In all, 16 teams were in action across eight knockout matches, battling for a place in the next round. A mix of dominant performances and closely fought encounters saw Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Services, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Railways, and Bihar advance to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The quarterfinals began on a dramatic note, with Uttar Pradesh causing a major upset by defeating defending champions Services 55\u201351 to advance to the semifinals. Arjun Deshwal, who also captains Tamil Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi League, starred for Uttar Pradesh with an impressive 19-point haul.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second quarterfinal between Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh ended in the former\u2019s favour as they recorded a 53-38 win with Ajit Chouhan and Aditya Shinde leading the raiding unit, with scores of 14 and 12 respectively. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The knockouts also saw another major upset as Tamil Nadu advanced to the quarters by defeating one of the strongest teams of the tournament, Haryana, in a tie-breaker, after both teams ended the contest with a score of 35\u201335. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chandigarh registered a dominant 45\u201326 victory over Madhya Pradesh, with the lead Indian player, Pawan Sehrawat, scoring a total of 10 points. This was followed by Maharashtra\u2019s convincing 69\u201321 win over Pondicherry as they put on an overall great team performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of the standout contests of the day, however, took place between Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, with both teams locked in a close battle before Himachal Pradesh eventually emerged victorious 56\u201353, as two of their star raiders- Pappu Kumar and Mayank Saini scored 15 and 14 points each. Uttar Pradesh continued their impressive run with a commanding 65\u201324 win over Jammu & Kashmir. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another one-sided clash, Services defeated Goa 51\u201322, asserting their authority and control throughout the contest with star raider Devank Dalal scoring 10 points while Ankit led the defence, scoring 4 points. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of the standout contests of the day, however, took place between Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, with both teams locked in a close battle before Himachal Pradesh eventually emerged victorious 56\u201353, as two of their star raiders- Pappu Kumar and Mayank Saini scored 15 and 14 points each. Uttar Pradesh continued their impressive run with a commanding 65\u201324 win over Jammu & Kashmir. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Railways will take on Bihar, while Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu will face off in the third and fourth quarterfinals, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n