Ultimate Kho Kho 2022 is underway with 6 teams fighting it out across the country. [Credits: Ultimate Kho Kho.com]
The Ultimate Kho Kho is set to be India’s newest sporting league which got underway on 14th August until the 30th of August 2022. Mumbai Khiladis, Chennai Quickguns, Telugu Yoddhas, Gujarat Giants, Odisha Juggernauts and Rajasthan Warriors are the six teams who will be competing in the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho League 2022. All the teams will play each other in a league format, with the Top 4 moving to the Playoffs.
The draft took place a month prior with franchises buying players divided into four categories — Category A, Category B, Category C & Category D. Category A and B had 4 players available per team and a maximum of 12 players from Category C. The initiative aims to bring India’s very own home-grown sport in the limelight across every region in India. The Ultimate Kho Kho League strives to elevate the age-old Indian sport to international standards and allow young talents to showcase their skills in front of a pan-India and global audience.
Ultimate Kho Kho will be telecast on Sony LIV, which are the official broadcasters for the event online. The games begin at 19:30 IST, with the action on TV available across the Sony Sports Network (Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 4)
14th Aug: Mumbai Khiladis 44-69 Gujarat Giants
14th Aug: Chennai Quick Guns 38-48 Telugu Yoddhas
15th Aug: Rajasthan Warriors 43-51 Mumbai Khiladis
15th Aug: Odisha Juggernauts 51-43 Chennai Quick Guns
16th Aug: Telugu Yoddhas 68-47 Rajasthan Warriors
16th Aug: Gujarat Giants 54-49 Odisha Juggernauts
17th Aug: Gujarat Giants 66-48 Mumbai Khiladis
17th Aug: Telugu Yoddhas 46-52 Chennai Ouick Guns
19th Aug: Rajasthan Warriors 46-65 Odisha Juggernauts
19th Aug: Mumbai Khiladis 45-65 Chennai Quick Guns
21st Aug: Odisha Juggernauts VS Gujarat Giants
21st Aug: Rajasthan Warriors Vs Telugu Yoddhas
23rd Aug: Telugu Yoddhas Vs Mumbai Khiladis
23rd Aug: Gujarat Giants Vs Chennai Ouick Guns
24th Aug Chennai Ouick Guns Vs Odisha Juggernauts
24th Aug: Mumbai Khiladis Vs Rajasthan Warriors
25th Aug: Odisha Juggernauts Vs Rajasthan Warriors
25th Aug: Gujarat Giants Vs Telugu Yoddhas
26th Aug: Chennai Quick Guns Vs Gujarat Giants
26th Aug: Mumbai Khiladis Vs Telugu Yoddhas
27th Aug: Rajasthan Warriors Vs Chennai Quick Guns
27th Aug: Odisha Juggernauts Vs Mumbai Khiladis
28th Aug: Odisha Juggernauts Vs Telugu Yoddhas
28th Aug: Rajasthan Warriors Vs Gujarat Giants
29th Aug: Chennai Quick Guns Vs Mumbai Khiladis
29th Aug: Telugu Yoddhas Vs Gujarat Giants
30th Aug: Mumbai Khiladis Vs Odisha Juggernauts
30th Aug: Chennai Quick Guns Vs Rajasthan Warriors
31st Aug: Gujarat Giants Vs Rajasthan Warriors
31st Aug: Telugu Yoddhas Vs Odisha Juggernauts
2nd Sep: Eliminator
2nd Sep: Qualifier 1
3rd Sep: Qualifier 2
4th Sep: Final
Category A: Pratik Waikar, Rohan Shingade, Sudarshan, Arun SA.
Category B: Arun Ashok Gunki, Deepak Vitthal Madhav, Avdhut Bharat Patil, Prajwal K H.
Category C: Adarsh Dattatray Mohite, Prasad Vaibhav Radye, Subramani V, Anukul Sarkar, Gavara Venkatesh, Thokchom Sadananda Meitei, P Hemachandran, Dhruv.
