This Day That Year: Jaipur Pink Panthers won the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League

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The Pro Kabaddi League was launched in 2014 with the format being based on the Indian Premier League. These teams were divided into 8 cities namely Jaipur, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Pune, Bengal.

The tournament began from 26th July till 31st August 2014. Jaipur Pink Panther had an outstanding league stage finishing top of the points with 10 wins and only 3 losses. Jaipur started the tournament with a loss against U Mumba by 31-45.

On 31st July, Pink Panthers crushed Telugu Titans by 46-32 to register their first win of the tournament. They then defeated Dabang Delhi with a comfortable margin of 40-31.

Their winning run continued as they defeated Bengal Warriors by 39-23. They cruised to a commanding 50-23 win over Puneri Paltan. It was a close-fought match as they defeated Bengal Warriors in their 2nd meeting by 41-33.

Their second loss in the tournament came against Patna Pirates by 30-52. Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated Bengaluru Bulls in a close contest by 36-31. Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba were involved 31-31 draw.

They defeated Dabang Delhi by 41-31 in their 2nd meeting and then beat Puneri Paltans by 33-27. In their final match, Jaipur registered a close 30-29 win over Bengaluru Bulls to finish at the top of the points table.

For every win, a team gets five points, 3 points for a drawn game, and 1 point for losing a game by seven or fewer points.

In the semi-finals 1, Jaipur Pink Panthers produced a dominating display by defeating Patna Pirates by 38-18 to qualify for the grand finale. They faced a strong U Mumba side in the finals of the Pro Kabaddi League season played on 31st August 2014.

Jaipur Pink Panthers held their nerves to win the inaugural edition of the Pro Kabaddi League season 1 defeating U Mumba by 35-24.

It was an amazing journey for Jaipur Pink Panthers as they dominated the whole season. Manider Singh became the top raider with 130 points. Rohit Rana was the top defender by registering 38 points. The team is owned by Abishek Bachchan.

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