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.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 7 December–20 December |
| Administrator | Government of Punjab |
| Format | Circle style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 13 |
| Participants | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | M:  India (5th title) W: India (2nd title) |
| 1st runners-up | M:  PakistanW:  New Zealand |
| 2nd runners-up | M:  IranW: Pakistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Best Raider | Sandeep Surkhpuria Shafique Chishti [1] |
| Best Stopper | Yadwinder Singh Surkhpuria |
Organization
editThe 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
editThe 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
editWomen's tournament
editVenues
editThe games played at the following venues.
- Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
- Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Dhudike
- Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
- A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
- Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
- Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
- Punjab Public School, Nabha
- Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
- Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar
- Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
- Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
- Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
Opening ceremony
editOn 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
editOn 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)
editNote: 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
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| India
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 129 | 79 | 8 |
| Iran
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 148 | 44 | 6 |
 United States
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 158 | -4 | 4 |
 Australia
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 189 | -61 | 2 |
 Spain
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 183 | -58 | 0 |
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Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| Pakistan
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 131 | 136 | 10 |
 England
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 169 | 60 | 8 |
 Canada
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 136 | 83 | 6 |
 Denmark
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 237 | -80 | 4 |
 Sweden
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 218 | -55 | 2 |
 Argentina
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 273 | -144 | 0 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | ||||||
| India | 54 | |||||
| 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | ||||||
| England | 33 | |||||
| India | 45 | |||||
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | ||||||
| Pakistan | 42 | |||||
| Pakistan | 56 | |||||
| Iran | 28 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala | ||||||
| Iran | 48 | |||||
| England | 31 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place
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Final match
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Schedule (Women’s)
editNote: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
Group stage
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 47 | 106 | 6 |
| Denmark
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 4 |
 Azerbaijan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 119 | -48 | 2 |
| United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 138 | -59 | 0 |
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Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 74 | 60 | 6 |
| Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 95 | 19 | 4 |
| England
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 111 | -15 | 2 |
 Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 134 | -64 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | ||||||
| India | 47 | |||||
| 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | ||||||
| Pakistan | 19 | |||||
| India | 36 | |||||
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | ||||||
| New Zealand | 27 | |||||
| New Zealand | 41 | |||||
| Denmark | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala | ||||||
| Pakistan | 38 | |||||
| Denmark | 28 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place
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Final match
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Broadcasting
edit- Television
| Countries | Broadcaster |
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| India
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PTC News |
Canada United States United Kingdom European Union Australia New Zealand
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PTC Punjabi |
References
edit- ^ https://www.facebook.com/ShafiqueChisthi [user-generated source]
- ^ Indian Men, Eves win 5th Kabaddi World Cup; Men beat Pak, Women beat New Zealand Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine - YesPunjab
- ^ "Indian Men & Women Won Kabaddi World Cup 2014","Affairscloud" , 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Heavy rain washes four World Cup Kabbadi matches in Hoshiarpur - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Venue for Kabaddi WC shifted to PPS Nabha | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 December 2014.