# 2020 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

The 2020 Kabaddi World Cup or 2020 Tapal Tezdum Kabbadi World Cup (for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Kabaddi World Cup (circle style), held from 9 February to 16 February 2020 with the Opening Ceremony on 9 February 2020 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore. The tournament was played in Punjab, Pakistan.

## Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, Sports Board Punjab & Pakistan Kabaddi Federation.

## Participating nations

The 8 day event had 9 participating nations in the tournament.

### Teams

* Pakistan
* Canada
* England
* India (unauthorized)
* Iran
* Sierra Leone
* Australia
* Azerbaijan
* Germany
* Kenya (Did not Participate)

## Venues

The games were played at the following venues.
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
* Zahoor Elahi Stadium, Gujrat City, Punjab, Pakistan

## Promotion in media

This World Cup was promoted on social media by the hashtag #ApniMittiApnaKhel (lit. Our Soil, Our Game).

### Ceremonies

The opening ceremony took take place at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore, prior to the first match of the 2020 Kabaddi World Cup between Pakistan and Canada.

## Pool Points

| Result | Points |
| Win | 2 points |
| Draw | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 point |

## Group Stage Pools
### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 78 | +88 | 8 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 123 | +3 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 143 | -43 | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 133 | -48 | 0 |
| Kenya (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    Top 2 qualified for semifinals

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 46 | +61 | 8 |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 118 | +93 | 6 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 180 | -37 | 4 |
| England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 176 | -54 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 188 | -111 | 0 |
    Top 2 qualified for semifinals

## Fixtures

Note: All matches' timings are according to Pakistan Standard Time (UTC +5:00).
* 9 February 2020 18:30
| Pakistan | 64 – 23 | Canada |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 9 February 2020 20:00
| Iran | 60 – 19 | Sierra Leone |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 10 February 2020 15:00
| India | 62 – 28 | Germany |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 10 February 2020 18:00
| Iran | 57 – 26 | England |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 10 February 2020 19:30
| Australia | 48 – 37 | Canada |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 11 February 2020 15:30
| Australia | 53 – 24 | Azerbaijan |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 11 February 2020 16:45
| Germany | 49 – 28 | England |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 11 February 2020 18:00
| India | 45 – 18 | Sierra Leone |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 12 February 2020 13:30
| Canada | 40 – 31 | Azerbaijan |
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
* 12 February 2020 16:45
| Iran | 55 – 23 | Germany |
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
* 12 February 2020 14:45
| England | 40 – 26 | Sierra Leone |
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
* 13 February 2020 15:30
| Germany | 43 – 14 | Sierra Leone |
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
* 13 February 2020 19:30
| Pakistan | 62 – 25 | Australia |
* Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
* 14 February 2020 14:30
| Pakistan | 40 – 30 | Azerbaijan |
* Zahoor Elahi Stadium, Gujrat

## Knockout stage

* 15 February 2020 19:30
| Pakistan | 52 – 30 | Iran |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore
* 15 February 2020 18:00
| India | 42 - 31 | Australia |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore

## Third-Place Match

* 16 February 2020 16:00
| Iran | 54 – 33 | Australia |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore

## Final

* 16 February 2020 19:00
| Pakistan | 20-19 | India |
* Punjab Stadium, Lahore

## Broadcasting
### Television

| Countries | Broadcaster |
| Pakistan | Geo Super |
| India | PTC News |
| United Kingdom European Union | PTC Punjabi |
| Online Web Streaming | BSports Pakistan |

## Sponsorships

Tapal Tezdam (Main) :
| Other Sponsors ||||
| Jang | Engro | Homage | Trans Group |
| QMobile | Pepsi | Aspire | Mughal Steel |