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Anupam Goswami League Commissioner: PKL Season 11 has been one of the most entertaining and tightly contested seasons in the history of the tournament. A journey that is now in its second decade, the tournament has arrived in Pune, the home of the Puneri Paltan, who are also the defending champions.

The final leg of the league stage of PKL Season 11 will commence on December 3 and end on December 24. After that, the PKL Season 11 Playoffs will also be played in Pune, with the Eliminators and Semi-Finals slated for December 26 and 27, respectively, and the grand final on December 29.

Puneri Paltan, who have had a few bumps on the way this season, will hope that the home advantage and the home fans can spur them on, when they open their campaign against arch-rivals U Mumba in what is expected to be one of the most competitive versions of the Maharashtra derby. At the end of the first two legs of PKL Season 11, the Puneri Paltan are fifth on the points table, and U Mumba are seventh. Earlier in the season when the two teams met, the Puneri Paltan defeated the U Mumba, when they had met in Hyderabad.