2023–24 Ultimate Kho Kho final explained

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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

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

Chennai won the coin toss and decided to defend.^[6]

Turn 1

Points scored by each team: 14-1

End-of-turn score: 14-1

Chennai defender Sumon Barman scored 1 Dream Run point.

Turn 2

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. All three members of the next batch remained undismissed.

Turn 3

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.

Turn 4

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

Best Attacker: Sanket Kadam^[7]

Best Defender: Vijay Shinde

Ultimate Kho: Suyash Gargate

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-01-12 . Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants set-up title clash after close semi-final wins . 2024-01-12 . Scroll.in . en-US.
2. Web site: 2024-01-13 . Ultimate Kho Kho: Gujarat Giants beats Chennai Quick Guns to lift title . 2024-01-13 . Sportstar . en.
3. Web site: Gujarat Giants win Ultimate Kho Kho title after victory over Chennai Quick Guns . 2024-01-13 . Devdiscourse . en.
4. Web site: Shirodkar . Neel . 2024-01-11 . UKK: Gujarat Giants in final after downing defending champions Odisha Juggernauts . 2024-01-12 . pune.news . en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-01-12 . Chennai Quick Guns to take on Gujarat Giants in Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 final . 2024-01-12 . Hindustan Times . en.
6. Web site: 2024-01-13 . Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 Final: Chennai Quick Guns vs Gujarat Giants match report . 2024-01-13 . Ultimate Kho Kho . en.
7. Web site: 2024-01-13 . Gujarat Giants crowned champions of Ultimate Kho Kho season 2 after victory over Chennai Quick Guns . 2024-01-13 . Hindustan Times . en.