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 | |
|---|---|
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| League | Ultimate Kho Kho |
| Sport | Kho Kho |
| Defending champions | Odisha Juggernauts (2022) |
| Hosts | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium |
| Duration | 24 December - 14 January 2024 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| League champions | Gujarat Giants |
| Runner-ups | Chennai Quick Guns |
History
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
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]
Popularity
The official social media handles for UKK received over 213 million views during the tournament, totalling a 150% increase in popularity.[15]
Teams
The six teams are named Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.[2]
Squads
Chennai Quick Guns
Attackers
Balvir Singh,Jaswant Singh,Manoj Patil,P Narasayya,Sachin Gaur,V Kabilan,Venu Gopal S
Defenders
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
Amit Vasant Patil(C),M Vignesh,Madan,P.Jai Prasath,Rajvardhan Shankar Patil,K Ram Mohan,Ramji Kashyap
Gujarat Giants
Attackers
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
Ajay Kumar Mandra,Akshay Sandeep Bhangare,Dhiraj Vinod Bhave,Manoj Sarkar,Mareppa,Rutishbhai Jayantibhai Barde,SagarDeepakraj Potdar,Saleem Khan,Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde
All-Rounders
Debendra Nath,TJaggannath Das,Pothi Reddy Siva Reddy,SuyashVishwas Gargate
Mumbai Khiladis
Attackers
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
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
Visag S
Odisha Juggernauts
Attackers
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
Gowtham M K,Gurjinder Singh,Suresh Kumar,Swayam Satyaprakash Parija,Thungana Vinod Kumar,Vishal
All-Rounders
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
Attackers
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
Akshay Prashant Ganpule(C),Bhuneshwar Sahu,Jithin B,Mahesh M,Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal,SK.Murtaja Ali,Tapan Pal
All-Rounders
Abhijit Vasant Patil,Bharat Kumar Pradhan,Dilrajsing Rekha Sengar,Govind Yadav,Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade,Nikhil B,Sushant Dattatray Hajare,Yalla Satish
Telugu Yoddhas
Attackers
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
Avdhut Bharat Patil,Bojjam Ranjith,Deepak Vitthal Madhav,Dhruv,Prasad Vaibhav Radye,Sudershan
All-Rounders
Anukul Sarkar,Arun Ashok Gunki,Arun S. A.,Bala Sambi Reddy Pittu,Pratik Kiran Waikar,Rohan Tanaji Shingade
Points Table
| 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 | 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:[16]
- 3 points awarded for a win
- 2 points for a tie
- 1 point for a loss by less than 4 points
League Stage[2]
All Matches will be played in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium (Cuttack).
24 December 2023
Match 1
19:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 35-27 Rajasthan Warriors
Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 8 points. Report
Match 2
20:30(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 46-44 Mumbai Khiladis
Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 2 points. Report
25 December 2023
Match 3
19:30(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 30-41 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 11 points. Report
Match 4
20:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 38-32 Telugu Yoddhas
Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 6 points. Report
26 December 2023
Match 5
19:30(IST)
Gujarat Giants 34-30 Mumbai Khiladis
Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 4 points Report
Match 6
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
Match 7
19:30(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 38-28 Rajasthan Warriors
Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 10 points Report
Match 8
20:30(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 28-31 Odisha Juggernauts
Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 3 points Report
29 December 2023
Match 9
19:30(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 27-31 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 4 points Report
Match 10
20:30(IST)
Gujarat Giants 41-24 Telugu Yoddhas
Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 17 points Report
30 December 2023
Match 11
19:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 36-31 Mumbai Khiladis
Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 5 points Report
Match 12
20:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 29-34 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 5 points Report
31 December 2023
Match 13
19:30(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 29-28 Odisha Juggernauts
Telugu Yoddhas beat Odisha Juggernauts by 1 points Report
Match 14
20:30(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 30-31 Mumbai Khiladis
Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 1 points. Report
1 January 2024
Match 15
19:30(IST)
Gujarat Giants 29-35 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 6 points Report
Match 16
20:30(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 27-34 Telugu Yoddhas
Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 7 points Report
2 January 2024
Match 17
19:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 30-30 Odisha Juggernauts
Match Tied on 30 points each Report
Match 18
20:30(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 26-26 Gujarat Giants
Match Tied on 26 points each Report
3 January 2024
Match 19
19:30(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 22-40 Telugu Yoddhas
Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 18 points Report
Match 20
20:30(IST)
Rajasthan Warriors 21-32 Odisha Juggernauts
Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 11 points Report
5 January 2024
Match 21
19:30(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 38-30 Chennai Quick Guns
Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 8 points Report
Match 22
20:30(IST)
Gujarat Giants 46-22 Rajasthan Warriors
Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 24 points Report
6 January 2024
Match 23
19:30(IST)
Gujarat Giants 27-30 Odisha Juggernauts
Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 3 points.Report
Match 24
20:30(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 18-41 Chennai Quick Guns
Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 23 points.Report
7 January 2024
Match 25
19:30(IST)
Mumbai Khiladis 29-27 Rajasthan Warriors
Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 2 points.Report
Match 26
20:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 35-27 Telugu Yoddhas
Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points.Report
8 January 2024
Match 27
19:30(IST)
Telugu Yoddhas 22-42 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 20 points.Report
Match 28
20:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 42-19 Rajasthan Warriors
Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 23 points.Report
9 January 2024
Match 29
19:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 34-24 Mumbai Khiladis
Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 10 points.Report
Match 30
20:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 38-21 Gujarat Giants
Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 17 points.Report
Knockouts
| 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
Semi-Final 1
19:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 27-29 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 2 points.
Semi-Final 2
20:30(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 31-29 Telugu Yoddhas
Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 2 points.
13 January 2024
3rd Place Playoff
19:30(IST)
Odisha Juggernauts 32-24 Telugu Yoddhas
Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points.Report
Final
20:00(IST)
Chennai Quick Guns 26-31 Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns by 5 points.Report
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