2014 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup was the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the opening ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

2014 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates7 December–20 December
AdministratorGovernment of Punjab
FormatCircle style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)India
Venue(s)13
Participants11
Final positions
ChampionsM:  India (5th title)
W:  India (2nd title)
1st runners-upM:  Pakistan
W:  New Zealand
2nd runners-upM:  Iran
W:  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Best RaiderIndia Sandeep Surkhpuria
Pakistan Shafique Chishti [1]
Best StopperIndia Yadwinder Singh Surkhpuria
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Organization

The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India.[2][3] The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 30 August 2014. The opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout India, with international broadcasting in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

Participating nations

The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Venues

The games played at the following venues.

Opening ceremony

On 6 December, the opening ceremony was held in the Evening at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. Sharry Mann, Harshdeep Kaur, Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor appeared at this mega event.[citation needed]

Closing ceremony

On 20 December, the closing ceremony was held before the final match at Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib. Miss Pooja and Gippy Grewal appeared to close the event.[citation needed]

Schedule (Men’s)

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30) 14 December matches in Hoshiarpur, Punjab were cancelled due to heavy rain.[4]15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.[5]

Group stage

Pool A

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
 India4400208129798
 Iran4301192148446
 United States4202154158-44
 Australia4103128189-612
 Spain4004125183-580
  Qualified for semifinals

8 December 2014
12:20
 Australia43 - 34  Spain
Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

8 December 2014
14:50
 Iran40 - 39  United States
Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

10 December 2014
13:35
 Australia29 - 59  Iran
A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

10 December 2014
16:00
 India51 - 38  Spain
A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

13 December 2014
12:15
 Spain27 - 54  Iran
Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

13 December 2014
14:40
 India59 - 29  United States
Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

15 December 2014
12:10
 United States51 - 33  Australia
Punjab Public School, Nabha

15 December 2014
15:45
 India53 - 39  Iran
Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
10:55
 United States35 - 26  Spain
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

16 December 2014
12:45
 India45 - 23  Australia
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Pool B

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
 Pakistan550026713113610
 England5401229169608
 Canada5302219136836
 Denmark5203157237-804
 Sweden5104163218-552
 Argentina5005129273-1440
  Qualified for semifinals

7 December 2014
18:10
 Sweden32 - 51  England
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

7 December 2014
20:20
 Argentina35 - 53  Denmark
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

9 December 2014
12:10
 Argentina30 - 52  Sweden
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

9 December 2014
14:40
 Pakistan69 - 24  Denmark
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

9 December 2014
15:55
 Canada36 - 39  England
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

11 December 2014
12:25
 Denmark45 - 42  Sweden
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

11 December 2014
13:35
 Canada59 - 22  Argentina
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

11 December 2014
16:20
 Pakistan58 - 31  England
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

15 December 2014
13:25
 Pakistan45 - 35  Canada
Punjab Public School, Nabha

15 December 2014
14:40
 England64 - 22  Argentina
Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
14:40
 Denmark14 - 47  Canada
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

16 December 2014
15:40
 Pakistan50 - 21  Sweden
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
11:35
 England44 - 21  Denmark
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

17 December 2014
14:35
 Sweden16 - 42  Canada
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

17 December 2014
15:35
 Pakistan45 - 20  Argentina
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
 
 
 India54
 
20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
 
 England33
 
 India45
 
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
 
 Pakistan42
 
 Pakistan56
 
 
 Iran28
 
Third place
 
 
19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
 
 
 Iran48
 
 
 England31

Semi-finals

18 December 2014
13:25
 Pakistan56 - 28  Iran
Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

18 December 2014
15:35
 India54 - 33  England
Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

Third place

19 December 2014
14:15
 Iran48 - 31  England
Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

Final match

20 December 2014
17:55
 India45 - 42  Pakistan
Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

Schedule (Women’s)

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

Group stage

Pool A

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
 India3300153471066
 Denmark32011009914
 Azerbaijan310271119-482
 United States300379138-590
  Qualified for semifinals

8 December 2014
13:35
 India56 - 15  United States
Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

10 December 2014
12:30
 Azerbaijan17 - 40  Denmark
A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

13 December 2014
13:30
 India50 - 16  Denmark
Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

15 December 2014
11:05
 Azerbaijan38 - 32  United States
Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
11:50
 India47 - 16  Azerbaijan
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
12:30
 Denmark44 - 32  United States
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Pool B

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
 New Zealand330013474606
 Pakistan320111495194
 England310296111-152
 Mexico300370134-640
  Qualified for semifinals

7 December 2014
19:20
 New Zealand45 - 21  England
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

9 December 2014
13:25
 Mexico20 - 45  Pakistan
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

10 December 2014
14:55
 Pakistan39 - 37  England
A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

11 December 2014
14:45
 New Zealand38 - 30  Pakistan
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

16 December 2014
13:45
 New Zealand51 - 23  Mexico
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
13:30
 England38 - 27  Mexico
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
 
 
 India47
 
20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
 
 Pakistan19
 
 India36
 
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
 
 New Zealand27
 
 New Zealand41
 
 
 Denmark20
 
Third place
 
 
19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
 
 
 Pakistan38
 
 
 Denmark28

Semi-finals

18 December 2014
12:05
 New Zealand41 - 20  Denmark
Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

18 December 2014
14:40
 India47 - 19  Pakistan
Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

Third place

19 December 2014
12:05
 Pakistan38 - 28  Denmark
Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

Final match

20 December 2014
16:35
 India36 - 27  New Zealand
Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

Broadcasting

Television
CountriesBroadcaster
 IndiaPTC News
 Canada
 United States
 United Kingdom
 European Union
 Australia
 New Zealand
PTC Punjabi

References