The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international kabaddi tournament conducted by the World Kabaddi. It follows the standard style (indoors on a rectangular court) and is contested by both men's and women's national teams. The format involves a round-robin tournament followed by a knockout stage.
The World Cup has been held once (in 2019) with another scheduled for 2025. Unlike its IKF counterpart, all World Cups of World Kabaddi were held outside India to globalise the event. In 2019, both the men's and women's competitions were won by the Indian teams.
World Kabaddi[a] was formed on 24th March 2018, a day it now celebrates as "World Kabaddi Day".[3]
The World Kabaddi has focused in spreading the game beyond Asia, especially in Europe and Africa,[4] and as of 2024, World Kabaddi had more than 50 member countries.[5] However, some countries that participate in International Kabaddi Federation events cannot participate in World Kabaddi events as they do not have a governing body affiliated to the World Kabaddi.[4][6] Countries that participate in both IKF and World Kabaddi sanctioned events have separate governing bodies for each affiliation.[4]
In 2024, at a World Kabaddi Day event organised by HIPSA and World Kabaddi at Panchkula, it set a Guinness World Record for the most players in a kabaddi exhibition match.[7]
History
The 2019 World Cup was hosted by Malaysia Kabaddi Federation[b] in Melaka.[8] It was initially scheduled for April, but was postponed to July.[9][8] The Indian team, selected by New Kabaddi Federation, won the inaugural men's and women's competitions in the finals.[8] Iraq and Taiwan were 2nd and 3rd respectively in the men's competition, whereas Taiwan and Malaysia were 2nd and 3rd in the women's competition.[8]
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