2011 Kabaddi World Cup

Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2011 was the second edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup played in Punjab, India and overall fourth Kabaddi World Cup. It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.[1]

2011 Kabaddi World Cup

Logo of the 2011 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates 1 November–20 November
Administrator(s) Government of Punjab
Format Circle Style
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)  India
Venue(s) 16 venues in 16 cities (List of Venues)
Participants 14 (List of Participants)
Final positions
Champions  India
1st Runners-up  Canada
2nd Runners-up  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 46
Best Raider India Gagandeep Singh Kheerawali
Best Stopper India Mangat Singh Mangi
 2010 (previous) (next) 2012 

Teams

A total of 14 teams took part in this tournament in matches between 1 to 20 November.[2]

DQ Disqualified during the tournament for doping

Pools

The teams were divided into two pools of seven teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan were in Pool B.

Pool A Pool B

 Afghanistan
 Australia
 Canada
 Germany
 India
   Nepal
 United Kingdom

 Argentina
 Italy
 Norway
 Pakistan
 Spain
 United States

Competition format

Fourteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of seven 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 two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final.

Venues

The games were played at:[3]

Prize money

The teams vied for the title as well as the total prize money of INR4.11 crore. According to Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and tournament’s chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal, the prize money of this edition of the event been doubled to INR2 crore for the winning team. The runners-up earned INR1 crore, while the team finishing in third place received INR51 lakhs. In addition, the deputy Chief Minister said each participating team would get INR10 lakhs. The best raider and stopper of the tournament were awarded with Preet Tractors.[4]

Opening ceremony

The event got off to an elaborate start on the evening of 1 November at Sports Stadium, Bathinda with performances by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Sukhwinder Singh and other Punjabi artists, as well as a laser and fireworks show.

Schedule

All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).[3]

Group stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 India 660036212523712
 Canada 650130118012110
 United Kingdom 64023542011538
 Germany 6204206301-954
 Afghanistan 6204119284−1654
   Nepal 6006148368−2200
 Australia 620422221574

Australia expelled from the tournament for doping

     Qualified for semifinals

2 November 2011
14:00
 Australia 68 – 23    Nepal
Nehru Stadium, Faridkot

2 November 2011
15:00
 Canada 63 – 15  Afghanistan
Nehru Stadium, Faridkot

2 November 2011
16:30
 India 70 – 18  Germany
Nehru Stadium, Faridkot

4 November 2011
14:00
 India 67 – 21    Nepal
Sports Stadium, Dhudike, Moga

4 November 2011
15:00
 United Kingdom 68 – 13  Afghanistan
Sports Stadium, Dhudike, Moga

4 November 2011
16:30
 Canada 51 – 39  Australia
Sports Stadium, Dhudike, Moga

6 November 2011
14:00
 Germany 58 – 23    Nepal
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

6 November 2011
15:00
 India 66 – 23  Australia
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

6 November 2011
16:30
 Canada 42 – 34  United Kingdom
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

8 November 2011
19:00
 Afghanistan 48 – 41    Nepal
Yadvindra Sports Stadium, Patiala

8 November 2011
20:00
 India 58 – 22  United Kingdom
Yadvindra Sports Stadium, Patiala

8 November 2011
21:30
 Australia 60 – 29  Germany
Yadvindra Sports Stadium, Patiala

10 November 2011
14:00
 Australia 32 – 45  United Kingdom
Sports Stadium, Doda, Muktsar

10 November 2011
15:00
 Germany 62 – 26  Afghanistan
Sports Stadium, Doda, Muktsar

10 November 2011
16:30
 India 51 – 24  Canada
Sports Stadium, Doda, Muktsar

12 November 2011
13:30
 Canada 64 – 22    Nepal
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

12 November 2011
14:30
 Australia 0 - 1  Afghanistan
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

12 November 2011
16:30
 United Kingdom 65 – 19  Germany
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

15 November 2011
14:35
 United Kingdom 63 – 18    Nepal
NM Govt. College, Mansa

15 November 2011
15:35
 India 50 – 17  Afghanistan
NM Govt. College, Mansa

15 November 2011
16:45
 Canada 58 – 19  Germany
NM Govt. College, Mansa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Pakistan 650137112924210
 Italy 64023141941208
 Norway 5302222200226
 Spain 6204255258-34
 Argentina 6105129402−2732
 Sri Lanka 6006134407−2730
 United States550030013816210

