2020 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

Last updated
2020 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates9 February–16 February
Administrator Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Sports Board Punjab
Pakistan Kabaddi Federation
FormatCircle style (Men)
Tournament
format(s)
 Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Venue(s)3
Participants9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (1st title)
1st runners-upFlag of India.svg  India
2nd runners-upFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
←  2016 (previous)

The 2020 Kabaddi World Cup or 2020 Tapal Tezdum Kabbadi World Cup (for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Kabaddi World Cup (circle style), held from 9 to 16 February 2020 with the opening ceremony on 9 February 2020 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore, in Pakistan.

Contents

Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, Sports Board Punjab and Pakistan Kabaddi Federation. [1]

Participating nations

The 8-day event had 9 participating nations in the tournament. [2]

Teams

Venues

The games were played at the following venues.

Promotion in media

This World Cup was promoted on social media by the hashtag #ApniMittiApnaKhel (lit. Our Soil, Our Game).

Ceremonies

The opening ceremony took take place at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore, prior to the first match of the 2020 Kabaddi World Cup between Pakistan and Canada. [4]

Pool Points

ResultPoints
Win2 points
Draw1 point
Loss0 point

Group Stage Pools

Pool A

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 440016678+888
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3201126123+34
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3102100143-432
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 300385133-480
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (W)00000000
  Top 2 qualified for semifinals

Pool B

TeamPldWDLSFSASDPts
Flag of India.svg  India 440010746+618
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4301211118+936
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4202143180-374
Flag of England.svg  England 4103122176-542
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 400477188-1110
  Top 2 qualified for semifinals

Fixtures

Note: All matches' timings are according to Pakistan Standard Time (UTC +5:00).

9 February 2020
18:30
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 64 – 23Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
9 February 2020
20:00
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 60 – 19Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
10 February 2020
15:00
Flag of India.svg India 62 – 28Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
10 February 2020
18:00
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 57 – 26Flag of England.svg  England
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
10 February 2020
19:30
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48 – 37Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
11 February 2020
15:30
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 53 – 24Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
11 February 2020
16:45
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 49 – 28Flag of England.svg  England
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
11 February 2020
18:00
Flag of India.svg India 45 – 18Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
12 February 2020
13:30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40 – 31Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
12 February 2020
16:45
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 55 – 23Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
12 February 2020
14:45
Flag of England.svg  England 40 – 26Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
13 February 2020
15:30
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 43 – 14Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
13 February 2020
19:30
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 62 – 25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
14 February 2020
14:30
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 40 – 30Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Zahoor Elahi Stadium, Gujrat

Knockout stage

15 February 2020
19:30
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 52 – 30 Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
15 February 2020
18:00
Flag of India.svg India 42 - 31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Third-Place Match

16 February 2020
16:00
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 54 – 33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Final

16 February 2020
19:00
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 43-41 Flag of India.svg India
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Broadcasting

Television
CountriesBroadcaster
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Geo Super
Flag of India.svg  India PTC News
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 		PTC Punjabi
Online Web Streaming BSports Pakistan

Sponsorships

Tapal Tezdam (Main)
Other Sponsors
Jang Engro HomageTrans Group
QMobile Pepsi AspireMughal Steel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kabaddi World Cup 2020 begins today".
  2. ↑ "Pakistan to launch Kabaddi World Cup 2020 on home ground".
  3. ↑ "Haven't represented India in Pakistan: Kabaddi coach Harpreet after unauthorised team visit".
  4. ↑ "Lahore flexes muscles to host Kabaddi World Cup". 4 February 2020.

1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/kabaddi-world-cup-2020-indian-players-adjusted-in-other-teams-in-pakistan/articleshow/74073130.cms

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.