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Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
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Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) | |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| First season | 2004 |
| Administrator | International Kabaddi Federation |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Region | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  India (3rd title)W: India (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: India (3 titles) W: India (1 title) |
| 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | |
The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style, contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007, 2016. All three tournaments have been won by India. In 2012, the very first Kabaddi World Cup for women was held in India. The current format of the competition involves a round-robin group stage, with 5 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.
Summary[edit]
Men[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2004 |
Mumbai |
 India |
55–27 |  Iran |
 Bangladesh |
and |  Canada |
| 2007 |
Panvel |
India |
29–19 | Iran |
Bangladesh |
and |  Japan |
| 2016 |
Ahmedabad |
India |
38–29 | Iran |
 South Korea |
and |  Thailand |
Women[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2012 |
Patna |
India |
25–19 | Iran |
Japan |
and | Thailand |
Medal table[edit]
Men[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Iran | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Women[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Current IKF ranking[edit]
Points are calculated after every match by the formula:
10*(total number of kabaddi nations – (rank of the opponent)+(score difference)
The top 10 teams according to the International Kabaddi Federation:[1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 7127.6 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 5674.4 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4235.04 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3511.9 |
| 5 | Iran | 2795.68 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2086.38 |
| 7 | Kenya | 1384 |
| 8 | Nepal | 688.54 |
| 9 | Thailand | 685.08 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 681.62 |
Current LITS rankings[edit]
Complete wealth and population adjusted elo rankings for previous 3 years. This also includes matches from Asian competitions.[2][3][4][5]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
|
5000 |
| 2 | Iran
|
2800 |
| 3 |  Pakistan
|
1900 |
| 4 | Bangladesh
|
865 |
| 5 | South Korea
|
473 |
| 6 |  Kenya
|
327 |
| 7 |  Iraq
|
105 |
| 8 |  Poland
|
95 |
| 9 | Thailand
|
78 |
| 10 | Japan
|
-165 |
| 11 |  Malaysia
|
-200 |
| 12 |  England
|
-201 |
| 13 |  Taiwan
|
-233 |
| 14 |  Italy
|
-254 |
 New Zealand
|
-254 | |
| 15 |  Norway
|
-283 |
| 16 |  Australia
|
-311 |
| 17 |  Scotland
|
-411 |
| 18 |  Netherlands
|
-449 |
| 19 |  Hong Kong
|
-519 |
| 20 |  Germany
|
-756 |
References[edit]
- ^ "KABADDI/World Sport Ranking". World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2019". League of International Team Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2018". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2017". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2016". League of International Team Sports. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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