Winter Cup — New Format (Oct 2 to Nov 15)

Winter Cup — New Format (Oct 2 to Nov 15)

2025-09-16 • 4 min read • tournaments, winter-cup, format

Division 2 — Groups & Semi-Final Path

Two groups: Mixed Teams and Corporate Teams. League games inside each group; top teams advance to Division-2 Semi-Finals.

  • Mixed: 2nd Innings Corporate Club, Resolute, Railvihar Corporate Club, Bhubaneswar Startup XI
  • Corporate: Accenture, LTI Mindtree, IIA Kalinga Warriors, Odisha Police Corporate Team

Division 1 — Draw-Based Grouping

Groups are decided by draw, seeded from last year's performance. One team from each pool is placed into each group.

  • Pool A: Inovaare, CCC, IDCO, S3C
  • Pool B: ECC, CI, Utkal Spartan, Mavericks
  • Pool C: TCS, Lawyers, Winner Div-2, Runner-up Div-2

League Format (Div-1)

  • 4 groups × 3 teams each
  • Crossover fixtures: A vs C and B vs D
  • Qualification: Top team from each group → Quarter-Finals

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