The 2023–2024 season of Ultimate Kho Kho was the second edition of the league. It was hosted from 24 December 2023 to 13 January 2024 in Cuttack, Odisha. 6 teams played 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 , while the runner-ups received and the third-placed team received .
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.
Squads
Chennai Quick Guns
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
Gujarat Giants
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
Mumbai Khiladis
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
Odisha Juggernauts
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
Rajasthan Warriors
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
Telugu Yoddhas
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 PosTeamsPlayedWonLostTiedNo ResultScore DifferencePoints1Chennai Quick Guns1071207625Qualified For Semi-Final2Odisha Juggernauts10622037233Gujarat Giants10631055214Telugu Yoddhas106400 -5185Mumbai Khiladis102710 -6210Eliminated6Rajasthan Warriors1001000 -1012 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).
24 December 2023
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
25 December 2023
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
26 December 2023
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
27 December 2023
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
29 December 2023
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
30 December 2023
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
31 December 2023
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
1 January 2024
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
2 January 2024
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
3 January 2024
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
5 January 2024
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
6 January 2024
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
7 January 2024
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
8 January 2024
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
9 January 2024
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
Knockouts
11 January 2024
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
13 January 2024
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
Awards +Player of the TournamentRising Star of the TournamentAttacker of the TournamentDefender of the TournamentRamji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns)Shubham Thorat (Gujarat Giants)Pratik Waikar (Telugu Yoddhas)Aditya Ganpule (Telugu Yoddhas)
Stats Source:
Player Stats
Top Attackers +PlayerTeamTotal PointsRamji KashyapCQG84Pratik WaikarTY68Rahul Mandal58
Top Defenders +PlayerTeamDefending TimeRamji KashyapCQG33:03Aditya GanpuleTY23:15Vijay Shinde21:30
Top Wazirs +PlayerTeamWazir PointsPratik WaikarTY68Durvesh Salunke38Deepak Sahoo36
Total Sky Dives +PlayerTeamCountRamji KashyapCQG27Rahul Mandal16Suraj Lande15
Total Pole Dives +PlayerTYCountPratik WaikarTY13Arun Gunki11Aniket Pote7
Total High 5s +PlayerTeamCountAbhinandan PatilGG1Sanket KadamGG1Pratik WaikarTY1
Not Outs +PlayerTeamCountDilip KhandaviOJ7Arun GunkiTY6Sumon BarmanCQG6
Total Touch Points +PlayerTeamTouch PointsSreejesh SMK32Suyash Gargate30Gajanan Shengal28
Total Dive Points +PlayerTeamDive PointsRamji KashyapCQG58Pratik WaikarTY44Rahul Mandal40
Team Stats
Team Total Points +PlayerTeam PointsChennai Quick Guns412Gujarat Giants401Telugu Yoddhas383Odisha Juggernauts377Mumbai Khiladis283
Team Attacking Points +PlayerAttacking PointsChennai Quick Guns350Telugu Yoddhas342Gujarat Giants334Odisha Juggernauts314Mumbai Khiladis256
Team Defending Points +PlayerDefending PointsChennai Quick Guns60Odisha Juggernauts57Gujarat Giants57Telugu Yoddhas37Mumbai Khiladis25
Team Touch Points +PlayerTouch PointsGujarat Giants176Odisha Juggernauts168Telugu Yoddhas142Chennai Quick Guns136Mumbai Khiladis132
Team All Outs Taken +PlayerAll Outs TakenTelugu Yoddhas2Mumbai Khiladis1Gujarat Giants1
Team All Outs Conceded +PlayerAll Outs ConcededMumbai Khiladis1Rajasthan Warriors1Chennai Quick Guns1Telugu Yoddhas1
References