2022 Ultimate Kho Kho

The 2022 season of Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) was the inaugural season which began August 14, 2022 and ended September 4, 2022. There were six teams playing a total of 34 matches.[1][2] Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas 46-45 in the final.[3] The season had a viewership of 64 million, 41 million of which came from India,[4] making UKK the third-most viewed non-cricket competition in India after the Pro Kabaddi League and the Indian Super League.[4]

Sports season

2022 Ultimate Kho Kho season

League| Ultimate Kho Kho
Sport| Kho Kho
Hosts| Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Duration| 14 August – 4 September 2022
Number of matches| 34
Number of teams| 6
Champions| Odisha Juggernauts (1st title)
Runner-ups| Telugu Yoddhas
Seasons

2023 →

## History[edit]

An exhibition match was played on July 14, 2022.[5] The player draft for the league was completed later that day, with 143 players chosen.[6][7] Special effort had to be made to find a suitable indoor arena for the first season of Ultimate Kho Kho, given the requirement to have firmly fastened poles as part of the playing area.[8]

### Format[edit]

In this season, the rules around scoring worked like this: 2 points are scored for a regular tag (known as a "Running Touch"),[9] and 3 points are scored if a tag is made while an attacker is either fully outstretched and diving ("Sky Dive") or touching a pole ("Pole Dive"), or if a defender got themselves out by stepping out of the field ("Boundary Out") or intentionally allowing themselves to be tagged ("Self-Out").[10][11][12] These rules were changed in the next season so that each tagged defender is always worth 2 points to the attacking team.[13] The rule around Dream Runs was also different in this season:[14] if any batch of defenders could avoid being all dismissed for at least 2 and a half minutes, they would earn 2 points, with an additional 2 points earned for every 30 seconds survived afterwards.[10] In addition, there was a rule that if the attacking team dismissed 4 batches of defenders in a single turn (known as an "all out", since all 12 defenders on the opposing team will have been dismissed), 3 bonus points are scored.[15]

### Prize money[edit]

The winning team received ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹1.1 crore or US$130,000 in 2023), while the runner-ups received ₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹53 lakh or US$63,000 in 2023) and the third-placed team received ₹30 lakh (equivalent to ₹32 lakh or US$38,000 in 2023).[16]

## Teams[edit]

Mumbai Khiladis

Rajasthan Warriors

Telugu Yoddhas

Gujarat Giants

Odisha Juggernauts

Chennai Quick Guns

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Locations of the UKK teams

The six teams were, Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.[17]

## Squads[edit]

### Chennai Quick Guns[edit]

Attackers: Balvir Singh, Jaswant Singh, Manoj Patil, P Narasayya, Sachin Gaur, V Kabilan, and Venu Gopal S.

Defenders: Buchannagari Raju, Daasari Jeevith Rao, Vignesh M, Mahesh Madhukar Shinde(VC), N Suresh, P Anand Kumar, Prasad Vijay Patil, Pritam Ankush Chougule, S. Santhru, Sibin. M, and Vijay Vegad Jagdishbhai.

All-rounders: M Vignesh, Amit Vasant Patil(C), Madan, P Jai Prasath, Rajvardhan Shankar Patil, K Ram, Ramji Kashyap.

### Gujarat Giants[edit]

Attackers: Abhinandan Mahadev Patil, Ranjan Sridhar Shetty(C), Chinmoy Nandi, Nilesh Sarjerao Patil, Praful Raju Bhange, S Kavin Raj, Sagar Subhash Lengare, S Sarathkumar, and Shubham Motiramji Jambhale.

Defenders: Mareppa, Ajay Kumar Mandra, Akshay Sandeep Bhangare, Aniket Bhagawan Pote, Dhiraj Vinod Bhave, Manoj Sarkar, Sagar Deepakraj, Saleem Khan, and Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde.

All-rounders: Pothireddy Sivareddy(VC), Debendra Nath, Suyash Vishwas, T Jagannath, Rutishbhai Jayantibhai.

### Mumbai Khiladis[edit]

Attackers: Kurpe Milind Rajendra, Shreejesh S, Abhishek Pathrode, Durvesh Vikas Salunke, Rajesh Kumar, Avik Singha, Bichu S S, Rahul Bharat Sawant, Devendra Dagur, and Ummer Ahmad Rathar.

