Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

The circle style Kabaddi World Cup, is an international kabaddi competition administrated by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams.[3] 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.[4] The women's tournament was introduced in 2012. As of October 2016, every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by India[5] except of the 2020 edition of Kabaddi World Cup won by Pakistan.[6]

Not to be confused with Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style).
Kabaddi World Cup
Kabaddi World Cup match
Founded2010 (2010)
RegionInternational (administrated by the Government of Punjab (India))[1]
Number of teams12
Related competitionsAsia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style)
Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)
Current championsMen's:
 Pakistan (1st title)
Women's:
 India (4th title)
Most successful team(s)Men's:
 India (6 titles)
Women's:
 India (4 titles)
Television broadcastersPTC Punjabi[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Cultural performances

In opening and closing ceremonies of Kabaddi World Cup, there are performances by Punjabi artists.[7]

Format

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.[8]

Summary
Men
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2010
Ludhiana
India		 58-24
Pakistan
Canada		 66-22
Italy
2011
Ludhiana
India		 59-25
Canada
Pakistan		 60-22
Italy
2012
Ludhiana
India		 59-22
Pakistan
Canada		 51-35
Iran
2013
Ludhiana
India		 48–39
Pakistan
United States		 62–27
England
2014
Sri Muktsar Sahib
India		 45–42
Pakistan
Iran		 48–31
England
2016
Jalalabad, Fazilka
India		 62–20
England
United States		 43–39
Iran
2020
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
2012
Patna
India		 25–19
Iran
Japan		 and
Thailand
2013
Ludhiana
India		 49–21
New Zealand
Denmark		 34–33
Pakistan
2014
Sri Muktsar Sahib
India		 36–27
New Zealand
Pakistan		 38–28
Denmark
2016
Jalalabad, Fazilka
India		 45–10
United States
New Zealand		 42–21
Kenya

Medal table

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)6107
2 Pakistan (PAK)1416
3 Canada (CAN)0123
4 England (ENG)0101
5 Iran (IRN)0022
 United States (USA)0022
Totals (6 nations)77721

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)4004
2 New Zealand (NZL)0213
3 Iran (IRN)0101
 United States (USA)0101
5 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
 Pakistan (PAK)0011
Totals (7 nations)44412

References
  1. "2019 World Kabaddi Cup to be held from December 1 to 9". The Hindu. PTI. 2019-11-13. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-20.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Sethi, Chitleen K. (2018-11-13). "Akshay Kumar & Sukhbir Singh Badal are friends who bonded over their love for kabaddi". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Can the tournament's rebirth kickstart a legacy?". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. India, Press Trust of (2016-09-27). "Punjab invites Pakistan to particpate in World Kabaddi cup". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. Service, Tribune News. "Year on, kabaddi world cup teams yet to get prize money". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  6. "Pakistan win circle style Kabaddi World Cup by beating 'unauthorized Indian team' in final". The Indian Express. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  7. Kamal, Neel. "Bollywood, Pollywood artists to perform at Kabaddi world cup opening". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  8. "India V/S Mexico Women's - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 6th World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2016". PTC News.
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