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 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, Jaipur Pink Panthers won inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating U Mumba by 35-24. 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. 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.

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

Current squad

Seasons

Season I

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.

Season II

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

Season III

Season IV

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

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•   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

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

Zone B

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•   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

Zone B

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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•   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

• 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

• 5 points for a win
• 3 points for a tied game
• 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season X

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Sponsors

References