The Champions Boat League also known as CBL is an IPL style professional snake boat

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held in

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, India. Teams participate in a series of 12 established traditional boat races to compete for the top spots. The first season of CBL was held in 2019, inaugurated by

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. It started with the Nehru Trophy on 10 August and ended with the President's Trophy on 1November. Around 1.8 crore people watched the first edition on eight television channels in India and abroad, and 22 lakh people watched the races online. The first season was originally planned for 2018 but it was postponed owing to the floods in the state. The boat league was also cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the

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. The event is an attempt to promote traditional festivals in Kerala, so the Government allocates funds for holding the event.

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Current teams

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