2014 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2014 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates	7 December–20 December
Administrator(s)	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament; format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	11
Final positions
Champions	M: Template:Kabaddi (5th title) ; W: Template:WKabaddi (2nd title)
1st runners-up	M: Template:Kabaddi; W: New Zealand
2nd runners-up	M: Template:Kabaddi; W: Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Best Raider	Sandeep Surkhpuria ; Shafique Chishti
Best Stopper	Yadwinder Singh Surkhpuria
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The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup was the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the opening ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization[edit | edit source]

The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India.^[2]^[3] The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 30 August 2014. The opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout India, with international broadcasting in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

Participating nations[edit | edit source]

The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.

Men's tournament[edit | edit source]

Women's tournament[edit | edit source]

Venues[edit | edit source]

The games played at the following venues.

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Dhudike
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
Punjab Public School, Nabha
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar
Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

Opening ceremony[edit | edit source]

On 6 December, the opening ceremony was held in the Evening at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. Sharry Mann, Harshdeep Kaur, Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor appeared at this mega event.^{[citation needed]}

Closing ceremony[edit | edit source]

On 20 December, the closing ceremony was held before the final match at Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib. Miss Pooja and Gippy Grewal appeared to close the event.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule (Men’s)[edit | edit source]

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30) 14 December matches in Hoshiarpur, Punjab were cancelled due to heavy rain.^[4] 15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.^[5]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Pool A[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	4	4	0	208	129	79	8
Iran	4	3	1	192	148	44	6
United States	4	2	2	154	158	-4	4
Australia	4	1	3	128	189	-61	2
Spain	4	0	4	125	183	-58	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	267	131	136	10
England	5	4	1	229	169	60	8
Canada	5	3	2	219	136	83	6
Denmark	5	2	3	157	237	-80	4
Sweden	5	1	4	163	218	-55	2
Argentina	5	0	5	129	273	-144	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

India	54
		20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
England	33
		India	45
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
		Pakistan	42
Pakistan	56

Iran	28
		Third place

		19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

		Iran	48

		England	31

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	153	47	106	6
Denmark	3	2	1	100	99	1	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	2	71	119	-48	2
United States	3	0	3	79	138	-59	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	134	74	60	6
Pakistan	3	2	1	114	95	19	4
England	3	1	2	96	111	-15	2
Mexico	3	0	3	70	134	-64	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

India	47
		20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
Pakistan	19
		India	36
18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
		New Zealand	27
New Zealand	41

Denmark	20
		Third place

		19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

		Pakistan	38

		Denmark	28