Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers logo
Full name	Jaipur Pink Panthers
Short name	JPP
Sport	Kabaddi
First season	2014
Last season	2023-24
League	PKL
Based in	Jaipur
Stadium	Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (2,000)
Colours
Anthem	Sunny Subramanian
Owner	Abhishek Bachchan
Head coach	Sanjeev Baliyan
Captain	Sunil Kumar Malik
Championships	(2014, 2022)
Playoff berths	4
Biggest win
Jaipur Pink Panthers 67–30 UP Yoddhas 12 February 2024, Season 10
Website	Jaipur Pink Panthers.com
Uniforms
Home Away
Current season

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team from Jaipur, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan. The team is owned by 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.

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 and finishing as a runners up in the final against Patna pirates. 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 Mr. Bunty Walia, one of the leading film producers and Sports Entrepreneur and Mr Juspreet Singh Walia. On 4 December 2020 Amazon prime video released Sons of the Soil , a docu-series based on Jaipur pink panthers and their journey in Season 7 of Pro kabaddi league. ^{[4] [5] [6]} On 17 December 2022 Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Puneri Paltan 33-29 in the final to become the 2nd team after Patna Pirates to win more than 1 title of the Pro Kabaddi League with this win Panthers hold their 2nd pkl title after 8 years.The panthers also made some memorable records as their Arjun deshwal becomes the Most Valuable Player of the season and Ankush hold the record for most tackle point (89) in the ninth season.

Team identity

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

Logo

In the inaugural season, Their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with cool smiling face. In 2015, minor changes in logo was happened. Pink panther's position was changed and the perspective of the text was also changed.

Old logo, used during the inaugural season.

This team is reference to the Friz Freleng cartoon character Pink Panther.

Current squad

No	Name	Nat	Position
	Abhijeet Malik		Raider
25	Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi		Raider
13	Amirhossein Mohammad Maleki		Raider
2	Arjun Deshwal		Raider
99	Bhavani Rajput		Raider
55	Devank		Raider
77	Navneet		Raider
9	Rahul Chaudhari		Raider
	Shashank B		Raider
6	V Ajith Kumar		Raider
	Sumit		Defender - Left Corner
	Lavish		Defender - Right Cover
8	Lucky Sharma		Defender - Right Corner
66	Sahul Kumar		Defender - Right Corner
4	Abhishek KS		Defender - Left Cover
3	Ankush		Defender - Left Corner
44	Ashish		Defender - Left Corner
1	Reza Mirbagheri		Defender
11	Sunil Kumar		Defender
Source: Pro Kabaddi [7]

Seasons

Season I

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 v t e	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

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

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

Team v t e	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

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

Team v t e	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

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

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 v t e	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 v t e	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

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

Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season

Team v t e	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

Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	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

Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season

Pos	Team v t e	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

Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	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

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons

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%	Runnersup
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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Win
Bengal Warriors	18	7	10	1	38.9%
Bengaluru Bulls	20	9	9	2	45.0%
Dabang Delhi	22	12	7	3	54.5%
Gujarat Fortune Giants	14	6	6	2	42.8%
Haryana Steelers	15	9	4	2	60.0%
Patna Pirates	20	9	11	0	45.0%
Puneri Paltan	23	12	9	2	52.2%
Tamil Thalaivas	10	6	2	2	60.0%
Telugu Titans	19	10	8	1	52.6%
U Mumba	23	11	10	2	47.8%
UP Yoddha	11	6	5	0	54.5%
Total	195	97	81	17	49.7%

Sponsors

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

References

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2. "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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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.