2013 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

2013 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	1 December–14 December
Administrator	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	11
Website	www.watchkabaddi.com
Final positions
Champions	M:  India (4th title) W:  India (1st title)
1st runners-up	M:  Pakistan W:  New Zealand
2nd runners-up	M:  United States W:  Denmark
Tournament statistics
Best Raider	Balvir Singh Dulla
Best Stopper	Balbir Singh Pala
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The 2013 World Kabaddi Cup was the fourth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 1 to 14 December 2013 with the Opening Ceremony on 30 November 2013 at Bathinda. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 12 July 2013. Approving of the 20 crore budget for the 4th World Cup Kabaddi, the opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout the country, with international broadcasting in Canada, the United States, India and the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Participating nations

The 14-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament. ^[5]

Men's tournament

•   Argentina
•   Canada
•   England
•   India
•   Iran ^DNP
•   Kenya
•   Pakistan
•   Scotland
•   Sierra Leone
•   Spain
•   United States
•   Denmark

^DNP Did not play.

Women's tournament

•   Denmark
•   England
•   India
•   Kenya
•   Mexico
•   New Zealand
•   Pakistan
•   United States

Venues

The games played at the following venues.

• Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
• Multi-Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
• Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
• Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
• Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
• Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
• N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
• Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
• Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
• War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
• Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
• Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

Opening ceremony

Opening Ceremony was held at Bathinda. Many Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood Performed at this mega event. Those who performed were actress Priyanka Chopra, Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann and Miss Pooja.^{[ citation needed ]}

Closing ceremony

Closing Ceremony was held at Ludhiana. Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan Mian Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest for the ceremony. Many Indian and Pakistani Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood performed at this mega event like actor Ranveer Singh, Fariha Pervez, Bir Khalsa Gatka Group, Master Saleem, Prince Dance Group, Lakhwinder Wadali, Roshan Prince, Jaspinder Narula. There was interruption in Jaspinder Narula's Performance by young supporter of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who is on Hunger strike for release of Sikh Prisoners who have completed their full terms in jail and not even released yet.^{[ citation needed ]}

Schedule (Men’s)

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	4	4	0	0	233	122	111	8
United States	4	3	0	1	209	137	72	6
Spain	4	2	0	2	140	162	-22	4
Kenya	4	1	0	3	132	214	-82	2
Argentina	4	0	0	4	132	211	-79	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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1 December 2013 17:45   Kenya 32 - 40   Spain Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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1 December 2013 20:10   India 59 - 31   United States Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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3 December 2013 12:45   Kenya 13 - 68   United States Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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3 December 2013 15:10   India 55 - 27   Spain Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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5 December 2013 12:25   Argentina 24 - 47   Spain Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib

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5 December 2013 16:00   India 69 - 32   Kenya Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib

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6 December 2013 17:15   Argentina 37 - 55   Kenya Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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7 December 2013 12:15   Spain 26 - 51   United States Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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7 December 2013 15:45   India 50 - 32   Argentina Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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10 December 2013 13:35   Argentina 39 - 59   United States N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Pakistan	5	5	0	0	340	118	222	10
England	5	4	0	1	238	196	42	8
Canada	5	3	0	2	284	169	115	6
Sierra Leone	5	2	0	3	205	222	-17	4
Denmark	5	1	0	4	143	336	-193	2
Scotland	5	0	0	5	146	315	-169	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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2 December 2013 12:45   England 41 - 33   Sierra Leone Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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2 December 2013 14:20   Canada 89 - 9   Denmark Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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2 December 2013 16:30   Pakistan 63 - 26   Scotland Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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4 December 2013 19:28   Scotland 25 - 58   Sierra Leone Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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4 December 2013 21:50   Denmark 22 - 77   Pakistan Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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5 December 2013 13:40   Denmark 28 - 59   England Sen. Sec School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib

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6 December 2013 18:30   Canada 72 - 21   Scotland Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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6 December 2013 20:49   Pakistan 70 - 13   Sierra Leone Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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8 December 2013 12:08   Denmark 28 - 67   Sierra Leone Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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8 December 2013 13:19   England 66 - 30   Scotland Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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8 December 2013 15:43   Canada 29 - 61   Pakistan Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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9 December 2013 12:20   Sierra Leone 34 - 58   Canada War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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9 December 2013 15:40   Pakistan 69 - 28   England War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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10 December 2013 12:15   Denmark 56 - 44   Scotland N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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10 December 2013 16:30   Canada 36 - 44   England N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
	India	62
					14 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
	England	32
					India	48
	11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
					Pakistan	39
	Pakistan	51
	United States	33
					Third place
					12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
					England	27
					United States	62

Semi-finals

11 December 2013 19:44   Pakistan 51 - 33   United States Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

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11 December 2013 21:14   India 62 - 32   England Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

12 December 2013 18:30   England 27 - 62   United States Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Final match

14 December 2013 22:10   India 48 - 39   Pakistan Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

Schedule (Women’s)

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	159	48	111	6
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	116	88	28	4
United States	3	1	0	2	90	146	-56	2
Kenya	3	0	0	3	76	159	-83	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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1 December 2013 19:00   India 44 - 12   New Zealand Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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3 December 2013 13:58   India 56 - 21   Kenya Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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5 December 2013 14:50   Kenya 21 - 51   New Zealand Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib

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7 December 2013 13:20   India 59 - 15   United States Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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8 December 2013 14:30   Kenya 34 - 52   United States Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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9 December 2013 14:35   New Zealand 53 - 23   United States War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	120	94	26	6
Pakistan	3	2	0	1	129	99	30	4
England	3	1	0	2	105	103	2	2
Mexico	3	0	0	3	78	136	-58	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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2 December 2013 15:25   Denmark 45 - 39   Pakistan Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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4 December 2013 20:45   England 45 - 29   Mexico Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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6 December 2013 19:45   Denmark 42 - 25   Mexico Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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7 December 2013 14:20   England 30 - 41   Pakistan Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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9 December 2013 13:30   Denmark 33 - 30   England War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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10 December 2013 15:10   Mexico 24 - 49   Pakistan N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
	India	46
					12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
	Pakistan	16
					India	49
	11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
					New Zealand	21
	Denmark	25
	New Zealand	45
					Third place
					12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
					Denmark	34
					Pakistan	33

Semi-finals

11 December 2013 17:15   Denmark 25 - 45   New Zealand Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

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11 December 2013 18:38   India 46 - 16   Pakistan Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

12 December 2013 17:20   Denmark 34 - 33   Pakistan Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Final match

12 December 2013 20:00   India 49 - 21   New Zealand Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Doping

Issuing strict instructions for ensuring dope free tournament, he said that every participant player would have to undergo dope test as prescribed by NADA and sanctioned Rs 100 crore budget for it.

Song

On 14 November 2013, prominent actor/director Harpreet Sandhu (Actor) release a song based on Kabaddi world cup called 2013 World Cup sung by Dilbag Brar and produced by ArtGauge Films Inc. ^[6]

Broadcasting

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC Punjabi (Opening & Closing ceremonies) PTC News
Canada   United States   United Kingdom   European Union   Australia   New Zealand	PTC Punjabi

References

1. "Match Schedule: 4th 2013 Kabaddi World Cup" . Retrieved 30 November 2013.
2. World Cup Kabaddi 2013 – India beats America, Spain Trounces Kenya; Indian women beat New Zealand Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - YesPunjab
3. "Fourth Kabaddi World Cup from November 9–23". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "Fourth edition of Kabaddi World Cup in November - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
5. "14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup". The Times of India . 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
6. "- YouTube". YouTube .