# 2014 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

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

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

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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Denmark
* England
* India
* Iran
* Pakistan
* Spain
* Sweden
* United States

### Women's tournament

* Azerbaijan
* Denmark
* England
* India
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* United States

## Venues

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

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.

## Closing ceremony

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.

## Schedule (Men’s)

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. 15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.

### Group stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 129 | 79 | 8 |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 148 | 44 | 6 |
| United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 158 | -4 | 4 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 189 | -61 | 2 |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 183 | -58 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 8 December 2014 12:20
| Australia | 43 - 34 | Spain |
* Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike
* 8 December 2014 14:50
| Iran | 40 - 39 | United States |
* Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike
* 10 December 2014 13:35
| Australia | 29 - 59 | Iran |
* A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
* 10 December 2014 16:00
| India | 51 - 38 | Spain |
* A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
* 13 December 2014 12:15
| Spain | 27 - 54 | Iran |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi
* 13 December 2014 14:40
| India | 59 - 29 | United States |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi
* 15 December 2014 12:10
| United States | 51 - 33 | Australia |
* Punjab Public School, Nabha
* 15 December 2014 15:45
| India | 53 - 39 | Iran |
* Punjab Public School, Nabha
* 16 December 2014 10:55
| United States | 35 - 26 | Spain |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
* 16 December 2014 12:45
| India | 45 - 23 | Australia |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Pakistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 131 | 136 | 10 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 169 | 60 | 8 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 136 | 83 | 6 |
| Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 237 | -80 | 4 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 218 | -55 | 2 |
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 273 | -144 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 7 December 2014 18:10
| Sweden | 32 - 51 | England |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 7 December 2014 20:20
| Argentina | 35 - 53 | Denmark |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 9 December 2014 12:10
| Argentina | 30 - 52 | Sweden |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 9 December 2014 14:40
| Pakistan | 69 - 24 | Denmark |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 9 December 2014 15:55
| Canada | 36 - 39 | England |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 11 December 2014 12:25
| Denmark | 45 - 42 | Sweden |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 11 December 2014 13:35
| Canada | 59 - 22 | Argentina |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 11 December 2014 16:20
| Pakistan | 58 - 31 | England |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 15 December 2014 13:25
| Pakistan | 45 - 35 | Canada |
* Punjab Public School, Nabha
* 15 December 2014 14:40
| England | 64 - 22 | Argentina |
* Punjab Public School, Nabha
* 16 December 2014 14:40
| Denmark | 14 - 47 | Canada |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
* 16 December 2014 15:40
| Pakistan | 50 - 21 | Sweden |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
* 17 December 2014 11:35
| England | 44 - 21 | Denmark |
* Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar
* 17 December 2014 14:35
| Sweden | 16 - 42 | Canada |
* Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar
* 17 December 2014 15:35
| Pakistan | 45 - 20 | Argentina |
* Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba |
| India | 54 |
| India | 54 | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| England | 33 | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| England | 33 | India | 45 |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | | India | 45 |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | Pakistan | 42 |
| Pakistan | 56 | Pakistan | 42 |
| Iran | 28 | | |
| Iran | 28 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala | 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala |
| | | Iran | 48 |
| | | England | 31 |

#### Semi-finals

* 18 December 2014 13:25
| Pakistan | 56 - 28 | Iran |
* Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
* 18 December 2014 15:35
| India | 54 - 33 | England |
* Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

#### Third place

* 19 December 2014 14:15
| Iran | 48 - 31 | England |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

### Final match

* 20 December 2014 17:55
| India | 45 - 42 | Pakistan |
* Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

## 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 | 153 | 47 | 106 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 119 | -48 | 2 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 138 | -59 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 8 December 2014 13:35
| India | 56 - 15 | United States |
* Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike
* 10 December 2014 12:30
| Azerbaijan | 17 - 40 | Denmark |
* A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
* 13 December 2014 13:30
| India | 50 - 16 | Denmark |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi
* 15 December 2014 11:05
| Azerbaijan | 38 - 32 | United States |
* Punjab Public School, Nabha
* 16 December 2014 11:50
| India | 47 - 16 | Azerbaijan |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
* 17 December 2014 12:30
| Denmark | 44 - 32 | United States |
* Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 74 | 60 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 95 | 19 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 111 | -15 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 134 | -64 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 7 December 2014 19:20
| New Zealand | 45 - 21 | England |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
* 9 December 2014 13:25
| Mexico | 20 - 45 | Pakistan |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 10 December 2014 14:55
| Pakistan | 39 - 37 | England |
* A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
* 11 December 2014 14:45
| New Zealand | 38 - 30 | Pakistan |
* Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 16 December 2014 13:45
| New Zealand | 51 - 23 | Mexico |
* Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
* 17 December 2014 13:30
| England | 38 - 27 | Mexico |
* Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba |
| India | 47 |
| India | 47 | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Pakistan | 19 | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib | 20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Pakistan | 19 | India | 36 |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | | India | 36 |
| 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | 18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba | New Zealand | 27 |
| New Zealand | 41 | New Zealand | 27 |
| Denmark | 20 | | |
| Denmark | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala | 19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala |
| | | Pakistan | 38 |
| | | Denmark | 28 |

#### Semi-finals

* 18 December 2014 12:05
| New Zealand | 41 - 20 | Denmark |
* Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
* 18 December 2014 14:40
| India | 47 - 19 | Pakistan |
* Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

#### Third place

* 19 December 2014 12:05
| Pakistan | 38 - 28 | Denmark |
* Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

#### Final match

* 20 December 2014 16:35
| India | 36 - 27 | New Zealand |
* Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

## Broadcasting
### Television

| Countries | Broadcaster |
| India | PTC News |
| Canada United States United Kingdom European Union Australia New Zealand | PTC Punjabi |