2023–24 Ultimate Kho Kho final
The 2023-24 Ultimate Kho Kho final was contested on 13 January 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack.[1] Gujarat Giants beat Chennai Quick Guns 31–26.[2][3]
Road to the final
[edit]Gujarat Giants beat Odisha Juggernauts 29–27 in Semifinal 1 to reach the final.[4]
Chennai Quick Guns registered a 31–29 victory in Semifinal 2 against the Telugu Yoddhas to reach the final.[5]
Match
[edit]Chennai won the coin toss and decided to defend.[6]
Turn 1
[edit]Points scored by each team: 14-1
End-of-turn score: 14-1
Chennai defender Sumon Barman scored 1 Dream Run point.
Turn 2
[edit]Points scored by each team: 5-6
End-of-turn score: 19-7
The first Gujarat Giants defensive batch of Suyash Gargate, Shubham Thorat and Deepak Madhav scored 5 Dream Run points, (5:06 of defense), with Gargate managing an active time of 2:12 and Madhav for 1:20.[a] All three members of the next batch remained undismissed.[2]
Turn 3
[edit]Points scored by each team: 10-3
End-of-turn score: 29-10
Gujarat attacker Sanket Kadam tagged 3 defenders, with the Giants dismissing a total of 5 Chennai defenders. Chennai defender Ramji Kashyap scored 2 of the 3 Dream Run points for Chennai in this turn.[6]
Turn 4
[edit]Points scored by each team: 2-16
Final score: 31–26
The Quick Guns scored points rapidly in the first half of the turn, and whittled down the Giants' lead to 3 points with 1:47 minutes left in the match; however, Gujarat defender Sanket Kadam scored 2 Dream Run points (over 3:30 of defense) at the end of the turn to seal victory for his team.
Awards
[edit]Best Attacker: Sanket Kadam[7]
Best Defender: Vijay Shinde
Ultimate Kho: Suyash Gargate
References
[edit]- ^ "Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants set-up title clash after close semi-final wins". Scroll.in. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Kho Kho: Gujarat Giants beats Chennai Quick Guns to lift title". Sportstar. 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Gujarat Giants win Ultimate Kho Kho title after victory over Chennai Quick Guns". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Shirodkar, Neel (2024-01-11). "UKK: Gujarat Giants in final after downing defending champions Odisha Juggernauts". pune.news. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Chennai Quick Guns to take on Gujarat Giants in Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 final". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 Final: Chennai Quick Guns vs Gujarat Giants match report". Ultimate Kho Kho. 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Gujarat Giants crowned champions of Ultimate Kho Kho season 2 after victory over Chennai Quick Guns". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Active time" refers to the amount of time a defender avoids being dismissed after the most recent dismissal of one of their teammates.
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