2023–24 Ultimate Kho Kho

The 2023-2024 season of Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) was the second edition of the tournament, which was held from 24 December 2023 to 13 January 2024 in Cuttack, Odisha.[1] There were six teams playing 34 matches.[2][3][4] Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns 31-26 in the final.[5]

2023-24 Ultimate Kho Kho season
LeagueUltimate Kho Kho
SportKho Kho
Defending championsOdisha Juggernauts (2022)
HostsJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
Duration24 December - 14 January 2024
Number of teams6
League championsGujarat Giants
  Runner-upsChennai Quick Guns
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

History

edit

The player draft for the season was held on November 21, 2023, where 145 out of 272 draftable players were selected.[6][7] A total of 18 players have been retained by the franchises from the previous season.[8][9]

Format

edit

A change to the rules was introduced in this season that each tagged defender would always be worth 2 points to the attacking team,[10] as opposed to the format in the previous season where a bonus 3rd point could be earned if an attacker tagged a defender while diving.[11][12][13] The rule around Dream Runs was also changed, such that 1 point is earned by a batch of defenders for surviving 3 minutes, and then 1 more point for every 30 seconds afterwards.[14]

Prize money

edit

The winning team received 1 crore (US$120,000), while the runner-ups received 50 lakh (US$60,000) and the third-placed team received 30 lakh (US$36,000).[5]

Popularity

edit

The official social media handles for UKK received over 213 million views during the tournament, totalling a 150% increase in popularity.[15]

Teams

edit
 
 
Mumbai Khiladis
 
Rajasthan Warriors
 
Telugu Yoddhas
 
Gujarat Giants
 
Odisha Juggernauts
 
Chennai Quick Guns
Locations of the UKK teams

The six teams are named Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.[2]

Squads

edit

Chennai Quick Guns

edit

Attackers

edit

Balvir Singh,Jaswant Singh,Manoj Patil,P Narasayya,Sachin Gaur,V Kabilan,Venu Gopal S

Defenders

edit

Buchannagari Raju,Jeevith Daasari Rao,M Vignesh,Mahesh Madhukar Shinde,N Suresh,P Anand Kumar,Prasad Vijay Patil,Pritam Ankush Chougule,S.Santhru,SibinM,Vijaybhai Vegad

All-Rounders

edit

Amit Vasant Patil(C),M Vignesh,Madan,P.Jai Prasath,Rajvardhan Shankar Patil,K Ram Mohan,Ramji Kashyap

Gujarat Giants

edit

Attackers

edit

Abhinandan Mahadev Patil,Aniket Bhagwan Pote,Bhat Hakmaji Govind,Chinmoy Nandi,Nilesh Sarjerao Patil,Praful Raju Bhange,Ranjan Shridhar Shetty(C),S.Kavin Raj,Sagar Shubhash Lengare,Sarath Kumar Saravanan,Shubham Motiramji Jambhale

Defenders

edit

Ajay Kumar Mandra,Akshay Sandeep Bhangare,Dhiraj Vinod Bhave,Manoj Sarkar,Mareppa,Rutishbhai Jayantibhai Barde,SagarDeepakraj Potdar,Saleem Khan,Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde

All-Rounders

edit

Debendra Nath,TJaggannath Das,Pothi Reddy Siva Reddy,SuyashVishwas Gargate

Mumbai Khiladis

edit

Attackers

edit

Abhishek Pathrode,Abishek M S,Avik Singha,Bichu S S,Devendra Dagur,Durvesh Vikas Salunke,Milind Rajendra Kurpe,Rahul Bharat Sawant,Rajesh Kumar,Shubham Kachhi,Sreejesh S,Ummer Ahmad Rathar

Defenders

edit

Ajay Panchabhai,FaizankhaSherkha Pathan,GajananMaruti Shengal,Gaurav,Gaurav Kandpal,Harish Mohmmad,Rajat Malik,Rohan Bapuso Kore,Rohit Verma,Sourabh Nathaji Ahir,Sribin KP,Srijin J,Vijay Gajanan Hajare(C)

