2016 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

Not to be confused with 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style).

2016 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	4 November–17 November
Administrator	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	M: India (6th title) W: India (3rd title)
1st runners-up	M: England W: United States
2nd runners-up	M: United States W: Kenya
Tournament statistics
Best Raider	Sandeep Surakhpuria Sultan Singh
Best Stopper	Khushdeep Duggan

The 2016 World Kabaddi Cup was the sixth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 4 November to 17 November 2016 with the Opening Ceremony on 3 November 2016 at the Nehru stadium Roopnagar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India.

Participating nations

The 13 day event had 12 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.

Men's tournament

• Argentina
• Australia
• Canada
• England
• India
• Iran
• Kenya
• Sierra Leone
• Sri Lanka
• Sweden
• Tanzania
• United States

Women's tournament

• India
• Kenya
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Sierra Leone
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania
• United States

Venues

The games were played at the following venues.

• Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
• Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
• Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
• Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
• Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
• Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
• Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
• Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
• Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
• Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala
• Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
• Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
• Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Opening and closing ceremonies

The opening ceremony was held on 3 November in the Evening at Nehru Stadium in Roopnagar. Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann, Jaspinder Narula, Bharti Singh, Arjan Bajwa and Noora Sisters appeared at this event.

The closing ceremony was held on 17 November, before the final match at Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka.

Controversy

In the first semi final on 15 Nov, several controversial decisions given in favor of England triggered some protest during the match by Iranian players. Eventually it was decided that match would go into extra time, in which England narrowly escaped with a 41–39 win. Iranian players were seen unhappy with the conclusion.

Schedule (Men’s)

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

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	5	5	0	0	263	190	73	10
England	5	4	0	1	245	165	80	8
Canada	5	3	0	2	237	182	55	6
Sierra Leone	5	2	0	3	216	183	33	4
Sweden	5	1	0	4	181	240	-59	2
Sri Lanka	5	0	0	5	114	296	-182	0

  Qualified for semifinals

5 November 2016 12:25 England 57-23 Sweden Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

5 November 2016 13:30 India 46-38 Sierra Leone Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

5 November 2016 14:30 Sri Lanka 29-60 Canada Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

7 November 2016 12:00 India 58-45 Sweden Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

7 November 2016 13:00 England 41-35 Canada Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

7 November 2016 14:00 Sierra Leone 70-6 Sri Lanka Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

9 November 2016 Sweden 23-59 Canada Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

9 November 2016 Sierra Leone 30-48 England Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

9 November 2016 India 49-35 Sri Lanka Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

12 November 2016 India 54-35 Canada Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

12 November 2016 Sweden 35-43 Sierra Leone Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

12 November 2016 England 62-21 Sri Lanka Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

14 November 2016 India 56-37 England Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

14 November 2016 Canada 48-35 Sierra Leone Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

14 November 2016 Sweden 55-23 Sri Lanka Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Iran	5	5	0	0	304	151	153	10
United States	5	4	0	1	255	185	70	8
Australia	5	3	0	2	214	193	21	6
Kenya	5	2	0	3	226	240	-14	4
Argentina	5	1	0	4	169	259	-90	2
Tanzania	5	0	0	5	148	288	-140	0

  Qualified for semifinals

4 November 2016 16:15 Argentina 52-32 Tanzania Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

4 November 2016 17:45 Australia 61-36 Kenya Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

5 November 2016 16:30 Iran 65-23 Tanzania Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

6 November 2016 12:25 Iran 57-31 Australia Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

6 November 2016 13:30 United States 55-31 Kenya Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

7 November 2016 16:00 Iran 72-27 Argentina Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

8 November 2016 12:15 Argentina 35-64 United States Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

8 November 2016 Iran 65-36 Kenya Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

8 November 2016 Australia 53-32 Tanzania Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

9 November 2016 United States 47-38 Australia Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

10 November 2016 Tanzania 36-55 United States Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

10 November 2016 Australia 31-21 Argentina Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

12 November 2016 Kenya 63-25 Tanzania Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

13 November 2016 Iran 45-34 United States Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

13 November 2016 Kenya 60-34 Argentina Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
	England	41
					17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
	Iran	39
					India	62
	16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
					England	20
	India	57
	United States	40
					Third place
					17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
					United States	43
					Iran	39

Semi-finals

15 November 2016 13:00 England 41-39 ET Iran Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

16 November 2016 17:40 India 57-40 United States Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

Third place

17 November 2016 14:55 United States 43-39 Iran Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Final match

17 November 2016 17:37 India 62-20 England Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Schedule (Women’s)

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

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	0	131	48	83	6
Kenya	3	2	0	1	97	80	17	4
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	72	112	-40	2
Mexico	3	0	0	3	56	116	-60	0

  Qualified for semifinals

5 November 2016 15:35 India 45-15 Kenya Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana

6 November 2016 15:45 Sri Lanka 36-24 Mexico Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

7 November 2016 15:00 India 35-21 Mexico Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur

9 November 2016 Mexico 11-45 Kenya Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga

12 November 2016 Kenya 37-24 Sri Lanka Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

14 November 2016 India 51-12 Sri Lanka Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	119	74	45	6
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	163	61	102	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	95	109	-14	2
Tanzania	3	0	0	3	58	191	-133	0

  Qualified for semifinals

4 November 2016 19:08 New Zealand 88-15 Tanzania Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

6 November 2016 14:30 United States 37-28 Sierra Leone Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar

8 November 2016 United States 53-18 Tanzania Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala

10 November 2016 New Zealand 47-17 Sierra Leone Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar

13 November 2016 United States 29-28 New Zealand Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

13 November 2016 Sierra Leone 50-25 Tanzania Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
	India	43
					17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
	New Zealand	20
					India	45
	16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
					United States	10
	United States	41
	Kenya	20
					Third place
					17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
					New Zealand	42
					Kenya	21

Semi-finals

15 November 2016 15:00 India 43-20 New Zealand Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

16 November 2016 16:40 United States 41-20 Kenya Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

Third place

17 November 2016 13:55 New Zealand 42-21 Kenya Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Final match

17 November 2016 16:27 India 45-10 United States Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Broadcasting

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC News
United Kingdom European Union	PTC Punjabi

See also

• 2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
• Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

External links

• Official Facebook page