Punjab scored a 42-25 win over Telangana to march into the quarterfinal of the 72nd Women’s Senior National Kabaddi Championship at the Balayogi Stadium on Thursday.
Indian Railways and Maharashtra are among the other teams which qualified for the quarterfinals after some intense and nail-biting finishes.
At the end of the group phase, Indian Railways, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Vidarbha, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan qualified for the pre-quarterfinal stage, setting up an intense evening of knockout action.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Indian Railways advanced with a 46–27 win over Karnataka, while Maharashtra edged past Goa 42–36. Madhya Pradesh registered a 41–36 victory against Delhi, and Haryana produced a strong performance to defeat Vidarbha 50–19.
Chandigarh secured their quarterfinal spot with a 45–39 win over Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu completed the list of confirmed qualifiers with a 34–30 victory against Rajasthan. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh completed the quarterfinal line-up, with Punjab defeating hosts Telangana 42–25 in pre-quarterfinal 7 and Himachal Pradesh registering a 67–22 win over Gujarat in pre-quarterfinal 8.
Tamil Nadu’s Karthika R continued her strong run with consistent raiding returns through the league phase, while Uttarakhand’s Bhumika and Chhattisgarh’s Chhaya were among the most active attackers across matches. On the defensive side, Chandigarh’s Monika stood out with a high tackle success rate, while Gujarat’s Ghadhavi Sabhai and Madhya Pradesh’s Muskan Sharma made key contributions.
The confirmed quarterfinal line-up for matches to be held later in the evening on Thursday are:
Quarterfinal 1: Indian Railways vs Maharashtra
Quarterfinal 2: Madhya Pradesh vs Haryana
Quarterfinal 3: Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu
Quarterfinal 4: Punjab vs Himachal Pradesh
The semifinals and final of the 72nd Women’s Senior National Kabaddi Championship will be played on Friday (January 30).
