The Gandaberunda Trophy

The Gandaberunda Trophy

South Zone 2026 • Kabaddi Tournament

Zonal battlegrounds

South Zone in Mysuru is next. North Zone is complete, and Central remains on standby.

Coming soon

South Zone

11 teams · September 11–13 · Mysuru

September 11–13, 2026Mysuru, Karnataka

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Concluded

North Zone

Bagalkot · Vijayapura · Dharwad · Belagavi

May 1–3, 2026Harugeri, Karnataka

4 qualified

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Coming soon

Central Zone

Venue and dates — announcing soon

Dates to be announcedVenue to be announced, Karnataka

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Next event

GBT South Zone lands in Mysuru on September 11–13, 2026

Eleven district teams enter the South Zone chapter in Mysuru as the statewide race moves on from North Zone toward the November 2026 grand state finale.

Mysuru hosts the next zonal push with Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu, Chamarajanagara, Bengaluru South, Tumakuru, Kolar, and Chikkaballapura in the field.

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Date

September 11–13, 2026

Host City

Mysuru, Karnataka

District Teams

11

Road to the finale

How teams qualify

  • 31 districts
  • 3 zones
  • 4 per zone
  • 12 teams
  • South Zone
  • North Zone
  • Central Zone
Full format & rules
Qualification pathSee the qualification pathVisual flow from districts to the November finale — tap steps to explore.

Thirty-one districts enter three zonal events. Each zone qualifies four teams for the November Gandaberunda Trophy: the knockout winner, runner-up, third-place match winner, and one fan favourite chosen from the five other quarter-finalists.

Knockout play crowns the two finalists and decides the third-place match. Those match outcomes—not league rank alone—produce the three direct state berths.

Eight teams make the quarter-finals. Remove the three direct qualifiers; exactly five teams remain in the pool.

Fans vote once across that pool of five. The top vote-getter becomes the fourth qualifier from the zone.

Together with the three knockout qualifiers, this completes four teams per zone.

Four qualifiers × three zones = twelve teams at the statewide championship.

  • 31 districts
  • 3 zones
  • 4 per zone
  • 12 teams

Same path in every zone

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North Zone · Concluded

Bagalkot — North Zone Champions

September 11–13, 2026 · 11 district teams

  • Final · Bagalkot 33 – 20 Vijayapura
  • Fan favourite · Belagavi qualifies for the Gandaberunda Trophy

North Zone · Qualified

  • Bagalkot
  • Vijayapura
  • Dharwad
  • Belagavi
Tournament Zones | The Gandaberunda Trophy