Regional Kabaddi Championships
Elev8's Regional Kabaddi Championship portfolio brings together five market-specific kabaddi properties, combining region-levell elite teams, live streaming, sponsor integration, digital fan voting, and 690K+ Season 1 views.
Tournament Vision
The Regional Kabaddi Championship model is Elev8 India Sportz’s framework for building state-level sub-zone kabaddi properties that combine competition, broadcast, fan engagement, sponsor inventory, and highly engaging local relevance.
Expanding the Regional Kabaddi Ecosystem
A scalable regional championship model that strengthens kabaddi’s commercial ecosystem through recurring competitions, local ownership, broadcast content, fan communities, and sponsor participation.
Building Local Market Relevance
Market-specific content, local team identities, and championship-specific branding create regional relevance and deepen fan engagement.
Creating Regional Sponsor Platforms
A high-engagement regional sponsorship platform that helps local and national brands connect with targeted audiences through live events, digital content, and fan participation.
Professional Competition Standards
Structured formats, match data collection and high-quality live streaming create a consistent professional standard across every regional championship.
Regional Athlete Participation
Bringing competitive kabaddi athletes from regional markets into professionally managed championship environments with structured match formats, data capture, and digital visibility.
RKT 2026 Season 1 — Collective Performance
Aggregate operational scale and reach across all five regional markets in the Season 1 circuit (March–May 2026).
18
Total match days across Season 1
46
Teams across five regional championships
100
Matches delivered in Season 1
653
Players on venue (Season 1)
6
States covered by the RKT circuit
4K+
Estimated in-stadium footfall
690K+
Cross-platform Views (Season 1)
₹56.4L
Total operational budget
Regional Schedule
The Season 1 circuit followed a structured chronological caravan flow—enabling resource mobility and consistent narrative building across five regional championships.
- AMKC
Aapli Mumbai Kabaddi Championship
24–29 March 2026
then - MKC
Maru Kabaddi Championship
10–12 April 2026
then - DQKC
Dilli Queens Kabaddi Championship
17–19 April 2026
then - GDKC
Ganga Damodar Kabaddi Championship
23–26 April 2026
then - GBT
Gandaberunda Trophy
1–3 May 2026
Awaaz: Regional Fan Engagement Layer
Awaaz ("voice") is Elev8's fan voting layer deeply embedded in each championship, so supporters pick favourites, unlock prizes, and in formats like Gandaberunda Trophy — earn teams a qualification berth.
- Real-time vote counts that drive prizes, awards, and qualification berths
- On-ground + digital participation—linking stadium audiences to mobile voters
63K+
Total fan votes
Combined voting across RKT fan polls and favourite-player campaigns
46,277
Dilli Queens KC
Votes for Season 1 Favourite Queen (Khushi — Rohini Ranis)
16,804
Maru KC
Votes for Fan Favourite club (Bajrang Club — ₹30,000 award)
4th
Qualifier berth
GBT awards a fan-favourite slot per zone alongside winner, runner-up & 3rd place
Broadcast Engagement
Season 1 amassed 690,414 cross-platform views—demonstrating significant digital appetite for regional kabaddi content. Facebook accounted for ~78% of total views; Gandaberunda Trophy alone contributed ~41% of combined viewership.
Top markets by combined views: GBT (280.5K) · GDKC (157.9K) · DQKC (111.8K).
- Multi-camera live production with on-mat and bench coverage
- Real-time scoring, graphics, and match clock on stream
- Dedicated championship websites and digital match centres
- Highlight clips and post-match content for social distribution
- Sponsor slots, branded segments, and partner inventory
- Exclusive broadcaster integrations
Powerplay Mechanism
The true innovation of this format was the Powerplay itself: for a limited window, every valid raid or tackle point also earned an additional +1. That simple rule transformed match strategy by forcing teams to choose their activation moment based on momentum, scoreboard pressure, and opponent formations.
Each side could use Powerplay once, with windows that could overlap, carry into the second half, and pause during official stoppages. Because substitutions were locked during this phase (except injuries), captains had to commit to lineups before triggering it—making Powerplay not just a scoring boost, but a high-stakes tactical call that elevated decision-making in grassroots kabaddi.
Live status for tactical Powerplay window
Match-official activation cue
Confirms Powerplay start for teams, officials, and broadcast sync
Overview by Market
Season results, Awaaz votes cast, and operational scale for each Regional Kabaddi Championship.
MaharashtraSeason 1 completeAapli Mumbai KC
Mumbai's game. Mumbai's glory.
24–29 March 2026
12
Teams
29
Matches
Soham Aditya Films
Broadcaster
55,834
Total Views
55,937
Awaaz Votes Cast
Jai Bharat Krida Mandal
Season 1 Champions
Market highlight
Sponsors & Partners
Brands powering regional championship experiences
Full Sponsors and Partners list for Elev8 Regional Kabaddi Championship: ABP Sports Live, ABP Network, Apna Future Kabaddi, Apna Ghar, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, CBSE School, Kabaddi Story, KBD Stars, Koyana Ayurvedic, Life Care Physiotherapy, Saksham Hospital, Sam Clickz, Satish Jarkholi Foundation, Shri Valmiki Shikshana Samsthe, Soham Aditya Films, U Mumba.