The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024, which marks the 11th season of the tournament, is set to kick off on October 18, 2024. Organized by Mashal Sports, this year's edition will showcase top kabaddi talents in an exciting new three-destination format. With its thrilling mix of agility, strength, and strategy, PKL has become one of the most popular sporting leagues in India, drawing millions of viewers every season.
Pro Kabaddi League 2024: Format and Venues
Unlike previous seasons that toured across 12 cities, PKL 2024 will take place across three venues, adding a focused intensity to each leg of the competition.
Hyderabad: The tournament will begin in Hyderabad on October 18 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Known for its passionate kabaddi fan base, Hyderabad has hosted several PKL matches in the past, and the venue is expected to create an electrifying atmosphere for the season opener.
Noida: After the Hyderabad leg, the league will move to Noida Indoor Stadium on November 10 for the second phase of the tournament. Noida has become a stronghold for kabaddi, with the local crowd eager to support their teams.
Pune: The third and final leg of the league phase will be held at the Balewadi Badminton Stadium in Pune, starting from December 3. Pune, a city that has seen memorable PKL clashes over the years, will bring the regular season to an end, paving the way for the playoffs.
PKL 2024 Timetable and Schedule
Starting from October 18 to November 9, the first 44 matches will be played at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium of Hyderabad. Here is the fixture:
Date | Match | Time |
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October 18, Friday | Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls | 8:00 PM |
October 18, Friday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
October 19, Saturday | Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
October 19, Saturday | Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
October 20, Sunday | Bengal Warriorz vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
October 20, Sunday | Gujarat Giants vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
October 21, Monday | UP Yoddhas vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
October 21, Monday | Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
October 22, Tuesday | Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
October 22, Tuesday | UP Yoddhas vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
October 23, Wednesday | Gujarat Giants vs U Mumba | 8:00 PM |
October 23, Wednesday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
October 24, Thursday | Bengal Warriorz vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
October 24, Thursday | Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9:00 PM |
October 25, Friday | Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
October 25, Friday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
October 26, Saturday | U Mumba vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
October 26, Saturday | Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 9:00 PM |
October 27, Sunday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
October 27, Sunday | UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
October 28, Monday | Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
October 28, Monday | Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
October 29, Tuesday | Bengal Warriorz vs Puneri Paltan | 8:00 PM |
October 29, Tuesday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 9:00 PM |
October 30, Wednesday | Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
October 30, Wednesday | UP Yoddhas vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
October 31, Thursday | Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
October 31, Thursday | U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9:00 PM |
November 2, Saturday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
November 2, Saturday | UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
November 3, Sunday | Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba | 8:00 PM |
November 3, Sunday | Bengal Warriorz vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 4, Monday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
November 4, Monday | Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
November 5, Tuesday | U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
November 5, Tuesday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs UP Yoddhas | 9:00 PM |
November 6, Wednesday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
November 6, Wednesday | Patna Pirates vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
November 7, Thursday | Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Giants | 8:00 PM |
November 7, Thursday | Bengal Warriorz vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 9:00 PM |
November 8, Friday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates | 8:00 PM |
November 8, Friday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Tamil Thalaivas | 9:00 PM |
November 9, Saturday | Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan | 8:00 PM |
November 9, Saturday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriorz | 9:00 PM |
Pro Kabaddi Matches at Noida Indoor Stadium
From November 10 onwards to December 1st, the next 44 matches will be played at Noida Indoor Stadium.
Date | Match | Time |
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November 10, Sunday | UP Yoddhas vs U Mumba | 8:00 PM |
November 10, Sunday | Gujarat Giants vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 11, Monday | Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates | 8:00 PM |
November 11, Monday | U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 12, Tuesday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
November 12, Tuesday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
November 13, Wednesday | Gujarat Giants vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
November 13, Wednesday | Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 14, Thursday | UP Yoddhas vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
November 14, Thursday | Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
November 15, Friday | Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
November 15, Friday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
November 16, Saturday | Bengal Warriorz vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
November 16, Saturday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
November 17, Sunday | Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas | 8:00 PM |
November 17, Sunday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
November 18, Monday | Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba | 8:00 PM |
November 18, Monday | Telugu Titans vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 19, Tuesday | Puneri Paltan vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
November 19, Tuesday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
November 20, Wednesday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Gujarat Giants | 8:00 PM |
November 20, Wednesday | Telugu Titans vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
November 21, Thursday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers | 8:00 PM |
November 21, Thursday | Bengal Warriorz vs Telugu Titans | 9:00 PM |
November 22, Friday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
November 22, Friday | Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas | 9:00 PM |
November 23, Saturday | Gujarat Giants vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
November 23, Saturday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
November 24, Sunday | Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
November 24, Sunday | Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas | 9:00 PM |
November 25, Monday | U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls | 8:00 PM |
November 25, Monday | Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9:00 PM |
November 26, Tuesday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Patna Pirates | 8:00 PM |
November 26, Tuesday | UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas | 9:00 PM |
November 27, Wednesday | Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan | 8:00 PM |
November 27, Wednesday | Bengal Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
November 28, Thursday | UP Yoddhas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
November 28, Thursday | U Mumba vs Telugu Titans | 9:00 PM |
November 29, Friday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers | 8:00 PM |
November 29, Friday | Gujarat Giants vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
November 30, Saturday | Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls | 8:00 PM |
November 30, Saturday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans | 9:00 PM |
December 1, Sunday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
December 1, Sunday | Bengal Warriorz vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
Pro Kabaddi Matches at Balewadi Badminton Stadium, Pune
From December 3 onwards to the 24th of December, the remaining 44 league matches will be played at Balewadi Badminton Stadium of Pune.
