72nd Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship 2026: Full schedule, results, match timings, live streaming details & more
Services are the defending champions.
The 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 will be held from February 24 to 27 at the Sama Indoor Complex in Vadodara. More than 400 players from 31 teams will participate in this four-day tournament. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India organizes the tournament.
In the previous edition, Services defeated Railways in the final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. The match ended 30-30 in regulation time before Services secured the title in extra time.
Led by Captain Naveen Kumar, Services lifted the trophy after a 10-year gap. Punjab and Uttar Pradesh were the losing semi-finalists.
On that note, let’s take a look at this season’s schedule, results, and other details:
72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026: Groups
- Pool A: Services, Jharkhand, Chandigarh
- Pool B: Railways, Odisha, Pondicherry
- Pool C: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat
- Pool D: Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Vidharbha
- Pool E: Haryana, Telangana, Andhra, Jammu & Kashmir
- Pool F: Rajasthan, Bihar, Kerala, Chhattisgarh
- Pool G: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tripura, Delhi
- Pool H: Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Uttarakhand
When is the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 scheduled to start?
The 72nd edition of the Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship is slated to take place from February 24 to 27.
Where will the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 take place?
The tournament will take place at the Sama Indoor Complex in Vadodara.
Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026?
There will be no live television broadcast of the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 in India.
However, fans can watch the tournament live on the SportVot app and website. To access the live stream, viewers must purchase a tournament pass. All matches of the championship will be streamed online, and the tournament pass is priced at Rs. 59.
72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026: Full schedule, results & match timings
Tuesday, February 24
- Pool A – Chandigarh 76–32 Jharkhand
- Pool B – Indian Railways 73–23 Odisha
- Pool C – Punjab 44-46 Gujarat
- Pool D – Tamil Nadu 75–16 Manipur
- Pool D – Uttar Pradesh 49-45 Vidharbha
- Pool E – Telangana 34-43 Jammu & Kashmir
- Pool F – Haryana 49–32 Andhra
- Pool F – Bihar 35-32 Kerala
- Pool F – Rajasthan 79-28 Chhatisagarh
- Pool G – Maharashtra 52-37 Delhi
- Pool G – Karnataka 88-23 Tripura
- Pool H – Goa 56-42 Bengal
- Pool H – Madhya Pradesh 64-33 Uttarakhand
- Pool A – Services 71-24 Jharkhand
- Pool B – Odisha 35-53 Pondicherry
- Pool C – Punjab 33-51 Himachal Pradesh
Wednesday, February 25
- Pool D – Uttar Pradesh 70-33 Manipur
- Pool E – Telangana 45-47 Andhra Pradesh
- Pool F – Kerala 45-30 Chhattisgarh
- Pool G – Tripura 42-64 Delhi
- Pool H – Bengal 42-63 Uttarakhand
- Pool H – Goa 34-35 Madhya Pradesh
- Pool C – Himachal Pradesh 51-34 Gujarat
- Pool D – Tamil Nadu 40-21 Vidarbha
- Pool E – Haryana 49-18 Telangana
- Pool F – Rajasthan 37-40 Bihar
- Pool G – Maharashtra 49-24 Karnataka
- Pool A – Services 53-25 Chandigarh
- Pool B – Indian Railways 50-29 Pondicherry
- Pool D – Manipur 35-61 Vidarbha
- Pool E – Jammu & Kashmir 29-37 Andhra Pradesh
- Pool H – Goa 54-45 Uttarakhand
- Pool F – Rajasthan 54-29 Kerala
- Pool G – Karnataka 42-40 Delhi
- Pool H – Madhya Pradesh 64-20 Bengal
- Pool E – Haryana 18-38 Jammu & Kashmir
- Pool F – Bihar 47-26 Chhattisgarh
- Pool G – Maharashtra 33-11 Tripura
- Pool D – Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu (Match Stopped by the Referee)
Thursday, February 26
- Pre Quarter-Final 1 – Services 51-22 Goa
- Pre Quarter-Final 2 – Uttar Pradesh 65-24 Jammu & Kashmir
- Pre Quarter-Final 3 – Maharashtra 69-21 Pondicherry
- Pre Quarter-Final 4 – Rajasthan 53-56 Himachal Pradesh
- Pre Quarter-Final 5 – Indian Railways 57-38 Karnataka
- Pre Quarter-Final 6 – Gujarat 34-38 Bihar
- Pre Quarter-Final 7 – Madhya Pradesh 26-45 Chandigarh
- Pre Quarter-Final 8 – Haryana 35(4)-(7)35 Tamil Nadu
Thursday, February 26
- Quarter-Final 1 – Services 51-55 Uttar Pradesh
- Quarter-Final 2 – Maharashtra 53-38 Himachal Pradesh
- Quarter-Final 3 – Indian Railways 40-22 Bihar
- Quarter-Final 4 – Chandigarh 39-34 Tamil Nadu
Friday, February 27
- Semi-Final 1 – Uttar Pradesh 36-49 Maharashtra
- Semi-Final 2 – Indian Railways 38 (7)-(4) 38 Chandigarh
Friday, February 27
- Final – Maharashtra 31-49 Indian Railways
When will the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 start?
The Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship will commence on February 24 and conclude on February 27.
Where will the 72nd Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship 2026 take place?
The tournament will take place at the Sama Indoor Complex, Vadodara.
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