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2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates19 November–21 November
Administrator(s)Sachin Batale Koliwada Club
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)India
Venue(s)Mumbai, Maharashtra
Participants12 (List of Participants)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first ever Kabaddi World Cup and was hosted by India. India won the title defeating Iran 55-27 in the final.[1]

Teams[edit | edit source]

With last minute withdrawal of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12 teams competed in the tournament.[2]

Pools[edit | edit source]

The teams were divided into three pools of four teams each.

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 India
 Canada
 Thailand
 West Indies

 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Korea
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

 Bangladesh
 Germany
 Iran
   Nepal

Competition format[edit | edit source]

Nine teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into three pools of four teams each, and followed round-robin format with each of the team playing all other teams in the pool once. Following the completion of the league matches, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of four quarterfinals, two semifinal games, and a final.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).[3]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Pool A[edit | edit source]

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
 India 3 3 0 0 162 85 77 6 Advance to knockout phase
 Canada 3 2 0 1 161 90 71 4
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 122 131 -9 2
 West Indies 3 0 0 3 77 216 -139 0
19 November 2004  Canada 93 – 09  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(52 – 03)

19 November 2004  Thailand 63 – 26  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(39 – 06)

19 November 2004  India 51 – 14  Canada Mumbai, Maharashtra
(31 – 07)

20 November 2004  India 60 – 42  West Indies Mumbai, Maharashtra
(36 – 23)

20 November 2004  Canada 54 – 30  Thailand Mumbai, Maharashtra
(26 – 18)

20 November 2004  India 51 – 29  Thailand Mumbai, Maharashtra
(33 – 14)

Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
 Japan 3 3 0 0 165 70 95 6 Advance to knockout phase
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3 2 0 1 142 142 0 4
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 135 130 5 2
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 85 184 -99 0
19 November 2004 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 60 – 37  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(34 – 19)

19 November 2004  Japan 43 – 28  South Korea Mumbai, Maharashtra
(25 – 06)

19 November 2004 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 54 – 49  South Korea Mumbai, Maharashtra
(30 – 17)

20 November 2004  Japan 66 – 14  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(25 – 07)

20 November 2004  Japan 56 – 28 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Mumbai, Maharashtra
(30 – 13)

20 November 2004  South Korea 58 – 34  Malaysia Mumbai, Maharashtra
(28 – 17)

Pool C[edit | edit source]

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
 Iran 3 3 0 0 204 84 120 6 Advance to knockout phase
 Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 204 93 0 4
   Nepal 3 1 0 2 125 140 -15 2
 Germany 3 0 0 3 73 281 -208 0
19 November 2004    Nepal 78 – 19  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(52 – 07)

19 November 2004  Iran 53 – 41  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(35 – 17)

19 November 2004  Iran 96 – 19  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(56 – 13)

20 November 2004  Bangladesh 56 – 23    Nepal Mumbai, Maharashtra
(35 – 10)

20 November 2004  Iran 65 – 24    Nepal Mumbai, Maharashtra
(28 – 12)

20 November 2004  Bangladesh 107 – 35  Germany Mumbai, Maharashtra
(67 – 17)

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 November
 
 
 IndiaBye
 
21 November
 
 
 
 India39
 
21 November
 
 Bangladesh19
 
 Japan24
 
21 November
 
 Bangladesh33
 
 India55
 
21 November
 
 Iran27
 
 Canada66
 
21 November
 
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom28
 
 Canada28
 
21 November
 
 Iran54
 
 IranBye
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

21 November 2004  Japan 24 – 33  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(11 – 12)

21 November 2004  Canada 66 – 28 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Mumbai, Maharashtra
(32 – 11)

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

21 November 2004  India 39 – 19  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
(12 – 05)

21 November 2004  Canada 28 – 54  Iran Mumbai, Maharashtra
(09 – 31)

Final[edit | edit source]

21 November 2004  India 56 – 28  Iran Chennai, Tamilnadu
(27-12)
2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Champions 1st Runners-up 2nd Runners-up
 India
(1st Title)
 Iran  Bangladesh  Canada

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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