Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style, contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007, 2016. All three tournaments have been won by India. In 2012, the first Kabaddi World Cup for women was held in India. The current format of the competition involves a round-robin group stage, with 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)
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
SportKabaddi
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
First season2004
AdministratorInternational Kabaddi Federation
No. of teams12
RegionInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  India (3rd title)
W:  India (1st title)
Most titlesM:  India (3 titles)
W:  India (1 title)

With the return of international kabaddi post COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF in 2024 announced the resumption of Men's World Cup in 2025 and Women's World Cup in 2026.[1]

Editions

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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 appearances

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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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