Wednesday 3 June 2015

Pro Kabaddi season 2 to kick off on July 18

Pro Kabaddi League, which was a success in 2014, will be back with its second season on 18 July, 2015 with the opening leg to be held at National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Mumbai.

The opening game will pit the two finalists of last year, U Mumba take on reigning Champions Jaipur Pink Panthers.


The league promoted by Mashal Sports and Star India with the backing of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and International Kabaddi Federation, will feature 60 games played across 37 days in 8 cities.


Following the same format like in the first season, the league will be played at each franchise city for a duration of 4 days, where the home team will play 4 of the visiting franchises. All 7 visiting franchises will play a set of away games in each city.

After the opening leg in Mumbai, the league will move on to the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, followed by Jaipur Pink at Sawai Mangsingh Stadium in Jaipur. The Indoor Stadium at the Patliputra Sports Complex,, Patna will be the venue for the culmination to the first half of PKL season 2.

Hyderabad, the new home of the Telugu Titans franchise, will play host to the second half of the league with the league arriving at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on 4 August. Moving on from Hyderabad, the league will be played in at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in the capital city and move onto the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bangalore before culminating at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune.

For the grand finale, the play offs will return to NSCI Mumbai, with the semi-finals scheduled for 21 August and the finals and play-offs scheduled for 23 August.

All matches will be played in prime time for viewers & will be aired on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3 & HD2, HD3 in Hindi & English. Pro Kabaddi Season 1 saw 95% audience from Star TV's flagship movie channel Star Gold, going with same strategy Star will also air season 2  on Star Gold with Hindi commentary. 

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