2013 Kabaddi World Cup

2013 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
Tournament information
Dates 1 December–14 December
Administrator(s) Government of Punjab
Format Circle style
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) India
Venue(s) 13
Participants 11
Website www.watchkabaddi.com
Final positions
Champions India
1st Runners-up Pakistan
2nd Runners-up United States
Tournament statistics
Best Raider Balvir Singh Dulla  India
Best Stopper Balbir Singh Pala  India
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The 2013 World Kabaddi Cup was the fourth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from December 1 to December 14, 2013 with the Opening Ceremony on November 30, 2013 at Bathinda. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on July 12, 2013. Approving of the 20 crore budget for the 4th World Cup Kabaddi, the opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout the country, with international broadcasting in Canada, the United States, India and the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]

Participating nations

The 14-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.[5]

Men's Tournament

DNP Did not play.

Venues

The games played at the following venues.

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony was held at Bathinda. Many Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood Performed at this mega event. Those who performed were actress Priyanka Chopra, Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann and Miss Pooja.

Closing Ceremony

Closing Ceremony was held at Ludhiana. Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan Mian Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest for the ceremony. Many Indian and Pakistani Celebrities Of Cinema of Punjab and Bollywood performed at this mega event like actor Ranveer Singh, Fariha Pervez, Bir Khalsa Gatka Group, Master Saleem, Prince Dance Group, Lakhwinder Wadali, Roshan Prince, Jaspinder Narula. There was interruption in Jaspinder Narula's Performance by young supporter of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who is on Hunger strike for release of Sikh Prisoners who have completed their full terms in jail and not even released yet.

Schedule

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

Group stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 India 44002331221118
 United States 4301209137726
 Spain 4202140162-224
 Kenya 4103132214-822
 Argentina 4004132211-790
 Iran 00000000
     Qualified for semifinals
1 December 2013
17:45
 Kenya 32 - 40  Spain
Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
1 December 2013
20:10
 India 59 - 31  United States
Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
3 December 2013
12:45
 Kenya 13 - 68  United States
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
3 December 2013
15:10
 India 55 - 27  Spain
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
5 December 2013
12:25
 Argentina 24 - 47  Spain
Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
5 December 2013
16:00
 India 69 - 32  Kenya
Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
6 December 2013
17:15
 Argentina 37 - 55  Kenya
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
7 December 2013
12:15
 Spain 26 - 51  United States
Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
7 December 2013
15:45
 India 50 - 32  Argentina
Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
10 December 2013
13:35
 Argentina 39 - 59  United States
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Pakistan 550034011822210
 England 5401238196428
 Canada 53022841691156
 Sierra Leone 5203205222-174
 Denmark 5104143336-1932
 Scotland 5005146315-1690
     Qualified for semifinals

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2 December 2013
14:20
 Canada 89 - 9  Denmark
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
2 December 2013
16:30
 Pakistan 63 - 26  Scotland
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
4 December 2013
19:28
 Scotland 25 - 58  Sierra Leone
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
4 December 2013
21:50
 Denmark 22 - 77  Pakistan
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
5 December 2013
13:40
 Denmark 28 - 59  England
Sen. Sec School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
6 December 2013
18:30
 Canada 72 - 21  Scotland
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
6 December 2013
20:49
 Pakistan 70 - 13  Sierra Leone
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
8 December 2013
12:08
 Denmark 28 - 67  Sierra Leone
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
8 December 2013
13:19
 England 66 - 30  Scotland
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
8 December 2013
15:43
 Canada 29 - 61  Pakistan
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
9 December 2013
12:20
 Sierra Leone 34 - 58  Canada
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
9 December 2013
15:40
 Pakistan 69 - 28  England
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
10 December 2013
12:15
 Denmark 56 - 44  Scotland
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
10 December 2013
16:30
 Canada 36 - 44  England
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
  India  62  
  England  32  
 
14 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
      India  48
    Pakistan  39
Third place
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda 12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
  Pakistan  51   England  27
  United States  33     United States  62

Semi-finals

11 December 2013
19:44
 Pakistan 51 - 33  United States
Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
11 December 2013
21:14
 India 62 - 32  England
Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

12 December 2013
18:30
 England 27 - 62  United States
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Final match

14 December 2013
22:10
 India 48 - 39  Pakistan
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

Women's Tournament

Schedule

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

Group stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 India 3300159481116
 New Zealand 320111688284
 United States 310290146-562
 Kenya 300376159-830
     Qualified for semifinals
1 December 2013
19:00
 India 44 - 12  New Zealand
Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
3 December 2013
13:58
 India 56 - 21  Kenya
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
5 December 2013
14:50
 Kenya 21 - 51  New Zealand
Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
7 December 2013
13:20
 India 59 - 15  United States
Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
8 December 2013
14:30
 Kenya 34 - 52  United States
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
9 December 2013
14:35
 New Zealand 53 - 23  United States
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

Pool B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Denmark 330012094266
 Pakistan 320112999304
 England 310210510322
 Mexico 300378136-580
     Qualified for semifinals
2 December 2013
15:25
 Denmark 45 - 39  Pakistan
Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
4 December 2013
20:45
 England 45 - 29  Mexico
Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
6 December 2013
19:45
 Denmark 42 - 25  Mexico
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
7 December 2013
14:20
 England 30 - 41  Pakistan
Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
9 December 2013
13:30
 Denmark 33 - 30  England
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
10 December 2013
15:10
 Mexico 24 - 49  Pakistan
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
  India  46  
  Pakistan  16  
 
12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
      India  49
    New Zealand  21
Third place
11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda 12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar
  Denmark  25   Denmark  34
  New Zealand  45     Pakistan  33

Semi-finals

11 December 2013
17:15
 Denmark 25 - 45  New Zealand
Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
11 December 2013
18:38
 India 46 - 16  Pakistan
Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

12 December 2013
17:20
 Denmark 34 - 33  Pakistan
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Final match

12 December 2013
20:00
 India 49 - 21  New Zealand
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Doping

Issuing strict instructions for ensuring dope free tournament, he said that every participant player would have to undergo dope test as prescribed by NADA and sanctioned Rs 100 crore budget for it.

Song

On November 14, 2013, prominent actor/director Harpreet Sandhu (Actor) release a song based on Kabaddi world cup called 2013 World Cup sung by Dilbag Brar and produced by ArtGauge Films Inc.[6]

Broadcasting

Television
Countries Broadcaster
 India PTC Punjabi (Opening & Closing ceremonies)
PTC News
 Canada
 United States
 United Kingdom
 European Union
 Australia
 New Zealand		 PTC Punjabi

References

  1. ↑ "Match Schedule: 4th 2013 Kabaddi World Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ World Cup Kabaddi 2013 – India beats America, Spain Trounces Kenya; Indian women beat New Zealand - YesPunjab
  3. ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fourth-kabaddi-world-cup-from-november-923/406115-5-23.html
  4. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Fourth-edition-of-Kabaddi-World-Cup-in-November/SP-Article1-1069800.aspx
  5. ↑ "14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup". The Times of India. September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQAhKjeY6E
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