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The Premier Handball League (PHL) is India's highest-level professional handball league which consists of six franchises, each of which represents a different city in India. In Jaipur, the teams were formally unveiled at a press presentation and the inaugural season is taking place at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium from June 8 to June 25, 2023.
The format has 30 round-robin matches followed by three knockout matches. Players from Thailand, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Iraq, the Philippines, and Jordan are a part of the league. Each team will have 17 players, including 14 Indian players and three overseas players per squad. The matches are of 60 minutes split into two halves of 30 minutes each. There are seven members in each team (six outfields and one goalkeeper) and there are unlimited rolling substitutes.
Let’s narrow down all the relevant details of the tournament here:
Which are the six franchises in the Premier Handball League and who are their owners?
City | Team | Owner(s) |
Hyderabad | Telugu Talons | Abhishek Reddy Kankanala |
Jaipur | Rajasthan Patriots | Shiv Vilas Resorts Private Limited |
Lucknow | Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh | Iconic Olympic Games Academy |
Gujarat | Garvit Gujarat | R. K. Naidu |
Mumbai | Maharashtra Ironmen | Punit Balan |
Delhi | Delhi Panzers | Vineet Bhandari, Rajat Agarwal, Sailesh Arya |
Where will the Premier Handball League be played?
The Premier Handball League will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
When will the Premier Handball League be played?
The Premier Handball League will be played from June 8 to June 25 and will feature a total of 33 matches.
What are the squads for the Premier Handball League?
The following are the squads for the Premier Handball League:
Delhi Panzers: Sardor Elmuratov, Artem Martynov, Emil Minnulin, Dinesh Kumar, Deepak Ahlawat, Arun Sharma, Mintu Sardar, Deepak Ghanghas, Nittin Kumar Sharma, Nandkishor Bhardwaj, Bhupender Ghanghas, Ashok Nain, Jasmeet Singh, Deepak, Rakesh Ahlawat, Mithun Sharma, Subir Roy, Harpreet Singh.
Garvit Gujarat: Farhad Shafiei Alavijeh, Mukhtor Tuliboev, Atsawamethee Barameechuay, Amit Ghanghas, Mohammed Shuja Ur Rehaman, Dinesh, Avin Khatkar, Mohit Ghanghas, Tarun Thakur, Harender Singh Nain, Naveen Panghal, Sivaprasad Nair, Ravinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Mandeep Singh Lochab, Aman Khiche, Sachin Singh.
Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh: Omid Reza, Ziad Obeidat, Van Jacob Baccay, Harjinder Panjeta, Vikas Kumar, Bhushan Shinde, Sunil Ghanghas, Kamal, Sukhveer Singh Brar, Naveen Malik, Sahil Rana, Mankesh Poonia, Vansh Thakran, Sanchit Kumar Gupta, Gurpinder Singh, Aashish Kumar, Amit Sharma.
Maharashtra Ironmen: Jalal Kiani, Aleksandr Lesnik, Jasim Mohammed, Manjeet Kumar, Ankit, Ranjeet Singh, Naveen Deshwal, Vijay Thakur, Mitul, Mohammed Sohail Akhtar, Mohit Punia, Sumit Ghanghas, Sunil Sharma, Vishal Dabas, Shubham Sharma, Rajat Khatkar, Sumit Kumar.
Rajasthan Patriots: Dmitrii Kireev, Baderaladeen Naser, Thanawat Sanyamud, Atul Kumar, Arjun Lakra, Sumit Kumar, Sahil Malik, Robin Singh, Hardev Singh, Siddharth Bidhuri, Happy Singh, Thoufeeq V M, Sidharth Singh, Bhupender Jangra, Mohit Ghanghas, Ramesh Godara, Rohit Kumar.
Telugu Talons: Andrei Nedbailo, Iaroslav Shabanov, Rey Joshua Tabuzo, Naseeb Singh, Anil Khudia, Shubham Sheoran, Kailash Patel, Rahul T K, Raghu Kumara, Mohit Kumar, Chirag Chandel, Vishal Hadia, Mohit Yadav, Davinder Bhullar, Ajay Moyal, Sombir, Rahul Nain.
What are the fixtures for the Premier Handball League?
The following are the fixtures for the Premier Handball League:
Date | Match | Time |
Thursday, June 8 | Rajasthan Patriots v/s Maharashtra Ironmen | 7:00 PM |
| Telugu Talons v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Friday, June 9 | Golden Eagles UP v/s Telugu Talons | 7:00 PM |
| Delhi Panzers v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Saturday, June 10 | Maharashtra Ironmen v/s Golden Eagles UP | 7:00 PM |
| Rajasthan Patriots v/s Delhi Panzers | 8:30 PM |
Sunday, June 11 | Telugu Talons v/s Maharashtra Ironmen | 7:00 PM |
| Rajasthan Patriots v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Monday, June 12 | Telugu Talons v/s Delhi Panzers | 7:00 PM |
| Golden Eagles UP v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Tuesday, June 13 | Delhi Panzers v/s Maharashtra Ironmen | 7:00 PM |
| Golden Eagles UP v/s Rajasthan Patriots | 8:30 PM |
Wednesday, June 14 | Maharashtra Ironmen v/s Garvit Gujarat | 7:00 PM |
| Telugu Talons v/s Rajasthan Patriots | 8:30 PM |
Thursday, June 15 | Golden Eagles UP v/s Garvit Gujarat | 7:00 PM |
| Telugu Talons v/s Delhi Panzers | 8:30 PM |
Friday, June 16 | Golden Eagles UP v/s Rajasthan Patriots | 7:00 PM |
| Maharashtra Ironmen v/s Delhi Panzers | 8:30 PM |
Saturday, June 17 | Rajasthan Patriots v/s Telugu Talons | 7:00 PM |
| Maharashtra Ironmen v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Sunday, June 18 | Telugu Talons v/s Golden Eagles UP | 7:00 PM |
| Garvit Gujarat v/s Delhi Panzers | 8:30 PM |
Monday, June 19 | Golden Eagles UP v/s Maharashtra Ironmen | 7:00 PM |
| Delhi Panzers v/s Rajasthan Patriots | 8:30 PM |
Tuesday, June 20 | Maharashtra Ironmen v/s Telugu Talons | 7:00 PM |
| Garvit Gujarat v/s Rajasthan Patriots | 8:30 PM |
Wednesday, June 21 | Golden Eagles UP v/s Delhi Panzers | 7:00 PM |
| Telugu Talons v/s Garvit Gujarat | 8:30 PM |
Thursday, June 22 | Rajasthan Patriots v/s Maharashtra Ironmen | 7:00 PM |
| Golden Eagles UP v/s Delhi Panzers | 8:30 PM |
Saturday, June 24 | Semifinal 1: 1st v/s 3rd | 7:00 PM |
| Semifinal 2: 2nd v/s 4th | 8:30 PM |
Sunday, June 25 | Final: TBC vs TBC | 7:00 PM |
Where can one watch the live telecast of the Premier Handball League in India?
The live telecast of the Premier Handball League will be available on the Sports18 TV Channel in India.
Where can one watch the live stream of the Premier Handball League in India?
The live stream of the Premier Handball League will be available on the FanCode and JioCinema App.
