2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)
# 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

2016 Pro Kabaddi League season was the third season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league played in India since 2014. Pro Kabaddi, which saw astounding success in its second season, was all set to make its much awaited return for a third season from 30 January 2016, just five months after completion of the second season. Hyderabad hosted the opening leg of Season 3, with the first match being played between Telugu Titans and U Mumba at the Titan's home turf, Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.The winner is Patna Pirates.

Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, organized by Mashal Sports and Star India, in association with the International Kabaddi Federation, Asian Kabaddi Federation and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India is now going to be a bi-annual league with two seasons every year, promising much more action for the audiences and also encouraging them to take up to playing Kabaddi.

The third season of the league will feature 60 games played on specially developed mats, in state of the art indoor stadiums across 34 days in 8 cities. Following the same ‘caravan style’ format like in the first two seasons, 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 seven visiting franchises will play a set of away games in each city.

After the opening leg in Hyderabad, the caravan will move to the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru, followed by Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. This season, the badminton arena in the Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune will be the venue for the culmination to the first half of the league. The indoor stadium at the Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna will play host to the second half of the league with the caravan then moving to Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 20 February 2016. Moving on from Jaipur, the league will be played in at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi and move to the home of the reigning champions, U Mumba at National Sports Club of India, Mumbai. The playoffs will return to the national capital for the semi-finals, playoffs and the finals.

Star Sports Pro Kabaddi is the only domestic Indian sports league to witness a strong rise in viewership as compared to its inaugural season. The rise in viewership in the second season validates the viewers’ progression from initial curiosity of season 1 to a deeper level of affinity and engagement with the aspirational avatar of Indian sport of Kabaddi.

The appeal of the league continues to deliver strongly with core urban youth audiences passionately following the game. The metro contribution in the first two weeks of Season 2 was 65% to overall television viewership demonstrating that the urban, millennial audiences have a strong affinity for the sport. The League has not only seen the viewership grow on TV but has also made a big impact digitally. The online viewership of Season 2 increased nearly 20 times already and over 13 million unique visitors to date. It has also been among the most talked about events on social media and has generated 5.73 billion potential impressions globally across 310,000 conversations so far.

## Franchises

### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Bengal Warriors | Kolkata | Netaji Indoor Stadium |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium |
| Dabang Delhi | Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Jaipur | Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
| Patna Pirates | Patna | Patliputra Sports Complex |
| Puneri Paltan | Pune | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Telugu Titans | Visakhapatnam | Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium |
| U Mumba | Mumbai | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai |

## Points table

| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U Mumba (R) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 60 |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 58 |
| Puneri Paltan (3) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 48 |
| Bengal Warriors (4) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -10 | 38 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | 28 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -102 | 14 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -142 | 11 |

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* Five (5) points for a win
* Three (3) points each for a drawn game
* One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

## League stage

### Leg 1: Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

* 30 January 2016 20:00

| Telugu Titans | 25–27 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 1 U Mumba won
* 30 January 2016 21:00

| Dabang Delhi | 29–35 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 2 Bengaluru Bulls won
* 31 January 2016 20:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 27–18 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 3 Jaipur Pink Panthers won
* 31 January 2016 21:00

| Telugu Titans | 27–26 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 4 Telugu Titans won
* 1 February 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 29–28 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 5 Patna Pirates won
* 1 February 2016 21:00

| Telugu Titans | 45–34 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 6 Telugu Titans won
* 2 February 2016 20:00

| Telugu Titans | 27–18 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 7 Telugu Titans won

### Leg 2: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

* 3 February 2016 20:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 24–33 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 8 Patna Pirates won
* 3 February 2016 21:00

| Dabang Delhi | 20–38 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 9 Puneri Paltan won
* 4 February 2016 20:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 24–34 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 10 Bengal Warriors won
* 5 February 2016 20:00

| Dabang Delhi | 17–30 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 11 U Mumba won
* 5 February 2016 21:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 36–26 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 12 Bengaluru Bulls won
* 6 February 2016 20:00

| U Mumba | 26–40 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 13 Patna Pirates won
* 6 February 2016 21:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 26–35 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 14 Telugu Titans won

