After two blockbuster seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League, season 3 is almost upon us in a brand new format. The lucrative one-of-a-kind kabaddi franchisee league gets featured two times in a year from now on.
And the excitement as well as the edge-of-the-seat affairs and the spectacle of the physical game rises a level higher.
Eight teams will be taking part this time as well and the league matches will take place across eight venues in India. The playoffs will take place at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
Defending champions U Mumba start their campaign on the inaugural day of the Pro Kabaddi League 2016 on 30 January as they take on home team Telugu Titans at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
The Star Sports Network will broadcast the league across several countries and will cater to the audience in as many as four Indian regional languages. Also, this year not only is the broadcast coverage getting a major improvement but the audio production system is also seeing a massive makeover.
“Our sustained efforts to take the sport to new vistas through high-end production, marketing, communication and grassroots programmes have led to a deeper engagement and reach across segments,” the COO of Star India, Sanjay Gupta, said. “This success will help us in our goal of encouraging sporting talent and nurturing heroes.”
All times in IST
Teams: 8
Matches: 60
Hosting cities: 8 (Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, Patna, Jaipur, Mumbai, Delhi)
Previous champions:
Season 1 – Jaipur Pink Panthers (2014)
Season 2 – U Mumba (2015)
Full schedule of Pro Kabaddi (Season 3) :
January 30 (Saturday) – Visakhapatnam (Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium)
Match 1 – Telugu Titans Vs U Mumba (8 PM)
Match 2 – Dabang Delhi Vs Bengaluru Bulls (9 PM)
January 31 (Sunday) – Visakhapatnam
Match 3 – Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs U Mumba (8 PM)
Match 4 – Telugu Titans Vs Puneri Paltan (9 PM)
February 1 (Monday) – Visakhapatnam
Match 5 – Patna Pirates Vs Jaipur (8 PM)
Match 6 – Telugu Titans Vs Delhi (9 PM)
February 2 (Tuesday) – Visakhapatnam
Match 7 – Telugu Titans Vs Bengal Warriors (8 PM)
February 3 (Wednesday) – Bengaluru (Sree Kanteerava Stadium)
Match 8 – Bengaluru Vs Patna (8 PM)
Match 9 – Delhi Vs Puneri (9 PM)
February 4 (Thursday) – Bengaluru
Match 10 – Bengaluru Vs Bengal (8 PM)
February 5 (Friday) – Bengaluru
Match 11 – Delhi Vs U Mumba (8 PM)
Match 12 – Bengaluru Vs Jaipur (9 PM)
February 6 (Saturday) – Bengaluru
Match 13 – U Mumba Vs Patna (8 PM)
Match 14 – Bengaluru Vs Telugu Titans (9 PM)
February 7 (Sunday) – Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium)
Match 15 – Bengal Vs Puneri Paltan (8 PM)
Match 16 – Jaipur Vs Delhi (9 PM)
February 8 (Monday) – Kolkata
Match 17 – Patna Vs Telugu Titans (8 PM)
Match 18 – Bengal Vs Delhi (9 PM)
February 9 (Tuesday) – Kolkata
Match 19 – Bengal Vs Patna (8 PM)
February 10 (Wednesday) – Kolkata
Match 20 – U Mumba Vs Bengaluru (8 PM)
Match 21 – Bengal Vs Jaipur (9 PM)
February 11 (Thursday) – Pune (Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex)
Match 22 – Puneri Paltan Vs Patna (8 PM)
February 12 (Friday) – Pune
Match 23 – Patna Vs Delhi (8 PM)
Match 24 – Puneri Paltan Vs Jaipur (9 PM)
February 13 (Saturday) – Pune
Match 25 – Jaipur Vs Telugu Titans (8 PM)
Match 26 – Puneri Paltan Vs U Mumba (9 PM)
February 14 (Sunday) – Pune
Match 27 – U Mumba Vs Bengal (8 PM)
Match 28 – Puneri Paltan Vs Bengaluru (9 PM)
February 15 (Monday) – REST DAY
February 16 (Tuesday) – Patna (Patliputra Sports Complex)
Match 29 – Patna Vs Bengal (8 PM)
Match 30 – Telugu Titans Vs Jaipur (9 PM)
February 17 (Wednesday) – Patna
Match 31 – Patna Vs Bengaluru (8 PM)
February 18 (Thursday) – Pune
Match 32 – Bengaluru Vs Delhi (8 PM)
Match 33 – Patna Vs Puneri Paltan (9 PM)
February 19 (Friday) – Pune
Match 34 – Bengal Vs Telugu Titans (8 PM)
Match 35 – Patna Vs U Mumba (9 PM)
February 20 (Saturday) – Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium)
Match 36 – Jaipur Vs Bengaluru (8 PM)
Match 37 – Puneri Paltan Vs Delhi (9 PM)
February 21 (Sunday) – Jaipur
Match 38 – Telugu Titans Vs Bengaluru (8 PM)
Match 39 – Jaipur Vs Puneri Paltan (9 PM)
February 22 (Monday) – Jaipur
Match 40 – Jaipur Vs Bengal (8 PM)
February 23 (Tuesday) – Jaipur
Match 41 – Bengal Vs U Mumba (8 PM)
Match 42 – Jaipur Vs Patna (9 PM)
February 24 (Wednesday) – Delhi (Thyagaraj Sports Complex)
Match 43 – Delhi Vs Telugu Titans (8 PM)
February 25 (Thursday) – Delhi
Match 44 – Bengaluru Vs U Mumba (8 PM)
Match 45 – Delhi Vs Patna (9 PM)
February 26 (Friday) – Delhi
Match 46 – Puneri Paltan Vs Telugu Titans (8 PM)
Match 47 – Delhi Vs Jaipur (9 PM)
February 27 (Saturday) – Delhi
Match 48 – Bengaluru Vs Puneri Paltan (8 PM)
Match 49 – Delhi Vs Bengal (9 PM)
February 28 (Sunday) – Mumbai (DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium)
Match 50 – U Mumba Vs Jaipur (8 PM)
Match 51 – Telugu Titans Vs Patna (9 PM)
February 29 (Monday) – Mumbai
Match 52 – U Mumba Vs Puneri Paltan (8 PM)
March 1 (Tuesday) – Mumbai
Match 53 – Bengal Vs Bengaluru (8 PM)
Match 54 – U Mumba Vs Telugu Titans (9 PM)
March 2 (Wednesday) – Mumbai
Match 55 – Puneri Paltan Vs Bengal (8 PM)
Match 56 – U Mumba Vs Delhi (9 PM)
March 3 (Thursday) – REST DAY
March 4 (Friday) – Delhi (Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium)
Match 57 SEMI-FINAL 1 (8 PM) – Top 1 Vs Top 4
Match 58 SEMI-FINAL 2 (9 PM) – Top 2 Vs Top 3
March 5 (Saturday) – Delhi
Match 59 3/4 Place (8 PM) – Losing semi-finalists
Match 60 FINAL (9 PM) – Winners of semi-finals
Full schedule of Pro Kabaddi League 2016 (Season 3)
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