Date | Match | Time |
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December 3, Tuesday | Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Giants | 8:00 PM |
December 3, Tuesday | U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
December 4, Wednesday | Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
December 4, Wednesday | Haryana Steelers vs Bengal Warriorz | 9:00 PM |
December 5, Thursday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
December 5, Thursday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
December 6, Friday | Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates | 8:00 PM |
December 6, Friday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
December 7, Saturday | UP Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan | 8:00 PM |
December 7, Saturday | Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriorz | 9:00 PM |
December 8, Sunday | Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
December 8, Sunday | U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants | 9:00 PM |
December 9, Monday | Haryana Steelers vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
December 9, Monday | Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 9:00 PM |
December 10, Tuesday | Gujarat Giants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
December 10, Tuesday | Bengal Warriorz vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
December 11, Wednesday | Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls | 8:00 PM |
December 11, Wednesday | U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas | 9:00 PM |
December 12, Thursday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Telugu Titans | 8:00 PM |
December 12, Thursday | UP Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriorz | 9:00 PM |
December 13, Friday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates | 8:00 PM |
December 13, Friday | Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
December 14, Saturday | Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants | 8:00 PM |
December 14, Saturday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Haryana Steelers | 9:00 PM |
December 15, Sunday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 8:00 PM |
December 15, Sunday | U Mumba vs UP Yoddhas | 9:00 PM |
December 16, Monday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
December 16, Monday | Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan | 9:00 PM |
December 17, Tuesday | Haryana Steelers vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
December 17, Tuesday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls | 9:00 PM |
December 18, Wednesday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
December 18, Wednesday | Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans | 9:00 PM |
December 19, Thursday | Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
December 19, Thursday | U Mumba vs Patna Pirates | 9:00 PM |
December 20, Friday | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriorz | 8:00 PM |
December 20, Friday | Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans | 9:00 PM |
December 21, Saturday | Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Giants | 8:00 PM |
December 21, Saturday | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9:00 PM |
December 22, Sunday | Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls | 8:00 PM |
December 22, Sunday | Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
December 23, Monday | Gujarat Giants vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | 8:00 PM |
December 23, Monday | Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas | 9:00 PM |
December 24, Tuesday | Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas | 8:00 PM |
December 24, Tuesday | Bengal Warriorz vs U Mumba | 9:00 PM |
Pro Kabaddi Playoff schedule (Final Match)
The dates and venues for the playoffs, including the semi-finals and final, will be announced later, heightening anticipation as the tournament progresses.
Record-Breaking Auction of PKL 2024
The PKL 2024 auction, held on 15 & 16 August 2024 in Mumbai, set new records for player bids. Eight players commanded auction prices exceeding ₹1 crore, demonstrating the increasing value and popularity of kabaddi athletes.
The star of the auction was Sachin Tanwar, who was acquired by Tamil Thalaivas for a staggering ₹2.15 crore, making him the most expensive player in PKL history. Other top players also saw intense bidding wars, signaling an even more competitive season ahead.
Where to Watch PKL 2024: Live Telecast and Streaming
Fans can catch all the live action of the Pro Kabaddi League 2024 on Star Sports Network, which will broadcast the matches on its various channels.
For those who prefer streaming, the matches will be available live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website, allowing fans to enjoy PKL matches on the go.
Conclusion
As Pro Kabaddi League 2024 begins on October 18 in Hyderabad, the excitement is building up among fans and players alike. With a new three-city format, record-breaking player bids, and the promise of intense competition, PKL season 11 is poised to be one of the most thrilling editions yet.
Don't miss out on the action—tune in to Star Sports or stream live on Disney+ Hotstar to follow your favorite teams and players as they compete for the coveted PKL trophy.