Jaipur Pink Panthers
Full name | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
---|---|
Nicknames | Pink panthers |
Short name | JPP |
Sport | Kabaddi |
Founded | 2014 |
League | PKL |
Based in | Jaipur |
Location | Rajasthan |
Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Colours | Pink and Blue |
Anthem | Sunny Subramanian |
Owner | Abhishek Bachchan |
Head coach | Srinivas Reddy |
Captain | Deepak Nivas Hooda |
Championships | 1 (2014) |
Playoff berths | 2 |
Website | Jaipur Pink Panthers.com |
Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team which belongs to Pink City of India Jaipur, competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Deepak Niwas Hooda and coached by Srinivas Reddy. The team is owned by Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium.
Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers won inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating U Mumba by 35-24.[2][3] The team's performance however then dropped in PKL Season 2 and Season 3 but improved from the season 4 as it qualified for the playoffs. The leading raider of the side was Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. The official theme of the team is ‘Roar for Panthers’ and the official colours are pink and blue. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide which is headed by Mr. Bunty Walia, one of the leading film producers and Sports Entrepreneur and Mr Juspreet Singh Walia. This team is reference to a popular cartoon character Pink Panther. In 2019, Amazon prime video announced Sons of soil, a docu-series based on Jaipur pink panthers and their journey in Season 7 of Pro kabaddi league
Current squad
Jersy No | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth | Position | Height |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Deepak Niwas Hooda (C) | - | All Rounder | 5ft 11in | |
- | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | - | Raider | - | |
- | Deepak Narwal | - | Raider | 5ft 10in | |
- | Gumna Singh | - | Raider | 5ft 11in | |
- | Lokesh Kaushik | - | Raider | 5ft 11in | |
- | Milinda Chathuranga | - | Raider | 6ft | |
- | Nilesh Salunke | - | Raider | 5ft 1in | |
- | Sushil Gulia | - | Raider | 5ft 8in | |
- | Pavan T R | - | Defender, Right Cover | 5ft 6in | |
- | Amit Hooda | - | Defender, Right Corner | 5ft 10in | |
- | Elavarasan A | - | Defender, Left Cover | - | |
- | Karamvir | - | Defender, Left Corner | 5ft 8in | |
- | Sandeep Kumar Dhull | - | Defender, Left Corner | 5ft 9in | |
- | Sunil Siddhgavali | - | Defender | 5ft 7in | |
- | Dong Gyu Kim | - | All Rounder | 5ft 8in | |
- | Nitin Rawal | - | All Rounder | - | |
- | Sachin Narwal | - | All Rounder | 5ft 7in | |
- | Santhapanaselvam | - | All Rounder | 5ft 7in | |
- | Vishal | - | All Rounder | 5ft 6in | |
Source: Pro Kabaddi[4] |
Seasons
Season I
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 |
(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
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
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 |
(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
Performance
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 31 January 2016 | U Mumba | Vizag | 27-18[5] |
5 | 1 February 2016 | Patna Pirates | Vizag | 28-29[6] |
12 | 5 February 2016 | Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru | 26-36[7] |
16 | 7 February 2016 | Dabang Delhi | Kolkata | 39-34[8] |
21 | 10 February 2016 | Bengal Warriors | Kolkata | 20-34[9] |
24 | 12 February 2016 | Puneri Paltan | Pune | 32-32[10] |
25 | 13 February 2016 | Telugu Titans | Pune | 25-27[11] |
30 | 16 February 2016 | Telugu Titans | Patna | 35-26[12] |
36 | 20 February 2016 | Bengaluru Bulls | Jaipur | 30-21[13] |
39 | 21 February 2016 | Puneri Paltan | Jaipur | 18-33[14] |
40 | 22 February 2016 | Bengal Warriors | Jaipur | 18-34[15] |
42 | 23 February 2016 | Patna Pirates | Jaipur | 24-47[16] |
47 | 26 February 2016 | Dabang Delhi | Delhi | 21-21[17] |
50 | 28 February 2016 | U Mumba | Mumbai | 21-35[18] |
Season IV
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
Performance
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 25 June 2016 | U Mumba | Mumbai | 34-36[19] |
8 | 29 June 2016 | Telugu Titans | Jaipur | 28-24[20] |
10 | 30 June 2016 | Bengaluru Bulls | Jaipur | 28-28[21] |
12 | 1 July 2016 | Bengal Warriors | Jaipur | 36-33[22] |
14 | 2 July 2016 | Puneri Paltans | Jaipur | 28-33[23] |
20 | 6 July 2016 | Dabang Delhi | Hyderabad | 51-26[24] |
28 | 10 July 2016 | Patna Pirates | Patna | 26-21[25] |
31 | 13 July 2016 | Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru | 24-22[26] |
32 | 14 July 2016 | U Mumba | Bengaluru | 23-29[27] |
36 | 16 July 2016 | Bengal Warriors | Kolkata | 25-32[28] |
38 | 17 July 2016 | Puneri Paltans | Kolkata | 33-27[29] |
44 | 21 July 2016 | Dabang Delhi | Mumbai | 24-22[30] |
46 | 22 July 2016 | Patna Pirates | Mumbai | 29-22[31] |
51 | 24 July 2016 | Telugu Titans | Delhi | 23-35[32] |
Semi Final 2 | 29 July 2016 | Telugu Titans | Hyderabad | 34-24[31] |
Final | 31 July 2016 | Patna Pirates | Hyderabad | 29-37[31] |
Season V
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
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
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
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons
Seasons | Period | Total | Wins | Losses | Drown | SD | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | July 2014 - August 2014 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
Season 2 | July 2015 – August 2015 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | |
Season 3 | January 2015 – March 2016 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | |
Season 4 | June 2016 - July 2016 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 43 | |
Season 5 | July 2017 - October 2017 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | |
Season 6 | October 2018 - January 2019 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | -61 | |
Season 7 | July 2019 - October 2019 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -3 |
By opposition
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
---|---|---|---|---|
U Mumba | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Dabang Delhi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Telugu Titans | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Bengal Warriors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Puneri Paltan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Patna Pirates | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
TOTAL | 44 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
Sponsors and Kit Manufacturers
Year | Season | Kit Manufacturers | Shirt Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | I | TYKA | Magic Bus |
2015 | II | Jio Chat | |
2016 | III | dida | Magic Bus |
IV | |||
2017 | V | Performax | Finolex |
2018 | VI | D:FY | |
2019 | VII | TYKA | Ambuja Cements |
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