United States opted out from the tournament

     Qualified for semifinals

3 November 2011
19:00
 Norway 49 – 35  Spain
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

3 November 2011
20:00
 Italy 68 – 08  Argentina
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

3 November 2011
21:30
 Pakistan 39 – 43  United States
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

5 November 2011
14:00
 Argentina 25 – 62  Norway
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

5 November 2011
15:00
 Pakistan 71 – 09  Sri Lanka
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

5 November 2011
16:30
 United States 56 – 37  Italy
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

7 November 2011
14:00
 Spain 70 – 26  Sri Lanka
Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

7 November 2011
15:00
 United States 71 – 17  Argentina
Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

7 November 2011
16:30
 Pakistan 50 – 37  Italy
Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

9 November 2011
14:00
 Norway 63 – 24  Sri Lanka
Guru Nanak Sports Stadium, Kapurthala

9 November 2011
15:00
 Pakistan 82 – 11  Argentina
Guru Nanak Sports Stadium, Kapurthala

9 November 2011
16:30
 Italy 52 – 31  Spain
Guru Nanak Sports Stadium, Kapurthala

11 November 2011
19:00
 Argentina 53 – 49  Sri Lanka
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

11 November 2011
20:00
 Pakistan 67 – 15  Norway
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

11 November 2011
22:30
 United States 54 – 35  Spain
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

14 November 2011
13:30
 United States 76 – 10  Sri Lanka
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

14 November 2011
14:30
 Argentina 15 – 70  Spain
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

14 November 2011
16:30
 Italy 49 – 33  Norway
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

16 November 2011
19:05
 Italy 74 – 16  Sri Lanka
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

16 November 2011
 United States Abandoned  Norway
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

16 November 2011
21:15
 Pakistan 62 – 14  Spain
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
18 November – Sports Stadium, Bathinda
  India  74  
  Italy  15  
 
20 November – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
      India  59
    Canada  25
Third place
18 November – Sports Stadium, Bathinda 20 November – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
  Pakistan  39   Italy  22
  Canada  44     Pakistan  60

Semi-finals

18 November 2011
19:15
 India 74 - 15  Italy
Sports Stadium, Bathinda

18 November 2011
21:15
 Pakistan 39 - 44  Canada
Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

20 November 2011
17:15
 Italy 22 – 60  Pakistan
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

Final

20 November 2011
22:15
 India 59 – 25  Canada
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
2011 Kabaddi World Cup
1st Runners-up Champions 2nd Runners-up
Canada

Canada

India

India
Fourth Title

Pakistan

Pakistan

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the Kabaddi World Cup was held at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on 20 November.

On this occasion Pakistan's former prime minister Chaudhary Sujaat Hussain, former information and sports minister Chaudhary Nisar Hussain, Pakistan Punjab's former education minister Mian Imran Masood, acting ambassador of Germany Ford Millard, Indian Punjab's chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, deputy chief minister and state's sports minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab cabinet minister Tikshan Sud along with his several cabinet colleagues, were also present.

The closing ceremony also included the appearances of Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangda Singh and performances by RDB from Canada, Punjabi singers Harbhajan Mann and Satinder Satti. .[5]

Broadcasting rights

Television
Countries Broadcaster
 India PTC Punjabi (Opening & Closing ceremonies)
PTC News (Day matches and All night matches)
PTC Chak De (Day matches 16:30)
 Canada
 United States
PTC Punjabi
 Pakistan GEO Super

Doping

National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) was responsible for ensuring that second World Cup Kabaddi tournament is dope free. It was mandatory that in each match four players, two each from both playing teams go for dope test and the players were selected on the spot and he/she could be tested again.

On 12 November 2011, the number of players tested positive for drugs touched 25 from over 100 samples.[6]

Teams from Australia (6), UK (5), US (4), Canada (4), Spain (4), Italy (3), Norway (2) Germany (1), Argentina (1), India (1) lost players on account of doping. Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal remained dope-free. The tournament was plunged into a new controversy when four members of the US team refused to give samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency officials for dope tests at Hoshiarpur.[7] Taking a serious note of the refusal by the players, the technical committee of World Cup kabaddi held a meeting and decided to impose ban on the US team for rest of the matches.[8]

The US team players claimed that they believed it was a well thought-out plan to target their team in doping tests as the organisers were keen on an India-Pakistan final clash.[9][10]

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 2nd Kabaddi World Cup Punjab 2011. Kabaddi.org (31 October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-07.
  4. Kanchana Devi World Kabaddi cup begins in Punjab today. Truthdive.com. 2 November 2011
  5. http://www.indiansportsnews.com/isn-specials/7807-india-reign-supreme-in-kabaddi-world-cup.html
  6. Kabaddi 'WC' touches a new low. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (12 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-14.
  7. US players refuse to take dope test. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (15 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-14.
  8. US team banned from Kabaddi World Cup. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (16 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  9. Kabaddi WC 2011 final between Ind-Pak fixed by organisers: US Team
  10. World Kabaddi League 2014