The Dabang Delhi team after winning the Pro Kabaddi League title. Image: Twitter @ProKabaddi
Pro Kabaddi League organisers have announced the schedule for the first half of the upcoming season. It will begin on 7 October at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.
The fixtures have been released for 66 matches. Fans, allowed back once again, will get to watch all the 12 teams play within the first two days.
Pro Kabaddi season will be played in three cities: Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad. After the first leg in Bengaluru, action will move to Pune’s Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi on 27 October.
There will be triple headers on the opening three days. There will also be triple-headers every Friday and Saturday, through the league stage of season 9.
Reigning champions Dabang Delhi KC will get their defence underway on 7 October against U-Mumba. It will be followed by the Southern Derby between Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans. UP Yoddhas will face Jaipur Pink Panthers in the last match on the opening day.
The schedule for the second half of the season will be released by October-end, in order to help the 12 teams assess and rebuild their strategies.
Date
Day
Fixture
Time in IST
October 7
Friday
Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba
7:30 PM
October 7
Friday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans
8:30 PM
October 7
Friday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs UP Yoddhas
9:30 PM
October 8
Saturday
Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan
7:30 PM
October 8
Saturday
Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas
8:30 PM
October 8
Saturday
Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers
9:30 PM
October 9
Sunday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates
7:30 PM
October 9
Sunday
Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors
8:30 PM
October 9
Sunday
Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls
9:30 PM
October 10
Monday
U Mumba vs UP Yoddhas
7:30 PM
October 10
Monday
Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat Giants
8:30 PM
October 11
Tuesday
Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas
7:30 PM
October 11
Tuesday
Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans
8:30 PM
October 12
Wednesday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors
7:30 PM
October 12
Wednesday
UP Yoddhas vs Dabang Delhi
8:30 PM
October 14
Friday
Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba
7:30 PM
October 14
Friday
Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
8:30 PM
October 14
Friday
Gujarat Giants vs Puneri Paltan
9:30 PM
October 15
Saturday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Giants
7:30 PM
October 15
Saturday
Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi
8:30 PM
October 15
Saturday
Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates
9:30 PM
October 16
Sunday
Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba
7:30 PM
October 16
Sunday
UP Yoddhas vs Bengaluru Bulls
8:30 PM
October 17
Monday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates
7:30 PM
October 17
Monday
Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers
8:30 PM
October 18
Tuesday
Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
7:30 PM
October 18
Tuesday
Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan
8:30 PM
October 19
Wednesday
Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas
7:30 PM
October 19
Wednesday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas
8:30 PM
October 21
Friday
U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers
7:30 PM
October 21
Friday
Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors
8:30 PM
October 21
Friday
Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi
9:30 PM
October 22
Saturday
U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls
7:30 PM
October 22
Saturday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans
8:30 PM
October 22
Saturday
Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Giants
9:30 PM
October 23
Sunday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates
7:30 PM
October 23
Sunday
UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas
8:30 PM
October 25
Tuesday
Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
7:30 PM
October 25
Tuesday
Telugu Titans vs Haryana Steelers
8:30 PM
October 26
Wednesday
Gujarat Giants vs U Mumba
7:30 PM
October 26
Wednesday
Dabang Delhi vs Bengal Warriors
8:30 PM
October 28
Friday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
7:30 PM
October 28
Friday
Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan
8:30 PM
October 28
Friday
Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas
9:30 PM
October 29
Saturday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Dabang Delhi
7:30 PM
October 29
Saturday
Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants
8:30 PM
October 29
Saturday
Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba
9:30 PM
October 30
Sunday
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls
7:30 PM
October 30
Sunday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Dabang Delhi
8:30 PM
October 31
Monday
Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates
7:30 PM
October 31
Monday
UP Yoddhas vs Telugu Titans
8:30 PM
November 1
Tuesday
Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi
7:30 PM
November 1
Tuesday
Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls
8:30 PM
November 2
Wednesday
U Mumba vs Telugu Titans
7:30 PM
November 2
Wednesday
Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas
8:30 PM
November 4
Friday
Patna Pirates vs U Mumba
7:30 PM
November 4
Friday
Dabang Delhi vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
8:30 PM
November 4
Friday
UP Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan
9:30 PM
November 5
Saturday
Gujarat Giants vs Bengal Warriors
7:30 PM
November 5
Saturday
Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans
8:30 PM
November 5
Saturday
Haryana Steelers vs UP Yoddhas
9:30 PM
November 6
Sunday
Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Giants
7:30 PM
November 6
Sunday
Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas
8:30 PM
November 7
Monday
U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
7:30 PM
November 7
Monday
Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers
8:30 PM
November 8
Tuesday
Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddhas
7:30 PM
November 8
Tuesday
TBC vs TBC
8:30 PM
League Commissioner Anupam Goswami said, “PKL Season 9 is set to bring the high-voltage action of the best kabaddi in the world before Indian sports lovers across the three select cities of Bangalore, Pune, and Hyderabad.”
“As with each previous PKL Season, Season 9 will set strong benchmarks by the League and its broadcast partner, as well as our 12 Teams, to continue the growth of kabaddi in India for in-stadia and on-screen kabaddi fans”.