Category D: Sachin Bhargo, Dhanush K C, Aditya Das, Sinam Rokeson Singh, Pittu Bala Sambi Reddy, Bojjam Ranjith.
Category A: Gowtham MK, Dilip Khandavi, Vishal, Jagannatha Murmu.
Category B: Aditya Sunil Kudale, Nilesh Ananda Jadhav, Suraj Shital Lande.
Category C: Dipesh Vijay More, Subhasis Santra, Mahesha.p, Avinash Shivaji Desai, Lipun Mukhi, Dinesh Naik S, Arjun Singh, Suresh Kumar, Thugana Vinod Kumar, Shiv Kumar Sen.
Category D: Milind Dilip Chavarekar, Manoj Narayan Ghotekar, Darshanapu Sathish, Gurjinder Singh, Swayam Satyaprakash Parija, Mukesh Prajapat.
Category A: Abhijit Patil, Dilrajsing Sengar, Sushant Dattatray.
Category B: Akshay Prashant Ganpule, Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade, Sourabh Shivaji Adavkar, Suresh Shamrao Sawant.
Category C: Majahar Kalandar Jamadar, Mohammed Taseen, Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal, Govind Yadav, Sk. Murtaja Ali, Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Nikhil .b, Yalla Satish, Jithin B, Konjengbam Dhananjoy Singh.
Category D: Sushant Sanjay Kaldhone, Atla Siva Nagi Reddy, Tapan Pal, Mahesh M, Biswajit Das, Ashwani Ranjan, Mukesh Maurya, Bhuneshwar Sahu.
Category A: Ranjan Shetty, Pothireddy Sivareddy, Mareppa.
Category B: Aditya Sunil Kudale, Nilesh Ananda Jadhav, Suraj Shital Lande.
Category C: Abhinandan Mahadev Patil, Akshay Sandip Bhangare, Sagar Subhash Lengare, Monoj Sarkar, Dhiraj Vinod Bhave, S. Kavin Raj, Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde, Bhat Hakmaji Govind, Chinmoy Nandi, Shubham Motiramji Jambhale, S Sarathkumar, Ajay Kumar Mandra.
Category D: Aniket Bhagawan Pote, Nilesh Sarjerao Patil, Saleem Khan, Debendra Nath, Praful Raju Bhange.
Category A: Kurpe Milind Rajendra, Rohan Bapuso Kore, Visag S.
Category B: Shreejesh S, Vijay Gajanan Hajare, Faizankha Sherkha Pathan, Abhishek Pathrode.
Category C: Gajanan Maruti Shengal, Durvesh Vikas Salunke, Rajesh Kumar, Rohit Verma, Avik Singha, Sourabh Nathaji Ahir, Sribin Kp, Gaurav Kandpal, Abishek. M. S, Bichu S. S, Rajat Malik.
Category D: Rahul Bharat Sawant, Harish Mohmmad, Devendra Dagur, Gaurav, Srijin J, Ummer Ahmad Rathar.
Category A: Mahesh Madhukar Shinde, Rajvardhan Patil, M Vignesh.
Category B: Ramji Harishchandra Kashyap, Patta Narsayya, S. Santhru, Sibin. M.
Category C: Amit Vasant Patil, Manoj Bharat Patil, Daasari Jeevith Rao, V Kabilan, Madan, P. Jai Prasath, Pandugu Anand Kumar, Buchannagari Raju, Vijay Vegad Jagdishbhai, Sachin Gaur.
Category D: Prasad Vijay Patil, Pritam Ankush Chougule, Balvir Singh, Katla Ram Mohan, Venugopala S, Neelakantam, Suresh, Jaswant Singh, Vignesh M.
Rank | Team | Matches | Win | Loss | Points |
1 | Gujarat Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Telugu Yoddhas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Odisha Juggernauts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Chennai Quick Guns | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Mumbai Khiladis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | Rajasthan Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 |