Telangana Premier Kabaddi League kicks off in style
Telangana Premier Kabaddi League Season III began at Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yusufguda here on Saturday with chief guest Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy, chairman of Sports Authority of Telangana State, inaugurating the event with a toss for the opener showdown between defending champions Warangal Warriors and Ranga Reddy Raiders.
Hyderabad: Telangana Premier Kabaddi League Season III began at Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yusufguda here on Saturday with chief guest Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy, chairman of Sports Authority of Telangana State, inaugurating the event with a toss for the opener showdown between defending champions Warangal Warriors and Ranga Reddy Raiders.
The third edition of the league will conclude with the third place match and a grand finale on March 14. In all 32 matches involving eight teams scheduled over 14 days will be broadcasted Live by Star Sports 1 (Telugu) Channel and Facebook.
The group-stage showdown will conclude with Rangareddy Raiders taking on Mancherial Tigers on March 11. Each team will play one match against the other in a round-robin format.
The last four encounters are scheduled to be held on March 13. The team finishing on top of the points table will square off against the fourth-placed team in the first semifinal while the second semifinal will see the side finishing second face off with the third-placed team.
The losers of the semi-finals will participate in a third-place match ahead of the final.
Cyberabad Chargers are making their debut in Season III replacing the runners-up of Season II - Palamuru Panthers.
Keeping the eight-team format intact, the event will witness the participation of Warangal Warriors, Karimnagar Kings, Nalgonda Eagles, Rangareddy Raiders, Mancherial Tigers, Hyderabad Bulls and Gadwal Gladiators including Cyberbad Charges.
With the exception of Mancherial Tigers, who made their entry in season II, and debutants Cyberabad Chargers, all other six teams (Warangal Warriors, Karimnagar Kings, Nalgonda Eagles, Rangareddy Raiders, Hyderabad Bulls and Gadwal Gladiators are taking part in the league for the third consecutive time since the formation of the league.
Telangana Olympic Association General Secretary Jagdish Yadav, Organising Officials Praveen Reddy, Sanjay Reddy, Technical Director Jaganmohan Rao, Yousufguda DSDO Ravinder and others graced the occasion.
