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PKL 2025: Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 Playoffs To Be Held in Delhi, Thyagaraj Stadium To Host the Delhi Leg

PKL 2025: Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 Playoffs To Be Held in Delhi, Thyagaraj Stadium To Host the Delhi Leg

Mumbai, October 11: The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) organisers announced the schedule for the PKL Season 12 Playoffs and Final on Friday, which is set to be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium in Delhi. The announcement was made at the press conference ahead of the Delhi leg of season 12, which commences on October 11, as per a release from PKL. The Delhi leg comes at the end of one of the most competitive seasons of the PKL. PKL 2025: Ajit Chouhan Shines As U Mumba Beat Bengal Warriorz; Devank Dalal Reaches Historic 500 Pro Kabaddi League Raid Points. With Dabang Delhi K.C. at the top of the points table and having already secured a spot in the top eight, the fight for the final seven spots will continue to be fiercely contested and thrilling for the fans. After the Delhi leg ends on October 23, the Playoffs will begin with the Play-ins on October 25, where the 5th to 8th-placed teams will fight for survival. The winners from there will progress to the playoffs. After that, the Playoffs will run from October 26 to October 29, featuring a sequence of Eliminators and Qualifiers, eventually culminating in the Grand Finale on Friday, October 31. The new format – which includes the play-ins – adds an extra edge to the season, ensuring a more challenging, more competitive path for all 12 teams to the PKL Trophy. The revised structure ensures that more teams stay in contention for longer, raising the intensity of the league stage while offering fans an extended run of high-stakes matches. While all teams strive for qualification, the biggest advantage goes to those who finish in the top two, making the battle for table positions more intense than ever. PKL 2025: Akshit Dhull’s Heroic Super 10 Helps Table Toppers Dabang Delhi Complete Double Over Gujarat Giants. Delhi stands out as a natural choice for the final leg, as well as the playoffs, with its passionate fan base and world-class indoor stadium infrastructure. The city, which is also hosting the fourth and final leg of the season, has previously staged high-profile kabaddi matches that drew huge crowds, and its central location ensures easy access for fans from across the country. Anupam Goswami, Business Head of Mashal Sports and League Chairman, PKL, said, “Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 has truly captivated audiences across the nation–51% of the matches so far have been decided by five points or fewer, reflecting the remarkable intensity and competitiveness among teams. This season has showcased the highest standard, keeping fans engaged throughout.” “As we now move towards the grand culmination in Delhi, we’re thrilled to bring the playoffs to the capital. The new playoff format featuring play-ins will add a fresh and exciting twist, ensuring the race for the trophy remains alive till the very end. With the Playoffs about to begin, we look forward to witnessing the same passion, energy, and high-quality kabaddi that has defined this season, leading up to a truly fitting finale.” PKL 2025: Aditya Shinde Shines as Puneri Paltan Beat U Mumba 37–27 in Chennai to Continue Winning Run. Under the aegis and sanction from the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), Mashal Sports and JioStar have built PKL into one of India’s most successful sports leagues. The competition consists of the largest number of matches among all sports leagues in India. The Pro Kabaddi League has transformed India’s indigenous sport of Kabaddi and its athletes on the national and global stage. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)