MASHAL SPORTS ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE AND VENUE FOR VIVO PRO KABADDI SEASON 8

Mashal Sports, organisers of vivo Pro Kabaddi League, have announced the schedule of the first half for Season 8 that will begin from December 22^nd, 2021 at 7:30 PM. The entire season will be conducted at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre without spectators.

As a special format for PKL Season 8, Mashal has scheduled ‘Triple Headers’ on the first 4 days to ensure that kabaddi fans across the country get to watch each of their favourite teams play in the very initial days of the League.

PKL Season 8 will begin with U Mumba facing Bengaluru Bulls in the tournament opener. The League’s ‘Southern Derby’ will then take centre-stage as Telugu Titans lock horns with Tamil Thalaivas in the second match and UP Yoddha squaring off with the defending champions Bengal Warriors in the last match of the opening day.

Guaranteeing blockbuster matches and edge of the seat action with hero players back on the mat, this season will feature ‘Triple Panga’ driven by Triple Headers on all Saturdays through the course of the tournament ensuring that kabaddi afficionados have their fill of ‘Thigh-Five’ entertainment. The new format will raise the excitement for the season’s weekends and keep fans hooked onto the action, even as the contending teams focus on first-part schedule to establish a vantage position vis-à-vis their competitors. The release of the season’s second-part schedule by mid-January is also expected to help PKL Teams assess and rebuild their competition strategies for the second half of the tournament.

Speaking about the schedule being released into two phases, Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, vivo Pro Kabaddi League said, “The vivo Pro Kabaddi League is known for reinvigorating and popularizing India’s own sport of kabaddi, and with the new format, we aim to continue reinventing the sport. Releasing the schedule in two halves will help teams strategize better and keep the fans engaged. The triple headers and “Triple Panga” will provide more fans more opportunities to watch their favourite players and teams in action as they battle it out for the coveted title.”

Keeping the health and safety of players in mind, Mashal Sports will be undertaking the task of converting the entire venue at Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre into a single integrated and secure bio-bubble. With this unique setup, all 12 teams will be staying and playing at the same venue as Mashal Sports is focusing on following and adhering to the safety protocols set by the authorities.

Season 8 - First Part Match Schedule
		Match 1*		Match 2**		Match 3***
Date	Day of the Week	Team A	Team B	Team A	Team B	Team A	Team B
22-Dec-21	Wednesday	Bengaluru Bulls	U Mumba	Telugu Titans	Tamil Thalaivas	Bengal Warriors	U.P. Yoddha
23-Dec-21	Thursday	Gujarat Giants	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Puneri Paltan	Haryana Steelers	Patna Pirates
24-Dec-21	Friday	U Mumba	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Tamil Thalaivas	Bengaluru Bulls	Bengal Warriors	Gujarat Giants
25-Dec-21	Saturday	Patna Pirates	U.P. Yoddha	Puneri Paltan	Telugu Titans	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Haryana Steelers
26-Dec-21	Sunday	Gujarat Giants	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Bengaluru Bulls	Bengal Warriors
27-Dec-21	Monday	Tamil Thalaivas	U Mumba	U.P. Yoddha	Jaipur Pink Panthers
28-Dec-21	Tuesday	Puneri Paltan	Patna Pirates	Telugu Titans	Haryana Steelers
29-Dec-21	Wednesday	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Bengal Warriors	U.P. Yoddha	Gujarat Giants
30-Dec-21	Thursday	Jaipur Pink Panthers	U Mumba	Haryana Steelers	Bengaluru Bulls
31-Dec-21	Friday	Tamil Thalaivas	Puneri Paltan	Patna Pirates	Bengal Warriors
01-Jan-22	Saturday	U Mumba	U.P. Yoddha	Bengaluru Bulls	Telugu Titans	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Tamil Thalaivas

02-Jan-22	Sunday	Gujarat Giants	Haryana Steelers	Puneri Paltan	Bengaluru Bulls
03-Jan-22	Monday	Bengal Warriors	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Telugu Titans	Patna Pirates
04-Jan-22	Tuesday	Haryana Steelers	U Mumba	U.P. Yoddha	Tamil Thalaivas
05-Jan-22	Wednesday	Puneri Paltan	Gujarat Giants	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Telugu Titans
06-Jan-22	Thursday	Patna Pirates	Tamil Thalaivas	Bengaluru Bulls	Jaipur Pink Panthers
07-Jan-22	Friday	Bengal Warriors	Haryana Steelers	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Puneri Paltan
08-Jan-22	Saturday	U.P. Yoddha	Dabang Delhi K.C.	U Mumba	Telugu Titans	Gujarat Giants	Patna Pirates
09-Jan-22	Sunday	Puneri Paltan	Bengal Warriors	Bengaluru Bulls	U.P. Yoddha
10-Jan-22	Monday	Tamil Thalaivas	Haryana Steelers	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Dabang Delhi K.C.
11-Jan-22	Tuesday	Patna Pirates	U Mumba	Telugu Titans	Gujarat Giants
12-Jan-22	Wednesday	Haryana Steelers	U.P. Yoddha	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Bengaluru Bulls
13-Jan-22	Thursday	Bengal Warriors	Tamil Thalaivas	U Mumba	Puneri Paltan
14-Jan-22	Friday	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Patna Pirates	Gujarat Giants	Bengaluru Bulls

15-Jan-22	Saturday	Haryana Steelers	Dabang Delhi K.C.	U.P. Yoddha	Telugu Titans	U Mumba	Bengal Warriors
16-Jan-22	Sunday	Tamil Thalaivas	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Patna Pirates	Bengaluru Bulls
17-Jan-22	Monday	Puneri Paltan	U.P. Yoddha	Telugu Titans	Bengal Warriors
18-Jan-22	Tuesday	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Patna Pirates	Gujarat Giants	U Mumba
19-Jan-22	Wednesday	Haryana Steelers	Puneri Paltan	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Telugu Titans
20-Jan-22	Thursday	Tamil Thalaivas	Gujarat Giants	TBC	TBC

*Match 1- Starts 1930 hrs IST

**Match 2- Starts 2030 hrs IST

***Match 3- Starts 2130 hrs IST

vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 8 starts 22 December, 2021. Catch all the LIVE action on the Star Sports Network and on Disney+Hotstar and follow Pro Kabaddi on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter for all the latest updates!