2017 Pro Kabaddi League
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.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 28 July 2017–28 October 2017 |
| Administrator | Mashal Sports |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Teams | 12 |
| Website | prokabaddi |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Patna Pirates (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Most raid points | Pardeep Narwal (369) |
| Most tackle points | Surender Nada (80) |
| Most successful raid | Pardeep Narwal (271) |
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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 | Color | City/State | Stadium[2] | Capacity |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kolkata, West Bengal | Netaji Indoor Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | 4,200 | |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | 4,494 | |
| Gujarat Giants | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | EKA Arena | 4,000 | |
| Haryana Steelers | Sonipat, Haryana | Motilal Nehru School of Sports | 2,000 | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Patna Pirates | Patna, Bihar | Patliputra Sports Complex | 3,500 | |
| Puneri Paltan | Pune, Maharashtra | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | 4,200 | |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Telugu Titans | Hyderabad/Vizag, Telangana | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 5,000 | |
| U Mumba | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium | 5,000 | |
| UP Yoddha | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium | 5,000 |
Personnel & kit
| Teams | Owners | Captain | Head coach | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor |
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| Bengal Warriors | Birthright Games & Entertainment Private Limited | Surjeet Singh | Jagdish Kumble | ||
| Bengaluru Bulls | WL League Pvt. Ltd. | Rohit Kumar | Randhir Singh | - | |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Mrs Radha Kapoor Khanna | Meraj Sheykh | Dr. Ramesh Bhendigiri | ISDI | ISME |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | Manjeet Chillar | Balwan Singh | Finolex Cables | Lux Cozi |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh V. Shah | Pardeep Narwal | Ram Meher Singh | Birla Gold Premium Cement | Johnson |
| Puneri Paltan | Insurekot Sports | Deepak Niwas Hooda | BC Ramesh | Force Motors | |
| Telugu Titans | Veera Sports | Rahul Chaudhari | Naveen Kumar | Greenko | TVS Tyres |
| U Mumba | Ronnie Screwvala | Anup Kumar | Bhaskaran Edacherry | ||
| Tamil Thalaivas | Iquest Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. & Blasters Sports Ventures Pvt. Ltd. | Ajay Thakur | K Baskaran | Muthoot Fincorp India | Maha Cement |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Mr. Gautam Adani | Fazel Atrachali | Manpreet Singh | Adani | Simpolo Ceramics |
| Haryana Steelers | JSW Group | Surender Nada | Rambir Singh Khokhar | Kent RO | |
| UP Yoddha | GMR League Games Pvt. Ltd. | Nitin Tomar | J. Udaya Kumar | Tata Yodha | Karbonn |
Sponsorship
- Vivo
- TVS
- Bajaj
- Mutual Funds Sahi hai!
- Gillette Mach3 Turbo
- Nissin
- Royal Challenge Sports Drink
- RR Kabel
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
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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| Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 87 |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 80 |
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 79 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -50 | 56 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | 51 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | -134 | 29 |
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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| Bengal Warriors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 77 |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 71 |
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 57 |
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 52 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -71 | 46 |
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]
Leg 1 – Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
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Leg 2 – Mankapur Indoor Stadium, Nagpur
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Leg 3 – The Arena, Ahmedabad
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Leg 4 – Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow
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Leg 5 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Leg 6 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Stadium, Kolkata
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Leg 7 – Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonepat
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Leg 8 – Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium, Ranchi
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Leg 9 – Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 10 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Leg 11 – Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
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Leg 12 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Elimination finals | Major/Minor semifinal | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| B1 | Bengal Warriors | 17 | Gujarat Giants | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Gujarat Giants | 42 | Patna Pirates | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Bengal Warriors | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Puneri Paltan | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patna Pirates | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | UP Yoddha | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puneri Paltan | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patna Pirates | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Haryana Steelers | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Patna Pirates | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
Eliminator 1 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Eliminator 2 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Qualifier 1 – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
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Eliminator 3 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Qualifier 2 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Final – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Statistics
Source: prokabaddi.com
Most Points Overall
| Player | Team | Matches Played | Points |
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| Pardeep Narwal | Patna Pirates | 26 | 369 |
| Rohit Kumar | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 231 |
| Ajay Thakur | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 222 |
Most Raid Points
| Player | Team | Matches Played | Points |
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| Pardeep Narwal | Patna Pirates | 26 | 369 |
| Rohit Kumar | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 219 |
| Ajay Thakur | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 213 |
Most Tackle Points
| Player | Team | Matches Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surender Nada | Haryana Steelers | 21 | 80 |
| Surjeet Singh | Bengal Warriors | 24 | 76 |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | Telugu Titans | 22 | 71 |
Most Super 10s
| Player | Team | Matches Played | Times |
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| Pradeep Narwal | Patna Pirates | 26 | 19 |
| Rohit Kumar | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 12 |
| Ajay Thakur | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 12 |
Most High 5s
| Player | Team | Matches Played | Times |
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| Surender Nada | Haryana Steelers | 21 | 9 |
| Surjeet S. Singh | Bengal Warriors | 24 | 9 |
| Girish Maruti Ernak | Puneri Paltan | 21 | 5 |
References
- "Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Auction: Nitin Tomar to Team UP for Rs 93 lakh".
- "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- "Season 5, results".
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