PKL 13 auction expected in mid-October 2026, sources say

The Pro Kabaddi League’s auction for Season 13 is likely to be held in mid-October 2026, with sources pointing to October 18th to 25th. The league has not issued an official confirmation on the schedule.

The 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League concluded in October 2025, and supporters had anticipated a quicker turnaround for the next season amid circulating rumours. The international calendar is congested, with the Asian Games scheduled for September this year and the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship due to follow. Multiple national teams have already begun training camps, a factor that could push the domestic season later in the year.

Organisers are planning the player auction ahead of any match schedule, but the timing may be affected by the Asian Games 2026 and the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship; the latter is scheduled for October. Those events are the principal reasons cited by sources for pushing the auction into mid-October.

In keeping with PKL procedures, teams are expected to confirm retained players and release others before the auction and will also announce new young player recruits. Once the auction concludes, franchises will assemble their squads and begin practice camps as they prepare for competitive play.

Tournament organisers and sources believe that, following the post-auction period of training and squad finalisation, PKL Season 13 could commence approximately in December. The exact start date remains unconfirmed pending the auction and the resolution of international scheduling conflicts.

The major upcoming kabaddi events named in coverage are the Asian Games 2026, the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship, and PKL 13, a sequence that has left the sport’s calendar described as continuous and packed with action.