World Kabaddi League from Oct 24

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 15

The third season of the World Kabaddi League will be held from October 24 to November 12 in Jalandhar and Mohali.

It is a professional tournament in which franchise teams, representing Indian cities and abroad, take part every year. It is one of the most-attended and professional circle style kabaddi leagues. It is the first worldwide circle style kabaddi league.

Kamaljit Singh Hayre, commissioner of the World Kabaddi League, said the world’s top six teams would take on each other in Jalandhar and Mohali. The regular season will be of 20-day long. He said thereafter, an elimination tournament would take place in Mohali to find out the champion.

The top participating teams include Khalsa Warriors (United Kingdom), Vancouver Lions (Canada), Royal Kings (USA), Punjab Tiger (Canada), United Singhs (United Kingdom), and California Eagles (USA).

Surjit Singh Tut from the USA, who is the one of the owners, said the World Kabaddi League would witness various national and international kabaddi players in action through six franchisees.

He said the as many as 33 matches would be played in the league.

Two matches will be played every day under flood lights and all matches to be telecast live in India and abroad.

MLA Fatehjung Singh Bajwa, who is also the patron of the World Kabaddi League, said the state government would extend its full support to the league, which was being organised by NRIs whose roots were in Punjab.

Ranbir Singh Tut, additional commissioner of the World Kabaddi League, said the first phase of the league would be played at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar while the second phase to be played at the Hockey stadium in Mohali.

Franchise-based league held every year

The World Kabaddi League is a professional tournament in which franchise teams, representing Indian cities and abroad, take part every year. It is one of the most-attended and professional circle style kabaddi leagues. It is the first worldwide circle style kabaddi league. 

The top participating teams include Khalsa Warriors (United Kingdom), Vancouver Lions (Canada), Royal Kings (USA), Punjab Tiger (Canada), United Singhs (United Kingdom), and California Eagles (USA).