2022 Ultimate Kho Kho season
The 2022 season of Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) was the inaugural season which began August 14, 2022 and ended September 4, 2022. There were six teams playing a total of 34 matches.[1][2] The Odisha Juggernauts beat the Telugu Yoddhas 46-45 in the final.[3]
| 2022 Ultimate Kho Kho season | |
|---|---|
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| League | Ultimate Kho Kho |
| Sport | Kho Kho |
| Hosts | India |
| Duration | 14 August – 4 September 2022 |
| Number of matches | 34 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Champions | Odisha Juggernauts (1st title) |
| Runner-ups | Telugu Yoddhas |
Teams
The six teams are named Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.[4]
Squads
Chennai Quick Guns
Attackers: Balvir Singh, Jaswant Singh, Manoj Patil, P Narasayya, Sachin Gaur, V Kabilan, and Venu Gopal S.
Defenders: Buchannagari Raju, Daasari Jeevith Rao, Vignesh M, Mahesh Madhukar Shinde(VC), N Suresh, P Anand Kumar, Prasad Vijay Patil, Pritam Ankush Chougule, S. Santhru, Sibin. M, and Vijay Vegad Jagdishbhai.
All-rounders: M Vignesh, Amit Vasant Patil(C), Madan, P Jai Prasath, Rajvardhan Shankar Patil, K Ram, Ramji Kashyap.
Gujarat Giants
Attackers: Abhinandan Mahadev Patil, Ranjan Sridhar Shetty(C), Chinmoy Nandi, Nilesh Sarjerao Patil, Praful Raju Bhange, S Kavin Raj, Sagar Subhash Lengare, S Sarathkumar, and Shubham Motiramji Jambhale.
Defenders: Mareppa, Ajay Kumar Mandra, Akshay Sandeep Bhangare, Aniket Bhagawan Pote, Dhiraj Vinod Bhave, Manoj Sarkar, Sagar Deepakraj, Saleem Khan, and Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde.
All-rounders: Pothireddy Sivareddy(VC), Debendra Nath, Suyash Vishwas, T Jagannath, Rutishbhai Jayantibhai.
Mumbai Khiladis
Attackers: Kurpe Milind Rajendra, Shreejesh S, Abhishek Pathrode, Durvesh Vikas Salunke, Rajesh Kumar, Avik Singha, Bichu S S, Rahul Bharat Sawant, Devendra Dagur, and Ummer Ahmad Rathar.
Defenders: Rohan Bapuso Kore, Vijay Gajanan Hajare(C), Faizankha Sherkha Pathan, Gajanan Maruti Shengal, Rohit Verma, Sourabh Nathaji Ahir, Sribin Kp, Gaurav Kandpal, Abishek M S, Rajat Malik, Harish Mohmmad, Gaurav, and Srijin J.
All-rounders: Visag S
Odisha Juggernauts
Attackers: Suraj Shital Lande, Mahesha P, Avinash Shivaji Desai, Lipun Mukhi, Dinesh Naik S, Shiv Kumar Sen, Manoj Narayan Ghotekar, Darshanapu Sathish, Mukesh Prajapat
Defenders: Gowtham MK, Vishal, Suresh Kumar, Thugana Vinod Kumar, Gurjinder Singh, and Swayam Satyaprakash Parija.
All-rounders: Dilip Khandavi, Jagannatha Murmu, Aditya Sunil Kudale, Nilesh Ananda Jadhav, Dipesh Vijay More(Co-Captain), Subhasis Santra, Arjun Singh, and Milind Dilip Chavarekar(Co-captain)
Rajasthan Warriors
Attackers: Sourabh Shivaji Adavkar, Suresh Shamrao Sawant, Majahar Kalandar Jamadar(Co-Captain), Mohammed Taseen, Konjengbam Dhananjoy Singh, Sushant Sanjay Kaldhone, Atla Siva Nagi Reddy, Biswajit Das, Ashwani Ranjan, and Mukesh Maurya.
Defenders: Dilrajsing Rekha Sengar, Akshay Prashant Ganpule(Co-Captain), SK. Murtaja Ali, Jithin B, Tapan Pal, Mahesh M, and Bhuneshwar Sahu.
All-rounders: Abhijit Patil, Sushant Dattatray, Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade, Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal, Govind Yadav, Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Nikhil B, Yalla Satish.