Defenders: Rohan Bapuso Kore, Vijay Gajanan Hajare(C), Faizankha Sherkha Pathan, Gajanan Maruti Shengal, Rohit Verma, Sourabh Nathaji Ahir, Sribin Kp, Gaurav Kandpal, Abishek M S, Rajat Malik, Harish Mohmmad, Gaurav, and Srijin J.

All-rounders: Visag S

### Odisha Juggernauts[edit]

Attackers: Suraj Shital Lande, Mahesha P, Avinash Shivaji Desai, Lipun Mukhi, Dinesh Naik S, Shiv Kumar Sen, Manoj Narayan Ghotekar, Darshanapu Sathish, Mukesh Prajapat

Defenders: Gowtham MK, Vishal, Suresh Kumar, Thugana Vinod Kumar, Gurjinder Singh, and Swayam Satyaprakash Parija.

All-rounders: Dilip Khandavi, Jagannatha Murmu, Aditya Sunil Kudale, Nilesh Ananda Jadhav, Dipesh Vijay More(Co-Captain), Subhasis Santra, Arjun Singh, and Milind Dilip Chavarekar(Co-captain)

### Rajasthan Warriors[edit]

Attackers: Sourabh Shivaji Adavkar, Suresh Shamrao Sawant, Majahar Kalandar Jamadar(Co-Captain), Mohammed Taseen, Konjengbam Dhananjoy Singh, Sushant Sanjay Kaldhone, Atla Siva Nagi Reddy, Biswajit Das, Ashwani Ranjan, and Mukesh Maurya.

Defenders: Dilrajsing Rekha Sengar, Akshay Prashant Ganpule(Co-Captain), SK. Murtaja Ali, Jithin B, Tapan Pal, Mahesh M, and Bhuneshwar Sahu.

All-rounders: Abhijit Patil, Sushant Dattatray, Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade, Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal, Govind Yadav, Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Nikhil B, Yalla Satish.

### Telugu Yoddhas[edit]

Attackers: Prajwal KH(C), Adarsh Dattatray Mohite, Subramani V, Gavara Venkatesh, Thokchom Sadananda Meitei, P Hemachandran, Sachin Bhargo, Dhanush K C, Aditya Das, and Sinam Rokeson Singh.

Defenders: Sudershan, Deepak Vitthal Madhav, Avdhut Bharat Patil, Prasad Vaibhav Radye, Dhruv, and Bojjam Ranjith.

All-rounders: Pratik Waikar(VC), Rohan Shingade, Arun SA, Arun Ashok Gunki, Anukul Sarkar, and Pittu Bala Sambi Reddy

## Points Table[edit]

Pos  | Teams  | Played  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | No Result  | Score Difference  | Points  |

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1  | Gujarat Giants  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0  | -8  | 23  | Qualified To Qualifier1
2  | Odisha Juggernauts  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0  | -4  | 21  | Qualified To Qualifier1
3  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 150  | 19  | Qualified To Eliminator
4  | Chennai Quick Guns  | 10  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | -3  | 15  | Qualified To Eliminator
5  | Mumbai Khiladis  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 0  | -36  | 12  | Eliminated
6  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 10  | 1  | 9  | 0  | 0  | -99  | 4  | Eliminated

Top 4 teams qualify for playoffs[18]

* 3 points awarded for a win
* 2 points for a tie
* 1 point for a loss by less than 4 points

## League stage[edit]

All Matches were played at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
14 August 2022
Match 1:

20:00 (IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 44 vs 69 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 25 points Report

Match 2:

21:15 (IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 40 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas

Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points Report

15 August 2022

Match 3:

19:30 (IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 43 vs 51 Mumbai Khiladis

Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 8 points Report

Match 4:

20:45(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 43 Chennai Quick Guns

Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 8 points Report

16 August 2022

Match 5:

19:30 (IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 68 vs 47 Rajasthan Warriors

Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 21 points Report

Match 6:

20:45(IST)

Gujarat Giants 54 vs 49 Odisha Juggernauts

Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 5 points Report

17 August 2022

Match 7:

19:30 (IST)

