After the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is the leading cricket tournament in India, the next best sporting league would have to be the kabaddi one. We’re talking about Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) which took off and became a household name much quicker than most fans and even the organisers would’ve expected. If you want to take a walk down memory lane, see our list of all PKL winners.
We’re now down eight seasons of this kabaddi league and after the pandemic break, we’ve got two back to back tournaments taking place. Earlier in 2022, we saw the end of PKL Season 8 and we’re all set for the ninth edition of the Pro Kabaddi to commence as well. Today, we’re going to let you in on all important details like PKL Season 9 dates, schedule, streaming information, and much more..
Pro Kabaddi League 2022 dates
For starters, let’s talk about the format of the tournament. We begin with 12 teams and after the round robin where each team plays each other twice at Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad with usual travelling caravan format. Once the round robin is done, the top 6 teams progress to the PKL 9 playoffs, which includes two eliminators, two semi finals, and of course the PKL 9 final.
Now let’s talk about Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 dates. The round robin is set to take place between 7 Oct – 8 Nov 2022 with the dates for the PKL Season 9 playoffs yet to be set (Updated 5th Oct 2022). Leg 1 will take place between 7-26 Oct 2022 at Bangalore while Leg 2 will take place between 28 Oct – 8 Nov 2022 at Pune, with the playoffs moving to Hyderabad.
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PKL Season 9 schedule
A total of 67 games will be on the PKL 9 schedule, with at least a couple of games being played every day and on some occasions, we’ll also have triple headers scheduled in this tournament. For a complete list of PKL 9 schedule, fixtures, results, as well as other relevant information on the players, teams, and the league itself, head over to the Pro Kabaddi League official website.
PKL 9 streaming details
Star Sports Network won the broadcast right of PKL Season 9, so they’ll be telecasting all the PKL 9 games live on their range of channels including Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports First, Star Sports Hindi, Star Sports Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Bangla.
With everything moving digital these days, we’re expecting a lot of viewership towards PKL 9 coming from ITT platforms and that’s why the official contract was handed to Disney+ Hotstar and along with them, you can even watch the tournament on Jio TV. For those interested in getting lightning fast live streams of PKL 9 games, there are sports betting websites as an option (Try FairPlay Club).
PKL Season 9 is back after just eight months since the last winner was crowned and we’re sure viewership records will go through the roof once again. Don’t miss out on all the fun and to be aware of all the happenings this kabaddi season, ensure you always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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