Friday, July 17, 2015

2015 Pro Kabaddi League July 18 to Aug 23,2015

The first edition of the Pro Kabaddi League tournament started on July 26,2014 with 8 franchises consisting of players from around the world

The 8 Franchises are

Bengal Warriors
Bengalaru Bulls
Dabang Delhi
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Patna Pirates
Puneri Paltan
Telegu Titans
U Mumba

Defending Champions

Abhishek Bachchan's Jaipur Pink Panthers beats U Mumba by 35-24 to win the inaugural 2014 Pro Kabaddi League

Pro Kabaddi League 2015 Season 2 will played between eight teams and venues at eight different Indian city, PKL 2015 starts from 18th July 2015 and final on 23rd August 2015. - See more at: http://www.sportsschedule.in/2015/06/pro-kabaddi-league-2015-teams-players-matches-schedule-live-star-sports.html#sthash.Nq2OsMll.dpuf

The 2015 Pro Kabaddi League Season 2 will be played between 8 Teams in 8 different venues from July 18 to Aug 23,2015

The Season 2 of the eight-team Pro Kabaddi League kicks off in Mumbai at the NSCI Stadium today (Saturday) with hosts and last year's runners-up U Mumba clashing with defending champions Jaipur Pink Panthers.
The first leg of the season is scheduled to run from tomorrow up to July 22 after which the action is to shift to Kolkata, home of the Bengal Warriors.
Subsequently the league would move on to Jaipur, Patna (home of Patna Pirates), Hyderabad (new home of Telugu Titans from last year's Vishakapatnam), Delhi (home of Dabang Delhi), Bengaluru (home of Bengaluru Bulls) and then Pune (home of Puneri Paltan).
The action would shift back to the NSCI here when the semi finals are held on August 21 followed by the 3-4 placings game and the final (both scheduled on August 23)

According to chief promoter of the League, Charu Sharma of Mashal Sports, the prize money this year has been doubled from last year to the tune of Rs two crore.
"The winning team gets Rs 1 crore, the runner-up Rs 50 lakh, the third-placed team Rs 30 lakh and the fourth-placed team Rs 20 lakh,"

With an objective to nurture and grow the sport in its markets, it is to be broadcast in five languages, Kannada, Telugu and Marathi along with English and Hindi, across eight channels of the Star network.

Amitabh Bachchan opens 2015 Pro Kabaddi League by singing National Anthem

Amitabh Bachchan gave a touching start to the Pro Kabaddi League 2015 season as he sang the National Anthem at the opening ceremony of the kabaddi event on Saturday July 18,2015

The Season 2 of the eight-team league kicked off in Mumbai at the NSCI Stadium with hosts and last year's runners-up U Mumba clashing with defending champions Jaipur Pink Panthers.