Gujarat Giants 66 vs 48 Mumbai Khiladis

Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Khiladis by 22 points Report

Match 8:

20:45(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 25 vs 49 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 25 points Report

19 August 2022

Match 9:

19:30 (IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 46 vs 65 Odisha Juggernauts

Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 19 points Report

Match 10:

20:45(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 45 vs 65 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 20 points Report

21 August 2022

Match 11:

19:30 (IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 50 vs 47 Gujarat Giants

Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 3 points Report

Match 12:

20:45(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 45 vs 83 Telugu Yoddhas

Telugu Yoddhas beat Rajasthan Warriors by 38 points Report

23 August 2022

Match 13:

19:30 (IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 55 vs 43 Mumbai Khiladis

Telugu Yoddhas beat Mumbai Khiladis by 12 points Report

Match 14:

20:45(IST)

Gujarat Giants 51 vs 53 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Gujarat Giants by 2 points Report

24 August 2022

Match 15:

19:30 (IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 41 Chennai Quick Guns

Odisha Juggernauts beat Chennai Quick Guns by 10 points Report

Match 16:

20:45(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 56 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors

Mumbai Khiladis beat Rajasthan Warriors by 14 points Report

25 August 2022

Match 17:

19:30 (IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 51 vs 45 Rajasthan Warriors

Odisha Juggernauts beat Rajasthan Warriors by 6 points Report

Match 18:

20:45(IST)

Gujarat Giants 51 vs 48 Telugu Yoddhas

Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Yoddhas by 3 points Report

26 August 2022

Match 19:

19:30 (IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 44 vs 50 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns by 6 points Report

Match 20:

20:45(IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 54 vs 46 Telugu Yoddhas

Mumbai Khiladis beat Telugu Yoddhas by 8 points Report

27 August 2022

Match 21:

19:30 (IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 36 vs 57 Chennai Quick Guns

Chennai Quick Guns beat Rajasthan Warriors by 21 points Report

Match 22:

20:45(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 60 vs 37 Mumbai Khiladis

Odisha Juggernauts beat Mumbai Khiladis by 23 points Report

28 August 2022

Match 23:

19:30 (IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 48 vs 39 Telugu Yoddhas

Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 9 points Report

Match 24:

20:45(IST)

Rajasthan Warriors 40 vs 42 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 2 points Report

29 August 2022

Match 25:

19:30 (IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 58 vs 42 Mumbai Khiladis

Chennai Quick Guns beat Mumbai Khiladis by 16 points Report

Match 26:

20:45(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 88 vs 21 Gujarat Giants

Telugu Yoddhas beat Gujarat Giants by 67 points Report

30 August 2022

Match 27:

19:30 (IST)

Mumbai Khiladis 79 vs 31 Odisha Juggernauts

Mumbai Khiladis beat Odisha Juggernauts by 48 points Report

Match 28:

20:45(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 31 vs 66 Rajasthan Warriors

Rajasthan Warriors beat Chennai Quick Guns by 35 points Report

31 August 2022

Match 29:

19:30 (IST)

Gujarat Giants 47 vs 42 Rajasthan Warriors

Gujarat Giants beat Rajasthan Warriors by 5 points Report

Match 30:

20:45(IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 65 vs 36 Odisha Juggernauts

Telugu Yoddhas beat Odisha Juggernauts by 29 points Report

## Playoffs[edit]

| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Final
| Qualifier 1| |
| 1| Gujarat Giants| 43| | 2| Odisha Juggernauts| 46
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| 2| Odisha Juggernauts| 57| | | Qualifier 2| | | 3| Telugu Yoddhas| 45
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| | 1| Gujarat Giants| 44|
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| Eliminator| | | 3| Telugu Yoddhas| 67| | |
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| 3| Telugu Yoddhas| 61| |
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| 4| Chennai Quick Guns| 43| | |
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2 September 2022

Eliminator:

19:30 (IST)

Telugu Yoddhas 61 vs 43 Chennai Quick Guns

Telugu Yoddhas beat Chennai Quick Guns by 18 points Report

Qualifier 1:

20:45(IST)

Gujarat Giants 43 vs 57 Odisha Juggernauts

Odisha Juggernauts beat Gujarat Giants by 14 points Report

3 September 2022

Qualifier 2:

