Ultimate Kho Kho 2022: Schedule, Dates, Venue, Teams, Format, Results and Standings

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Ultimate Kho Kho Season 1, featuring six teams, will kick off on August 14 in the Badminton Hall at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Pune. The organisers on Tuesday (August 1) announced the schedule for the inaugural season of the league.

On the opening day of the newly launched franchise-based league, Mumbai Khiladis and Gujarat Giants will be battling it out in the first game of the evening. It will be followed by Chennai Quick Guns taking on Telugu Yoddhas on August 14.

On match day 2 i.e. August 15 - Independence Day, the viewers will see Rajasthan Warriors and Odisha Juggernauts begin their league journey and clash with Mumbai Khiladis and Chennai Quick Guns, respectively.

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A total of 30 matches will be played in the league stage between August 14 and 30. The Playoffs will begin with the Eliminator on September 2. The Eliminator and Qualifier 1 will be played on September 2, while Qualifier 2 will take place on September 3. The FINAL is scheduled for September 4.

Ultimate Kho Kho is promoted by the Chairman of Dabur India, Amit Burman in collaboration with the Kho Kho Federation of India.

Format:

With a tailor-made exciting format, the country's first-ever franchise-based Kho-Kho league will present a visual spectacle for the fans as two matches will be played each day during the league stage of the tournament.

League Stage:

All the teams will play twice against each other during the 30-match league stage, which will continue till August 31. Top-4 teams will progress into the playoffs.

Playoffs Stage:

Top-2 teams will fight in Qualifier 1, and the winner will directly enter the final. The Eliminator, on the other hand, will see competition between third and fourth-ranked teams for a place in Qualifier 2, where they will play the loser of Qualifier 1. The final will be played between the winners of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.

Full Schedule:

Timings: The Live broadcast will start from 7 pm onwards.

TV Channel & Live Streaming: The LIVE telecast of the Ultimate Kho Kho will be aired on Sony Ten 3 in Hindi and Marathi, Sony Ten 1 in English, and Sony Ten 4 in Tamil, and Telugu. It will also be Livestreamed on SonyLIV.

Playoffs:

Eliminator: Telugu Yoddhas vs Chennai Quick Guns on September 2 at 7:30 PM

Qualifier 1: Gujarat Giants vs Odisha Juggernauts on September 2 at 8:45 PM

Qualifier 2: Winner of Eliminator (TBA) vs Loser of Q 1 (TBA) on September 3 at 8 PM

FINAL: Winner of Q1 (TBA) vs Winner of Q2 (TBA) on September 4 at 8 PM

Results:

Match 1: Mumbai Khiladis 44 vs 69 Gujarat Giants - Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 25 points

Match 2: Chennai Quick Guns 40 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas - Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points

Match 3: Rajasthan Warriors 43 vs 51 Mumbai Khiladis - Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 8 points

Match 4: Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 43 Chennai Quick Guns - Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 8 points

Match 5: Telugu Yoddhas 68 vs 47 Rajasthan Warriors - Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 21 points

Match 6: Gujarat Giants 54 vs 49 Odisha Juggernauts - Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 5 points

Match 7: Gujarat Giants 66 vs 48 Mumbai Khiladis - Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 22 points

Match 8: Telugu Yoddhas 25 vs 49 Chennai Quick Guns - Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 25 points

Match 9: Rajasthan Warriors 46 vs 65 Odisha Juggernauts - Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 19 points

Match 10: Mumbai Khiladis 45 vs 65 Chennai Quick Guns - Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 20 points

Match 11: Odisha Juggernauts 50 vs 47 Gujarat Giants - Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 3 points

Match 12: Rajasthan Warriors 45 vs 83 Telugu Yoddhas - Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 38 points

Match 13: Telugu Yoddhas 55 vs 43 Mumbai Khiladis - Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 12 points

Match 14: Gujarat Giants 51 vs 53 Chennai Quick Guns - Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 2 points

Match 15: Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 41 Chennai Quick Guns - Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points

Match 16: Mumbai Khiladis 56 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors - Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 14 points

Match 17: Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 45 Rajasthan Warriors - Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 6 points

Match 18: Gujarat Giants 51 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas - Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 3 points

Match 19: Chennai Quick Guns 44 vs 50 Gujarat Giants - Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns by 6 points

Match 20: Mumbai Khiladis 54 vs 46 Telugu Yoddhas - Mumbai Khiladis win by 8 points

Match 21: Rajasthan Warriors 36 vs 57 Chennai Quick Guns - Chennai win by 21 points

Match 22: Odisha Juggernauts 60 vs 37 Mumbai Khiladis - Odisha win by 23 points

Match 23: Odisha Juggernauts 48 vs 39 Telugu Yoddhas - Odisha win by 9 points

Match 24: Rajasthan Warriors 40 vs 42 Gujarat Giants - Gujarat win by 2 points

Match 25: Chennai Quick Guns 58 vs 42 Mumbai Khiladis - Chennai win by 16 points

Match 26: Telugu Yoddhas 88 vs 21 Gujarat Giants - Hyderabad win by 67 points

Match 27: Mumbai Khiladis 79 vs 31 Odisha Juggernauts - Mumbai win by 48 points

Match 28: Chennai Quick Guns 31 vs 66 Rajasthan Warriors - Rajasthan win by 35 points

Match 29: Gujarat Giants 47 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors - Gujarat win by 5 points

Match 30: Telugu Yoddhas 65 vs 36 Odisha Juggernauts - Hyderabad win by 29 points

Team Standings (After League Stage):

Rank	Teams	Matches Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Score Diff	Points
1	Gujarat Giants	10 (Q)	7	3	0	0	-8	23
2	Odisha Juggernauts	10 (Q)	7	3	0	0	-4	21
3	Telugu Yoddhas	10 (Q)	6	4	0	0	150	19
4	Chennai Quick Guns	10 (Q)	5	5	0	0	-3	15
5	Mumbai Khiladis	10	4	6	0	0	-36	12
6	Rajasthan Warriors	10	1	9	0	0	-99	4