CARS24 YKS Monsoon Edition 2023 Kabaddi Tournament: Highlights, Results, and Champions

Historic city of Madurai made way for the CARS24 Yuva Kabaddi Series Monsoon Edition 2023, the 6th edition of YKS. This time, 16 teams participated with participants coming in from 17 different states for the very first time in the Yuva Kabaddi Series history. Defending champions Palani Tuskers dominated the initial rounds in style, but when the stakes matter they fell short to settle for 3rd place in the tournament. Two teams- Aravalli Arrows and Murthal Magnets did not start their campaign the way they wanted but they peaked at the right time to make it to finals. Aravalli Arrows dominated their last two rounds to win 10 matches in a row to lift the title of the CARS24 YKS Monsoon Edition 2023 in a one sided final encounter vs the inaugural champions Murthal Magnets. Arjun Rathee from Chola Veerans went on to finish as the best raider of the tournament with 195 raid points. Special mention to Sandeep Kumar who was leading the best raider charts for large part of the tournament, he scored 190 raid points in just 14 matches. Sonu Rathee from Murthal Magnets finished the tournament as the best defender, he scored 97 tackle points and was the best defender by some distance. Lokesh Ghosliya and Chetan Choudhary from Aravalli Arrows finished 2nd and 3rd with 68 tackle points each. Aravalli Arrows were by far the best team in the edition and came back won in style their first ever YKS title after missing out closely in the YKS Monsoon Edition 2022 last year.