Telugu Yoddhas
Attackers: Prajwal KH(C), Adarsh Dattatray Mohite, Subramani V, Gavara Venkatesh, Thokchom Sadananda Meitei, P Hemachandran, Sachin Bhargo, Dhanush K C, Aditya Das, and Sinam Rokeson Singh.
Defenders: Sudershan, Deepak Vitthal Madhav, Avdhut Bharat Patil, Prasad Vaibhav Radye, Dhruv, and Bojjam Ranjith.
All-rounders: Pratik Waikar(VC), Rohan Shingade, Arun SA, Arun Ashok Gunki, Anukul Sarkar, and Pittu Bala Sambi Reddy
Points Table
| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Score Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 23 | Qualified To Qualifier1 |
| 2 | Odisha Juggernauts | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 21 | Qualified To Qualifier1 |
| 3 | Telugu Yoddhas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 19 | Qualified To Eliminator |
| 4 | Chennai Quick Guns | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 15 | Qualified To Eliminator |
| 5 | Mumbai Khiladis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -36 | 12 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Rajasthan Warriors | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -99 | 4 | Eliminated |
Top 4 teams qualify for playoffs[5]
- 3 points awarded for a win
- 2 points for a tie
- 1 point for a loss by less than 4 points
League stage
All Matches were played at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
14th August 2022
Match 1:
20:00 (IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 44 vs 69 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 25 points Report
Match 2:
21:15 (IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 40 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas
Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points Report
15th August 2022
Match 3:
19:30 (IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 43 vs 51 Mumbai Khiladis
Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 8 points Report
Match 4:
20:45(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 43 Chennai Quick Guns
Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 8 points Report
16th August 2022
Match 5:
19:30 (IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 68 vs 47 Rajasthan Warriors
Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 21 points Report
Match 6:
20:45(IST)
Gujarat Giants 54 vs 49 Odisha Juggernauts
Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 5 points Report
17th August 2022
Match 7:
19:30 (IST)
Gujarat Giants 66 vs 48 Mumbai Khiladis
Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 22 points Report
Match 8:
20:45(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 25 vs 49 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 25 points Report
19th August 2022
Match 9:
19:30 (IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 46 vs 65 Odisha Juggernauts
Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 19 points Report
Match 10:
20:45(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 45 vs 65 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 20 points Report
21st August 2022
Match 11:
19:30 (IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 50 vs 47 Gujarat Giants
Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 3 points Report
Match 12:
20:45(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 45 vs 83 Telugu Yoddhas
Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 38 points Report
23rd August 2022
Match 13:
19:30 (IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 55 vs 43 Mumbai Khiladis
Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 12 points Report
Match 14:
20:45(IST)
Gujarat Giants 51 vs 53 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 2 points Report
24th August 2022
Match 15:
19:30 (IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 41 Chennai Quick Guns
Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points Report
Match 16:
20:45(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 56 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors
Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 14 points Report
25th August 2022
Match 17:
19:30 (IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 45 Rajasthan Warriors
Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 6 points Report
Match 18:
20:45(IST)
Gujarat Giants 51 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas
Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 3 points Report
26th August 2022
Match 19:
19:30 (IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 44 vs 50 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns by 6 points Report
Match 20:
20:45(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 54 vs 46 Telugu Yoddhas
Mumbai Khiladis beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points Report
27th August 2022
Match 21:
19:30 (IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 36 vs 57 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 21 points Report
Match 22:
20:45(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 60 vs 37 Mumbai Khiladis
Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 23 points Report
28th August 2022
Match 23:
19:30 (IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 48 vs 39 Telugu Yoddhas
Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 9 points Report
Match 24:
20:45(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 40 vs 42 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 2 points Report
29th August 2022
Match 25:
19:30 (IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 58 vs 42 Mumbai Khiladis
Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 16 points Report
Match 26:
20:45(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 88 vs 21 Gujarat Giants