All-Rounders

edit

Visag S

Odisha Juggernauts

edit

Attackers

edit

Darshanapu Sathish,Dinesh Naik S,Lipun Mukhi,Mahesha.P,Manoj Narayanrao Ghotekar,Mukesh Prajapat,Shiv Kumar Sen,Siddheswar Tudu,Sukanath Sing,Suraj Shital Lande

Defenders

edit

Gowtham M K,Gurjinder Singh,Suresh Kumar,Swayam Satyaprakash Parija,Thungana Vinod Kumar,Vishal

All-Rounders

edit

Aditya Kudale,Arjun Singh,Avinash Shivaji Desai,Dilip Ratan Khandavi,Dipesh Vijay More(C),Jagannath Murmu,Milind Dilip Chavrekar(C),Nilesh Ananda Jadhav,Subhasish Santra

Rajasthan Warriors

edit

Attackers

edit

Ashwani Ranjan,Atla Siva Nagi Reddy,Biswajit Das,Konjengbam Dhananjoy Singh,Majahar Kalandar Jamadar(C),Mohammed Taseen,Mukesh Maurya,Sourabh Shivaji Adavkar,Suresh Shamrao Sawant,Sushant Sanjay Kaldhone

Defenders

edit

Akshay Ganpule(C),Bhuneshwar Sahu,Jithin B,Mahesh M,Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal,SK.Murtaja Ali,Tapan Pal

All-Rounders

edit

Abhijit Vasant Patil,Bharat Kumar Pradhan,Dilrajsing Rekha Sengar,Govind Yadav,Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade,Nikhil B,Sushant Dattatray Hajare,Yalla Satish

Telugu Yoddhas

edit

Attackers

edit

Adarsh Dattatray Mohite,Aditya Das,Dhanush K C,Gavara Venkatesh,P Hemachandran,Prajwal K H(C),Sinam Rokeson Singh,Sachin Bhargo,Thokchom Sadananda Meitei,V Subramani

Defenders

edit

Avdhut Bharat Patil,Bojjam Ranjith,Deepak Vitthal Madhav,Dhruv,Prasad Vaibhav Radye,Sudershan

All-Rounders

edit

Anukul Sarkar,Arun Ashok Gunki,Arun S. A.,Bala Sambi Reddy Pittu,Pratik Kiran Waikar,Rohan Tanaji Shingade

Points Table

edit
Pos Teams Played Won Lost Tied No Result Score Difference Points
1 Chennai Quick Guns 10 7 1 2 0 76 25 Qualified For Semi-Final
2 Odisha Juggernauts 10 6 2 2 0 37 23
3 Gujarat Giants[16] 10 6 3 1 0 55 21
4 Telugu Yoddhas 10 6 4 0 0 -5 18
5 Mumbai Khiladis 10 2 7 1 0 -62 10 Eliminated
6 Rajasthan Warriors 10 0 10 0 0 -101 2

Points format:[17]

  • 3 points awarded for a win
  • 2 points for a tie
  • 1 point for a loss by less than 4 points

League Stage

edit

All Matches will be played in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium (Cuttack).[18]

24 December 2023

edit

Match 1

edit

19:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 35-27 Rajasthan Warriors

Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 8 points. Report

Match 2

edit

20:30(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 46-44 Mumbai Khiladis

Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 2 points. Report

25 December 2023

edit

Match 3

edit

19:30(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 30-41 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 11 points. Report

Match 4

edit

20:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 38-32 Telugu Yoddhas

Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 6 points. Report

26 December 2023

edit

Match 5

edit

19:30(IST)

Gujarat Giants 34-30 Mumbai Khiladis

Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 4 points Report

Match 6

edit

20:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 34-34 Chennai Quick Guns

Match Tied on 34 points each Report

  • First tie of UKK history

27 December 2023

edit

Match 7

edit

19:30(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 38-28 Rajasthan Warriors

Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 10 points Report

Match 8

edit

20:30(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 28-31 Odisha Juggernauts

Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 3 points Report

29 December 2023

edit

Match 9

edit

19:30(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 27-31 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 4 points Report

Match 10

edit

20:30(IST)

Gujarat Giants 41-24 Telugu Yoddhas

Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 17 points Report

30 December 2023

edit

Match 11

edit

19:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 36-31 Mumbai Khiladis

Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 5 points Report

Match 12

edit

20:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 29-34 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 5 points Report

31 December 2023

edit

Match 13

edit

19:30(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 29-28 Odisha Juggernauts

Telugu Yoddhas beat Odisha Juggernauts by 1 points Report

Match 14

edit

20:30(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 30-31 Mumbai Khiladis

Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 1 points. Report

1 January 2024

edit

Match 15

edit

19:30(IST)

Gujarat Giants 29-35 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 6 points Report

Match 16

edit

20:30(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 27-34 Telugu Yoddhas

Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 7 points Report

2 January 2024

edit

Match 17

edit

19:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 30-30 Odisha Juggernauts

Match Tied on 30 points each Report

Match 18

edit

20:30(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 26-26 Gujarat Giants

Match Tied on 26 points each Report

3 January 2024

edit

Match 19

edit

19:30(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 22-40 Telugu Yoddhas

Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 18 points Report

Match 20

edit

20:30(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 21-32 Odisha Juggernauts

Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 11 points Report

5 January 2024

edit

Match 21

edit

19:30(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 38-30 Chennai Quick Guns

Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 8 points Report

Match 22

edit

20:30(IST)

Gujarat Giants 46-22 Rajasthan Warriors

Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 24 points Report

6 January 2024

edit

Match 23

edit

19:30(IST)

Gujarat Giants 27-30 Odisha Juggernauts

Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 3 points.Report

Match 24

edit

20:30(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 18-41 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 23 points.Report

7 January 2024

edit

Match 25

edit

19:30(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 29-27 Rajasthan Warriors

Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 2 points.Report

Match 26

edit

20:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 35-27 Telugu Yoddhas

Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points.Report

8 January 2024

edit

Match 27

edit

19:30(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 22-42 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 20 points.Report

Match 28

edit

20:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 42-19 Rajasthan Warriors

Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 23 points.Report

9 January 2024

edit

Match 29

edit

19:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 34-24 Mumbai Khiladis

Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 10 points.Report

Match 30

edit

20:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 38-21 Gujarat Giants

Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 17 points.Report

Knockouts

edit
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Chennai Quick Guns 31
4 Telugu Yoddhas 29
Chennai Quick Guns 26
Gujarat Giants 31
3 Gujarat Giants 29
2 Odisha Juggernauts 27 Third place
Telugu Yoddhas 24
Odisha Juggernauts 32

11 January 2024

edit

Semi-Final 1

edit

19:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 27-29 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 2 points.

Report

Semi-Final 2

edit

20:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 31-29 Telugu Yoddhas

Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 2 points.

Report

13 January 2024

edit

3rd Place Playoff

edit

19:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 32-24 Telugu Yoddhas

Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points.Report

Final

edit

20:00(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 26-31 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns by 5 points.Report

Awards

edit
Player of the Tournament Rising Star of the Tournament Attacker of the Tournament Defender of the Tournament
Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns) Shubham Thorat (Gujarat Giants) Pratik Waikar (Telugu Yoddhas) Aditya Ganpule (Telugu Yoddhas)

Stats

edit

Source:[19]

Player Stats

edit

Top Attackers

edit
Player Team Total Points
Ramji Kashyap CQG 84
Pratik Waikar TY 68
Rahul Mandal 58

Top Defenders

edit
Player Team Defending Time
Ramji Kashyap CQG 33:03
Aditya Ganpule TY 23:15
Vijay Shinde 21:30

Top Wazirs

edit
Player Team Wazir Points
Pratik Waikar TY 68
Durvesh Salunke 38
Deepak Sahoo 36

