The 2017 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season was the fifth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. It is organised by Mashal Sports and Star India. This season includes 12 teams after the inclusion of four new teams: UP Yoddha, Tamil Thalaivas, Haryana Steelers and Gujarat Fortunegiants.
Auction
Auctions for the new season were held in May, before which the existing teams were allowed to retain one player each. The auction saw over 400 players go under the hammer and a total of Rs 46.99 crore spent by the 12 teams.
The most expensive pick of the auction was raider Nitin Tomar, who was bought by the new UP franchise for a sum of Rs 93 lakh.[1] Following in second place was Rohit Kumar after the Bengaluru Bulls picked him for a Rs 81 lakh price. The most expensive foreign player was South Korea's Jang Kun Lee after he was retained by the Bengal Warriors for Rs 80.3 lakhs.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony is held on the first match of every leg in each stadium. This is similar to that of IPL 2017. It is done so to highlight the importance of the tradition and culture all over the country.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team
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Color
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City
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Stadium[2]
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Capacity
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Bengal Warriorz
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Kolkata, West Bengal
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Netaji Indoor Stadium
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15,000
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Bengaluru Bulls
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Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
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4,200
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Dabang Delhi KC
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New Delhi, Delhi
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Thyagaraj Sports Complex
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4,494
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Gujarat Giants
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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EKA Arena
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4,000
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Haryana Steelers
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Sonipat, Haryana
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Motilal Nehru School of Sports
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2,000
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Jaipur Pink Panthers
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Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
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2,000
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Patna Pirates
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Patna, Bihar
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Patliputra Sports Complex
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3,500
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Puneri Paltan
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Pune, Maharashtra
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Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
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4,200
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Tamil Thalaivas
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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5,000
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Telugu Titans
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Hyderabad, Telangana
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Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
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5,000
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U Mumba
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
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5,000
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UP Yoddhas
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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium
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5,000
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Personnel & kit
Rules and regulations
The 12 teams are divided into two zones of six each. Each team plays a total of 22 matches in the league stage:
1. Teams from the same zone play each other thrice, totalling 15 matches in the zone.
2. Then, a team will play an additional of 6 matches with the teams from the other zone.
(Each team plays other team from the other zone once).
These 6 inter-zone matches for each team will be held on three different weeks.
These weeks are known as inter-zone challenge weeks and the respective weeks are:
- 1st: 15 August – 20 August
- 2nd: 5 September – 10 September
- 3rd: 26 September – 1 October
3. Then, each team plays one wild card match which is an additional inter-zone match in the penultimate week, selected by a random mid-season draw, totalling 22 matches in the league stage.
The top three teams from each zone qualify for the super playoffs and compete for the title.
Points Table
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
Zone B
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- 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
Source:prokabaddi.com[3]
Match 1 28 July 2017 20:00
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Match 2 28 July 2017 21:00
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Match 3 29 July 2017 20:00
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Match 4 29 July 2017 21:00
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Match 5 30 July 2017 20:00
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Match 6 30 July 2017 21:00
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Match 7 1 August 2017 20:00
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Match 8 1 August 2017 21:00
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Match 9 2 August 2017 20:00
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Match 10 2 August 2017 21:00
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Match 11 3 August 2017 20:00
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Leg 2 – Mankapur Indoor Stadium, Nagpur
Match 12 4 August 2017 20:00
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Match 13 4 August 2017 21:00
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Match 14 5 August 2017 20:00
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Match 15 5 August 2017 21:00
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Match 16 6 August 2017 20:00
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Match 17 6 August 2017 21:00
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Match 18 8 August 2017 20:00
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Match 19 8 August 2017 21:00
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Match 20 9 August 2017 20:00
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Match 21 10 August 2017 20:00
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Match 22 10 August 2017 21:00
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Match 23 11 August 2017 20:00
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Match 24 12 August 2017 20:00
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Match 25 12 August 2017 21:00
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Match 26 13 August 2017 20:00
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Match 27 13 August 2017 21:00
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Match 28 Inter Zone Challenge Week 15 August 2017 20:00
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Match 29 Inter Zone Challenge Week 15 August 2017 21:00
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Match 30 Inter Zone Challenge Week 16 August 2017 20:00
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Match 31 Inter Zone Challenge Week 16 August 2017 21:00
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Match 32 Inter Zone Challenge Week 17 August 2017 20:00
