# 2019 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi)

The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup was the inaugural (and thus far the only) National (Asian) style tournament held by World Kabaddi. It was originally scheduled to be contested from 2 to 15 April 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia. However, the tournament was postponed and held from July 20–28 with fewer teams participating.
Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouse India became double champions, grabbing both the titles at stake.
The COVID-19 pandemic began after this 2019 event, and World Kabaddi has not held any additional "World Cup" events since then, but is planning to hold one in March 2025 in West Midlands, England.

## Organization

World Kabaddi, formed in 2018, organised this event in 2019. Due to sponsorship and other technical issues, the tournament had to be postponed from April to July of the same year, with a reduced number of participating teams.
The tournament was hosted by the Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) and was officially launched by the governor of the Melaka state, Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob, on November 17, 2018.
Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel in Ujong Pasir were World Kabaddi Vice-President Jagjit Singh and State Health and Anti Drug Committee Chairman Low Chee Leong.
The Melaka State Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MYIC) and the Melaka State Malaysian Youth Council were the youth organisations that were also supporters of the event.

## Theme song

Composer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event. Music Arrangements were made by M. Jagathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.

## Men's competition
### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Qualification |
| India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Iraq | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Malaysia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Australia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* July 21, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 76–25 | Australia |
* July 21, 2019
| Iraq | 56–30 | Malaysia |
* July 21, 2019
| New Zealand | 73–42 | Hong Kong |
* July 22, 2019
| India | 105–15 | Norway |
* July 22, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 66–25 | New Zealand |
* July 22, 2019
| Malaysia | 104–20 | Hong Kong |
* July 22, 2019
| Australia | 66–49 | Norway |
* July 22, 2019
| India | 68–26 | Iraq |
* July 22, 2019
| Malaysia | 40–39 | Chinese Taipei |
* July 23, 2019
| Iraq | 94–24 | Norway |
* July 23, 2019
| Australia | 69–45 | New Zealand |
* July 23, 2019
| India | 74–23 | Hong Kong |
* July 23, 2019
| Norway | 62–50 | New Zealand |
* July 23, 2019
| Iraq | 83–19 | Hong Kong |
* July 23, 2019
| Malaysia | 78–34 | Australia |
* July 23, 2019
| India | 66–31 | Chinese Taipei |
* July 24, 2019
| Hong Kong | 58–56 | Norway |
* July 24, 2019
| Malaysia | 89–37 | New Zealand |
* July 24, 2019
| Iraq | 48–84 | Chinese Taipei |
* July 24, 2019
| Malaysia | 27–0 (walkover) | Norway |
* July 24, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 76–16 | Hong Kong |
* July 24, 2019
| India | 73–22 | Australia |
* July 25, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 27–0 (walkover) | Norway |
* July 25, 2019
| India | 27–0 (walkover) | New Zealand |
* July 25, 2019
| Iraq | 53–19 | Australia |
* July 26, 2019
| India | 84–19 | Malaysia |
* July 26, 2019
| Australia | 58–32 | Hong Kong |
* July 26, 2019
| Iraq | 82–14 | New Zealand |

### Semi-finals

* July 26, 2019
| India | 73–26 | Chinese Taipei |
* July 26, 2019
| Iraq | 60–33 | Malaysia |

### 3rd place match

* July 27, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 45–21 | Malaysia |

### Final

* July 27, 2019
| India | 57–27 | Iraq |

## Women's competition
### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Qualification |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
* July 22, 2019
| India | 50–23 | Chinese Taipei |
* July 23, 2019
| Malaysia | 74–23 | Hong Kong |
* July 24, 2019
| India | 59–23 | Malaysia |
* July 25, 2019
| India | 61–20 | Hong Kong |
* July 25, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 66–18 | Malaysia |
* July 25, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 68–20 | Hong Kong |

### Semi-finals

* July 27, 2019
| India | 71–33 | Hong Kong |
* July 27, 2019
| Chinese Taipei | 71–22 | Malaysia |

### 3rd place match

* July 28, 2019
| Malaysia | 53–26 | Hong Kong |

### Final

* July 28, 2019
| India | 47–29 | Chinese Taipei |

## Awards
### Men

* Best Raider: Ali Sari
* Best Defensive Player: Sachin
* Best Player: Amarjeet Singh

### Women

* Best Raider: Suman
* Best Defensive Player: Malarvili Balaraman
* Best Player: Ren Ming Qin