2007 Kabaddi World Cup

2007 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament Details
Dates	24 January – 26 January
Administrator(s)	International Kabaddi Federation Karnala Sports Academy
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	Panvel, Maharashtra
Participants	16 (List of Participants)
Final Positions
Champions	India
1st Runners-up	Iran
2nd Runners-up	Bangladesh  Japan
Tournament Statistics
Matches played	31
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2007 Kabaddi World Cup was played in India. Host India won the world cup by beating Iran in the finals by 29 - 19. Total of 16 teams took part in this competition out of which 13 were Asian.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Pools 3 Competition Format 4 Schedule 4.1 Knockout Stage 4.1.1 Quarter-Finals 4.2 Semi-Final 4.3 Final 5 External links

Teams

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

Pools

The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each.

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

Quarter-Finals

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

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

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

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

Semi-Final

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

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

Final

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

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

External links

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

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