Total Sky Dives

edit
Player Team Count
Ramji Kashyap CQG 27
Rahul Mandal 16
Suraj Lande 15

Total Pole Dives

edit
Player TY Count
Pratik Waikar TY 13
Arun Gunki 11
Aniket Pote 7

Total High 5s

edit
Player[a] Team Count
Abhinandan Patil GG 1
Sanket Kadam GG 1
Pratik Waikar TY 1

Not Outs

edit
Player Team Count
Dilip Khandavi OJ 7
Arun Gunki TY 6
Sumon Barman CQG 6

Total Touch Points

edit
Player Team Touch Points
Sreejesh S MK 32
Suyash Gargate 30
Gajanan Shengal 28

Total Dive Points

edit
Player Team Dive Points
Ramji Kashyap CQG 58
Pratik Waikar TY 44
Rahul Mandal 40

Team Stats

edit

Team Total Points

edit
Player Team Points
Chennai Quick Guns 412
Gujarat Giants 401
Telugu Yoddhas 383
Odisha Juggernauts 377
Mumbai Khiladis 283

Team Attacking Points

edit
Player Attacking Points
Chennai Quick Guns 350
Telugu Yoddhas 342
Gujarat Giants 334
Odisha Juggernauts 314
Mumbai Khiladis 256

Team Defending Points

edit
Player Defending Points
Chennai Quick Guns 60
Odisha Juggernauts 57
Gujarat Giants 57
Telugu Yoddhas 37
Mumbai Khiladis 25

Team Touch Points

edit
Player Touch Points
Gujarat Giants 176
Odisha Juggernauts 168
Telugu Yoddhas 142
Chennai Quick Guns 136
Mumbai Khiladis 132

Team All Outs Taken

edit
Player All Outs Taken
Telugu Yoddhas 2
Mumbai Khiladis 1
Gujarat Giants 1

Team All Outs Conceded

edit
Player All Outs Conceded
Mumbai Khiladis 1
Rajasthan Warriors 1
Chennai Quick Guns 1
Telugu Yoddhas 1

References

edit
  1. ^ "Akshay Bhangre to lead Gujarat Giants in Ultimate Kho Kho League Season 2". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ a b Sportstar, Team (2023-11-20). "Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 player draft to be held on Tuesday, 275 players in the fray". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-12-13). "Ultimate Kho Kho announces fixture, schedule for season 2; Defending champion Odisha Juggernauts to face Rajasthan Warriors in opener". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ Shah, Viransh (2023-12-13). "Ultimate Kho Kho announces Season 2 schedule, defending champions Odisha Juggernauts take on Rajasthan Warriors in opener". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  5. ^ a b Sportstar, Team (2024-01-13). "Ultimate Kho Kho: Gujarat Giants beats Chennai Quick Guns to lift title". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  6. ^ "NextGen Dominates Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 Players Draft". cnbctv18.com. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. ^ "275 Players In The Fray For Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 Player Draft | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 Player Draft to be held in Bhubaneswar on November 21". technosports.co.in. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2: 275 Players In Fray For Player Draft To Be Held On November 21". English Jagran. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ "Odisha: Cuttack gears up for Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2". Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha. 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  11. ^ Chhabria, Vinay. "Scoring, fouls & more - All the rules of Kho Kho you need to know before Ultimate Kho Kho 2022". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  12. ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho: Squads, format, fixtures – all you need to know about latest Indian sports league". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  13. ^ Sharma, Avinash (2022-08-14). "Ultimate Kho Kho 2022: Revamped format, changed mat dimensions, tickets; all you need to know". MyKhel. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  14. ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho revolutionises traditional sport: Expanding, innovating and inspiring". Sakshi Post. 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  15. ^ P, Nigamanth (2024-01-15). "Ultimate Kho Kho season 2: Tweaked rules, fresh faces breathe new life into the game". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  16. ^ "Points Table Standings". Ultimate Kho Kho. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  17. ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho 2023: All you need to know". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  18. ^ "Schedule Fixtures Results". Ultimate Kho Kho. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  19. ^ "Stats". Ultimate Kho Kho. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  1. ^ A High 5 is when a player dismisses a minimum of 5 defenders in a single turn.