# 2023–24 Ultimate Kho Kho

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 ₹1 crore (US$120,000), while the runner-ups received ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) and the third-placed team received ₹30 lakh (US$36,000).

### 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

| Pos | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Score Difference | Points | |
| 1 | Chennai Quick Guns | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 25 | Qualified For Semi-Final |
| 2 | Odisha Juggernauts | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 23 | Qualified For Semi-Final |
| 3 | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 21 | Qualified For Semi-Final |
| 4 | Telugu Yoddhas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 18 | Qualified For Semi-Final |
| 5 | Mumbai Khiladis | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -62 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Rajasthan Warriors | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | -101 | 2 | Eliminated |
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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Chennai Quick Guns | 31 | | | |
| 4 | Telugu Yoddhas | 29 | | | |
| 4 | Telugu Yoddhas | 29 | Chennai Quick Guns | Chennai Quick Guns | 26 |
| | | | Gujarat Giants | Gujarat Giants | 31 |
| 3 | Gujarat Giants | 29 | Gujarat Giants | Gujarat Giants | 31 |
| 2 | Odisha Juggernauts | 27 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Telugu Yoddhas | Telugu Yoddhas | 24 |
| | | | Odisha Juggernauts | Odisha Juggernauts | 32 |

### 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 Tournament | Rising Star of the Tournament | Attacker of the Tournament | Defender of the Tournament |
| Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns) | Shubham Thorat (Gujarat Giants) | Pratik Waikar (Telugu Yoddhas) | Aditya Ganpule (Telugu Yoddhas) |

## Stats

Source:

### Player Stats
#### Top Attackers

| Player | Team | Total Points |
| Ramji Kashyap | CQG | 84 |
| Pratik Waikar | TY | 68 |
| Rahul Mandal | | 58 |

#### Top Defenders

| Player | Team | Defending Time |
| Ramji Kashyap | CQG | 33:03 |
| Aditya Ganpule | TY | 23:15 |
| Vijay Shinde | | 21:30 |

#### Top Wazirs

| Player | Team | Wazir Points |
| Pratik Waikar | TY | 68 |
| Durvesh Salunke | | 38 |
| Deepak Sahoo | | 36 |

#### Total Sky Dives

| Player | Team | Count |
| Ramji Kashyap | CQG | 27 |
| Rahul Mandal | | 16 |
| Suraj Lande | | 15 |

#### Total Pole Dives

| Player | TY | Count |
| Pratik Waikar | TY | 13 |
| Arun Gunki | | 11 |
| Aniket Pote | | 7 |

#### Total High 5s

| Player | Team | Count |
| Abhinandan Patil | GG | 1 |
| Sanket Kadam | GG | 1 |
| Pratik Waikar | TY | 1 |

#### Not Outs

| Player | Team | Count |
| Dilip Khandavi | OJ | 7 |
| Arun Gunki | TY | 6 |
| Sumon Barman | CQG | 6 |

#### Total Touch Points

| Player | Team | Touch Points |
| Sreejesh S | MK | 32 |
| Suyash Gargate | | 30 |
| Gajanan Shengal | | 28 |

#### Total Dive Points

| Player | Team | Dive Points |
| Ramji Kashyap | CQG | 58 |
| Pratik Waikar | TY | 44 |
| Rahul Mandal | | 40 |

### Team Stats
#### Team Total Points

| Player | Team Points |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 412 |
| Gujarat Giants | 401 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 383 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 377 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 283 |

#### Team Attacking Points

| Player | Attacking Points |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 350 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 342 |
| Gujarat Giants | 334 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 314 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 256 |

#### Team Defending Points

| Player | Defending Points |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 60 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 57 |
| Gujarat Giants | 57 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 37 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 25 |

#### Team Touch Points

| Player | Touch Points |
| Gujarat Giants | 176 |
| Odisha Juggernauts | 168 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 142 |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 136 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 132 |

#### Team All Outs Taken

| Player | All Outs Taken |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 2 |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 1 |
| Gujarat Giants | 1 |

#### Team All Outs Conceded

| Player | All Outs Conceded |
| Mumbai Khiladis | 1 |
| Rajasthan Warriors | 1 |
| Chennai Quick Guns | 1 |
| Telugu Yoddhas | 1 |