New Delhi, July 14: The much-awaited sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will begin from October 7 and it promises to be grander this time as well.
Telugu Titans and Tamil Thalaivas will clash in the opening, while the second game will be held between Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba. Interestingly, Anup Kumar - who was the captain of the U Mumba franchise till the fifth season - will now be leading Pink Panthers.
The 12 participating teams have been divided into two zones of six teams each, where each team will be playing a set of 15 intra-zone and 7 inter-zone matches, prior to the playoffs.
The play-offs stage will comprise of 3 eliminators, 2 qualifiers and the finals scheduled to take place in Mumbai.The organisers Mashal Sports Pvt Ltd had earlier announced that the season would begin on October 5.
"The 6th Season of the PKL will start on October 7 instead of the earlier date of October 5 owing to logistical reasons such as caravan movement and stadium availability," the organisers said in a media statement issued here.
As per the statement, Chennai will continue to play host to the first leg of the tournament.
Last year, the fifth season began in July but due to the Asian Games 2018, the PKL has been shifted to the month of October this time around.
Anupam Goswami, League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi said, "We have had to adjust the Season VI window to October onwards, in lieu of the ongoing Asian Games that have nearly all the world's top Kabaddi athletes playing for their respective national teams. We will return to a July start for VIVO PKL Season VII."
TV Channel: Star Sports
Live Streaming: Hotstar
Timings: Game 1 starts at 8 PM (IST); Game 2 starts at 9 PM (IST)
Here is the full schedule of the tournament:
Venue:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
7 October 2018: Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates; Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba
8 October 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers; Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddha
9 October 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans
10 October 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba; Tamail Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls
11 October 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi; Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriors
Venue: Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonipat
12 October 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha
13 October 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi; Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba
14 October 2018: Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha; Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan
15 October 2018: Rest day
16 October 2018: Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans; Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
17 October 2018: Bengalru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas; Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba
18 October 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi
Venue:Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
18 October 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Fortunegiants
19 October 2018: Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans; Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
20 October 2018: UP Yoddha vs Bengal Warriors; Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba
21 October 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Bengal Warriors; Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls
22 October 2018: Rest day
23 October 2018: U Mumba vs Telugu Titans; Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas
24 October 2018: Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers; Puneri Paltan vs UP Yoddha
25 October 2018: Rest day
Venue:Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
26 October 2018: Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers; Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Tamil Thalaivas
27 October 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors; Patna Pirates vs U Mumba
28 October 2018: Dabang Delhi vs UP Yoddha; Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers
29 October 2018: Rest Day
30 October 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans
31 October 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan; Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls
1 November 2018: Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors
Venue: Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow
2 November 2018: UP Yoddha vs Tamil Thalaivas; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants
3 November 2018: U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan; UP Yoddha vs Bengaluru Bulls
4 November 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; UP Yoddha vs Bengal Warriors
5 November 2018: Rest Day
6 November 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers; UP Yoddha vs Telugu Titans
7 November 2018: UP Yoddha vs Patna Pirates
8 November 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi; UP Yoddha vs Bengaluru Bulls
Venue: Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
9 November 2018: U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers; Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans
10 November 2018: Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors; U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants
11 November 2018: U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers
12 November 2018: Rest Day
13 November 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans; U Mumba vs UP Yoddha
14 November 2018: Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers; U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls
15 November 2018: Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi; U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas
Venue: The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad
16 November 2018: Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Bengal Warriors; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs UP Yoddha
17 November 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors; Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Bengaluru Bulls
18 November 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls; Gujarat Fortunegiants vs UP Yoddha
19 November 2018: Rest Day
20 November 2018: Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans; Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Dabang Delhi
21 November 2018: Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas; Gujarat Fortunegiants vs U Mumba
22 November 2018: Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Haryana Steelers
Venue: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
23 November 2018: Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors; Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
24 November 2018: U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi; Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas
25 November 2018: Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates
26 November 2018: Rest Day
27 November 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers; Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans
28 November 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan; Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha
29 November 2018: Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors
Venue: Thyagraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
30 November 2018: Dabang Delhi vs Jaipur Pink Panthers; Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates
1 December 2018: Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba
2 December 2018: U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan
3 December 2018: Rest Day
4 December 2018: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Dabang Delhi vs Telugu Titans
5 December 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Bengal Warriors; Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls
6 December 2018: UP Yoddha vs Haryana Steelers; Dabang Delhi vs Tamil Thalaivas
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
7 December 2018: Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan
8 December 2018: U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors; Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates
9 December 2018: Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers; Telugu Titans vs Haryana Steelers
10 December 2018: Rest Day
11 December 2018: Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba; Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha
12 December 2018: Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants; Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls
13 December 2018: Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
14 December 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan; Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas
15 December 2018: UP Yoddha vs Tamil Thalaivas; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba
16 December 2018: Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants
17 December 2018: Rest Day
18 December 2018: Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers
19 December 2018: Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls; Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants
20 December 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi.
Venue: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
21 December 2018: Wildcard Match
22 December 2018: Wildcard Match; Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates
23 December 2018: Wildcard Match; Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas
24 December 2018: Rest Day
25 December 2018: Wildcard Match; Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans
26 December 2018: Wildcard Match; Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls
27 December 2018: Wildcard Match: Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddha
Venue: Kochi
30 December 2018: TBD vs TBD; TBD vs TBD
31 December 2018: TBD vs TBD; TBD vs TBD
Venue: Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
3 January 2019: TBD vs TBD
4 January 2019: Rest Day
5 January 2019: FINAL
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