2016 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

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2016 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates7 October 2016–22 October 2016
Administrator International Kabaddi Federation
Government of Gujarat
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)India
Venue(s) The Arena, Ahmedabad
Participants12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (3rd title)
1st runners-upFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
2nd runners-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Best Raider Flag of India.svg Ajay Thakur (64 points)
Best Defender Flag of India.svg PO Surjeet Singh (23 points)
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The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the standard-style Kabaddi World Cup. It was organised by the International Kabaddi Federation and contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India. Twelve countries competed in the tournament.

Contents

India won their 3rd World Cup by defeating Iran 38–29 in the final.

Participating countries

TeamCaptain
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Campbell Brown
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Md. Aruduzzaman Munshi
Flag of England.svg  England Someshwar Kaila
Flag of India.svg  India Anup Kumar
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Meraj Sheykh
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Masayuki Shimokawa
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya David Mosambayi
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Michał Śpiczko
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dong Ju Hong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Khomsan Thongkam
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Cesaro Roman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Troy Bacon

Twelve teams competed in the tournament. [1] Pakistan was originally scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was removed due to increased tensions between India and Pakistan. The International Kabaddi Federation argued that it was "not the right time to engage with Pakistan". The Pakistani team criticized the move, arguing that it was comparable to holding a FIFA World Cup without Brazil. [2]

Venue

The tournament was hosted at The Arena (currently known as The Arena by TransStadia, pending the sale of official naming rights), a newly constructed convertible stadium in Ahmedabad. In its standard configuration, it operates as an outdoor football pitch capable of seating 20,000. The venue utilizes technology licensed from the British firm StadiArena, which allows a portion of the field to be partitioned into a 4,000-seat indoor arena, which is used for the tournament. The venue is a public-private partnership with India's Department of Tourism [3] [4]

Marketing

Emblem

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 14 September 2016 by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel. It incorporates a stylized lion, representing the Asiatic lions of Girnar. The use of a lion symbolizes the "ferocity of a Kabaddi defender and the agility of a raider", while its striped mane represents the worldwide participation in the tournament. [5] [6]

Broadcasting

Star Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament. In a partnership with Voke, all matches were also streamed in 360-degree video with stereoscopic 3D options. [7] [8]

CountriesBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fox Sports
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Commonwealth Broadcasting Network
Flag of India.svg  India Star Sports
Latin America ESPN
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia OSN Sports
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky Sports
Flag of the United States.svg  United States ESPN3; [9] on 8 August 2017, ESPNU carried an encore of the final as part of its programming stunt "ESPN8: The Ocho"—a marathon of obscure and unconventional sporting events. [10] [11]

Group stage

Pool APool B
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Pool points system:

Win5 points
Draw3 points
Loss (Score difference is less than or equal to 7)1 point
Loss (Score difference is More than 7 points)0 point

Pool A

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPtsQualification
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 550025614810825Advance to knockout phase
Flag of India.svg  India 540128611217421
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 530225114410716
Flag of England.svg  England 5203190230−4010
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5104146311−1655
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5005161345−1840

7 October 2016
20:00
India  Flag of India.svg32–34Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report

8 October 2016
19:00
England  Flag of England.svg18–52Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report

8 October 2016
21:00
India  Flag of India.svg54–20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report

9 October 2016
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg68–42Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

10 October 2016
20:00
England  Flag of England.svg69–25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

11 October 2016
21:00
India  Flag of India.svg57–20Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
report

12 October 2016
21:00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68–45Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

13 October 2016
21:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg32–35Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
report

14 October 2016
20:00
England  Flag of England.svg68–28Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

15 October 2016
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg63–25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

15 October 2016
18:40
India  Flag of India.svg74–20Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
report

16 October 2016
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg56–17Flag of England.svg  England
report

17 October 2016
21:00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8–80Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
report

18 October 2016
21:00
India  Flag of India.svg69–18Flag of England.svg  England
report

19 October 2016
20:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg67–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Pool B

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPtsQualification
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 54012471658220Advance to knockout phase
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 54012121417120
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 53022251804516
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5203172164812
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5203211206511
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5005104315−2110

7 October 2016
21:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg15–52Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report

8 October 2016
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg48–54Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report

9 October 2016
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–45Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

9 October 2016
21:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg64–23Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

10 October 2016
21:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg25–65Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

11 October 2016
20:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg33–28Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

12 October 2016
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg22–33Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

13 October 2016
20:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg53–21Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

14 October 2016
21:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg29–75Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

15 October 2016
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg34–38Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

16 October 2016
19:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg69–22Flag of the United States.svg  United States

16 October 2016
21:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg27–48Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
report

17 October 2016
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg41–25Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

18 October 2016
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–74Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

19 October 2016
21:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg37–33Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22
B2 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 28
SF1 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 29
SF2 Flag of India.svg  India 38
B1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20
A2 Flag of India.svg  India 73

Semi-finals

21 October 2016
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg22–28Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
report
21 October 2016
21:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg20–73 [12] Flag of India.svg  India
report

Final

22 October 2016
19:45
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg29–38Flag of India.svg  India
report

Statistics

Top Raiders

PlayerPts
Flag of India.svg Ajay Thakur 64
Flag of Thailand.svg Khomsan Thongkham56
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Md Aruduzzaman Munshi54
Flag of England.svg Temi Tope Adewalure51
Flag of India.svg Pardeep Narwal 47

Top Defenders

PlayerPts
Flag of India.svg Surjeet23
Flag of Iran.svg Fazel Atrachali 22
Flag of India.svg Manjeet Chhillar 22
Flag of Kenya.svg James Odhiamboobi22
Flag of India.svg Surender Nada 21

Awards

Best Raider Flag of India.svg Ajay Thakur
Best Defender Flag of India.svg Surjeet
Emerging Player Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Kun Lee
Emerging TeamFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Best Referee Flag of Bangladesh.svg S.K. Monu

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