Pro Kabaddi League Winners and Runner: begins on December 22 with 12 teams in action. The entire Season 8 of PKL will be held at a single venue (Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel and Convention Centre) without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the history of all seasons of PKL.
Pro Kabaddi League Winners and Runners List
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | MVP |
| 2022 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Puneri Paltan | 33-29 | – |
| 2021-2022 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Patna Pirates | 37-36 | Naveen Kumar |
| 2019 | Bengal Warriors | Dabang Delhi KC | 39-34 | Naveen Kumar |
| 2018 | Bengaluru Bulls | Gujarat Giants | 38-33 | Pawan Sehrawat |
| 2017 | Patna Pirates | Gujarat Giants | 55-38 | Pardeep Narwal |
| 2016 | Patna Pirates | U Mumba | 31-28 | Rohit Kumar |
| 2016 | Patna Pirates | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 37-29 | Pardeep Narwal |
| 2015 | U Mumba | Bengaluru Bulls | 36-30 | Manjeet Chhillar |
| 2014 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | U Mumba | 35-24 | Anup Kumar |
What is Pro Kabaddi League?
After the Kabaddi Tournament in the Asian Games, in 2006, Pro Kabaddi League came into being. Pro Kabaddi League was based on the format of the Indian Premier League. Initially, there were 8 teams in Pro Kabaddi League and then it is now extended to 12 teams or zones.
| Pro Kabaddi League Overview | |
| First Tournament | 2014 |
| Last Tournament | 2021-2022 |
| Current Tournament | 2022 (Ongoing) |
| Tournament Format | Double Round Robin TournamentPlay-Offs |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total Matches | 66 |
| Slogan | Le Panga |
| Most Successful Team | Patna Pirates (3 titles) |
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2021-2022
For the last tournament, Dabang Delhi won the match. Check out the important highlights of the team and the match from the points mentioned below.
Dabang Delhi
Dabang Delhi won the finals by 37-36. Dabang Delhi defeated Patna Pirates in the final match and Bengaluru Bulls in the semi-finals with a score of 40-35.
- Head Coach – Krishan Kumar Hooda
- Captain – Joginder Singh Narwal
- Stadium – Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2019
For the 2019 tournament, Bengal Warriors won the match. Check out the important highlights of the team and know about the match as well from the points mentioned below.
Bengal Warriors
Bengal Warriors won the final by 39 – 34. Bengal Warriors defeated Dabang Delhi KC in the final and beat U Mumba in the semi-finals with a score of 39-34 in the finals.
- Head Coach – BC Ramesh
- Captain- Maninder Singh
- Stadium- Netaji Indoor Stadium
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2018
For the 2018 tournament, Bengaluru Bulls won the match. Check out the important highlights of the team and also get to know about the match details from the points mentioned below.
Bengaluru Bulls
Bengaluru Bulls won the match by defeating Gujarat Giants in the finals with a score of 38-33. Pawan Kumar Sehrawat was the hero of the franchise.
- Head Coach – Randhir Singh
- Captain- Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
- Stadium- Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2016 – 2017
The Patna Pirates won the match continuously for the year 2016 to 2017. Check out the important highlights of the match they played and get to know about some important details of the team as well from the points mentioned below.
Patna Pirates
Patna Pirates achieved a hat-trick in 2017 after it won consecutively in 2016
& 2015. Patna Pirates defeated Gujarat Giants in 2017, U Mumba in 2016, and Jaipur Pink Panthers in 2016.
- Head Coach- Ram Mehar Singh
- Captain-Prashant Kumar Rai
- Stadium- Pataliputra Sports Complex
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2015
For the 2015 tournament, U Mumba won the match. Check out the important highlights of the match and also get to know about some details of the team from the points mentioned below.
U Mumba
Defeating the Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba won in 2015 with a score of 36-30. After knocking out the Patna Pirates in the semi-finals and Bengaluru Bulls in the finals.
- Head Coach – Anil Chaprana
- Captain – Fazel Atrachali
- Stadium – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
Pro Kabaddi Winners List in 2014
For the first Pro Kabaddi tournament that was held in 2014, Jaipur Pink Panthers won the match. Check out the important highlights of the team and also get to know about the match details from the points provided below.
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panthers were the first winners of the Pro Kabaddi League. With 54 points they stood first by defeating U Mumba in the debut of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2014.
- Head Coach – Sanjeev Baliyan
- Captain – Sandeep Dhull
- Stadium – Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
Pro Kabaddi League Rules:
There are some defined rules for the Pro Kabaddi League, that player has to follow. We are providing you with the rules of the Pro Kabaddi game so that you can go through and understand more about the exam. Check out the below points of the Pro Kabaddi Rules:
- “Raider” – Single Player on Offence
- “Defender”- Players on Defense
- A raider runs into the opposite court and attempts to touch as many defenders as possible.
- A raider has to safely return back to his court without being
- Tackled by the defenders
- Losing breath
- Points are achieved if the
- Raider can drag defenders along with him to the other side of the court.
- If the raiders are able to touch the defender and return safely back to his court
- If the raider tackles down the defenders.
- In case there are consecutively two “empty” raids then “Do or Die” will be brought upon the raider. Either he has to achieve points or will be declared out.
- When the size of the defenders narrows down to three or fewer, then normal tackles get scored as the “Super Tackle”, which is the double score of the normal ones.
Conclusion
there was a lot of speculation regarding the success of the Pro Kabaddi League, but Kabaddi is a game that is played at the grassroots level in all communities, and villages. Kabaddi connected with many Indians and that gave Kabaddi a platform that was previously enjoyed by the Cricket community.
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