Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 begins Dec 2: Know all about the teams, venues, dates
PKL has 12 teams in the fray, and the tournament is returning to the 12-city caravan format this season after a gap of two years
Season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will commence on Saturday (December 2) at the Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, featuring Gujarat Giants and Telugu Titans in the opening match.
The last two games of the league stage will be held on February 21, 2024 at Panchkula. The schedule for the playoffs will be announced later.
The first season of PKL was held in 2014, and over the years, it has become the second-most popular sports league in India after the Indian Premier League (IPL). PKL started with six teams, and became a 12-team league in 2019.
The defending champions are Jaipur Pink Panthers, and they have retained the core of their team this season. The Telugu Titans were at the bottom of the table last season, and are hoping to put on a better show this time with the addition of star player Pawan.
The teams spent large amounts of money during the auctions this season, with Pawan attracting the highest bid of ₹2.60 crore and the Iranian Shadlou being bought for ₹2.31 crore.
Caravan format
The PKL has 12 teams in the fray, and the tournament is returning to the 12-city caravan format this season after a gap of two years. PKL 8 was played in a bubble in Bengaluru during the pandemic, and PKL 9 was played across the four cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune. With the caravan format, the teams will travel to the home cities of each of the 12 teams.
How to watch the matches?
All the games will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and will be livestreamed on Disney+Hotstar.
Who are the 12 teams in Season 10?
The 12 teams contesting for the trophy are Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls, Dabang Delhi K.C., Gujarat Giants, Haryana Steelers, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Patna Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Tamil Thalaivas, Telugu Titans, U Mumba, and UP Yodhas.
The venues
- -The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad
- -Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
- -Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune
- -SDAT Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai
- -Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida
- -DOME by NSCI, Mumbai
- -SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
- -Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
- -Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Patna
- -Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi
- -Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
- -Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula
FULL MATCH SCHEDULE
Ahmedabad leg (The Arena by TransStadia)
Dec 2, Saturday
Gujarat Giants vs Telugu Titans
U Mumba vs U.P. Yoddhas
Dec 3, Sunday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Gujarat Giants vs Bengaluru Bulls.
Dec 4, Monday
Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors
Dec 5, Tuesday
Gujarat Giants vs U Mumba
Dec 6, Wednesday
Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates
U.P. Yoddhas vs Haryana Steelers
Dec 7, Thursday
Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates
Bengaluru leg (Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium)
Dec 8, Friday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba
Dec 9, Saturday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers
U.P. Yoddhas vs Telugu Titans
Dec 10, Sunday
Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Haryana Steelers
Dec 11, Monday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Giants
Bengaluru Bulls vs U.P. Yoddhas
Dec 12, Tuesday
Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates
Dec 13, Wednesday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans
Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Pune leg (Balewadi Sports Complex)
Dec 15, Friday
Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers
U Mumba vs Patna Pirates
Dec 16, Saturday
Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors
Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Dec 17, Sunday
Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas
Dec 18, Monday
Bengal Warriors vs U.P.
Yoddhas Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Dec 19, Tuesday
Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Giants
Dec 20, Wednesday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U.P. Yoddhas
Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls
Chennai leg (SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium)
Dec 22, Friday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates
Haryana Steelers vs Telugu Titans
Dec 23, Saturday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Gujarat Giants vs U.P. Yoddhas
Dec 24, Sunday
U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors
Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans
Dec 25, Monday
Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers
Dec 26, Tuesday
Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates
Dec 27, Wednesday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Tamil Thalaivas vs Gujarat Giants
Noida leg (Noida Indoor Stadium)
Dec 29, Friday
Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers
U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengaluru Bulls
Dec 30, Saturday
Telugu Titans vs U Mumba
U.P. Yoddhas vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Dec 31, Sunday
Gujarat Giants vs Bengal Warriors
Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls
Jan 1, Monday
Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan
U.P. Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates
Jan 2, Tuesday
Gujarat Giants vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Jan 3, Wednesday
Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
U.P. Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan
Mumbai leg (Dome by NSCI)
Jan 5, Friday
Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls
Jan 6, Saturday
U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants
Jan 7, Sunday
Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas
Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers
Jan 8, Monday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates
U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Jan 9, Tuesday
Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors
Jan 10, Wednesday
U.P. Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas
U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers
Jaipur leg (SMS Indoor Stadium)
Jan 12, Friday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans
Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants
Jan 13, Saturday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan
U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors
Jan 14, Sunday
Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Patna Pirates
Jan 15, Monday
Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba
Jan 16, Tuesday
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas
Jan 17, Wednesday
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Gujarat Giants
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers
Hyderabad (Gachibowli Indoor Stadium)
Jan 19, Friday
Patna Pirates vs U.P. Yoddhas
Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls
Jan 20, Saturday
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U Mumba
Telugu Titans vs U.P. Yoddhas
Jan 21, Sunday
Gujarat Giants vs Puneri Paltan
Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas
Jan 22, Monday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors
Telugu Titans vs Haryana Steelers
Jan 23, Tuesday
U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan
Jan 24, Wednesday
Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi K.C.
Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas
Patna leg (Patliputra Indoor Stadium)
Jan 26, Friday
Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors
U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants
Jan 27, Saturday
Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U.P. Yoddhas
Jan 28, Sunday
Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls
Jan 29, Monday
Haryana Steelers vs Bengal Warriors
Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Giants
Jan 30, Tuesday
Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans
Jan 31, Wednesday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas
Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls
Delhi leg (Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium)
Feb 2, Friday
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengal Warriors
Gujarat Giants vs Haryana Steelers
Feb 3, Saturday
U.P. Yoddhas vs U Mumba
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Telugu Titans
Feb 4, Sunday
Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas
Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba
Feb 5, Monday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Puneri Paltan
Feb 6, Tuesday
Tamil Thalaivas vs U.P. Yoddhas
Feb 7, Wednesday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Kolkata leg (Netaji Indoor Stadium)
Feb 9, Friday
Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Giants
Haryana Steelers vs U.P. Yoddhas
Feb 10, Saturday
Patna Pirates vs U Mumba
Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans
Feb 11, Sunday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan
Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Giants
Feb 13, Tuesday
Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans
Feb 14, Wednesday
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Tamil Thalaivas
Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan
Panchkula (Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium)
Feb 16, Friday
Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates
Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Feb 17, Saturday
Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba
U.P. Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants
Feb 18, Sunday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriors
Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengaluru Bulls
Feb 19, Monday
Gujarat Giants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan
Feb 20, Tuesday
U Mumba vs Telugu Titans
Feb 21, Wednesday
Puneri Paltan vs U.P. Yoddhas
Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls