The Yuva Kabaddi Series, which is India’s first year-round sports tournament, returned with its winter edition on November 27, 2022. All the matches of this edition will be staged at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pondicherry.
Two new entrants are taking the mat this time out as the youth competition expands its roster. While players from Pondicherry will represent Chola Veerans, Palani Tuskers will consist of players from Tamil Nadu.
The two debutants will battle it out with the already existing teams, which are Aravalli Arrows, Hampi Heroes, Vijayanagara Veers, Panchala Pride, Murthal Magnets, Kaziranga Rhinos, Tadoba Tigers and Periyar Panthers to make it a 10-team affair.
Periyar Panthers locked horns with debutants Palani Tuskers in the competition’s curtain-raiser on November 27.
Five fixtures are scheduled to be played on every matchday in the first round, called the Survival Round.
The initial Survival Round will see a total of 45 matches being played between November 27 and December 6 ahead of the Booster, Challenger and Summit rounds. The bottom-placed team will be eliminated at the end of each round of Survival and Booster rounds.
The final will take place on January 4, 2023, which will be a part of the summit round.
The two previous editions of the tournament, namely the Summer Edition (Jaipur) and the Monsoon Edition (Ranchi), took place earlier this year in the May-July and September-October windows, respectively.
Murthal Magnets defeated Periyar Panthers 45-42 in the Summer Edition final to become the inaugural champions of the tournament. The following edition saw Hampi Heroes emerging victorious, overcoming Aravalli Arrows 59-32 in a one-sided final contest.
Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition 2022 schedule
All timings are Indian Standard Time (IST).
Survival Round schedule
| Day and Date | Match | Time |
| Sunday, November 27 | Periyar Panthers vs Palani Tuskers | 9:00 AM |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Panchala Pride | 11:00 AM | |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Vijayanagara Veers | 1:30 PM | |
| Hampi Heroes vs Chola Veerans | 3:30 PM | |
| Tadoba Tigers vs Murthal Magnets | 5:30 PM | |
| Monday, November 28 | Chola Veerans vs Vijayanagara Veers | 9:00 AM |
| Hampi Heroes vs Tadoba Tigers | 11:00 AM | |
| Panchala Pride vs Aravalli Arrows | 1:30 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 3:30 PM | |
| Murthal Magnets vs Periyar Panthers | 5:30 PM | |
| Tuesday, November 29 | Aravalli Arrows vs Palani Tuskers | 9:00 AM |
| Vijayanagara Veers vs Panchala Pride | 11:00 AM | |
| Tadoba Tigers vs Chola Veerans | 1:30 PM | |
| Periyar Panthers vs Hampi Heroes | 3:30 PM | |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Murthal Magnets | 5:30 PM | |
| Wednesday, November 30 | Murthal Magnets vs Aravalli Arrows | 9:00 AM |
| Hampi Heroes vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 11:00 AM | |
| Tadoba Tigers vs Periyar Panthers | 1:30 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Panchala Pride | 3:30 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Vijayanagara Veers | 5:30 PM | |
| Thursday, December 1 | Kaziranga Rhinos vs Tadoba Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Hampi Heroes | 11:00 AM | |
| Periyar Panthers vs Chola Veerans | 1:30 PM | |
| Panchala Pride vs Palani Tuskers | 3:30 PM | |
| Vijayanagara Veers vs Murthal Magnets | 5:30 PM | |
| Saturday, December 3 | Periyar Panthers vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 9:00 AM |
| Murthal Magnets vs Panchala Pride | 11:00 AM | |
| Hampi Heroes vs Vijayanagara Veers | 1:30 PM | |
| Tadoba Tigers vs Aravalli Arrows | 3:30 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Palani Tuskers | 5:30 PM | |
| Sunday, December 4 | Aravalli Arrows vs Periyar Panthers | 9:00 AM |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Chola Veerans | 11:00 AM | |
| Vijayanagara Veers vs Tadoba Tigers | 1:30 PM | |
