head coach | Ram Mehar Singh | ||
| Captain | Chandran Ranjit[1] | ||
| Website | gujaratgiants | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Team identity
Name
Gujarat Giants was known as Gujarat Fortune Giants before season 8. Fortune word represented Adani's Adani Wilmar (Fortune) Brand.
Logo and mascot
The logo of Gujarat Giant has an illustration of a muscular man. This is the Tilak on the forehead of the mascot. Also he wears red dhoti. This muscular man exemplifies Gujarat Giants' core values of Power, strength and vigor, much needed in the game of Kabaddi. The logo also captures the action and emotion of an energetic and fierce man.
Anthem
" Garjega Gujarat" is the current anthem. It was sung by Daler Mehandi and Gujarati Folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi, Composed by Musical duo Salim–Sulaiman.
Current squad
| Jersey No | Name | Nat | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkam Shaikh |  | All-Rounder | |
| Baldev Singh | | Defender - Right Corner | |
| Chandran Ranjit (C) | | Raider | |
| Dong Geon Lee |  | Raider | |
| Gaurav Chhikara | | Raider | |
| Kapil | | Defender - Right Cover | |
| Mahendra Ganesh Rajput | | Raider | |
| Manuj | | Defender - Right Corner | |
| Pardeep Kumar | | Raider | |
| Parteek Dhaiya | | Raider | |
| Purna Singh | | Raider | |
| Rakesh | | Raider | |
| Rinku Narwal | | Defender | |
| Rohan Singh | | All-Rounder | |
| Sandeep Kandola | | Defender | |
| Sawin | | Raider | |
| Shankar Bhimraj Gadai | | All-Rounder | |
| Sohit | | Raider | |
| 33 | Sonu | | Raider |
| Sonu Singh | | Raider | |
| Sourav Gulia | | Defender | |
| Ujjval Singh | | Defender - Left Cover | |
| Vinod Kumar | | Defender - Left Cover | |
| YoungChang Ko | | Defender - Right Cover | |
| Source: Pro Kabaddi[3] | |||
Head coach record
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manpreet Singh | India |
2017-18 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Seasons
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 | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 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 | 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
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 (R) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 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
| Team | 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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs
Season VIII
Season IX
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | |
| 5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | |
| 6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | |
| 7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 61 | |
| 8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -16 | 59 | |
| 9 | U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -28 | 56 | |
| 10 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -58 | 54 | |
| 11 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 53 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | -245 | 15 |
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
| Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 5 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 72.92% | 1 |
| Season 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 76.00% | 1 |
| Season 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 36.36% | 8 |
| Season 8 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 63.63% | 4 |
| Season 9 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
By opposition
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 60% |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 58% |
| Dabang Delhi | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 69% |
| Haryana Steelers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31% |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 69% |
| Patna Pirates | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71% |
| Puneri Paltan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Telugu Titans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| U Mumba | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63% |
| UP Yoddha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70% |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 63% |
Sponsors
| Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | V | Shiv-Naresh | Adani | Simpolo | Fogg |
| 2018 | VI | Fru2go | Johnson Tiles | Adani | |
| 2019 | VII | Finolex | Fortune | ||
| 2021 | VIII | WinZO | Astral | ||
| 2022 | IX | 1xBat | Ambuja Cements |
References
- "VIVO PKL 2018 AUCTION: BUILDING A TEAM THE 'MONEYBALL' WAY".
- "Gujarat Fortunegiants: Team News, Owner, Coach, Photos, Videos, Highlights - myKhel.com". mykhelcom. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- . Pro Kabaddi https://www.prokabaddi.com/teams/gujarat-fortunegiants-profile-31.
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