# Junior Kabaddi World Cup

The Junior Kabaddi World Cup, formerly called the Junior World Kabaddi Championship, is an indoor junior international kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style. In 2019, the first Junior Kabaddi World Cup was held in Iran and was won by the hosts. The second edition which was also held in Iran was won by India.
With the return of international kabaddi post COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF in 2024 announced the calendar with the third Junior Men's World Cup in 2025 and the start of the inaugural Junior Women's World Cup in 2024.

## Editions and results
### Men

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 2019 details | Kish Island | Iran | 42–22 | Kenya | Bangladesh | and | Pakistan |
| 2023 details | Urmia | India | 41–33 | Iran | Nepal | and | Pakistan |
| 2025 details | | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Women

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 2024 details | | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Results
### 2019 Men

Source:
20-25 Aban 1398
A: Iran/ Thailand/ Malaysia/ Turkmenistan
B: Pakistan/ Azerbaijan/ Denmark
C: Afghanistan/ Chinese Taipei/ Bangladesh
D: Kenya/ Iraq/ Sri Lanka
* Pakistan 72-23 Denmark
* Malaysia 76-26 Turkmenistan
* Kenya 38-30 Iraq
* Iran 60-19 Thailand
* Bangladesh 84-11 Afghanistan
* Kenya 40-31 Sri Lanka
* Denmark 64-44 Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh 48-36 Sri Lanka
* Thailand 57-25 Malaysia
* Iran 90-46 Turkmenistan
* Chinese Taipei 71-33 Afghanistan
* Thailand 58-15 Turkmenistan
* Pakistan 52-38 Azerbaijan
* Sri Lanka 45-24 Iraq
* Iran 70-29 Malaysia
Quarterfinal:
* Iran 53-31 Chinese Taipei
* Bangladesh 62-37 Thailand
* Denmark 24-79 Kenya
* Pakistan 44-32 Sri Lanka
Semifinal:
* Kenya 48-39 Pakistan
* Iran 52-20 Bangladesh
Final:
* Iran 42-22 Kenya

### 2023 Men

Source:
7 To 14 Esfand 1401
A: Iran/ Chinese Taipei/ Uganda
B: Kenya/ Iraq/ Palestine
C: India/ Bangladesh/ Thailand
D: Pakistan/ Nepal/ Georgia
* Iraq 71-19 Palestine
* Iran 62-25 Chinese Taipei
* Pakistan 61-41 Nepal
* Bangladesh 69-48 Thailand
* Iraq 56-39 Kenya
* Chinese Taipei 42-40 Uganda
* India 74-23 Bangladesh
* Iran 67-28 Uganda
* Pakistan 73-30 Georgia
* Kenya 75-15 Palestine
* Nepal 84-17 Georgia
* India 67-34 Thailand
Quarterfinal:
* Pakistan 56-24 Kenya
* India 54-36 Chinese Taipei
* Nepal 64-63 Iraq
* Iran 56-17 Bangladesh
Semifinal:
* Iran 60-37 Nepal
* India 74-29 Pakistan
Final:
* India 41-33 Iran

## Links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20171211112111/https://theroonba.com/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20171211235337/http://theroonba.com/kabaddi/men/2017.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20171215091007/http://theroonba.com/indoorkabaddi/men/2017.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20171215090934/http://theroonba.com/beachkabaddi/men/2017.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20200225222023/http://www.theroonba.com/indoorkabaddi/men/ranking.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20171015195143/http://www.theroonba.com/indoorkabaddi/men/2016.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/http://www.theroonba.com/indoorkabaddi/men/ranking.html