Super Kabaddi League

Super Kabaddi League (SKL)
Country Pakistan Pakistan
Administrator

Strawberry Sports Management

Pakistan Kabaddi Federation [1]
First tournament 2018
Next tournament 2019
Tournament format Multistage with Group games, followed by Eliminators and Playoffs[2]
Number of teams 10
Current champion Gujrat Warriors
Most raid points Nasir Ali (68 points)
TV partner(s) PTV Sports
Website superkabaddi.com
2018 Super Kabaddi League

The Super Kabaddi League (abbreviated as SKL) is a professional kabaddi league in Pakistan. Its inaugural season was played from May 1 to May 10, 2018 in Lahore. This league Follows the same City Based Franchise model as Pro Kabaddi League in India. More than a 100 Kabaddi Players from Pakistan and abroad were presented in the Players' Draft, which took place on 23rd April 2018, in Lahore. International players from Sri Lanka, Iran, Bangladesh and Malaysia participated in inaugural edition.

Draft

Drafting of the inaugural season took place on 23rd April 2018, with each of the ten franchises given an opportunity to pick a roster of 10 players, which included 2 Platinum, 7 Gold and 1 Foreign Player pick.[3]

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony for SKL Season 1 was held at teh Alhamra Open Air Theatre in Lahore on 1st May 2018. This was the first time that a sports related event of such a scale had been organised in the country.

The event was open for all to attend. It was attended by people from all walks of life as well team owners, officials of the Pakistan Kabaddi Federation and many others. The ceremony included several performances, which included Bakhshi Brotehrs, who also sang one of the songs for Season 1. The event was hosted by Reema, one of Pakistan's most notable artists and Khalid Malik.

Teams and locations

Peshawar
Islamabad
Kashmir
Lahore
Gwadar
Sahiwal
Gujrat
Multan
Faisalabad
Karachi
Cities represented by SKL teams as of 2018
Team City/province
Lahore Thunder Lahore, Punjab
Peshawar Haiders Peshawar, Khyber Pakthunkhwa
Faisalabad Sherdils Faisalabad, Punjab
Gujrat Warriors Gujrat City, Punjab
Sahiwal Bulls Sahiwal, Punjab
Karachi Zorawar Karachi, Sindh
Islamabad All Stars Islamabad, Capital Territory
Gwadar Bahadurs Gwadar, Balochistan
Kashmir Janbaaz Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Multan Sikandar Multan, Punjab

Broadcast

SKL was broadcast Live on TV. The broadcast partner was PTV. In addition to Live telecast, the matches were shown on repeat the following day as well.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lakhani, Faizan (15 April 2018). "Pakistan to host Super Kabaddi League in May". Geo.tv.
  2. ↑ "Matches Schedule". SuperKabaddiLeague.com.
  3. ↑ https://www.brandsynario.com/super-kabaddi-league-2018-players-draft-live-updates/
  4. ↑ "Telenor Brings Pakistan's First-Ever Super Kabaddi League (SKL)". ProPakistani. 25 April 2018.


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