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Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional Kabaddi team from Jaipur, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Arjun Deshwal and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. The team is the second-most successful team in league history with two titles.

Jaipur Pink Panthers
Full nameJaipur Pink Panthers
Short nameJPP
SportKabaddi
First season2014
Last season2023-24
LeaguePKL
Based inJaipur
StadiumSawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (2,000)
Colours  
AnthemSunny Subramanian
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
Head coachSanjeev Baliyan
CaptainIndia Arjun Deshwal
Championships (2014, 2022)
Titles2
Playoff berths4
Biggest win
Jaipur Pink Panthers 67–30 UP Yoddhas
12 February 2024, Season 10
WebsiteJaipur Pink Panthers
Uniforms


Home


Away

Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers won the inaugural season by defeating U Mumba by 35-24.[2][3] The leading raider of the side was Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide, which is headed by Bunty Walia and Juspreet Singh Walia.

On 4 December 2020, Amazon Prime Video released Sons of the Soil, a series based on their journey in season 7.[4][5][6]

Team identity

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The official theme of the team is "Roar for Panthers" and the official colours are pink and blue.

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The team is reference to the Friz Freleng cartoon character Pink Panther. In the inaugural season, their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with the smiling face. In 2015, pink panther's position and the perspective of the text were changed.

 
Old logo, used during the inaugural season.

Current squad

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No Name Nat Position
22 Shrikant Jadhav   Raider
88 Vikash Kandola   Raider
77 Navneet Sehrawat   Raider
23 K. Dharanidharan   Raider
8 Abhijeet Malik   Raider
2 Arjun Deshwal     Raider
45 Ritik Sharma   Raider
9 Sombir   Raider
10 Neeraj Narwal   Raider
13 Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki   All-rounder
55 Amir Wani   All-rounder
65 Nitin Kumar   Defender
44 Mayank Malik   Defender
18 Ravi Kumar   Defender
11 Lucky Sharma   Defender
7 Ronak Singh   Defender
33 Arpit Saroha   Defender
3 Ankush   Defender
6 Surjeet Singh   Defender
1 Reza Mirbagheri   Defender
4 Abhishek KS   Defender
Source: Pro Kabaddi[7]

Seasons

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Season I

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Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.[2][3]

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 14 10 3 1 100 54
U Mumba (R) 14 8 3 3 59 51
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 14 8 5 1 36 47
Patna Pirates (3) 14 7 5 2 18 45
Telugu Titans 14 6 5 3 26 42
Dabang Delhi KC 14 5 8 1 -27 32
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -85 24
Puneri Paltan 14 2 12 0 -127 17
Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II

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Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C) 14 12 2 0 40 60
Telugu Titans (3) 14 8 3 3 85 50
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 14 9 5 0 55 48
Patna Pirates (4) 14 7 6 1 -18 41
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 6 7 1 43 38
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -63 27
Dabang Delhi KC 14 4 9 1 -68 27
Puneri Paltan 14 2 11 1 -74 21

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season III

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 14 12 2 0 95 60
Patna Pirates (C) 14 10 2 2 104 58
Puneri Paltan (3) 14 7 4 3 92 48
Bengal Warriors (4) 14 9 5 0 26 47
Telugu Titans 14 7 7 0 -10 38
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 4 8 2 -63 28
Bengaluru Bulls 14 2 12 0 -102 14
Dabang Delhi KC 14 1 12 1 -142 11
Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season IV

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 14 10 4 0 14 52
Telugu Titans 14 8 4 2 67 50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 14 8 5 1 22 47
Puneri Paltan 14 6 6 2 23 42
U Mumba 14 7 6 1 -18 42
Bengaluru Bulls 14 5 8 1 -55 32
Dabang Delhi KC 14 4 9 1 7 29
Bengal Warriors 14 3 9 2 -60 26

Source:www.prokabaddi.com

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season V

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Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) 22 15 4 3 126 87
Puneri Paltan 22 15 7 0 91 80
Haryana Steelers 22 13 5 4 40 79
U Mumba 22 10 12 0 -50 56
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 8 13 1 -91 51
Dabang Delhi KC 22 5 16 1 -134 29

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 22 11 5 6 19 77
Patna Pirates (C) 22 10 7 5 60 71
UP Yoddha 22 8 10 4 2 60
Bengaluru Bulls 22 8 11 3 10 57
Telugu Titans 22 7 12 3 -2 52
Tamil Thalaivas 22 6 14 2 -71 46

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season VI

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Main article: 2018_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) 22 17 3 2 117 93
U Mumba 22 15 5 2 189 86
Dabang Delhi KC 22 11 9 2 -1 68
Puneri Paltan 22 8 12 2 -45 52
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 6 13 3 -69 43
Haryana Steelers 22 6 14 2 -91 42

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22 13 7 2 104 78
Bengal Warriors 22 12 8 2 2 69
UP Yoddha 22 8 10 4 -45 57
Patna Pirates 22 9 11 2 -36 55
Telugu Titans 22 8 13 1 -55 51
Tamil Thalaivas 22 5 13 4 -70 42

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Season VII

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Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 22 15 4 3 66 85
Bengal Warriors (C) 22 14 5 3 71 83
UP Yoddha 22 13 7 2 9 74
U Mumba 22 12 8 2 47 72
Haryana Steelers 22 13 8 1 15 71
Bengaluru Bulls 22 11 10 1 16 64
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 9 11 2 -13 58
Patna Pirates 22 8 13 1 29 51
Gujarat Forunte Giants 22 7 13 2 18 51
Puneri Paltan 22 7 12 3 -72 48
Telugu Titans 22 6 13 3 -67 45
Tamil Thalaivas 22 4 15 3 -119 37