### Leg 3: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

* 7 February 2016 20:00

| Bengal Warriors | 33–28 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 15 Bengal Warriors won
* 7 February 2016 21:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 39–34 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 16 Jaipur Pink Panthers won
* 8 February 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 29–25 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 17 Patna Pirates won
* 8 February 2016 21:00

| Bengal Warriors | 34–17 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 18 Bengal Warriors won
* 9 February 2016 20:00

| Bengal Warriors | 31–36 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 19 Patna Pirates won
* 10 February 2016 20:00

| U Mumba | 29–28 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 20 U Mumba won
* 10 February 2016 21:00

| Bengal Warriors | 34–20 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 21 Bengal Warriors won

### Leg 4: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

* 11 February 2016 20:00

| Puneri Paltan | 30–30 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 22 Match Tied
* 12 February 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 47–34 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 23 Patna Pirates won
* 12 February 2016 21:00

| Puneri Paltan | 32–32 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 24 Match Tied
* 13 February 2016 20:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 25–27 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 25 Telugu Titans won
* 13 February 2016 21:00

| Puneri Paltan | 27–29 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 26 U Mumba won
* 14 February 2016 20:00

| U Mumba | 32–21 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 27 U Mumba won
* 14 February 2016 21:00

| Puneri Paltan | 29–27 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 28 Puneri Paltan won

### Leg 5: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

* 16 February 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 32–27 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 29 Patna Pirates won
* 16 February 2016 21:00

| Telugu Titans | 26–35 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 30 Jaipur Pink Panthers won
* 17 February 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 36–22 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 31 Patna Pirates won
* 18 February 2016 20:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 21–35 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 32 Dabang Delhi won
* 18 February 2016 21:00

| Patna Pirates | 28–28 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 33 Match Tied
* 19 February 2016 20:00

| Bengal Warriors | 32–28 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 34 Bengal Warriors won
* 19 February 2016 21:00

| Patna Pirates | 28–34 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 35 U Mumba won

### Leg 6: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

* 20 February 2016 20:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 30–21 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 36 Jaipur Pink Panthers won
* 20 February 2016 21:00

| Puneri Paltan | 32–22 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 37 Puneri Paltan won
* 21 February 2016 20:00

| Telugu Titans | 40–22 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 38 Telugu Titans won
* 21 February 2016 21:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 18–33 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 39 Puneri Paltan won
* 22 February 2016 20:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 18–34 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 40 Bengal Warriors won
* 23 February 2016 20:00

| Bengal Warriors | 17–30 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 41 U Mumba won
* 23 February 2016 21:00

| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 24–47 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 42 Patna Pirates won

### Leg 7: Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

* 24 February 2016 20:00

| Dabang Delhi | 36–44 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 43 Telugu Titans won
* 25 February 2016 20:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 18–39 | U Mumba |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 44 U Mumba won
* 25 February 2016 21:00

| Dabang Delhi | 34–67 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 45 Patna Pirates won
* 26 February 2016 20:00

| Puneri Paltan | 41–24 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 46 Puneri Paltan won
* 26 February 2016 21:00

| Dabang Delhi | 21–21 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 47 Match Tied
* 27 February 2016 20:00

| Bengaluru Bulls | 27–44 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 48 Puneri Paltan won
* 27 February 2016 21:00

| Dabang Delhi | 31–37 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 49 Bengal Warriors won

### Leg 8: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

* 28 February 2016 20:00

| U Mumba | 35–21 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 50 U Mumba won
* 28 February 2016 21:00

| Telugu Titans | 42–41 | Patna Pirates |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 51 Telugu Titans won
* 29 February 2016 20:00

| U Mumba | 30–27 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 52 U Mumba won
* 1 March 2016 20:00

| Bengal Warriors | 26–22 | Bengaluru Bulls |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 53 Bengal Warriors won
* 1 March 2016 21:00

| U Mumba | 38–22 | Telugu Titans |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 54 U Mumba won
* 2 March 2016 20:00

| Puneri Paltan | 43–19 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 55 Puneri Paltan won
* 2 March 2016 21:00

| U Mumba | 36–20 | Dabang Delhi |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 56 U Mumba won

