# 2012 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2012 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup, organised by the Government of Punjab. It was played in Punjab, India in various cities of the province from 1 to 15 December 2012 with teams from 16 countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in Bathinda and the closing ceremony in Ludhiana.
The prize money for the winners of the third edition was doubled to ₹ 2 crore, while the runners-up received ₹ 1 crore. The team finishing at third position received ₹ 51 lakhs.
The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that dope testing would be mandatory for each player.
Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

## Participating nations

The 15-day-long tournament had sixteen participating nations:
* Afghanistan
* Argentina
* Canada
* Denmark
* England
* India
* Iran
* Italy
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Scotland
* Sierra Leone
* Sri Lanka
* United States

## Pools

The 16 teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Afghanistan  Denmark  England  India | Canada  New Zealand  Norway  Sri Lanka | Italy  Pakistan  Scotland Sierra Leone | Argentina  Iran  Kenya  United States |

## Venues

The games was played at the following venues.
* Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
* Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
* Sports Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
* War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* Government College Stadium, mansa
* N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
* Sports Stadium, Bathinda
* Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
* M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka

## Schedule

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 | 203 | 80 | 123 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 119 | -11 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 192 | -114 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 2 December 2012 18:30
| England | 58 – 25 | Denmark |
* Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
* 5 December 2012 13:00
| Afghanistan | 33 – 55 | Denmark |
* Sports Stadium, Doda Muktsar
* 5 December 2012 16:30
| India | 57 – 28 | England |
* Sports Stadium, Doda, Muktsar
* 6 December 2012 16:30
| India | 73 – 24 | Afghanistan |
* War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
* 11 December 2012 13:00
| England | 64 – 21 | Afghanistan |
* N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
* 11 December 2012 15:00
| India | 73 – 28 | Denmark |
* N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 67 | 41 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 81 | 7 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 114 | -58 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 2 December 2012 19:30
| New Zealand | 35 – 52 | Norway |
* Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
* 2 December 2012 21:00
| Canada | Cancelled | Sri Lanka |
* Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
* 6 December 2012 12:30
| Canada | 62 – 31 | New Zealand |
* War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
* 9 December 2012 12:30
| Canada | 46 – 36 | Norway |
* M.R. Government College Stadium Fazilka
* 9 December 2012 13:30
| New Zealand | Cancelled | Sri Lanka |
* M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka
* 11 December 2012 13:30
| Norway | Cancelled | Sri Lanka |
* N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

#### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 53 | 120 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 114 | 28 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 132 | -12 | 2 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 200 | -136 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 3 December 2012 14:00
| Scotland | 19 – 66 | Italy |
* Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
* 3 December 2012 16:30
| Pakistan | 52 – 12 | Sierra Leone |
* Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
* 4 December 2012 20:30
| Pakistan | 61 – 21 | Scotland |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
* 8 December 2012 13:00
| Sierra Leone | 73 – 24 | Scotland |
* Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 8 December 2012 14:00
| Pakistan | 60 – 20 | Italy |
* Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
* 10 December 2012 18:30
| Sierra Leone | 56 – 35 | Italy |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

#### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 74 | 120 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 75 | 118 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 190 | -103 | 2 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 209 | -135 | 0 |
    Qualified for semifinals
* 3 December 2011 13:00
| Argentina | 18 – 70 | Iran |
* Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
* 4 December 2012 18:30
| Argentina | 14 – 77 | United States |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
* 4 December 2012 19:30
| Iran | 79 – 15 | Kenya |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
* 7 December 2012 13:00
| Argentina | 55 – 43 | Kenya |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 7 December 2012 14:00
| Iran | 45 – 41 | United States |
* Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
* 10 December 2012 20:30
| Kenya | 16 – 75 | United States |
* Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda |
| India | 71 |
| India | 71 | 15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | 15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Iran | 23 | 15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | 15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Iran | 23 | India | 59 |
| 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | | India | 59 |
| 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | 12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | Pakistan | 22 |
| Canada | 27 | Pakistan | 22 |
| Pakistan | 53 | | |
| Pakistan | 53 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar | 13 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| | | Iran | 35 |
| | | Canada | 51 |

#### Semi-finals

* 12 December 2012 19:15
| India | 71 -23 | Iran |
* Sports Stadium, Bathinda
* 12 December 2012 21:15
| Canada | 27 - 53 | Pakistan |
* Sports Stadium, Bathinda

#### Third place

* 13 December 2012 19:00
| Iran | 35 – 51 | Canada |
* Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

#### Final

* 15 December 2012 21:00
| India | 59 – 25 | Pakistan |
* Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
2012 Kabaddi World Cup :
| 1st Runners-up | Champions | 2nd Runners-up |
| Pakistan | India Fifth Title | Canada |