2014 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2014 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
Tournament information
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	India
Runner-up	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Best Raider	Sandeep Surkhpuria India ; Shafique Chishti Pakistan
Best Stopper	Yadwinder Singh Surkhpuria India
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The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup is 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.

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

Venues

The 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

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

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

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	4	4	0	208	129	79	8
Iran	4	3	1	192	148	44	6
United States	4	2	2	154	158	-4	4
Australia	4	1	3	128	189	-61	2
Spain	4	0	4	125	183	-58	0

Qualified for semifinals

8 December 2014
12:20

Australia	43 - 34	Spain

Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

8 December 2014
14:50

Iran	40 - 39	United States

Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

10 December 2014
13:35

Australia	29 - 59	Iran

A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

10 December 2014
16:00

India	51 - 38	Spain

A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

13 December 2014
12:15

Spain	27 - 54	Iran

Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

13 December 2014
14:40

India	59 - 29	United States

Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

15 December 2014
12:10

United States	51 - 33	Australia

Punjab Public School, Nabha

15 December 2014
15:45

India	53 - 39	Iran

Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
10:55

United States	35 - 26	Spain

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

16 December 2014
12:45

India	45 - 23	Australia

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Pakistan	5	5	0	267	131	136	10
England	5	4	1	229	169	60	8
Canada	5	3	2	219	136	83	6
Denmark	5	2	3	157	237	-80	4
Sweden	5	1	4	163	218	-55	2
Argentina	5	0	5	129	273	-144	0

Qualified for semifinals

7 December 2014
18:10

Sweden	32 - 51	England

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

7 December 2014
20:20

Argentina	35 - 53	Denmark

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

9 December 2014
12:10

Argentina	30 - 52	Sweden

Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

9 December 2014
14:40

Pakistan	69 - 24	Denmark

Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

9 December 2014
15:55

Canada	36 - 39	England

Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

11 December 2014
12:25

Denmark	45 - 42	Sweden

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

11 December 2014
13:35

Canada	59 - 22	Argentina

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

11 December 2014
16:20

Pakistan	58 - 31	England

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

15 December 2014
13:25

Pakistan	45 - 35	Canada

Punjab Public School, Nabha

15 December 2014
14:40

England	64 - 22	Argentina

Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
14:40

Denmark	14 - 47	Canada

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

16 December 2014
15:40

Pakistan	50 - 21	Sweden

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
11:35

England	44 - 21	Denmark

Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

17 December 2014
14:35

Sweden	16 - 42	Canada

Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

17 December 2014
15:35

Pakistan	45 - 20	Argentina

Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Knockout stage

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

18 December 2014
13:25

Pakistan	56 - 28	Iran

Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

18 December 2014
15:35

India	54 - 33	England

Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

Third place

19 December 2014
14:15

Iran	48 - 31	England

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

Final match

20 December 2014
17:55

India	45 - 42	Pakistan

Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

Women's Tournament

Schedule

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

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	153	47	106	6
Denmark	3	2	1	100	99	1	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	2	71	119	-48	2
United States	3	0	3	79	138	-59	0

Qualified for semifinals

8 December 2014
13:35

India	56 - 15	United States

Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

10 December 2014
12:30

Azerbaijan	17 - 40	Denmark

A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

13 December 2014
13:30

India	50 - 16	Denmark

Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

15 December 2014
11:05

Azerbaijan	38 - 32	United States

Punjab Public School, Nabha

16 December 2014
11:50

India	47 - 16	Azerbaijan

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
12:30

Denmark	44 - 32	United States

Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	134	74	60	6
Pakistan	3	2	1	114	95	19	4
England	3	1	2	96	111	-15	2
Mexico	3	0	3	70	134	-64	0

Qualified for semifinals

7 December 2014
19:20

New Zealand	45 - 21	England

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

9 December 2014
13:25

Mexico	20 - 45	Pakistan

Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

10 December 2014
14:55

Pakistan	39 - 37	England

A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

11 December 2014
14:45

New Zealand	38 - 30	Pakistan

Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

16 December 2014
13:45

New Zealand	51 - 23	Mexico

Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

17 December 2014
13:30

England	38 - 27	Mexico

Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

Knockout stage

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

18 December 2014
12:05

New Zealand	41 - 20	Denmark

Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

18 December 2014
14:40

India	47 - 19	Pakistan

Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

Third place

19 December 2014
12:05

Pakistan	38 - 28	Denmark

Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

Final match

20 December 2014
16:35

India	36 - 27	New Zealand

Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

Broadcasting

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC News
Canada United States United Kingdom European Union Australia New Zealand	PTC Punjabi

References

^ 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.

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/ShafiqueChisthi ^{[user-generated source]}

[2] Indian Men, Eves win 5th Kabaddi World Cup; Men beat Pak, Women beat New Zealand Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine - YesPunjab

[3] "Indian Men & Women Won Kabaddi World Cup 2014","Affairscloud" , 21 December 2014.

[4] "Heavy rain washes four World Cup Kabbadi matches in Hoshiarpur - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[5] "Venue for Kabaddi WC shifted to PPS Nabha | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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