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Match 33 Inter Zone Challenge Week 17 August 2017 21:00
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Match 34 Inter Zone Challenge Week 18 August 2017 20:00
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Match 35 Inter Zone Challenge Week 18 August 2017 21:00
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Match 36 Inter Zone Challenge Week 19 August 2017 20:00
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Match 37 Inter Zone Challenge Week 19 August 2017 21:00
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Match 38 Inter Zone Challenge Week 20 August 2017 20:00
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Match 39 Inter Zone Challenge Week 20 August 2017 21:00
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Match 40 22 August 2017 20:00
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Match 41 22 August 2017 21:00
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Match 42 23 August 2017 20:00
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Match 43 23 August 2017 21:00
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Match 44 24 August 2017 20:00
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Match 45 25 August 2017 20:00
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Match 46 25 August 2017 21:00
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Match 47 26 August 2017 20:00
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Match 48 26 August 2017 21:00
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Match 49 27 August 2017 20:00
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Match 50 27 August 2017 21:00
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Match 51 29 August 2017 20:00
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Match postponed to 17 October 2017, 20:00
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Match 52 29 August 2017 21:00
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Match postponed to 20 September 2017, 20:00
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Match 53 30 August 2017 20:00
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Match 54 31 August 2017 20:00
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Match 55 31 August 2017 21:00
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Match 56 1 September 2017 20:00
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Match 57 2 September 2017 20:00
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Match 58 2 September 2017 21:00
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Match 59 3 September 2017 20:00
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Match 60 3 September 2017 21:00
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Match 61 Inter Zone Challenge Week 5 September 2017 20:00
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Match 62 Inter Zone Challenge Week 5 September 2017 21:00
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Match 63 Inter Zone Challenge Week 6 September 2017 20:00
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Match 64 Inter Zone Challenge Week 6 September 2017 21:00
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Match 65 Inter Zone Challenge Week 7 September 2017 20:00
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Match 66 Inter Zone Challenge Week 7 September 2017 21:00
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Match 67 Inter Zone Challenge Week 8 September 2017 20:00
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Match 68 Inter Zone Challenge Week 8 September 2017 21:00
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Match 69 Inter Zone Challenge Week 9 September 2017 20:00
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Match 70 Inter Zone Challenge Week 9 September 2017 21:00
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Match 71 Inter Zone Challenge Week 10 September 2017 20:00
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Match 72 Inter Zone Challenge Week 10 September 2017 21:00
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Match 73 12 September 2017 20:00
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Match 74 12 September 2017 21:00
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Match 75 13 September 2017 20:00
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Match 76 13 September 2017 21:00
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Match 77 14 September 2017 20:00
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Match 78 15 September 2017 20:00
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Match 79 15 September 2017 21:00
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Match 80 16 September 2017 20:00
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Match 81 16 September 2017 21:00
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Match 82 17 September 2017 20:00
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Match 83 17 September 2017 21:00
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Match 84 19 September 2017 20:00
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Match 85 19 September 2017 21:00
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Match 52 20 September 2017 20:00
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Match postponed from 29 August
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Match 86 20 September 2017 21:00
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Match 87 21 September 2017 20:00
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Match 88 21 September 2017 21:00
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Match 89 22 September 2017 20:00
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Match 90 23 September 2017 20:00
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Match 91 23 September 2017 21:00
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Match 92 24 September 2017 20:00
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Match 93 24 September 2017 21:00
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Match 94 Inter Zone Challenge Week 26 September 2017 20:00
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Match 95 Inter Zone Challenge Week 26 September 2017 21:00
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Match 96 Inter Zone Challenge Week 27 September 2017 20:00
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Match 97 Inter Zone Challenge Week 27 September 2017 21:00
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Match 98 Inter Zone Challenge Week 28 September 2017 20:00
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Match 99 Inter Zone Challenge Week 28 September 2017 21:00
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Match 100 Inter Zone Challenge Week 29 September 2017 20:00
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Match 101 Inter Zone Challenge Week 29 September 2017 21:00
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Match 102 Inter Zone Challenge Week 30 September 2017 20:00
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Match 103 Inter Zone Challenge Week 30 September 2017 21:00
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Match 104 Inter Zone Challenge Week 1 October 2017 20:00
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Match 105 Inter Zone Challenge Week 1 October 2017 21:00
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Match 106 3 October 2017 20:00
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Match 107 3 October 2017 21:00
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Match 108 4 October 2017 20:00
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Match 109 4 October 2017 21:00
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Match 110 5 October 2017 20:00
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Match 111 6 October 2017 20:00
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Match 112 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 6 October 2017 21:00
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Match 113 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 7 October 2017 20:00
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Match 114 7 October 2017 21:00
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Match 115 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 8 October 2017 20:00
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Match 116 8 October 2017 21:00
