2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
Tournament information
Dates	4 November–17 November
Administrator(s)	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament; format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	India
Tournament statistics
Best Raider	India Sandeep Surakhpuria/Sultan Singh
Best Stopper	India Khushdeep Duggan

The 2016 World Kabaddi Cup is the sixth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 4 November to 17 November 2016 with the Opening Ceremony on 3 November 2016 at the Nehru stadium Roopnagar. The tournament takes place in Punjab, India.

Organization

The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India.^[1]

Participating nations

The 13 day event had 12 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.

Men's tournament

Venues

The games played at the following venues.

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala
Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Opening ceremony

On 3 November, the opening ceremony was held in the Evening at Nehru Stadium in Roopnagar. Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann, Jaspinder Narula, Bharti Singh, Arjan Bajwa and Noora Sisters appeared at this mega event.

Closing ceremony

On 17 November, the closing ceremony will be held before the final match at Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka.^[2]

Controversy

In the first semi final on 15 Nov, several controversial decisions given in favor of England triggered some protest during the match by Iranian players. Eventually it was decided that match would go into extra time, in which England narrowly escaped with a 41-39 win. Iranian players were seen unhappy with the conclusion.

Schedule

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30)

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	5	5	0	263	190	73	10
England	5	4	1	245	165	80	8
Canada	5	3	2	237	182	55	6
Sierra Leone	5	2	3	216	183	33	4
Sweden	5	1	4	181	240	-59	2
Sri Lanka	5	0	5	114	296	-182	0

Qualified for semifinals

5 November 2016
12:25

England	57-23	Sweden

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

5 November 2016
13:30

India	46-38	Sierra Leone

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

5 November 2016
14:30

Sri Lanka	29-60	Canada

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

7 November 2016
12:00

India	58-45	Sweden

Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

7 November 2016
13:00

England	41-35	Canada

Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

7 November 2016
14:00

Sierra Leone	70-6	Sri Lanka

Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

9 November 2016

Sweden	23-59	Canada

Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

9 November 2016

Sierra Leone	30-48	England

Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

9 November 2016

India	49-35	Sri Lanka

Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

12 November 2016

India	54-35^[3]	Canada

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

12 November 2016

Sweden	35-43	Sierra Leone

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

12 November 2016

England	62-21	Sri Lanka

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

14 November 2016

India	56-37	England

Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

14 November 2016

Canada	48-35	Sierra Leone

Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

14 November 2016

Sweden	55-23	Sri Lanka

Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Iran	5	5	0	304	151	153	10
United States	5	4	1	255	185	70	8
Australia	5	3	2	214	193	21	6
Kenya	5	2	3	226	240	-14	4
Argentina	5	1	4	169	259	-90	2
Tanzania	5	0	5	148	288	-140	0

Qualified for semifinals

4 November 2016
16:15

Argentina	52-32	Tanzania

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

4 November 2016
17:45

Australia	61-36	Kenya

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

5 November 2016
16:30

Iran	65-23	Tanzania

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

6 November 2016
12:25

Iran	57-31^[4]	Australia

Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

6 November 2016
13:30

United States	55-31	Kenya

Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

7 November 2016
16:00

Iran	72-27	Argentina

Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

8 November 2016
12:15

Argentina	35-64	United States

Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

8 November 2016

Iran	65-36	Kenya

Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

8 November 2016

Australia	53-32	Tanzania

Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

9 November 2016

United States	47-38	Australia

Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

10 November 2016

Tanzania	36-55	United States

Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

10 November 2016

Australia	31-21	Argentina

Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

12 November 2016

Kenya	63-25	Tanzania

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

13 November 2016

Iran	45-34	United States

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

13 November 2016

Kenya	60-34	Argentina

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final

15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

England	41
		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
Iran	39
		India	62
16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
		England	20
India	57

United States	40
		Third place

		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

		United States	43

		Iran	39

Semi-finals

15 November 2016
13:00

England	41-39 ET^[5] ^[6]	Iran

Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

16 November 2016
17:40

India	57-40^[7] ^[8] ^[9]	United States

Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

Third place

17 November 2016
14:55

United States	43-39	Iran

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Final match

17 November 2016
17:37

India	62-20	England

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Women's Tournament

Schedule

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	131	48	83	6
Kenya	3	2	1	97	80	17	4
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	72	112	-40	2
Mexico	3	0	3	56	116	-60	0

Qualified for semifinals

5 November 2016
15:35

India	45-15	Kenya

Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

6 November 2016
15:45

Sri Lanka	36-24	Mexico

Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

7 November 2016
15:00

India	35-21	Mexico

Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

9 November 2016

Mexico	11-45	Kenya

Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

12 November 2016

Kenya	37-24	Sri Lanka

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

14 November 2016

India	51-12	Sri Lanka

Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	119	74	45	6
New Zealand	3	2	1	163	61	102	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	2	95	109	-14	2
Tanzania	3	0	3	58	191	-133	0

Qualified for semifinals

4 November 2016
19:08

New Zealand	88-15	Tanzania

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

6 November 2016
14:30

United States	37-28	Sierra Leone

Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

8 November 2016

United States	53-18	Tanzania

Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

10 November 2016

New Zealand	47-17	Sierra Leone

Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

13 November 2016

United States	29-28	New Zealand

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

13 November 2016

Sierra Leone	50-25	Tanzania

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final

15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

India	43
		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
New Zealand	20
		India	45
16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
		United States	10
United States	41

Kenya	20
		Third place

		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

		New Zealand	42

		Kenya	21

Semi-finals

15 November 2016
15:00

India	43-20^[10]	New Zealand

Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

16 November 2016
16:40

United States	41-20^[11] ^[12]	Kenya

Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

Third place

17 November 2016
13:55

New Zealand	42-21	Kenya

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Final match

17 November 2016
16:27

India	45-10	United States

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Broadcasting

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC News
United Kingdom EU	PTC Punjabi

References

External links

Official Facebook page

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