| Panchala Pride vs Hampi Heroes | 3:30 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Murthal Magnets | 5:30 PM | |
| Monday, December 5 | Kaziranga Rhinos vs Aravalli Arrows | 9:00 AM |
| Tadoba Tigers vs Panchala Pride | 11:00 AM | |
| Periyar Panthers vs Vijayanagara Veers | 1:30 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Murthal Magnets | 3:30 PM | |
| Hampi Heroes vs Palani Tuskers | 5:30 PM | |
| Tuesday, December 6 | Panchala Pride vs Periyar Panthers | 9:00 AM |
| Murthal Magnets vs Hampi Heroes | 11:00 AM | |
| Vijayanagara Veers vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 1:30 PM | |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Chola Veerans | 3:30 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Tadoba Tigers | 5:30 PM |
Booster Round schedule
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Day and Date |
Match |
Time |
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Thursday, December 8 |
Hampi Heroes vs Vijayanagara Veers |
11:00 AM |
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Aravalli Arrows vs Murthal Magnets |
1:30 PM |
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Periyar Panthers vs Palani Tuskers |
3:30 PM |
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Chola Veerans vs Panchala Pride |
5:30 PM |
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Friday, December 9 |
Murthal Magnets vs Periyar Panthers |
11:00 AM |
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Vijayanagara Veers vs Kaziranga Rhinos |
1:30 PM |
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Panchala Pride vs Aravalli Arrows |
3:30 PM |
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Palani Tuskers vs Hampi Heroes |
5:30 PM |
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Saturday, December 10 |
Periyar Panthers vs Kaziranga Rhinos |
11:00 AM |
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Aravalli Arrows vs Vijayanagara Veers |
1:30 PM |
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Panchala Pride vs Murthal Magnets |
3:30 PM |
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Chola Veerans vs Palani Tuskers |
5:30 PM |
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Sunday, December 11 |
Vijayanagar Veers vs Periyar Panthers |
3:00 PM |
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Palani Tuskers vs Aravalli Arrows |
5:00 PM |
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Kaziranga Rhinos vs Hampi Heroes |
7:00 PM |
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Murthal Magnets vs Chola Veerans |
9:00 PM |
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Monday, December 12 |
Aravalli Arrows vs Hampi Heroes |
3:00 PM |
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Panchala Pride vs Vijayanagara Veers |
5:00 PM |
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Chola Veerans vs Kaziranga Rhinos |
7:00 PM |
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Murthal Magnets vs Palani Tuskers |
9:00 PM |
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Tuesday, December 13 |
Hampi Heroes vs Periyar Panthers |
3:00 PM |
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Kaziranga Rhinos vs Aravalli Arrows |
5:00 PM |
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Vijayanagara Veers vs Chola Veerans |
7:00 PM |
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Palani Tuskers vs Panchala Pride |
9:00 PM |
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Wednesday, December 14 |
Murthal Magnets vs Kaziranga Rhinos |
3:00 PM |
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Panchala Pride vs Hampi Heroes |
5:00 PM |
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Chola Veerans vs Periyar Panthers |
7:00 PM |
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Palani Tuskers vs Vijayanagara Veers |
9:00 PM |
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Friday, December 16 |
Kaziranga Rhinos vs Panchala Pride |
3:00 PM |
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Periyar Panthers vs Aravalli Arrows |
5:00 PM |
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Hampi Heroes vs Chola Veerans |
