MUMBAI: The season three of World Kabaddi League will be held from 24 October to 12 November 2017 in India. PTC Channel has been signed on as the broadcast partner to telecast Live the World Kabaddi League (Season-3) in India and also to broadcast the league around the world. Two matches will be played daily under flood lights.

MLA Fatah Jung Bajwa, who is also a WKL patron, said the state government would extend its full support to the league, which was being organised by NRIs whose roots are in Punjab. The first phase of the league would be played at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar while the second phase to be played at the Hockey stadium in Mohali.

WKL commissioner Kamaljit Singh Hayre said that the world's top six teams will play their matches in Jalandhar and Mohali. Hayre, TUT Brothers' Surjit Singh Tut of the US and Sarb Thiara of USA (both owners), Bajwa and WKL additional commissioner Ranbir Singh Tut, and WKL legal advisor Harpreet Singh Sandhu had jointly addressed mediapersons at Jalandhar.

The regular season will be of 20 days long and then an elimination tournament will take place in Mohali to find a champion. The top participating teams are -- Vancouver Lions (Canada), Khalsa Warriors (United Kingdom), Royal Kings (USA) Punjab Tiger (Canada), California Eagles (USA) and United Singhs (United Kingdom).

According to Tut, the matches will see national and international kabaddi players in action. The league will be on touring sports format, and will be played across 33 matches.