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3 September 2024

Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 to Begin on October 18!

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. 

3rd September, 2024, Mumbai: Mashal Sports, organisers of Pro Kabaddi League, announced that PKL Season 11 will begin on October 18, 2024. After successfully completing ten seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League earlier this year, the world’s biggest kabaddi league will embark on a new phase in October. 

In Season 11, the Pro Kabaddi League will return to the three-city caravan format. The 2024 edition will commence at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on October 18, before moving to the Noida Indoor Stadium for the second leg from November 10. The third leg will take place at the Balewadi Badminton Stadium in Pune, from December 3 onwards. 

The dates and venue for the Playoffs will be announced at a later date. 

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 Auction was held in Mumbai from 15-16 August 2024, with eight players going for over INR 1 crore, a new record in the league’s history. 

Mashal Sports and Disney Star have built PKL into one of the most successful sports leagues in India. Organized and conducted by Mashal under its sanctioned agreement with the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), the Pro Kabaddi League has transformed the image of India’s indigenous sport of Kabaddi and its athletes nationally as well as across the globe. After witnessing the participation of many of their players in PKL, several Kabaddi-playing nations have strengthened their domestic Kabaddi programs as well. 

For all updates on the Pro Kabaddi league, log on to www.prokabaddi.com, download the Official Pro Kabaddi app or follow @prokabaddi on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X. 

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. 

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