19:45(IST)

Gujarat Giants 44 vs 67 Telugu Yoddhas

Telugu Yoddhas beat Gujarat Giants by 23 points Report

4 September 2022

Final:

Main article: 2022 Ultimate Kho Kho final

20:00(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 46 vs 45 Telugu Yoddhas

Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas by 1 point Report [3]

## Awards[edit]

Award  | Winners

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Player of the Tournament | Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns)
Young Player of the Tournament | Madan (Chennai Quick Guns)
Attacker of the Tournament | Abhinandan Patil (Gujarat Giants)
Defender of the Tournament | Deepak Madhav (Telugu Yoddhas)

## Stats[edit]

Source:[19]

### Player Stats[edit]

#### Top Attacker[edit]

Player  | Team  | Total Points

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Ramji Kashyap  | Chennai Quick Guns  | 108
Majahar Jamadar  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 105
Arun Gunki  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 96

#### Top Defenders[edit]

Player  | Team  | Defending Time

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Ramji Kashyap  | Chennai Quick Guns  | 21:48
Deepak Madhav  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 20:23
Pratik Waikar  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 20:13

#### Top Wazirs[edit]

Player  | Team  | Points

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Abhinandan Patil  | Gujarat Giants  | 89
Durvesh Salunke  | Mumbai Khiladis  | 74
Hrushikesh Murchavade  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 73

#### Total Sky Dives[edit]

Player  | Team  | Count

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Ramji Kashyap  | Chennai Quick Guns  | 24
Suraj Lande  | Odisha Juggernauts  | 20
Rohan Shingade  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 19

#### Total Pole Dives[edit]

Player  | Team  | Count

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Arun Gunki  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 13
Nilesh Jadhav  | Odisha Juggernauts  | 11
Ranjan Shetty  | Gujarat Giants  | 8

Total High 5s

Player  | Team  | Count

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Majahar Jamadar  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 1
Arun Gunki  | Telugu Yoddhas
Nilesh Patil  | Gujarat Giants

#### Not Outs[edit]

Player  | Team  | Count

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Majahar Jamadar  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 8
Adarsh Mohite  | Telugu Yoddhas
Abhinandan Patil  | Gujarat Giants

#### Total Touch Points[edit]

Player  | Team  | Points

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Sreejesh S  | Mumbai Khiladis  | 66
Abhinandan Patil  | Gujarat Giants
Suyash Gargate  | Gujarat Giants  | 50

#### Total Dive Points[edit]

Player  | Team  | Points

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Ramji Kashyap  | Chennai Quick Guns  | 88
Majahar Jamadar  | Rajasthan Warriors  | 79
Rohan Shingade  | Telugu Yoddhas  | 71

### Team Stats[edit]

#### Team Total Points[edit]

Team  | Points

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Telugu Yoddhas  | 759
Odisha Juggernauts  | 595
Gujarat Giants  | 585
Chennai Quick Guns  | 526
Mumbai Khiladis  | 499

#### Team Attacking Points[edit]

Team  | Points

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Telugu Yoddhas  | 593
Gujarat Giants  | 485
Odisha Juggernauts  | 482
Chennai Quick Guns  | 445
Mumbai Khiladis  | 404

#### Team Defending Points[edit]

Team  | Points

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Telugu Yoddhas  | 122
Odisha Juggernauts  | 98
Chennai Quick Guns  | 72
Gujarat Giants  | 70
Mumbai Khiladis  | 60

#### Team Touch Points[edit]

Team  | Points

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Gujarat Giants  | 202
Mumbai Khiladis  | 182
Telugu Yoddhas  | 142
Odisha Juggernauts  | 122
Rajasthan Warriors  | 102

#### Team All Outs Taken[edit]

Team  | No.

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Telugu Yoddhas  | 6
Mumbai Khiladis  | 2
Gujarat Giants
Chennai Quick Guns  | 1
Odisha Juggernauts

#### Team All Outs Conceded[edit]

Team  | No.

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Rajasthan Warriors  | 4
Mumbai Khiladis  | 2
Gujarat Giants
Odisha Juggernauts
Chennai Quick Guns  | 1

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