2016 Pro Kabaddi League (January)

2016 Pro Kabaddi League season was the third season of Pro Kabaddi League,^[1] a professional kabaddi league played in India since 2014. Pro Kabaddi, which saw 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^[2] at the Titan's home turf, Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.The winner is Patna Pirates.^[3]

Pro Kabaddi League – January 2016
Season 3

Tournament information
Dates	30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)–5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)
Administrator	Mashal Sports
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)	India
Teams	8
Website	prokabaddi.com
Final positions
Champion	Patna Pirates (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Most raid points	Pardeep Narwal (116)
Most tackle points	Manjeet Chhillar (61)
Most successful raid	Rishank Devadiga (86)
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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

Bengaluru

Mumbai

Pune

Kolkata

Jaipur

Patna

Vizag

Delhi

Locations of the 2016 Pro Kabaddi teams

Stadium and locations

This table is an excerpt from 2014 Pro Kabaddi League § Stadium and locations.[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium[4]
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 v t e	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

Source: ProKabaddi

(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

Match 1 30 January 2016 20:00 Telugu Titans 25–27 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 2 30 January 2016 21:00 Dabang Delhi 29–35 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Bengaluru Bulls won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 3 31 January 2016 20:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 27–18 U Mumba Scorecard Jaipur Pink Panthers won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 4 31 January 2016 21:00 Telugu Titans 27–26 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Telugu Titans won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 5 1 February 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 29–28 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Patna Pirates won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 6 1 February 2016 21:00 Telugu Titans 45–34 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Telugu Titans won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Match 7 2 February 2016 20:00 Telugu Titans 27–18 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Telugu Titans won Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

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Leg 2: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 8 3 February 2016 20:00 Bengaluru Bulls 24–33 Patna Pirates Scorecard Patna Pirates won

Match 9 3 February 2016 21:00 Dabang Delhi 20–38 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 10 4 February 2016 20:00 Bengaluru Bulls 24–34 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 11 5 February 2016 20:00 Dabang Delhi 17–30 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 12 5 February 2016 21:00 Bengaluru Bulls 36–26 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Bengaluru Bulls won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 13 6 February 2016 20:00 U Mumba 26–40 Patna Pirates Scorecard Patna Pirates won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 14 6 February 2016 21:00 Bengaluru Bulls 26–35 Telugu Titans Scorecard Telugu Titans won Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

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Leg 3: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 15 7 February 2016 20:00 Bengal Warriors 33–28 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Bengal Warriors won

Match 16 7 February 2016 21:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 39–34 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Jaipur Pink Panthers won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 17 8 February 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 29–25 Telugu Titans Scorecard Patna Pirates won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 18 8 February 2016 21:00 Bengal Warriors 34–17 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 19 9 February 2016 20:00 Bengal Warriors 31–36 Patna Pirates Scorecard Patna Pirates won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 20 10 February 2016 20:00 U Mumba 29–28 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard U Mumba won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Match 21 10 February 2016 21:00 Bengal Warriors 34–20 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

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Leg 4: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 22 11 February 2016 20:00 Puneri Paltan 30–30 Patna Pirates Scorecard Match Tied

Match 23 12 February 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 47–34 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Patna Pirates won Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 24 12 February 2016 21:00 Puneri Paltan 32–32 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Match Tied Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 25 13 February 2016 20:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 25–27 Telugu Titans Scorecard Telugu Titans won Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 26 13 February 2016 21:00 Puneri Paltan 27–29 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 27 14 February 2016 20:00 U Mumba 32–21 Bengal Warriors Scorecard U Mumba won Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Match 28 14 February 2016 21:00 Puneri Paltan 29–27 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

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Leg 5: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 29 16 February 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 32–27 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Patna Pirates won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 30 16 February 2016 21:00 Telugu Titans 26–35 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Jaipur Pink Panthers won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 31 17 February 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 36–22 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Patna Pirates won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 32 18 February 2016 20:00 Bengaluru Bulls 21–35 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Dabang Delhi won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 33 18 February 2016 21:00 Patna Pirates 28–28 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Match Tied Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 34 19 February 2016 20:00 Bengal Warriors 32–28 Telugu Titans Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Match 35 19 February 2016 21:00 Patna Pirates 28–34 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

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Leg 6: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 36 20 February 2016 20:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 30–21 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Jaipur Pink Panthers won

Match 37 20 February 2016 21:00 Puneri Paltan 32–22 Dabang Delhi Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 38 21 February 2016 20:00 Telugu Titans 40–22 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Telugu Titans won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 39 21 February 2016 21:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 18–33 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 40 22 February 2016 20:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 18–34 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 41 23 February 2016 20:00 Bengal Warriors 17–30 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match 42 23 February 2016 21:00 Jaipur Pink Panthers 24–47 Patna Pirates Scorecard Patna Pirates won Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

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Leg 7: Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 43 24 February 2016 20:00 Dabang Delhi 36–44 Telugu Titans Scorecard Telugu Titans won

Match 44 25 February 2016 20:00 Bengaluru Bulls 18–39 U Mumba Scorecard U Mumba won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 45 25 February 2016 21:00 Dabang Delhi 34–67 Patna Pirates Scorecard Patna Pirates won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 46 26 February 2016 20:00 Puneri Paltan 41–24 Telugu Titans Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 47 26 February 2016 21:00 Dabang Delhi 21–21 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard Match Tied Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 48 27 February 2016 20:00 Bengaluru Bulls 27–44 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

Match 49 27 February 2016 21:00 Dabang Delhi 31–37 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

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Leg 8: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 50 28 February 2016 20:00 U Mumba 35–21 Jaipur Pink Panthers Scorecard U Mumba won

Match 51 28 February 2016 21:00 Telugu Titans 42–41 Patna Pirates Scorecard Telugu Titans won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 52 29 February 2016 20:00 U Mumba 30–27 Puneri Paltan Scorecard U Mumba won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 53 1 March 2016 20:00 Bengal Warriors 26–22 Bengaluru Bulls Scorecard Bengal Warriors won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 54 1 March 2016 21:00 U Mumba 38–22 Telugu Titans Scorecard U Mumba won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 55 2 March 2016 20:00 Puneri Paltan 43–19 Bengal Warriors Scorecard Puneri Paltan won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Match 56 2 March 2016 21:00 U Mumba 36–20 Dabang Delhi Scorecard U Mumba won Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Playoff stage

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

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

Semi-final

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1st semi-final

Match 57 4 March 2016 20:00 Patna Pirates 40–21 Puneri Paltan Scorecard Patna Pirates won Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi

2nd semi-final

Match 58 4 March 2016 21:00 U Mumba 41–29 Bengal Warriors Scorecard U Mumba won Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi

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Third place

Match 59 5 March 2016 20:00 Puneri Paltan 31– 27 Bengal Warriors Report Puneri Paltan won Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

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Final

Match 60 5 March 2016 21:00 Patna Pirates 31–28 U Mumba Report Patna Pirates won and became the champions of PKL. Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi

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

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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 :^[6]

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/-