2016 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2016 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates	4 November–17 November
Administrator(s)	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament; format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	M: Template:Kabaddi (6th title); W: Template:WKabaddi (3rd title)
1st runners-up	M: England; W: United States
2nd runners-up	M: United States; W: Kenya
Tournament statistics
Best Raider	Sandeep Surakhpuria ; Sultan Singh
Best Stopper	Khushdeep Duggan
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The 2016 World Kabaddi Cup was the sixth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 4 November to 17 November 2016 with the Opening Ceremony on 3 November 2016 at the Nehru stadium Roopnagar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization[edit | edit source]

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India.^[1]

Participating nations[edit | edit source]

The 13 day event had 12 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 were played at the following venues.

Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala
Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

Opening and closing ceremonies[edit | edit source]

The opening ceremony was held on 3 November in the Evening at Nehru Stadium in Roopnagar. Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann, Jaspinder Narula, Bharti Singh, Arjan Bajwa and Noora Sisters appeared at this event.

The closing ceremony was held on 17 November, before the final match at Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka.^[2]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

In the first semi final on 15 Nov, several controversial decisions given in favor of England triggered some protest during the match by Iranian players. Eventually it was decided that match would go into extra time, in which England narrowly escaped with a 41–39 win. Iranian players were seen unhappy with the conclusion.

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	5	5	0	263	190	73	10
England	5	4	1	245	165	80	8
Canada	5	3	2	237	182	55	6
Sierra Leone	5	2	3	216	183	33	4
Sweden	5	1	4	181	240	-59	2
Sri Lanka	5	0	5	114	296	-182	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Iran	5	5	0	304	151	153	10
United States	5	4	1	255	185	70	8
Australia	5	3	2	214	193	21	6
Kenya	5	2	3	226	240	-14	4
Argentina	5	1	4	169	259	-90	2
Tanzania	5	0	5	148	288	-140	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

England	41
		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
Iran	39
		India	62
16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
		England	20
India	57

United States	40
		Third place

		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

		United States	43

		Iran	39

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	131	48	83	6
Kenya	3	2	1	97	80	17	4
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	72	112	-40	2
Mexico	3	0	3	56	116	-60	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	119	74	45	6
New Zealand	3	2	1	163	61	102	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	2	95	109	-14	2
Tanzania	3	0	3	58	191	-133	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals		Final

15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda

India	43
		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
New Zealand	20
		India	45
16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda
		United States	10
United States	41

Kenya	20
		Third place

		17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

		New Zealand	42

		Kenya	21