2012 ASIA Kabaddi Cup

The 2012 Asia Kabaddi cup was the second edition of the circle style Asia Kabaddi Cup. It was played in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan from 1 to 5 November 2012 with teams from 6 Asian countries.It was won by Pakistan who won the competition by technical rule as India decided to walkout of the match. India who were forfeited for walking away with 6 minutes remaining in the game had claimed that the officials were unfair to them in this final match. Things worsened further when Indian coach Goormel Singh was shown a green card by the referee for his 'constant interference in field matters'. He was said to have crossed the line literally, entering the field of play when he shouldn't have. This gave rise to heated arguments between the two teams and the scene ended with India walking out in protest. It was an anti climatic end to what had otherwise been a great contest between the two sides.

2012 Asia Kabaddi Cup

Tournament information
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Kabaddi Federation
Format	Circle Style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Pakistan
Venue(s)	Punjab Stadium
Participants	6 Asian countries
← 2011 (previous)

Teams

 Pakistan  India  Afghanistan    Nepal  Iran  Sri Lanka

Broadcasting

Geo Super

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2012 Asia Kabaddi Cup was held at Punjab Stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on November 1, 2012. The ceremony was aired live on Geo Super.

Prize Money

The organizers have allocated a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 million (US$15,790) for the winners while the runners-up and third positioned teams will be awarded with cash prizes of US$10,526 and US$5,263 respectively.

Schedule

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

Group Stage

Pool A

1 November 2012 22:30  India 68 – 28  Afghanistan Punjab Stadium, Lahore

1 November 2012 23:30  Sri Lanka 48 – 33    Nepal Punjab Stadium, Lahore

2 November 2012 18:30  India 55 – 15  Sri Lanka Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Pool B

1 November 2012 21:30  Pakistan 60 – 41  Iran Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 November – Punjab Stadium, Lahore
	India	71
	Iran	23
					5 November – Punjab Stadium, Lahore
					India	31
					Pakistan	36
					Third place
	4 November – Punjab Stadium, Lahore			5 November – Punjab Stadium, Lahore
	Canada	27		Iran	35
	Pakistan	53			Canada	51