Telugu Yoddhas beat Gujrat Gaints by 67 points Report
30th August 2022
Match 27:
19:30 (IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 79 vs 31 Odisha Juggernauts
Mumbai Khiladis beat Odisha Juggernauts by 48 points Report
Match 28:
20:45(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 31 vs 66 Rajasthan Warriors
Rajasthan Warriors beat Chennai Quick Guns by 35 points Report
31st August 2022
Match 29:
19:30 (IST)
Gujarat Giants 47 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors
Gujarat Gaints beat Rajasthan Warriors by 5 points Report
Match 30:
20:45(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 65 vs 36 Odisha Juggernauts
Telugu Yoddhas beat Odisha Jaggernauts by 29 points Report
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| Qualifier 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Gujarat Giants | 43 | Odisha Juggernauts | 46 | |||||||||
| Odisha Jaggernauts | 57 | Qualifier 2 | Telugu Yoddhas | 45 | |||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | Telugu Yoddhas | 67 | |||||||||||
| Telugu Yoddhas | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Chennai Quick Guns | 43 | ||||||||||||
2nd September 2022
Eliminator:
19:30 (IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 61 vs 43 Chennai Quick Guns
Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 18 points Report
Qualifier 1:
20:45(IST)
Gujarat Giants 43 vs 57 Odisha Jaggernauts
Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujrat Gaints by 14 points Report
3rd September 2022
Qualifier 2:
19:45(IST)
Gujarat Giants 44 vs 67 Telugu Yoddhas
Telugu Yoddhas beat Gujrat Giants by 23 points Report
4th September 2022
Final:
20:00(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 46 vs 45 Telugu Yoddhas
Odisha Jaggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 1 point Report [3]
Awards
| Award | Winners |
|---|---|
| Player of the Tournament | Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns) |
| Young Player of the Tournament | Madan (Chennai Quick Guns) |
| Attacker of the Tournament | Abhinandan Patil (Gujarat Giants) |
| Defender of the Tournament | Deepak Madhav (Telugu Yoddhas) |
Stats
Source:[6]
Top Attacker
| Player | Team | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ramji Kashyap | Chennai Quick Guns | 108 |
| Majahar Jamadar | Rajasthan Warriors | 105 |
| Arun Gunki | Telugu Yoddhas | 96 |
Top Defenders
| Player | Team | Defending Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ramji Kashyap | Chennai Quick Guns | 21:48 |
| Deepak Madhav | Telugu Yoddhas | 20:23 |
| Pratik Waikar | Telugu Yoddhas | 20:13 |
Top Wazirs
| Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Abhinandan Patil | Gujarat Giants | 89 |
| Durvesh Salunke | Mumbai Khiladis | 74 |
| Hrushikesh Murchavade | Rajasthan Warriors | 73 |
Total Sky Dives
| Player | Team | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Ramji Kashyap | Chennai Quick Guns | 24 |
| Suraj Lande | Odisha Juggernauts | 20 |
| Rohan Shingade | Telugu Yoddhas | 19 |
Total Pole Dives
| Player | Team | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Arun Gunki | Telugu Yoddhas | 13 |
| Nilesh Jadhav | Odisha Juggernauts | 11 |
| Ranjan Shetty | Gujarat Giants | 8 |
Total High 5s
| Player | Team | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Majahar Jamadar | Rajasthan Warriors | 1 |
| Arun Gunki | Telugu Yoddhas | |
| Nilesh Patil | Gujarat Giants |
Not Outs
| Player | Team | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Majahar Jamadar | Rajasthan Warriors | 8 |
| Adarsh Mohite | Telugu Yoddhas | |
| Abhinandan Patil | Gujarat Giants |
Total Touch Points
| Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sreejesh S | Mumbai Khiladis | 66 |
| Abhinandan Patil | Gujarat Giants | |
| Suyash Gargate | Gujarat Giants | 50 |
Total Dive Points
| Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ramji Kashyap | Chennai Quick Guns | 88 |
| Majahar Jamadar | Rajasthan Warriors | 79 |
| Rohan Shingade | Telugu Yoddhas | 71 |
Team Total Points
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Telugu Yoddhas | 759 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 595 |
| Gujarat Giants | 585 |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 526 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 499 |
Team Attacking Points
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Telugu Yoddhas | 593 |
| Gujarat Giants | 485 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 482 |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 445 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 404 |
Team Defending Points
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Telugu Yoddhas | 122 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 98 |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 72 |
| Gujarat Giants | 70 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 60 |
Team Touch Points
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Gujarat Giants | 202 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 182 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 142 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 122 |
| Rajasthan Warriors | 102 |
Team All Outs Taken
| Team | No. |
|---|---|
| Telugu Yoddhas | 6 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 2 |
| Gujarat Giants | |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 1 |
| Odisha Juggernauts |
Team All Outs Conceded
| Team | No. |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan Warriors | 4 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 2 |
| Gujarat Giants | |
| Odisha Juggernauts | |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 1 |
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