2019 Kabaddi World Cup

Official logo of the Kabbadi World cup 2019

Tournament information
Dates| 20–28 July 2019
Administrator| Host: Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi
Format| Standard style

Tournament
format(s)

| Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)|  Malaysia
Venue| Dewan Bistari, Melaka
Participants| 32 Teams (Men)
4 teams (Women)
Website| https://worldcupkabaddi.org/

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The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup is the inaugural National (Asian) style tournament under the World Kabaddi banner. It was originally scheduled to be contested from 2 to 15 April 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia.[1] However, the tournament was postponed and held from July 20-28 with less teams participating.

Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouses India became doubles champions,[2] grabbing both titles at stake.

## Organization[edit]

World Kabaddi, formed in 2018, undertook organisation of their showcase event for the first time in 2019.

Due to sponsorship and other technical issues, the tournament had to be postponed from April to July of the same year, with a reduced number of participating teams.

The tournament was hosted by the Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) and was officially launched by the governor of the Melaka state, Malaysia Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob on November 17, 2018.

Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel[3] in Ujong Pasir were World Kabaddi Vice-President Jagjit Singh and State Health and Anti Drug Committee Chairman Low Chee Leong.

The Melaka State Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MYIC) and the Melaka State Malaysian Youth Council were the youth organisations that were also supporters of the event.

## Theme Song[edit]

Composer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event. Music Arrangements were made by M Jegathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.

## Men's Competition[edit]

### Preliminary round[edit]

| 21 July 2019

Chinese Taipei | 76–25  |  Australia

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Iraq | 56–30  |  Malaysia

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| 21 July 2019

New Zealand | 73–42  |  Hong Kong

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| 22 July 2019

India | 105–15  |  Norway

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| 22 July 2019

Chinese Taipei | 66–25  |  New Zealand

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| 22 July 2019

Malaysia | 104–20  |  Hong Kong

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| 22 July 2019

Australia | 66–49  |  Norway

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| 22 July 2019

India | 68–26  |  Iraq

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| 22 July 2019

Malaysia | 40–39  |  Chinese Taipei

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| 23 July 2019

Iraq | 94–24  |  Norway

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| 23 July 2019

Australia | 69–45  |  New Zealand

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| 23 July 2019

India | 74–23  |  Hong Kong

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| 23 July 2019

Norway | 62–50  |  New Zealand

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| 23 July 2019

Iraq | 83–19  |  Hong Kong

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| 23 July 2019

Malaysia | 78–34  |  Australia

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India | 66–31  |  Chinese Taipei

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| 24 July 2019

Hong Kong | 58–56  |  Norway

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| 24 July 2019

Malaysia | 89–37  |  New Zealand

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| 24 July 2019

Iraq | 48–84  |  Chinese Taipei

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| 24 July 2019

Malaysia | 27–0 (walkover)  |  Norway

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| 24 July 2019

Chinese Taipei | 76–16  |  Hong Kong

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| 24 July 2019

India | 73–22  |  Australia

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| 25 July 2019

Chinese Taipei | 27–0 (walkover)  |  Norway

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| 25 July 2019

India | 27–0 (walkover)  |  New Zealand

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| 25 July 2019

Iraq | 53–19  |  Australia

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| 26 July 2019

India | 84–19  |  Malaysia

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| 26 July 2019

Australia | 58–32  |  Hong Kong

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| 26 July 2019

Iraq | 82–14  |  New Zealand

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### Semi-finals[edit]

| 26 July 2019

India | 73–26  |  Chinese Taipei

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| 26 July 2019

Iraq | 60–33  |  Malaysia

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### 3rd place match[edit]

| 27 July 2019

Chinese Taipei | 45–21  |  Malaysia

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### Final[edit]

| 27 July 2019

India | 57–27  |  Iraq

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## Women's Competition[edit]

### Preliminary round[edit]

| July 22, 2019

India | 50-23  |  Chinese Taipei

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| July 23, 2019

Malaysia | 74-23  |  Hong Kong

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| July 24, 2019

India | 59-23  |  Malaysia

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| July 25, 2019

India | 61-20  |  Hong Kong

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| July 25, 2019

Chinese Taipei | 66-18  |  Malaysia

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| July 25, 2019

Chinese Taipei | 68-20  |  Hong Kong

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### Semi-finals[edit]

| July 27, 2019

India | 71-33  |  Hong Kong

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| July 27, 2019

Chinese Taipei | 71-22  |  Malaysia

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### 3rd place match[edit]

| July 28, 2019

Malaysia | 53-26  |  Hong Kong

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### Final[edit]

| July 28, 2019

India | 47-29  |  Chinese Taipei

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## Awards[edit]

Special Awards for players were given to outstanding players

### Men[edit]

Best Raider: Ali Sari (Iraq)[4]

Best Defensive Player: Sachin (India)

Best Player: Amarjeet Singh (India)[5]

### Women[edit]

Best Raider: Suman (India)

Best Defensive Player: Malarvili Balaraman (Malaysia)[6]

Best Player: Ren Ming Qin (Taiwan)[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "H.E Melaka Governor Launches World Cup Kabaddi 2019". worldcupkabaddi. Retrieved 12 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Bureau, N. T. (2019-07-30). "World Cup winning Indian kabaddi teams felicitated in Chennai". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
3. ^ Puvaneswary, S. "Travel players swoop in on new markets arriving in Melaka for World Cup Kabaddi 2019 | TTG Asia". www.ttgasia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
4. ^ "Kabaddi not football, is the choice for Iraq's Ali Sari". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
5. ^ "Amarjeet: Stepping into his father's shoes". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
6. ^ "All in the family". On the sport. Be part of it. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
7. ^ "Curiosity makes a star of Ming Qin". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

## External links[edit]

* Official website