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The '''2023 [[Pro Panja League]]''' ('''PPL)''' was the inaugural season of the tournament. The Kochi KD's won the season by defeating Kiraak Hyderabad 30–28 in the final.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Kochi KDs Win Thrilling finale against Kiraak Hyderabad to clinch Pro Panja League |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/other-news/130823/pro-panja-league-finals-kochi-kds-beat-kiraak-hyderabad.html}}</ref> 32 million people watched the season on TV.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nambiar |first=Rahul |date=2023-09-18 |title=Pro Panja League gathers 32 million TV viewers in inaugural season |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/pro-panja-league-gathers-32-million-tv-viewers-in-inaugural-season/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=SportsMint Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Playoffs ==

=== Final ===
Kochi KD's vs Kiraak Hyderabad on 13 August: Final score was 30–28.

In the undercard bouts, Kochi KD's and Kiraak Hyderabad both earned 2 points.

In the main card bouts, the breakdown of points in each bout between the two teams was 5–0, 0–10, 10–0, 0–10, 0–5, and 10–0, resulting in a tie at 27-27.

In the tiebreaker, each team won one of the first two bouts, with Kochi KD's then winning the next two bouts to take a 2-point lead and thus win the title.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pro Panja League 2023: Kochi KD beat Kiraak Hyderabad in thrilling finale to clinch trophy in inaugural season |work=myKhel |url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/pro-panja-league-2023-kochi-kd-beat-kiraak-hyderabad-in-thrilling-finale-to-clinch-trophy-227079.html}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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