7:00 PM |
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Vijayanagara Veers vs Murthal Magnets |
9:00 PM |
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Saturday, December 17 |
Periyar Panthers vs Panchala Pride |
3:00 PM |
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Hampi Heroes vs Murthal Magnets |
5:00 PM |
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Kaziranga Rhinos vs Palani Tuskers |
7:00 PM |
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Aravalli Arrows vs Chola Veerans |
9:00 PM |
Challenger Round schedule
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Day and Date |
Match |
Time |
| Sunday, December 18 | Murthal Magnets vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 3:00 PM |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Periyar Panthers | 5:00 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Hampi Heroes | 7:00 PM | |
| Panchala Pride vs Chola Veerans | 9:00 PM | |
| Monday, December 19 | Murthal Magnets vs Aravalli Arrows | 3:00 PM |
| Hampi Heroes vs Periyar Panthers | 5:00 PM | |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Chola Veerans | 7:00 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Panchala Pride | 9:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Kaziranga Rhinos vs Aravalli Arrows | 3:00 PM |
| Periyar Panthers vs Panchala Pride | 5:00 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Murthal Magnets | 7:00 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Hampi Heroes | 9:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, December 21 | Panchala Pride vs Murthal Magnets | 3:00 PM |
| Periyar Panthers vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 5:00 PM | |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Hampi Heroes | 7:00 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Palani Tuskers | 9:00 PM | |
| Thursday, December 22 | Hampi Heroes vs Murthal Magnets | 3:00 PM |
| Panchala Pride vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 5:00 PM | |
| Aravalli Arrows vs Palani Tuskers | 7:00 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Periyar Panthers | 9:00 PM | |
| Saturday, December 24 | Aravalli Arrows vs Panchala Pride | 3:00 PM |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Hampi Heroes | 5:00 PM | |
| Palani Tuskers vs Periyar Panthers | 7:00 PM | |
| Murthal Magnets vs Chola Veerans | 9:00 PM | |
| Sunday, December 25 | Hampi Heroes vs Panchala Pride | 3:00 PM |
| Periyar Panthers vs Murthal Magnets | 5:00 PM | |
| Kaziranga Rhinos vs Palani Tuskers | 7:00 PM | |
| Chola Veerans vs Aravalli Arrows | 9:00 PM |
Summit Round schedule
| Day and Date | Match | Time |
| Monday, December 26 | Qualifier 1 - Palani Tuskers vs Hampi Heroes | 3:00 PM |
| Qualifier 2 - Aravalli Arrows vs Chola Veerans | 5:00 PM | |
| Qualifier 3 - Murthal Magnets vs Panchala Pride | 7:00 PM | |
| Eliminator 1 - Periyar Panthers vs Kaziranga Rhinos | 9:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, December 27 | Qualifier 4 - Palani Tuskers vs Chola Veerans | 5:00 PM |
| Qualifier 5 - Aravalli Arrows vs Murthal Magnets | 7:00 PM | |
| Eliminator 2 - Panchala Pride vs Periyar Panthers | 9:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, December 28 | Qualifier 6 - Chola Veerans vs Aravalli Arrows | 7:00 PM |
| Eliminator 3 - Murthal Magnets vs Periyar Panthers | 9:00 PM | |
| Thursday, December 29 | Eliminator 4 - Chola Veerans vs Murthal Magnets | 10:00 AM |
| Eliminator 5 - Aravalli Arrows vs Murthal Magnets | 9:00 PM | |
| Friday, December 30 | Eliminator 6 - Palani Tuskers vs Murthal Magnets | 10:00 AM |
| Final - Hampi Heroes vs Palani Tuskers | 9:00 PM |
Where to watch Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition 2022 live in India?
Live streaming of the Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition 2022 will be available on the FanCode app and website.
There will be no telecast of the Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition 2022 on any TV channel in India.
Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition 2022 squads
Aravalli Arrows: Gangaram, Vishal Chaudhary, Deepesh Kumar, Gopal Singh, Toseef Ahmed, Vishnu Kumar Sharma, Himanshu Chaudhary, Sahil Jandu, Manish Sharma, Nitin Kumar, Lokesh Ghasliya, Navpreet Singh, Bhagat Singh, Jasveer Singh Nirwan, Gurpreet Singh, Ashish Chaudhary, Jetha Ram Chaudhary, Anuj Saini, Chetan, Rohit Yadav
Chola Veerans: K. Thamizhvanan, V. Leniyavan, Y. Sooriya, D. Ranjith, M. Mukesh, M. Gowtham, A. Arunkumar, G. Srivesanan, U. Nithishkumar, V. Mohandass, R. Sridhar, B. Sanjeev Dharan, A. Vimalraj, M. Vignesh, I. Pravinkumar, Djbjeasurya
Hampi Heroes: Ashish Malik, Rahul Rathee, Sachin Mainpal, Rohit Nandal, Ankit Rana, Sawan Khatri, Karmbir Thakur, Anurag Kumar, Gourav Kumar, Ankush Kumar, Aman Dalal, Nehal Kumar, Ravi Khatri, Abhishek Kumar, Yogesh Dahiya, Manu Deswa, Nitin Kumar, Amit Naresh, Ashish Kumar, Himanshu Narwal
Kaziranga Rhinos: Vishal Patiyal, Bilal Ahmad, Jatin Rana, Vikram Singh, Sakshay Thakur, Peyush Kaushik, Mithun Kumar, Shafi Mohammad, Mohit Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Naresh Kuma, Sharad Dulta, Manish Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Surender Pal, Abhishek Kumar, Manmohan Singh, Ankit Kumar
Murthal Magnets: Mohit Rathee, Hitesh Kadian, Aryan Kumar, Ronak Nain, Mandeep Kumar, Sansar Chiri, Akash Deswal, Viraj Malik, Naveen Kathura, Amit Kumar, Dillar Dulla, Sahil Kumar, Virender Singh, Sankar Kumar, Akshay Rathee, Vinay Narwal, Vishal Chahal, Sahil Narwal, Naveen Sharma, Manjeet Narwal
Palani Tuskers: S.Sanjeevi, M. Ajithkumar, M Sudhakar, S. Hariharashudhan, S. Mukesh Khannan, M. Gokula Kannan, B. Vijay, M. Velavan, A. Bharath, B. Prabhakaran, S. Mukilan, M. Kalaiyarasan, K. Harish, R. Dhamodharan, V. Madhavan, K. Kalidas, S. Hariharashudhan, V. Arul Nandha Babu, A. Vikkramsiva, S.Sarathimarnath
Panchala Pride: Sandeep Kumar, Prince Raj, Ravi Saket, Vishal Kumar, Ankit Singh, Aditya Kumar, Nishant Kumar, Aniket Kumar, Laxmi Narayan, Navnit Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar, Aman Lather, Tarun Dhull, Happy Janghu, Satyam Singh, Saurav Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Vaibahv Raj
Periyar Panthers: Krishan Nagar, Ravi Bhati, Arjun Sirohi, Subham Bhidhuri, Ankit Bhati, Kunal Bhati, Krishan Mavai, Abhishek, Rishabh Bhati, Amit Nagar, Sumit Bhadana, Saveen, Pradeep Yadav, Gaurav Bansal, Varun Nagar, Shobhit Bhati, Navneet Nagar, Arpit Nagar, Sachin Gour, Keshram Nagar
Tadoba Tigers: Amrit Singh, Laxman, Sajad Ali, Karan Kumar, Irfan Ahmed, Ridham Sharma, Aman Lalotra, Rajan Singh, Maqbool Mohammad, Pratyaksh Bogia, Jasvir Singh, Karun Sharma, Parveen Kumar, Anil Kumar, Asif Mohammad, Sahil Kumar, Akash Sharma, Abdul Qayoom, Sandeep Singh, Vanshit Sharma
Vijayanagara Veers: Teju Naik, Sukesh, Mutthanna Bhovi, Mohammad Sinan, Manjunath Kurubas, Deepak. N, Shiva Kumar. S, Anand Dongare, Vijay Bhajantri, Mani Bharath. K, Krishna Kumar, Madhu. K, Suhas. N, Dharma, Yashwanth Singh, Darshan Gowda, Amith. B. R, Suresh. S, Mahantesh Hadigi, Bhanu Prakesh
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