2004 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)

2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first kabaddi world cup and was played in India. India won the first ever world cup with a 55-27 scoreline over Iran in the final.[1]

2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates19 November–21 November
Administrator(s)Sachin batale koliwada club
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)India
Venue(s)Mumbai, Maharashtra
Participants12 (List of Participants)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23

Teams

With last minute withdrawal of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12 teams competed in the tournament.[2]

Pools

The teams were divided into three pools of four teams each.

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 India
 Canada
 Thailand
 West Indies

 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Korea
 United Kingdom

 Bangladesh
 Germany
 Iran
   Nepal

Competition format

Nine teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into three pools of four teams each, and followed round-robin format with each of the team playing all other teams in the pool once. Following the completion of the league matches, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of four quarterfinals, two semifinal games, and a final.

Schedule

All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).[3]

Group stage

Pool A
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 India 330016285776
 Canada 320116190714
 Thailand 3102122131-92
 West Indies 300377216-1390
     Qualified for quarter-finals
19 November 2004  Canada 93 – 09  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(52 – 03)
19 November 2004  Thailand 63 – 26  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(39 – 06)
19 November 2004  India 51 – 14  Canada Mumbai, Maharashtra
(31 – 07)
20 November 2004  India 60 – 42  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(36 – 23)
20 November 2004  Canada 54 – 30  Thailand Mumbai, Maharashtra
(26 – 18)
20 November 2004  India 51 – 29  Thailand Mumbai, Maharashtra
(33 – 14)

Pool B
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Japan 330016570956
 Great Britain 320114214204
 South Korea 310213513052
 Malaysia 300385184-990
     Qualified for quarter-finals
19 November 2004  Great Britain 60 – 37  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(34 – 19)
19 November 2004  Japan 43 – 28  South Korea Mumbai, Maharashtra
(25 – 06)
19 November 2004  Great Britain 54 – 49  South Korea Mumbai, Maharashtra
(30 – 17)
20 November 2004  Japan 66 – 14  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(25 – 07)
20 November 2004  Japan 56 – 28  Great Britain Mumbai, Maharashtra
(30 – 13)
20 November 2004  South Korea 58 – 34  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(28 – 17)

Pool C
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Iran 3300204841206
 Bangladesh 32012049304
   Nepal 3102125140-152
 Germany 300373281-2080
     Qualified for quarter-finals
19 November 2004    Nepal 78 – 19  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(52 – 07)
19 November 2004  Iran 53 – 41  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(35 – 17)
19 November 2004  Iran 96 – 19  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(56 – 13)
20 November 2004  Bangladesh 56 – 23    Nepal Mumbai, Maharashtra
(35 – 10)
20 November 2004  Iran 65 – 24    Nepal Mumbai, Maharashtra
(28 – 12)
20 November 2004  Bangladesh 107 – 35  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(67 – 17)

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 November
 
 
 IndiaBye
 
21 November
 
 
 
 India39
 
21 November
 
 Bangladesh19
 
 Japan24
 
21 November
 
 Bangladesh33
 
 India55
 
21 November
 
 Iran27
 
 Canada66
 
21 November
 
 United Kingdom28
 
 Canada28
 
21 November
 
 Iran54
 
 IranBye
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals
21 November 2004  Japan 24 – 33  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(11 – 12)
21 November 2004  Canada 66 – 28  Great Britain Mumbai, Maharashtra
(32 – 11)

Semi-finals
21 November 2004  India 39 – 19  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(12 – 05)
21 November 2004  Canada 28 – 54  Iran Mumbai, Maharashtra
(09 – 31)

Final
21 November 2004  India 56 – 28  Iran Chennai, Tamilnadu
(27-12)
2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Champions 1st Runners-up 2nd Runners-up
 India

1st Title

  Iran  Bangladesh  Canada

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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