# 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

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

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India.

## Participating nations

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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* India
* Iran
* Kenya
* Sierra Leone
* Sri Lanka
* Sweden
* Tanzania
* United States

### Women's tournament

* India
* Kenya
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Sierra Leone
* Sri Lanka
* Tanzania
* United States

## Venues

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

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.

## Controversy

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)

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

### Group stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 190 | 73 | 10 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 245 | 165 | 80 | 8 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 237 | 182 | 55 | 6 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 183 | 33 | 4 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 181 | 240 | -59 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 296 | -182 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 5 November 2016 12:25
| England | 57-23 | Sweden |
* Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
* 5 November 2016 13:30
| India | 46-38 | Sierra Leone |
* Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
* 5 November 2016 14:30
| Sri Lanka | 29-60 | Canada |
* Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
* 7 November 2016 12:00
| India | 58-45 | Sweden |
* Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
* 7 November 2016 13:00
| England | 41-35 | Canada |
* Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
* 7 November 2016 14:00
| Sierra Leone | 70-6 | Sri Lanka |
* Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
* 9 November 2016
| Sweden | 23-59 | Canada |
* Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
* 9 November 2016
| Sierra Leone | 30-48 | England |
* Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
* 9 November 2016
| India | 49-35 | Sri Lanka |
* Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
* 12 November 2016
| India | 54-35 | Canada |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
* 12 November 2016
| Sweden | 35-43 | Sierra Leone |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
* 12 November 2016
| England | 62-21 | Sri Lanka |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
* 14 November 2016
| India | 56-37 | England |
* Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala
* 14 November 2016
| Canada | 48-35 | Sierra Leone |
* Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala
* 14 November 2016
| Sweden | 55-23 | Sri Lanka |
* Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 151 | 153 | 10 |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 185 | 70 | 8 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 193 | 21 | 6 |
| Kenya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 240 | -14 | 4 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 259 | -90 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 288 | -140 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 4 November 2016 16:15
| Argentina | 52-32 | Tanzania |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 4 November 2016 17:45
| Australia | 61-36 | Kenya |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 5 November 2016 16:30
| Iran | 65-23 | Tanzania |
* Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
* 6 November 2016 12:25
| Iran | 57-31 | Australia |
* Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
* 6 November 2016 13:30
| United States | 55-31 | Kenya |
* Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
* 7 November 2016 16:00
| Iran | 72-27 | Argentina |
* Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
* 8 November 2016 12:15
| Argentina | 35-64 | United States |
* Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
* 8 November 2016
| Iran | 65-36 | Kenya |
* Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
* 8 November 2016
| Australia | 53-32 | Tanzania |
* Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
* 9 November 2016
| United States | 47-38 | Australia |
* Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
* 10 November 2016
| Tanzania | 36-55 | United States |
* Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
* 10 November 2016
| Australia | 31-21 | Argentina |
* Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
* 12 November 2016
| Kenya | 63-25 | Tanzania |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
* 13 November 2016
| Iran | 45-34 | United States |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 13 November 2016
| Kenya | 60-34 | Argentina |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda | 15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda |
| England | 41 |
| England | 41 | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| Iran | 39 | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| Iran | 39 | India | 62 |
| 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | | India | 62 |
| 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | England | 20 |
| India | 57 | England | 20 |
| United States | 40 | | |
| United States | 40 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| | | United States | 43 |
| | | Iran | 39 |

#### Semi-finals

* 15 November 2016 13:00
| England | 41-39 ET | Iran |
* Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
* 16 November 2016 17:40
| India | 57-40 | United States |
* Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

#### Third place

* 17 November 2016 14:55
| United States | 43-39 | Iran |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

### Final match

* 17 November 2016 17:37
| India | 62-20 | England |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

## Schedule (Women’s)

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

### Group stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 48 | 83 | 6 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 80 | 17 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 112 | -40 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 116 | -60 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 5 November 2016 15:35
| India | 45-15 | Kenya |
* Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana
* 6 November 2016 15:45
| Sri Lanka | 36-24 | Mexico |
* Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
* 7 November 2016 15:00
| India | 35-21 | Mexico |
* Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur
* 9 November 2016
| Mexico | 11-45 | Kenya |
* Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga
* 12 November 2016
| Kenya | 37-24 | Sri Lanka |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
* 14 November 2016
| India | 51-12 | Sri Lanka |
* Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 74 | 45 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 61 | 102 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 109 | -14 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 191 | -133 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 4 November 2016 19:08
| New Zealand | 88-15 | Tanzania |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 6 November 2016 14:30
| United States | 37-28 | Sierra Leone |
* Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar
* 8 November 2016
| United States | 53-18 | Tanzania |
* Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala
* 10 November 2016
| New Zealand | 47-17 | Sierra Leone |
* Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar
* 13 November 2016
| United States | 29-28 | New Zealand |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 13 November 2016
| Sierra Leone | 50-25 | Tanzania |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda | 15 November – Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda |
| India | 43 |
| India | 43 | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| New Zealand | 20 | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| New Zealand | 20 | India | 45 |
| 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | | India | 45 |
| 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | 16 November – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda | United States | 10 |
| United States | 41 | United States | 10 |
| Kenya | 20 | | |
| Kenya | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka | 17 November – Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka |
| | | New Zealand | 42 |
| | | Kenya | 21 |

#### Semi-finals

* 15 November 2016 15:00
| India | 43-20 | New Zealand |
* Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda
* 16 November 2016 16:40
| United States | 41-20 | Kenya |
* Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda

#### Third place

* 17 November 2016 13:55
| New Zealand | 42-21 | Kenya |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

#### Final match

* 17 November 2016 16:27
| India | 45-10 | United States |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

## Broadcasting
### Television

| Countries | Broadcaster |
| India | PTC News |
| United Kingdom European Union | PTC Punjabi |