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  • PKL season 6 and 7 dates announced

    PKL season 6 and 7 dates announced

    MUMBAI: The second most watched domestic league in India, Vivo Pro Kabaddi League owned by Mashal Sports and Star India announced the dates of sixth and seventh season.

    The sixth season will begin on 19 October 2018 while the seventh season will commence on 19 July 2019. Both the seasons will maintain the 13-week format, consistent with the format of the fifth season.

    In the last season, the league scaled unprecedented heights having expanded from eight to 12 teams and conducting 138 matches over a duration of 13 weeks. Withstanding intense competition, Patna Pirates, led by Pardeep Narwal, beat Gujarat Fortunegiants to clinch the championship title for the third consecutive time.

    Season five touched new highs in terms of viewership records too. It was viewed by a staggering 313 million viewers with a watch time of 100 billion minutes, with the finals becoming the most viewed non-cricket sporting event on Indian television.

    Vivo Pro Kabaddi League commissioner Anupam Goswami said, “The Vivo Pro Kabaddi season sixth window has been created to keep in mind adequate recovery time for the players post the Asian Games, and adequate preparatory time for Vivo Pro Kabaddi teams to achieve an ideal state of squad readiness for season six. The advance window for season seven will afford forward-looking preparation for squad formation and commercial strategy.”

    International Kabaddi Federation president Janardan Singh Gehlot said, “Mashal has taken India’s sport of Kabaddi from strength to strength with Vivo Pro Kabaddi. We welcome the long term approach which will take it to even greater heights.”

    In its fifth and most successful season till date, Vivo Pro Kabaddi league became the biggest domestic sports league and season six promises to be even more action-packed.

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  • Top notch Pro Kabaddi League auction commences; top player bid Rs 93 lakh

    MUMBAI: India’s second most watched sports  league – Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) – has begun the countdown to its fifth season. With Vivo fixed as the title sponsor for the next five seasons, the player auction got underway on 22 May and will end on 23 May. The 12 teams began bidding for players yesterday to constitute their teams who will battle over 130 matches and 13 weeks of matches for the title. Teams have been allowed to keep aside a team purse of Rs 4 crore each for the bidding, taking the 12 teams kitty to Rs 48 crore – 10 teams the scale it was when it commenced in the first season.

    Like earlier, the entire tournament – created by Mashal Sports in which Star India has a 74 per cent stake –  is to be telecast on the Stat Sports bouquet.

    With the older eight teams permitted  to retain only one player, the view was that the bidding would touch new highs. And the team owners did not disappoint. While the figures coughed up for the players have some way to go before they touch the cheques which are written out for the IPL, the numbers are only growing.

    Team Uttar Pradesh paid out Rs 93 lakh for Nitin Tomar, even as the Bengaluru Bulls signed up Rohit Kumar for Rs 81 lakh and the Jaipur Pink Panthers bid Rs 75.5 lakh for Manjeet Chillar.

    Surjeet Singh sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 73 lakh

    Selvamani K sold to Jaipur Pink Panther for Rs 73 lakh

    Rajesh Narwal sold to team UP for Rs 69 lakh

    Sandeep Narwal sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 66 lakh

    Amit Hooda sold to Tamil Nadu for Rs 63 Lakh

    Jeeva Kumar sold to UP for Rs 52 Lakh

    Kuldeep Singh sold to U-Mumba for Rs 51.5 lakh

    Ravinder Pahal sold to Bangluru for Rs 50 Lakh

    Abozar Mohajermighani sold to Team Gujarat for RS 50 lakh

    Ran Singh sold to Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 47.5 lakh

    Mohit chillar sold to Haryana for Rs 46.5 Lakh

    Dharamraj Cheralathan sold to Pune for Rs 46 Lakh

    Rakesh Kumar sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 45 lakh

    Sachin Shingade was sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 42.5 lakh

