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Bangabandhu Cup 2021 (Kabaddi)

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Bangabandhu Cup 2021
বঙ্গবন্ধু কাপ ২০২১
Tournament information
Dates28 March–2 April 2021
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Single Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Bangladesh
Venue(s)Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium, Paltan, Dhaka.
Participants5
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st Titles)
1st runners-up Kenya
2nd runners-up Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Best RaiderKenya James Namaba
Best CatcherBangladesh Moinul Islam
Player of the TournamentBangladesh Tuhin Tarafder 
2022 →

The Bangabandhu Cup 2021 International Kabaddi Tournament is an International Kabaddi Tournament organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation in Bangladesh. This tournament will be conducted marking the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This tournament will also mark the return of International Kabaddi after being hit by global Corona Virus pandemic. The 1st season of Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi) this tournament will be commenced from 28th March to 2nd April 2021. The event will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 5 teams across several continents (Asia, Europe and Africa) are set to participate in the Bangabandu Kabaddi Cup.[1][2][3]

Bangladesh won the first title in the inaugural tournament, defeating Kenya in the final.[4][5] This was also Bangladesh's first ever international title in kabaddi.

Participating nations

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No. Team Apps.
1  Bangladesh (Host) 1st
2    Nepal 1st
3  Kenya 1st
4  Poland 1st
5  Sri Lanka 1st

Venues

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The all games were played at the following venues. Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium, Paltan, Dhaka.

Dhaka
Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners will advance to the Finals.
Group runners-ups teams will advance to the Finals Qualifiers.

Points Table

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Pos Team Pld W L T SD Pts
1  Bangladesh (H) 4 4 0 0 40 8 Qualification to finals
2  Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 46 6 Qualification to final qualifier
3  Kenya 4 2 2 0 32 4
4    Nepal 4 1 3 0 -16 2
5  Poland 4 0 4 0 -102 0
Source: Kabaddi Adda
(H) Host

Matches

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28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Bangladesh  41–22  Poland
Report

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
Kenya  33–35  Sri Lanka
Report

29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Poland  16–45  Sri Lanka
Report

29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
Bangladesh  32–29  Kenya
Report

30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Kenya  52–19  Poland
Report

30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
Bangladesh  35–19    Nepal
Report

31 March 2021 (2021-03-31)
10:30 BST (UTC+6)
Poland  19–40    Nepal
Report

2 March 2021 (2021-03-02)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Bangladesh  33–31  Sri Lanka
Report

31 March 2021 (2021-03-31)
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
Kenya  26–22    Nepal
Report

1 April 2021 (2021-04-01)
10:30 BST (UTC+6)
Sri Lanka  45–28    Nepal
Report

Knockout stage

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Final QualifierFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
2 April 2021
 
 
 Bangladesh34
 
1 April 2021
 
 Kenya28
 
 Sri Lanka36
 
 
 Kenya37
 

Final Qualifier

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1 April 2021 (2021-04-01)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Sri Lanka  36–37  Kenya
Report

Final

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2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
Bangladesh  34–28  Kenya
Report

Broadcasting

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T Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament.

Television
Countries TV
 Bangladesh T Sports

References

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  1. ^ "International Kabaddi returns with Bangabandhu Cup 2021!". Kabaddi Adda. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bangabandhu Cup Int'l Kabaddi begins Mar 28". Daily Sun. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh champions in Bangabandhu Cup Int'l Kabaddi". Daily Observer. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "BANGABANDHU KABADDI CUP 2021".
  5. ^ "Bangladesh lift Bangabandhu Cup kabaddi title". The Daily Star. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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