▁to ▁the ▁re venue ▁sharing ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Prize ▁money ▁ ▁The ▁prize ▁money ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁teams ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Champions ▁– ▁▁ ▁Run ner ▁up ▁– ▁▁ ▁Two ▁semi - final ists ▁– ▁▁ ▁each ▁ ▁Rem aining ▁participants ▁– ▁ ▁Teams ▁There ▁are ▁eight ▁franch ises ▁compet ing ▁in ▁league . ▁The ▁franch ises ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁district ▁it ▁is ▁representing ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Each ▁team ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁players ▁that ▁includes ▁two ▁out station ▁players . ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁franch ises ▁changed ▁their ▁names ▁and ▁bases ▁– ▁T uti ▁Patri ots ▁of ▁Th ooth uk udi ▁shift ed ▁to ▁S alem ▁featuring ▁as ▁S alem ▁Spart ans ▁and ▁K ara ik udi ▁Ka al ai ▁became ▁Tir upp ur ▁Tam iz h ans ▁of ▁Tir upp ur . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁three ▁ven ues ▁were ▁used ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Gr ounds ▁in ▁D ind ig ul ▁and ▁Tir un el vel i ▁hosts ▁every ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁stages ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁M . ▁A . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁is ▁generally ▁used ▁for ▁only ▁two ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁play off ▁stages ▁including ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Two ▁new ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Co imb atore ▁and ▁S alem ▁are ▁sl ated ▁to ▁host ▁matches ▁from ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁on wards . ▁The ▁ground ▁in ▁Co imb atore