    Vishal Mane sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 36.5 lakh

    Nilesh Shinde sold to Delhi for Rs 35.5 Lakh

    Girish Ernak sold to Pune for Rs 33.5 Lakh

    Joginder Narwal sold to Mumbai for RS 32 Lakh

    AbuFazal sold to Dabang Delhi for Rs 31.8 lakh

    Farhad Rahimi sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 29 lakh

    Rohit Rana sold to Telugu for Rs 27.5 Lakh

    Anil Kumar sold to team Tamil Nadu for Rs 25.50 lakh

    Khomsan Thoingkam sold to team Haryana for Rs 20.4 lakh

    Dongiu Hong sold to U-Mumba for Rs 20 lakh

    Hadi Oshtorok sold to U-Mumba for Rs 18.6 lakh

    Ziaur Rehman sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 16.6 lakh

    Suliema Kabir sold to team UP for Rs 12.6 lakh

    Yung Kono sold to U-Mumba for Rs 8.1 lakh

    Mohammad Maghsoudlou sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 8 lakh

    Takamitsu Kono sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 8 lakh

    The auction is showcasing more than 400 players, including over 60 overseas players from Poland, Republic of Korea, England, Sri Lanka, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Pakistan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Taipei, Kenya, Indonesia, Nepal and Oman. 

    PKL season 5 will start in the month of July till October with the new geographies for VIVO Pro Kabaddi – Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have been  chosen primarily for their high affinity towards Kabaddi.

    This expansion adds to an already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of the major kabaddi centres  in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

    The new franchises are:

    Team Tamil Nadu: Iquest Enterprises – a consortium) owned by N Prasad & Sachin Tendulkar

    Team Haryana: JSW Sports, JSW Group

    Team Uttar Pradesh: GMR League Games Pvt Ltd, GMR Group

    Team Gujarat: Adani Wilmar, Adani Group

    Star India chairman & CEO Uday Shankar said, “I am delighted to welcome some of India’s finest corporates to our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing and new partners we are well on our course to realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi.”

    International Kabaddi Federation President Janardan Singh Gehlot said, “We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even higher. The addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in India as well as over the world.”

  • Mashal picks four teams for Vivo Pro-Kabaddi

    MUMBAI: Vivo Pro Kabaddi has become India’s biggest sports league with the inclusion of four new teams that will participate in the league from Season 5 onwards due to be played in July – October this year. The announcement of the four new team owners was made by Mashal Sports, organiser and administrator of the league and its parent organisation Star India.

    The four new franchises announced by Mashal Sports represent some of the leading corporate institutions in India, including prominent owners of teams in the ongoing Indian Premier League as well as the I-League. The new geographies for Vivo Pro Kabaddi Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have been primarily chosen for their high affinity towards Kabaddi with massive fan bases, significant on-ground presence of the sport, and potential commercial value to sponsors and advertisers, primarily Rs 300-crore title sponsorship by Vivo.

    The new geographies and franchises for Mashal Sports are as follows:

    City/State

    Name of the Franchise

    Name of the Owner/Promoter

    Chennai/Tamil Nadu

    Iquest Enterprises Private Limited (Consortium)

    N Prasad & Sachin Tendulkar

    Ahmedabad/Gujarat

    Adani Wilmar Limited

    Adani Group

    Lucknow/Uttar Pradesh

    GMR League Games Private Limited

    GMR Group

    Haryana

    JSW Sports Private Limited

    JSW Group

     

    With this, VIVO Pro Kabaddi is poised to surpass other Indian sports leagues in terms of geographical representation – 11 states, number of matches – 130+ matches and length of the tournament – 13 weeks. This is a reflection of Mashal Sports and Star India’s continuous endeavour to grow the sport from strength to strength every season.

    Uday Shankar, Chairman and CEO, Star India said, “I am delighted to welcome some of India’s finest corporates to our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing and new partners we are well on our course to realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi.”

    Janardan Singh Gehlot, President, International Kabaddi Federation, said, “We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even higher. The addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in India as well as over the world.”

    The announcement of the four new teams in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League is a culmination of a detailed exercise carried out by AZB & Partners & PricewaterhouseCoopers India.

