2022 Ultimate Kho Kho

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

2023–24 →

The 2022 season of Ultimate Kho Kho was the inaugural season hosted from 14 August to 4 September 2022.[1] Six teams played a total of 34 matches.[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] This made the league the third-most viewed non-cricket competition in India after the Pro Kabaddi and Indian Super League.[4]

## History

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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

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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

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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

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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

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### Chennai Quick Guns

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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| 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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| 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

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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

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Source:[19]

### Player Stats

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#### Top Attacker

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Player  | Team  | Count

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

#### Total Touch Points

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Player  | Team  | Points

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

#### Total Dive Points

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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

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#### Team Total Points

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team  | No.

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

#### Team All Outs Conceded

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Team  | No.

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

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