## Playoff stage

All matches played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 March 20:00 | 4 March 20:00 |
| Patna Pirates | 40 |
| Patna Pirates | 40 | 5 March 21:00 | 5 March 21:00 |
| Puneri Paltan | 21 | 5 March 21:00 | 5 March 21:00 |
| Puneri Paltan | 21 | Patna Pirates | 31 |
| 4 March 21:00 | 4 March 21:00 | | Patna Pirates | 31 |
| 4 March 21:00 | 4 March 21:00 | U Mumba | 28 |
| U Mumba | 41 | U Mumba | 28 |
| Bengal Warriors | 29 | | |
| Bengal Warriors | 29 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 March 20:00 | 5 March 20:00 |
| | | Puneri Paltan | 31 |
| | | Bengal Warriors | 27 |

### Semi-final

**1st semi-final**

* 4 March 2016 20:00

| Patna Pirates | 40–21 | Puneri Paltan |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 57 Patna Pirates won

**2nd semi-final**

* 4 March 2016 21:00

| U Mumba | 41–29 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Scorecard | |

* Match 58 U Mumba won

### Third place

* 5 March 2016 20:00

| Puneri Paltan | 31– 27 | Bengal Warriors |
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| | Report | |

* Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

### Final

* 5 March 2016 21:00

| Patna Pirates | 31–28 | U Mumba |
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| | Report | |

* Match 60 Patna Pirates won and became the champions of PKL.

## Statistics

### Top 5 Raiders

| No | Player | Team | Matches | Successful Raids | Raid Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pardeep Narwal | Patna Pirates | 15 | 83 | 116 |
| 2 | Rishank Devadiga | U Mumba | 16 | 86 | 106 |
| 3 | Rohit Kumar | Patna Pirates | 12 | 80 | 102 |
| 4 | Rahul Chaudhari | Telugu Titans | 13 | 77 | 87 |
| 5 | Jang Kun Lee | Bengal Warriors | 15 | 64 | 79 |

### Top 5 Defenders

| No. | Player | Team | Matches | Successful Tackles | Super Tackles | Total Tackle Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manjeet Chhillar | Puneri Paltan | 15 | 56 | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | Sandeep Narwal | Patna Pirates | 14 | 53 | 2 | 55 |
| 3 | Surjeet Singh | Puneri Paltan | 12 | 47 | 1 | 48 |
| 4 | Mohit Chhillar | U Mumba | 13 | 44 | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Jasmer Singh Gulia | Puneri Paltan | 16 | 41 | 5 | 46 |

### Team statistics

| Rank | Team | Successful Raids | Successful Raids Per Match | Successful Tackle | Successful Tackle Per Match | Super Tackles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Patna Pirates | 241 | 15.06 | 175 | 10.93 | 7 |
| 2 | U Mumba | 206 | 12.88 | 163 | 10.18 | 6 |
| 3 | Puneri Paltan | 203 | 12.69 | 174 | 10.87 | 13 |
| 4 | Bengal Warriors | 213 | 13.31 | 137 | 8.56 | 13 |
| 5 | Telugu Titans | 206 | 14.71 | 101 | 7.21 | 15 |
| 6 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 149 | 10.64 | 101 | 7.21 | 16 |
| 7 | Bungaluru Bulls | 158 | 11.29 | 94 | 6.71 | 6 |
| 8 | Dabang Delhi | 171 | 12.21 | 98 | 7 | 13 |

Source :

## Final Cash Awards

| Position | Team | Award |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Patna Pirates | 1,00,00,000/- |
| 2nd | U Mumba | 50,00,000/- |
| 3rd | Puneri Paltan | 30,00,000/- |
| 4th | Bengal Warriors | 20,00,000/- |
