2007 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)

2007 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	24 January–26 January
Administrator	Karnala Sports Academy International Kabaddi Federation [1]
Format	Standard style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	Panvel, Maharashtra
Participants	14
Final positions
Champions	India (2nd title)
1st runners-up	Iran
2nd runners-up	Bangladesh   Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
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2007 Kabaddi World Cup was the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). It was organised by Karnala Sports Academy in India. ^[1] Host India won the World Cup a second time by defeating Iran 29-19 in the final. A total of 14 originally 16 teams took part in the competition out of which 11 were Asian.

Teams

•   Afghanistan
•   Bangladesh
•   India
•   Iran
•   Italy
•   Japan
•   Kyrgyzstan
•   South Korea
•   Malaysia
•     Nepal
•   Sri Lanka
•   Thailand
•   Turkmenistan
•   Pakistan
•   United Kingdom
•   West Indies

Pools

The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. However, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan never took part in the tournament.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
India   Kyrgyzstan   Sri Lanka   Pakistan	Iran   South Korea     Nepal   United Kingdom	Afghanistan   Bangladesh   Italy   Thailand	Japan   Malaysia   Turkmenistan   West Indies

Competition format

Sixteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into four pools of four teams each, and followed round-robin format with each of the team playing all other teams in the pool once. Following the completion of the league matches, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of four quarterfinals, two semifinal games, and a final.

Schedule

All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 January
	India	68
					26 January
	Malaysia	21
					India	48
	25 January
					Bangladesh	22
	Bangladesh	30
									26 January
	Nepal	15
									India	29
	25 January
									Iran	19
	Iran	34
					26 January
	Thailand	4
					Iran	43
	25 January
					Japan	14
	Sri Lanka	20
	Japan	31

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Quarter-finals

25 January 2007 18:00   India 68 – 21   Malaysia Panvel, Maharashtra

25 January 2007 19:00   Bangladesh 30 – 15     Nepal Panvel, Maharashtra

25 January 2007 18:00   Iran 34 – 04   Thailand Panvel, Maharashtra

25 January 2007 18:00   Sri Lanka 20 – 31   Japan Panvel, Maharashtra

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Semi-final

26 January 2007 09:00   India 48 – 22   Bangladesh Panvel, Maharashtra

26 January 2007 10:00   Iran 43 – 14   Japan Panvel, Maharashtra

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Final

26 January 2007 18:00   India 29 – 19   Iran Panvel, Maharashtra

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2007 Kabaddi World Cup
1st Runner-up	Champions	2nd Runner-up
Iran	India (2nd Title)	Bangladesh	Japan

References

1. "2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament". www.kabaddiikf.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

External links

• Results of Kabaddi World Cup 2007
• Schedule of Kabaddi World Cup 2007