2023–24 Ultimate Kho Kho

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. There were six teams playing 34 matches. Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns 31-26 in the final.

History
The player draft for the season was held on November 21, 2023, where 145 out of 272 draftable players were selected. A total of 18 players have been retained by the franchises from the previous season.

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, 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. 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.

Prize money
The winning team received inr 10000000, while the runner-ups received inr 5000000 and the third-placed team received inr 3000000.

Popularity
The official social media handles for UKK received over 213 million views during the tournament, totalling a 150% increase in popularity.

Teams
The six teams are named Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.

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

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

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

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

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 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

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
Points format:


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

League Stage
All Matches will be played in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium (Cuttack).

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''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semi-Final 1
19:30(IST)

Odisha Juggernauts 27-29 Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts by 2 points.

Report

Semi-Final 2
20:30(IST)

Chennai Quick Guns 31-29 Telugu Yoddhas

Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas by 2 points.

Report

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

Stats
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