Kabaddi World Cup

Kabaddi World Cup match
Founded	2010; 13 years ago (2010)
Region	International (administrated by the Government of Punjab (India))[1]
Number of teams	12
Related competitions	Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style) Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)
Current champions	Men's:  Pakistan (1st title) Women's:  India (4th title)
Most successful team(s)	Men's:  India (6 titles) Women's:  India (4 titles)
Television broadcasters	PTC Punjabi[2]
Website	Official website

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]

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 details	Ludhiana	India	58-24	Pakistan	Canada	66-22	Italy
2011 details	Ludhiana	India	59-25	Canada	Pakistan	60-22	Italy
2012 details	Ludhiana	India	59-22	Pakistan	Canada	51-35	Iran
2013 details	Ludhiana	India	48–39	Pakistan	United States	62–27	England
2014 details	Sri Muktsar Sahib	India	45–42	Pakistan	Iran	48–31	England
2016 details	Jalalabad, Fazilka	India	62–20	England	United States	43–39	Iran
2020 details	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 details	Patna	India	25–19	Iran	Japan	and	Thailand
2013 details	Ludhiana	India	49–21	New Zealand	Denmark	34–33	Pakistan
2014 details	Sri Muktsar Sahib	India	36–27	New Zealand	Pakistan	38–28	Denmark
2016 details	Jalalabad, Fazilka	India	45–10	United States	New Zealand	42–21	Kenya

Medal table

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	6	1	0	7
2	Pakistan	1	4	1	6
3	Canada	0	1	2	3
4	England	0	1	0	1
5	Iran	0	0	2	2
	United States	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		7	7	7	21

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	4	0	0	4
2	New Zealand	0	2	1	3
3	Iran	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1
5	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		4	4	4	12