Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

The circle style Kabaddi World Cup is an international kabaddi competition administered by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams.[1] The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010, except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy.[2][needs update] The women's tournament was introduced in 2013. As of October 2016, every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by India[3] except the 2020 edition, which was played in Pakistan and won by Pakistan.[4]

Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)
SportKabaddi
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
First season2010
AdministratorGovernment of Punjab (India)
No. of teams12
RegionInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  Pakistan (1st title)
W:  India (3rd title)
Most titlesM:  India (6 titles)
W:  India (3 titles)
Current sports event 2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

Cultural performances

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In opening and closing ceremonies of the Kabaddi World Cup, there are performances by Punjabi artists of India and Pakistan.[5]

Format

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The current format of the competition involves a round robin group stage, with 4 teams in 2 pools, first and second of the each group progress to the semi-finals.[6]

Summary

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Men
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2010
details
 
Ludhiana
 
India
58–24  
Pakistan
 
Canada
66–22   Italy
2011
details
 
Ludhiana
 
India
59–25  
Canada
 
Pakistan
60–22   Italy
2012
details
 
Ludhiana
 
India
59–22  
Pakistan
 
Canada
51–35  
Iran
2013
details
 
Ludhiana
 
India
48–39  
Pakistan
 
United States
62–27  
England
2014
details
 
Sri Muktsar Sahib
 
India
45–42  
Pakistan
 
Iran
48–31  
England
2016
details
 
Jalalabad, Fazilka
 
India
62–20  
England
 
United States
43–39  
Iran
2020
details
 
Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat
 
Pakistan
43–41  
India
 
Iran
54–33  
Australia
Women
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2013
details
 
Ludhiana
 
India
49–21   New Zealand   Denmark 34–33  
Pakistan
2014
details
 
Sri Muktsar Sahib
 
India
36–27   New Zealand  
Pakistan
38–28   Denmark
2016
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Jalalabad, Fazilka
 
India
45–10   United States   New Zealand 42–21   Kenya

Medal table

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Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India6107
2  Pakistan1416
3  Canada0123
4  England0101
5  Iran0022
  United States0022
Totals (6 entries)77721

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India3003
2  New Zealand0213
3  United States0101
4  Denmark0011
  Pakistan0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Can the tournament's rebirth kickstart a legacy?". Firstpost. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ "Punjab invites Pakistan to particpate [sic] in World Kabaddi cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Year on, kabaddi world cup teams yet to get prize money". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. ^ "Pakistan win circle style Kabaddi World Cup by beating 'unauthorized Indian team' in final". The Indian Express. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. ^ Kamal, Neel (November 2016). "Bollywood, Pollywood artists to perform at Kabaddi world cup opening". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  6. ^ "India V/S Mexico Women's - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 6th World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2016". PTC News.