PUNE, October 13 — Jaipur Pink Panthers secured their third Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) championship title on Tuesday, prevailing over defending champions Puneri Paltan with a hard-fought 36-32 scoreline in a pulsating Season 12 final at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune.
According to the official match statistics published by league operators Mashal Sports, the Jaipur franchise's lead raider registered 11 raid points—including a decisive multi-point raid in the closing minutes—to secure the 'Raider of the Match' citation. The defensive unit anchored the victory by executing three pivotal Super Tackles under high-pressure raid situations, effectively neutralizing Puneri Paltan's aggressive point pursuit.
Having previously lifted the coveted trophy in the inaugural 2014 season and again in Season 9 (2022), Jaipur Pink Panthers became only the second team in PKL history after Patna Pirates to secure three or more league titles. Emerging domestic talents across state sports academies swept individual accolades across the season, underscoring the tournament's grassroots scouting pipeline.
The sporting lineage of Kabaddi (an indigenous Indian sport introduced formally at the Asian Games in Beijing 1990), International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) and Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) governance frameworks, Indian national teams' dominance in the Asian Games, and domestic league franchised ecosystems are popular static GK and sports affairs topics across SSC CGL, RRB NTPC, and State Police recruitment examinations.