Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international kabaddi tournament conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation. It follows the standard style and is contested by men's and women's national teams. The format involves a round-robin group stage, including 5 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.

Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
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Current sports event 2025 Men's Kabaddi World Cup
SportKabaddi
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
First season
AdministratorInternational Kabaddi Federation
No. of teams12
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With the return of international kabaddi post the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF announced the resumption of the Men's World Cup in 2025 and Women's World Cup in 2026.[1]

Editions and results

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Year Host Final Third place
Champions Score Runner-up
2004
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  Mumbai   India 55–27   Iran   Bangladesh   Canada
2007
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  Panvel   India 29–19   Iran   Bangladesh   Japan
2016
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  Ahmedabad   India 38–29   Iran   South Korea   Thailand
2025
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TBD

Women

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Year Host Final Third place
Champions Score Runner-up
2012
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  Patna   India 25–19   Iran   Japan   Thailand
2026
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TBD

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India3003
2  Iran0303
3  Bangladesh0022
4  Canada0011
  Japan0011
  South Korea0011
  Thailand0011
Totals (7 entries)33612

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India1001
2  Iran0101
3  Japan0011
  Thailand0011
Totals (4 entries)1124

Team results

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Team  
2004
 
2007
 
2016
Total
  Afghanistan GS 1
  Argentina GS 1
  Australia GS 1
  Bangladesh SF SF GS 3
  Canada SF 1
  England QF GS GS 3
  Germany GS 1
  India 1st 1st 1st 3
  Iran 2nd 2nd 2nd 3
  Italy GS 1
  Japan QF SF GS 2
  Kenya GS 1
  Malaysia GS QF 2
    Nepal GS QF 2
  Poland GS 1
  South Korea GS GS SF 3
  Sri Lanka QF 1
  Thailand GS QF SF 3
  Turkmenistan GS 1
  United States GS 1
  West Indies GS GS 2
Total 12 14 12

Women

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Team  
2012
Total
  Bangladesh QF 1
  Canada GS 1
  Chinese Taipei GS 1
  India 1st 1
  Indonesia QF 1
  Iran 2nd 1
  Italy GS 1
  Japan SF 1
  Malaysia GS 1
  Mexico GS 1
    Nepal GS 1
  South Korea QF 1
  Sri Lanka QF 1
  Thailand SF 1
  Turkmenistan GS 1
  United States GS 1
Total 16

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Calendar of Activities for the year 2024 – 2025" (PDF). IKF. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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