Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Men's Kabaddi World Cup | |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| First season | |
| Administrator | International Kabaddi Federation |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | |
| Most titles | |
The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international kabaddi tournament conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation. It follows the standard style and is contested by men's and women's national teams. The format involves a round-robin group stage, including 5 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.
With the return of international kabaddi post the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF announced the resumption of the Men's World Cup in 2025 and Women's World Cup in 2026.[1]
Editions and results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2004 |  Mumbai
|
India
|
55–27 |  Iran
|
 Bangladesh
|
 Canada
| |
| 2007 | Panvel
|
India
|
29–19 | Iran
|
Bangladesh
|
 Japan
| |
| 2016 | Ahmedabad
|
India
|
38–29 | Iran
|
 South Korea
|
 Thailand
| |
| 2025 | TBD | ||||||
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2012 | Patna
|
India
|
25–19 | Iran
|
Japan
|
Thailand
| |
| 2026 | TBD | ||||||
Medal table
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Women
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Team results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Team | 2004 |
2007 |
2016 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
GS | 1 | ||
 Argentina
|
GS | 1 | ||
 Australia
|
GS | 1 | ||
| Bangladesh
|
SF | SF | GS | 3 |
| Canada
|
SF | 1 | ||
 England
|
QF | GS | GS | 3 |
 Germany
|
GS | 1 | ||
| India
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| Iran
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3 |
 Italy
|
GS | 1 | ||
| Japan
|
QF | SF | GS | 2 |
 Kenya
|
GS | 1 | ||
 Malaysia
|
GS | QF | 2 | |
 Nepal
|
GS | QF | 2 | |
 Poland
|
GS | 1 | ||
| South Korea
|
GS | GS | SF | 3 |
 Sri Lanka
|
QF | 1 | ||
| Thailand
|
GS | QF | SF | 3 |
 Turkmenistan
|
GS | 1 | ||
 United States
|
GS | 1 | ||
 West Indies
|
GS | GS | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Women
[edit]| Team | 2012 |
Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
QF | 1 |
| Canada
|
GS | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
GS | 1 |
| India
|
1st | 1 |
 Indonesia
|
QF | 1 |
| Iran
|
2nd | 1 |
| Italy
|
GS | 1 |
| Japan
|
SF | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
GS | 1 |
 Mexico
|
GS | 1 |
| Nepal
|
GS | 1 |
| South Korea
|
QF | 1 |
| Sri Lanka
|
QF | 1 |
| Thailand
|
SF | 1 |
| Turkmenistan
|
GS | 1 |
| United States
|
GS | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports Calendar of Activities for the year 2024 – 2025" (PDF). IKF. Retrieved 7 March 2024.