# 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi)

The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup is the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held under the authority of World Kabaddi. It will be hosted in the West Midlands, England, during 17–23 March 2025. There will be both men's and women's competitions in the tournament.

## History

The previous World Cup was held in Melaka, Malaysia. A 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled, but then was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to award the 2025 World Cup to the West Midlands of England was in part due to its hosting of the British Kabaddi League and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as its significant South Asian community. It is supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority. The drawing of groups was held on 7th December 2024.
The tournament was initially planned to feature 16 teams in the men's competition and 8 teams in the women's competition. However, due to visa and other challenges, the tournament was later scaled down to 10 teams in the men's and 6 teams in the women's competition.

## Venues

Source:
| Venue | City | Dates |
| WV Active Aldersley | Wolverhampton | 17 March 202518 March 202522 March 202523 March 2025 |
| CBS Arena | Coventry | 19 March 2025 |
| Nechells Wellbeing Centre | Birmingham | 20 March 2025 |
| Walsall Campus Sports Centre | Walsall | 21 March 2025 |

## Men's group stage

Source:

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 45 | 143 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 27 | 60 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 122 | -15 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 275 | -188 |
* advanced to the knockout stage
* 17 March 2025 11:00
| England | 101–25 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 17 March 2025 18:00
| United States | 87–35 | Hungary |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 16:00
| Poland | 87–27 | Hungary |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 19 March 2025 13:00
| England | 87–20 | United States |
* CBS Arena, Coventry
* 20 March 2025 11:00
| United States | – | Poland |
* Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
* 20 March 2025 16:00
| England | – | Poland |
* Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 140 | 76 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 144 | 38 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 86 | 42 |
| Hong Kong China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 68 | -19 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 224 | -137 |
* advanced to the knockout stage
* 17 March 2025 12:00
| India | 64–22 | Italy |
| | Report | |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 17 March 2025 17:00
| Scotland | 63–43 | Wales |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 10:00
| Italy | 32–71 | Wales |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 17:00
| India | 64–64 | Scotland |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 18:00
| Hong Kong China | 49–68 | Wales |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 19 March 2025 14:00
| Scotland | 89–33 | Italy |
* CBS Arena, Coventry
* 19 March 2025 15:00
| India | – | Hong Kong China |
* CBS Arena, Coventry
* 20 March 2025 12:00
| Hong Kong China | – | Scotland |
* Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
* 20 March 2025 15:00
| India | – | Wales |
* Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
* 20 March 2025 17:00
| Hong Kong China | – | Italy |
* Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham

## Men's knockout stage

Source:
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| TBD | | | | |
| TBD | | | | |
| TBD | TBD | | | |
| | TBD | | | |
| TBD | TBD | | | |
| TBD | | | | |
| TBD | | SF1W | | |
| | | SF2W | | |
| TBD | | | | | SF2W |
| TBD | |
| TBD | TBD | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | TBD |
| TBD | TBD | SF1L | | |
| TBD | | SF2L | | |

### Quarter-finals

* Quarter-final 1 21 March 2025 12:30
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
* Quarter-final 2 21 March 2025 14:15
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
* Quarter-final 3 21 March 2025 15:30
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
* Quarter-final 4 21 March 2025 16:45
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall

### Semi-finals

* Semi-final 1 22 March 2025 13:15
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* Semi-final 2 22 March 2025 14:30
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

### 3rd place match

* 3rd place match 23 March 2025 12:00
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

### Final

* Final 23 March 2025 15:30
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

## Women's group stage

Source:

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 33 | 160 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 133 | -57 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 162 | -103 |
* advanced to the knockout stage
* 17 March 2025 13:00
| Poland | 44–58 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 12:00
| India | 89–18 | Wales |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 19 March 2025 09:00
| India | 104–15 | Poland |
* CBS Arena, Coventry

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 54 | 76 |
| Hong Kong China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 65 | 47 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 158 | -123 |
* advanced to the knockout stage
* 17 March 2025 15:00
| Hong Kong China | 73–20 | Hungary |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 18 March 2025 15:00
| England | 85–15 | Hungary |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
* 19 March 2025 11:00
| England | 45–39 | Hong Kong China |
* CBS Arena, Coventry

## Women's knockout stage

Source:
| Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| TBD | | | |
| TBD | | | |
| TBD | SF1W | | |
| | SF2W | | |
| TBD | SF2W | | |
| TBD | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | SF1L | | |
| | SF2L | | |

### Semi-finals

* Semi-final 1 21 March 2025 09:30
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
* Semi-final 2 21 March 2025 11:15
| TBD | – | TBD |
* Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall

### 3rd place match

* 3rd place match 22 March 2025 12:00
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

### Final

* Final 23 March 2025 13:45
| TBD | – | TBD |
* WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

## Broadcasting

Source:
| Country | Broadcaster |
| Rights distribution partner | Dice sports |
| Worldwide | Olympic Channel (semi-final onwards) |
| Fiji | Fijian Broadcasting Corporation |
| India | DD Sports Waves India |
| Indonesia | TVRI |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation ThePapare 1 (SD & HD) |
| Tanzania | Azam TV |
| United Kingdom | BBC iPlayer |
| United Kingdom and Europe | Zee Punjabi |
| USA and Canada | Willow TV |