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Match 117 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 10 October 2017 20:00
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Match 118 10 October 2017 21:00
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Match 119 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 11 October 2017 20:00
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Match 120 11 October 2017 21:00
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Match 121 Inter Zone Wildcard Match 12 October 2017 20:00
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Match 122 13 October 2017 20:00
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Match 123 13 October 2017 21:00
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Match 124 14 October 2017 20:00
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Match 125 14 October 2017 21:00
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Match 126 15 October 2017 20:00
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Match 127 15 October 2017 21:00
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Match 51 17 October 2017 20:00
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Match postponed from 29 August
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Match 128 17 October 2017 21:00
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Match 129 18 October 2017 20:00
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Match 130 18 October 2017 21:00
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Match 131 20 October 2017 20:00
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Match 132 20 October 2017 21:00
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Playoffs
Bracket
Match 133 23 October 2017 20:00
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Puneri Paltan (W)
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40 – 38
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UP Yoddha
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[133]
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Match 134 23 October 2017 21:00
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Haryana Steelers
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30 – 69
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Patna Pirates (W)
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[134]
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Match 135 24 October 2017 20:00
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Gujarat Fortunegiants (W)
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42 – 17
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Bengal Warriors
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[135]
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Match 136 24 October 2017 21:00
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Puneri Paltan
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32 – 42
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Patna Pirates (W)
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[136]
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Match 137 26 October 2017 20:00
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Bengal Warriors
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44 - 47
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Patna Pirates (W)
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[137]
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Match 138 28 October 2017 20:00
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Gujarat Fortunegiants
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38 – 55
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Patna Pirates (W)
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[138]
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Statistics
Source: prokabaddi.com
Most Points Overall
Player |
Team
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Matches Played |
Points
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Pardeep Narwal
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Patna pirates
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26
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369
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Rohit Kumar
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Bengaluru Bulls
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22
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231
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Ajay Thakur
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Tamil Thalaivas
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22
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213
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Most Raid Points
Player |
Team
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Matches Played |
Points
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Pardeep Narwal
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Patna Pirates
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26
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369
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Rohit Kumar
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Bengaluru Bulls
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22
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219
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Ajay Thakur
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Tamil Thalaivas
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22
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213
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Most Tackle Points
Player |
Team
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Matches Played
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Points
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Surender Nada
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Haryana Steelers
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21
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80
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Surjeet Singh
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Bengal Warriors
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24
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76
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Vishal Bhardwaj
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Telugu Titans
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22
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71
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Most Super 10s
Player |
Team
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Matches Played
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Times
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Pradeep Narwal
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Patna Pirates
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26
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19
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Rohit Kumar
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Bengaluru Bulls
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22
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12
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Ajay Thakur
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Tamil Thalaivas
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22
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12
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Most High 5s
Player |
Team
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Matches Played
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Times
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Surender Nada
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Haryana Steelers
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21
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9
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Surjeet S. Singh
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Bengal Warriors
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24
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9
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Girish Maruti Ernak
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Puneri Paltan
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21
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5
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References