Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Royals and Chero Win as Knights Stun Marathas on Opening Day
The second season of the Archery Premier League began in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The defending champions, Rajputana Royals, beat Prithviraaj Yodhas 5-3.
Chero Archers also won their match, beating Chola Chiefs by the same score.
The most dramatic match was between Kakatiya Knights and Mighty Marathas.
The Marathas led 4-0, but the Knights fought back and tied the match.
The Knights then won the shoot-off, a short tie-breaker, 2-0.
Several archers received awards for their performances.
Three more matches are scheduled for the league’s second day.
Defending champions Rajputana Royals opened their Archery Premier League Season 2 title defence with a 5-3 win over Prithviraaj Yodhas, repeating last season’s final result.
Chero Archers also won 5-3, defeating Chola Chiefs in the day’s final match.
Kakatiya Knights recovered from 0-4 to level their match with Mighty Marathas at 4-4, then won the shoot-off 2-0.
Knights’ Nico Wiener and Neeraj Chauhan hit the inner X-ring in the shoot-off; Dhiraj Bommadevara was named best recurve archer despite playing only the first two sets.
Ankita Bhakat, Wiener and Andrea Becerra received the day’s best female archer, best compound archer and best female compound archer awards, respectively.
- Who
- Rajputana Royals, Prithviraaj Yodhas, Chero Archers, Chola Chiefs, Kakatiya Knights and Mighty Marathas competed.
- What
- The Archery Premier League Season 2 opened with three matches; the Royals and Chero won 5-3, while the Knights beat the Marathas in a shoot-off.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Hyderabad.
- Why
- The matches were the opening fixtures of the second season of the Archery Premier League.
Match winners
Defeated teams
Royals vs Yodhas
Match winners
Rajputana Royals won 5-3, taking the opening match and beginning their title defence with a victory.
Defeated teams
Prithviraaj Yodhas lost 5-3 after competing closely, including a set that ended 77-77.
Knights vs Marathas
Match winners
Kakatiya Knights came back from 0-4, tied the match at 4-4 and won the shoot-off 2-0.
Defeated teams
Mighty Marathas won the first two sets but lost momentum and the shoot-off after the match was levelled.
Chero vs Chiefs
Match winners
Chero Archers won 5-3, including a 79-out-of-80 third set.
Defeated teams
Chola Chiefs levelled the match at 2-2 but could not prevent Chero from closing out the win.
- Competition
- Archery Premier League, Season 2
- Opening-day matches
- Three
- Royals vs Yodhas
- Rajputana Royals won 5-3
- Knights vs Marathas
- Tied 4-4; Knights won the shoot-off 2-0
- Chero vs Chiefs
- Chero Archers won 5-3
- Next-day schedule
- Knights vs Chiefs; Royals vs Chero; Marathas vs Yodhas
- Venue
- Hyderabad