World Kabaddi League
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Sport | Kabaddi |
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Founded | 2014 |
Inaugural season | 2014 |
President | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
Commissioner | Pargat Singh |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | India United States Canada United Kingdom Pakistan |
TV partner(s) | Sony SIX (India) PTC Punjabi (International) |
Sponsor(s) | Li Ning (company) |
Official website | www |
The World Kabaddi League (WKL) is a professional Circle style Kabaddi League in India, United States, Canada, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. It is the first worldwide circle style kabaddi league.
League organization[]
There will be 8 international teams that will play in 14 cities throughout 4 different countries. The World Kabaddi League will feature 144 international players with over ₹15 crore in players' salaries. The regular season will be four months long then an elimination tournament will take place in Mohali, Punjab, India for the top four teams to determine a champion. This is the first season World Kabaddi League, 2014 World Kabaddi League.
Teams[]
Club Name | Country | Host City | Owner |
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Khalsa Warriors | India | London Heathrow, England, United Kingdom | Akshay Kumar[1] |
Yo Yo Tigers | India | Toronto, Canada | Honey Singh[2] |
Vancouver Lions | Canada | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Gurjit Singh Purewal |
Punjab Thunder | India | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Thind Properties and Rajat Bedi |
Lahore Lions | Pakistan | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
United Singhs | United Kingdom | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | Sonakshi Sinha[3] |
United States | Stockton, California, United States | Tut Group | |
Royal Kings | United States | Sacramento, California, United States | Thiara Company |
Schedule[]
WKL Kabaddi Matches[4][5] | Date 2014 | Vancouver Time(PST) | Indian Standard Time (IST) |
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California Eagles Vs. Royal Kings USA & Khalsa Warrios Vs. Yo Yo Tigers | August 9, 2014 | 4:30 am | 5:00 pm |
Vancouver Lions Vs. Lahore Lions & United Singhs Vs. Punjab Thunder | August 10, 2014 | 4:30 am | 5:00 pm |
Royal Kings USA Vs. Lahore Badshahs & Vancouver Lions Vs. Yo Yo Tigers | August 16, 2014 | 6:00 am | 6:30 pm |
California Eagles Vs. Punjab Thunder & Khalsa Warrios Vs. United Singh | August 17, 2014 | 6:00 am | 6:30 pm |
California Eagles Vs. Punjab Thunder & Khalsa Warrios Vs. United Singhs | August 23, 2014 | 6:30 am | 7:00 pm |
California Eagles Vs. United Singhs & Lahore Badshahs Vs. Punjab Thunder | August 24, 2014 | 6:30 am | 7:00 pm |
Royal Kings USA Vs. Yo Yo Tigers & Khalsa Warrios Vs. Vancouver Lions | August 30, 2014 | 6:30 am | 7:00 pm |
Khalsa Warrios Vs. Lahore Badshahs & Punjab Thunder Vs. Royal Kings USA | August 31, 2014 | 6:30 am | 7:00 pm |
Playing technique (style)[]
The game goes thus*: Two teams of seven players face each other in a circle and take turns sending a "raider" into the other team. To win a point, the raider must take a breath, run into the opposing half, tag one member of the opposite team, then return to his home . The raider will have 30 seconds only for touch the opponents and come back to his home. The game is played with 20-minute halves and a five-minute half-time break during which the teams exchange sides
Venues[]
The following are venues of World Kabaddi League.[6]
City | Country | Venue | Image |
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Abbotsford | Canada | Abbotsford Arena | |
Amritsar | India | GNDU Hockey Stadium | |
Birmingham | United Kingdom | LG Arena | |
Bathinda | India | Bhatinda Hockey Stadium | |
Delhi | India | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium | |
London | United Kingdom | The O2 Arena[7] | |
Lahore | Pakistan | Punjab Stadium | |
Jalandhar | India | Burlton Park Hockey Stadium | |
Ludhiana | India | Hockey Ground, Punjab Agricultural University | |
Mohali | India | International Hockey Stadium | |
New York City | United States | Nassau Coliseum | |
Sacramento | United States | Sleep Train Arena | |
Stockton | United States | SMG Stockton Arena | |
Hamilton | Canada | FirstOntario Centre | |
Vancouver | Canada |
Title Sponsor for World Kabaddi League 2014
Official Partner for World Kabaddi League 2014
Li Ning (company) signed on to be the Leagues clothing partner.
Television broadcasters[]
Sony SIX has signed on to broadcast the league in India. PTC Punjabi has signed on to broadcast the league around the world.
Nation/Territory | Broadcaster |
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India | Sony SIX |
United States of America | PTC Punjabi |
United Kingdom | PTC Punjabi |
Canada | PTC Punjabi |
Australia | PTC Punjabi |
Pakistan | Geo Super |
References[]
- ^ "Akshay Kumar lends glamour to kabaddi buys a team". India Today. Living Media.
- ^ "Rapper Honey Singh buys team in World Kabbadi League". The Times of India. The Times Group.
- ^ "Sonakshi Sinha co-owns team in World Kabaddi League". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited.
- ^ "World Kabaddi League 2014 Dates Venue & Start Timings".
- ^ "World Kabaddi League 2014 Schedule".
- ^ VENUE LIST (World Kabaddi League)[usurped!]
- ^ "Take A Deep Breath World Kabaddi League Comes To London". The Londonist.
- Kabaddi competitions
- Sports leagues in the United States
- Professional sports leagues in the United States
- Professional sports leagues in the United Kingdom
- Professional sports leagues in Canada
- Professional sports leagues in India
- Professional sports leagues in Pakistan
- Multi-national professional sports leagues