    This expansion adds to an already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of major metros in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

    Within a short span of 2 years, VIVO Pro Kabaddi has captured the imagination of Indian viewers and established itself as one of the highest impact television properties in key markets. VIVO Pro Kabaddi became an instant hit with Indian sports fans in its very first season in 2014 as 435 million* viewers tuned in. Names such as, Anup Kumar, Rahul Chaudhari, Ajay Thakur have become household names. Its cumulative viewership growth of 51%** over 4 seasons is the highest for any sports league in India. It has even surpassed IPL in Andhra Pradesh and also achieved primetime slot leadership in Mumbai#.

    Earlier this week, Star India announced a breakthrough deal with VIVO India, the global smartphone major — as the title sponsor of the league for five years.

  • Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League season 3 ratings rise by 36%

    Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League season 3 ratings rise by 36%

    MUMBAI: The third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, which was flagged off on 30 January, recorded a surge in viewership with the opening week ratings 36 per cent higher than the week one viewership for its last season.

    This growth in viewership makes Star Sports Pro Kabaddi the only domestic Indian sports league to witness continued rise in viewership through its first three successive seasons.

    While viewership at All India Urban level increased by 36 per cent from 54.5 TVMs in season 2 to 74 TVMs in season 3, Rural India also joined the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi fan bandwagon, delivering a staggering 135 TVMs according to the BARC CS4+ Rural for its first week in season 3.

    Affluent young audiences continued to embrace Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, reflecting in a 33 per cent growth in total minutes viewed on hotstar, the digital platform of Star India, over the first 11 days of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi season 3. Opening day engagement for season 3 was twice that of season 2.

    Star Sports Pro Kabaddi has also gained momentum on social media, with Twitter announcing that the event hashtag #LePanga saw a 254 per cent growth vs. last season.

    Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, “No other sport has grown so fast and gained such wide and deep following with fans across urban and rural India, across audience segments – men, women and kids and across screens (television and digital). The sport has truly become a unifier in its appeal, second only to cricket. This brings us a great sense of pride and is a reflection of our commitment to promote a multi-sports culture in India.”

    International Kabaddi Federation president Janardan Singh Gehlot added, “The triumph of Pro Kabaddi League in its successive seasons is proof of the tremendous partnership between Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the broadcaster Star, and the league organiser Mashal Sports. Kabaddi is set to become India’s iconic sport under our partnership. I would also like to congratulate all the eight PKL teams in this achievement.” 

  • Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League season 3 ratings rise by 36%

    Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League season 3 ratings rise by 36%

    MUMBAI: The third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, which was flagged off on 30 January, recorded a surge in viewership with the opening week ratings 36 per cent higher than the week one viewership for its last season.

    This growth in viewership makes Star Sports Pro Kabaddi the only domestic Indian sports league to witness continued rise in viewership through its first three successive seasons.

    While viewership at All India Urban level increased by 36 per cent from 54.5 TVMs in season 2 to 74 TVMs in season 3, Rural India also joined the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi fan bandwagon, delivering a staggering 135 TVMs according to the BARC CS4+ Rural for its first week in season 3.

    Affluent young audiences continued to embrace Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, reflecting in a 33 per cent growth in total minutes viewed on hotstar, the digital platform of Star India, over the first 11 days of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi season 3. Opening day engagement for season 3 was twice that of season 2.

    Star Sports Pro Kabaddi has also gained momentum on social media, with Twitter announcing that the event hashtag #LePanga saw a 254 per cent growth vs. last season.

    Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, “No other sport has grown so fast and gained such wide and deep following with fans across urban and rural India, across audience segments – men, women and kids and across screens (television and digital). The sport has truly become a unifier in its appeal, second only to cricket. This brings us a great sense of pride and is a reflection of our commitment to promote a multi-sports culture in India.”

    International Kabaddi Federation president Janardan Singh Gehlot added, “The triumph of Pro Kabaddi League in its successive seasons is proof of the tremendous partnership between Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the broadcaster Star, and the league organiser Mashal Sports. Kabaddi is set to become India’s iconic sport under our partnership. I would also like to congratulate all the eight PKL teams in this achievement.”