Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (IKF) |
| Number of teams | 12 (current) |
| Current champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | India (3 titles) |
| Television broadcasters |  Star Sports Sky Sports  TEN 2 |
 2016 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 and 2016. All the tournaments have been won by India. In 2016, the very first Kabaddi World Cup for women was held in India. The current format of the competition involves a round-robin group stage, with 6 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2004 |
Mumbai |
India |
55–27 |  Iran |
 Bangladesh |
and |  Canada | |
| 2007 |
Panvel |
India |
29–19 | Iran |
Bangladesh |
and |  Japan | |
| 2016 |
Ahmedabad |
India |
38–29 | Iran |
 South Korea |
and |  Thailand | |
| 2020 TBA |
[to be determined] | |||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Current IKF Rankings
Points are calculated after every match by the formula:
10*(total number of kabaddi nations – rank of the opponent)+(score difference)
The top 10 teams according to the International Kabaddi Federation:[1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
|
140 |
| 2 | Iran
|
90 |
| 3 |  Pakistan
|
83 |
| 4 | Thailand
|
81 |
| 5 | Bangladesh
|
80 |
| 6 |  Kenya
|
75 |
| 7 |  Poland
|
60 |
| 8 |  England
|
59 |
| 9 |  United States
|
51 |
| 10 | Japan
|
47 |
Current LITS Rankings
Complete wealth and population adjusted elo rankings for previous 3 years. This also includes matches from Asian competitions.[2][3][4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
|
863 |
| 2 | Iran
|
813 |
| 3 | Pakistan
|
621 |
| 4 | South Korea
|
466 |
| 5 | Bangladesh
|
375 |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka
|
296 |
| 7 | Kenya
|
286 |
| 8 |  Nepal
|
191 |
| 9 | Thailand
|
53 |
| 10 |  Indonesia
|
31 |
| 11 |  Iraq
|
10 |
| 12 | Poland
|
6 |
| 13 | England
|
-97 |
| 14 |  Malaysia
|
-148 |
| 15 | Japan
|
-222 |
| 16 |  Australia
|
-302 |
| 17 |  Turkmenistan
|
-372 |
| 18 |  Afghanistan
|
-389 |
| 19 |  Argentina
|
-421 |
| 20 | United States
|
-680 |
References
- ^ "World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2018". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2017". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2016". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.