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Finals
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs


Season VIII

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Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League


Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Patna Pirates (R) 22 16 5 1 120 86 Qualification to semi finals
2 Dabang Delhi (C) 22 12 6 4 -3 75
3 UP Yoddha 22 10 9 3 33 68 Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 22 10 8 4 2 67
5 Bengaluru Bulls 22 11 9 2 53 66
6 Puneri Paltan 22 12 9 1 33 66
7 Haryana Steelers 22 10 9 3 -28 64
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 10 10 2 14 63
9 Bengal Warriors 22 9 10 3 -18 57
10 U Mumba 22 7 10 5 -34 55
11 Tamil Thalaivas 22 5 11 6 -42 47
12 Telugu Titans 22 1 17 4 -130 27
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer


Season IX

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Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season


Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 22 15 6 1 174 82 Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan (R) 22 14 6 2 66 80
3 Bengaluru Bulls 22 13 8 1 39 74 Qualification to eliminators
4 UP Yoddha 22 12 8 2 42 71
5 Tamil Thalaivas 22 10 8 4 5 66
6 Dabang Delhi 22 10 10 2 17 63
7 Haryana Steelers 22 10 10 2 16 61
8 Gujarat Giants 22 9 11 2 -16 59
9 U Mumba 22 10 12 0 -28 56
10 Patna Pirates 22 8 11 3 -58 54
11 Bengal Warriors 22 8 11 3 -12 53
12 Telugu Titans 22 2 20 0 -245 15
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer


Season X

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Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League
Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Puneri Paltan (C) 22 17 2 3 253 96 Qualification to semi finals
2 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 16 3 3 141 92
3 Dabang Delhi 22 13 6 3 53 79 Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 22 13 9 0 32 70
5 Haryana Steelers (R) 22 13 8 1 -13 70
6 Patna Pirates 22 11 8 3 50 69
7 Bengal Warriors 22 9 11 2 -43 55
8 Bengaluru Bulls 22 8 12 2 -67 53
9 Tamil Thalaivas 22 9 13 0 32 51
10 U Mumba 22 6 13 3 -79 45
11 UP Yoddhas 22 4 17 1 -116 31
12 Telugu Titans 22 2 19 1 -243 21
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season XI

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Main article: 2024 Pro Kabaddi League
Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Haryana Steelers 12 9 3 0 43 46 Qualification to semi finals
2 Telugu Titans 12 8 4 0 -14 42
3 U Mumba 12 7 4 1 -4 40 Qualification to eliminators
4 Patna Pirates 11 7 4 0 56 38
5 Puneri Paltan 11 5 3 3 57 37
6 Jaipur Pink Panthers 10 6 3 1 39 35
7 Dabang Delhi 12 5 5 2 5 35
8 Tamil Thalaivas 11 4 6 1 24 28
9 UP Yoddhas 10 4 5 1 23 28
10 Bengal Warriorz 11 3 6 2 -49 24
11 Gujarat Giants 11 2 8 1 -77 15
12 Bengaluru Bulls 13 2 11 0 -103 15
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2024. Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Records

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Seasons Total Wins Tied Losses % Win Position
Season 1 16 12 1 3 75.00% Champions
Season 2 14 6 1 7 42.86% Group stage
Season 3 14 4 2 8 28.57% Group stage
Season 4 16 9 1 6 56.25% Runners-up
Season 5 22 8 1 13 36.36% Group stage
Season 6 22 6 3 13 27.27% Group stage
Season 7 22 9 2 11 40.91% Group stage
Season 8 22 10 2 10 45.45% Group stage
Season 9 24 17 1 6 70.83% Champions
Season 10 23 16 3 4 69.56% Semifinals

By opposition

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors 19 8 10 1 42.1%
Bengaluru Bulls 21 10 9 2 47.6%
Dabang Delhi 22 12 7 3 54.5%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 15 7 6 2 46.6%
Haryana Steelers 16 9 5 2 56.2%
Patna Pirates 21 9 12 0 42.8%
Puneri Paltan 24 13 9 2 54.1%
Tamil Thalaivas 11 6 2 3 54.5%
Telugu Titans 20 11 8 1 55.0%
U Mumba 24 11 11 2 45.8%
UP Yoddha 12 7 5 0 58.3%
Total 205 103 84 18 50.2%

Sponsors

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Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2014 I TYKA Magic Bus Kalyan Jewellers
2015 II JioChat Manforce
2016 III Dida Magic Bus Binani Cement Daawat Basmati
IV Karbonn Mobiles JioChat Cycle Pure Agarbathies
2017 V Finolex Lux Cozi
2018 VI D:FY Kalyan Jewellers
2019 VII TYKA Ambuja Cements TVS Justdial
2021 VIII Indinews MyFab11 Herbalife Nutrition
2022 IX Fairplay Fantasy DafaNews Astro Nutrition
2023 X Batery Bikaji Naagin
2024 XI MelBat GNC

References

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  1. ^ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
  4. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (15 December 2020). "How Abhishek Bachchan's 'commitment to honest storytelling' helped 'Sons of the Soil'". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Abhishek Bachchan: Sons Of The Soil is an honest look at Jaipur Pink Panthers' journey". The Indian Express. 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sons Of The Soil Review: Unscripted Documentary Is Unusual Fare". NDTV.com.
  7. ^ "Squad". Pro Kabaddi.
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