Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship 2015

Elite Football League of India Logo
Elite Football League of India Logo {Reference: 1]

Pool Standings

Bengaluru Cup 2015PWLTPFPAPct
Pool A
*Black Mamba220028181.000
*The Hoods Wolfpack2110248.500
Bengaluru Kings20201440.000
Pool B
*Black Tigers22002701.000
*Bangalore Bulls2110027.500
Bangalore Panthers ##202000.000
Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship 2015 [Reference: 2]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
29.11.2015Black Mamba14Bangalore Bulls0
29.11.2015The Hoods Wolfpack12Black Tigers6 ot
Final
29.11.2015The Hoods Wolfpack8Black Mamba0
Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship 2015 [Reference: 2]

Pool Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Pool A
29.11.2015The Hoods Wolfpack18Bengaluru Kings2
29.11.2015Black Mamba22Bengaluru Kings12
29.11.2015Black Mamba6 +The Hoods Wolfpack6 ot
Pool B
29.11.2015Bangalore Bullsw/oBangalore Panthers #scr
29.11.2015Black Tigers27Bangalore Bulls0
29.11.2015Black Tigersw/oBangalore Panthers #scr
Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship 2015 [Reference: 2]

Note: + Black Mamba won tie-breaker by gaining 20 yards more in Overtime. # Forfeit.

Report

The Hoods Wolfpack won the first ever Elite Football League of India Banguluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship in 2015, defeating Black Mambas 8-0 in the Final. Wolfpack’s Tejas Murthy was named Tournament MVP (Most Valuable Player). The Wolfpack had earlier finished second in Pool A by defeating Banguluru Kings but losing to Black Mamba on a tie-breaker in extra-time (Black Mamba gained more yards in extra-time). In the Semi-Finals they knocked out Pool B winners Black Tigers while Black Mambas defeated Bangaluru Bulls. The Tournament was a 7v7 Blitz-style Tournament and was the first time American Football was broadcast live on TV in India.

Reference

Images

[1] Wikipedia (2018) Elite Football League of India Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Elite_Football_League_of_India_Logo.png [Accessed 2 August 2018]

Websites

[2] Ekalavyas (2016) The Hoods Wolf Pack crowned Champions of Bengaluri’s first ever American Tackle Football Championship [Internet] Available from:  http://ekalavyas.com/2015/11/29/the-hoods-wolf-pack-crowned-champions-of-bengalurus-first-ever-american-tackle-football-championship/ [Accessed 30 November 2020

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon Williams

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 30 November 2020

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