Sport Kabaddi Inaugural season 2014 Commissioner Pargat Singh | Founded 2014 President Sukhbir Singh Badal No. of teams 8 | |
The World Kabaddi League (WKL) is a professional Circle style Kabaddi League in India, United States, Canada, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. It is the first worldwide circle style kabaddi league.
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League organization
There will be 8 international teams that will play in 14 cities throughout 4 different countries. The World Kabaddi League will feature 144 international players with over ₹15 crore in players' salaries. The regular season will be four months long then an elimination tournament will take place in Mohali, Punjab, India for the top four teams to determine a champion. This is the first season World Kabaddi League, 2014 World Kabaddi League.
Playing technique (style)
The game goes thus*: Two teams of seven players face each other in a circle and take turns sending a "raider" into the other team. To win a point, the raider must take a breath, run into the opposing half, tag one member of the opposite team, then return to his home . The raider will have 30 seconds only for touch the opponents and come back to his home. The game is played with 20-minute halves and a five-minute half-time break during which the teams exchange sides
Venues
The following are venues of World Kabaddi League.
Sponsorships
WAVE Group Title Sponsor for World Kabaddi League 2014
Sonalika International Official Partner for World Kabaddi League 2014
Li Ning (company) signed on to be the Leagues clothing partner.
Television broadcasters
Sony SIX has signed on to broadcast the league in India. PTC Punjabi has signed on to broadcast the league around the world.