2013 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2013 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates	1 December–14 December
Administrator(s)	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament; format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	11
Website	www.watchkabaddi.com
Final positions
Champions	M: Template:Kabaddi (4th title) ; W: Template:WKabaddi (1st title)
1st runners-up	M: Template:Kabaddi; W: New Zealand
2nd runners-up	M: United States; W: Denmark
Tournament statistics
Best Raider	Balvir Singh Dulla
Best Stopper	Balbir Singh Pala
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The 2013 World Kabaddi Cup was the fourth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 1 to 14 December 2013 with the Opening Ceremony on 30 November 2013 at Bathinda. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization[edit | edit source]

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 12 July 2013. Approving of the 20 crore budget for the 4th World Cup Kabaddi, the opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout the country, with international broadcasting in Canada, the United States, India and the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Participating nations[edit | edit source]

The 14-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.^[5]

Men's tournament[edit | edit source]

^DNP Did not play.

Women's tournament[edit | edit source]

Venues[edit | edit source]

The games played at the following venues.

Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
Multi-Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Opening ceremony[edit | edit source]

Opening Ceremony was held at Bathinda. Many Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood Performed at this mega event. Those who performed were actress Priyanka Chopra, Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann and Miss Pooja.^{[citation needed]}

Closing ceremony[edit | edit source]

Closing Ceremony was held at Ludhiana. Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan Mian Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest for the ceremony. Many Indian and Pakistani Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood performed at this mega event like actor Ranveer Singh, Fariha Pervez, Bir Khalsa Gatka Group, Master Saleem, Prince Dance Group, Lakhwinder Wadali, Roshan Prince, Jaspinder Narula. There was interruption in Jaspinder Narula's Performance by young supporter of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who is on Hunger strike for release of Sikh Prisoners who have completed their full terms in jail and not even released yet.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule (Men’s)[edit | edit source]

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

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Pool A[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	4	4	0	233	122	111	8
United States	4	3	1	209	137	72	6
Spain	4	2	2	140	162	-22	4
Kenya	4	1	3	132	214	-82	2
Argentina	4	0	4	132	211	-79	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Pakistan	5	5	0	340	118	222	10
England	5	4	1	238	196	42	8
Canada	5	3	2	284	169	115	6
Sierra Leone	5	2	3	205	222	-17	4
Denmark	5	1	4	143	336	-193	2
Scotland	5	0	5	146	315	-169	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

India	62
		14 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
England	32
		India	48
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
		Pakistan	39
Pakistan	51

United States	33
		Third place

		12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar

		England	27

		United States	62

Schedule (Women’s)[edit | edit source]

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

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Pool A[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	159	48	111	6
New Zealand	3	2	1	116	88	28	4
United States	3	1	2	90	146	-56	2
Kenya	3	0	3	76	159	-83	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	120	94	26	6
Pakistan	3	2	1	129	99	30	4
England	3	1	2	105	103	2	2
Mexico	3	0	3	78	136	-58	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

India	46
		12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
Pakistan	16
		India	49
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
		New Zealand	21
Denmark	25

New Zealand	45
		Third place

		12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar

		Denmark	34

		Pakistan	33

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

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Third place[edit | edit source]

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Final match[edit | edit source]

Template:Kabaddibox

Doping[edit | edit source]

Issuing strict instructions for ensuring dope free tournament, he said that every participant player would have to undergo dope test as prescribed by NADA and sanctioned Rs 100 crore budget for it.

Song[edit | edit source]

On 14 November 2013, prominent actor/director Harpreet Sandhu (Actor) release a song based on Kabaddi world cup called 2013 World Cup sung by Dilbag Brar and produced by ArtGauge Films Inc.^[6]

Broadcasting[edit | edit source]

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC Punjabi (Opening & Closing ceremonies) PTC News
Canada United States File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom EU Australia New Zealand	PTC Punjabi