2013 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
The 2013 World Kabaddi Cup was the fourth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 1 to 14 December 2013 with the Opening Ceremony on 30 November 2013 at Bathinda. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.
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| Dates | 1 December–14 December |
| Administrator | Government of Punjab |
| Format | Circle style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 13 |
| Participants | 11 |
| Website | www |
| 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 |
Organization
The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 12 July 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]
Venues
The games played at the following venues.
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
- Multi-Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda
- Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
- Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
- Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
- N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
- Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
- Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
- War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
- Sen. Sec. School Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
- Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
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).
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 122 | 111 | 8 |
| United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 137 | 72 | 6 |
 Spain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 162 | -22 | 4 |
 Kenya |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 214 | -82 | 2 |
 Argentina |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 211 | -79 | 0 |
 Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| Pakistan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 118 | 222 | 10 |
 England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 196 | 42 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 169 | 115 | 6 |
 Sierra Leone |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 222 | -17 | 4 |
 Denmark |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 336 | -193 | 2 |
 Scotland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 315 | -169 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| India | 62 | |||||
| 14 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | ||||||
| England | 32 | |||||
| India | 48 | |||||
| 11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| Pakistan | 39 | |||||
| Pakistan | 51 | |||||
| United States | 33 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar | ||||||
| England | 27 | |||||
| United States | 62 | |||||
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Women's tournament
Schedule
Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts |
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| India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 48 | 111 | 6 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 88 | 28 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 146 | -56 | 2 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 159 | -83 | 0 |
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| Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 94 | 26 | 6 |
| Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 99 | 30 | 4 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 103 | 2 | 2 |
 Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 136 | -58 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| India | 46 | |||||
| 12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar | ||||||
| Pakistan | 16 | |||||
| India | 49 | |||||
| 11 December – Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||
| Denmark | 25 | |||||
| New Zealand | 45 | |||||
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| 12 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar | ||||||
| Denmark | 34 | |||||
| Pakistan | 33 | |||||
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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 14 November 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 |
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| India |
PTC Punjabi (Opening & Closing ceremonies) PTC News |
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PTC Punjabi |
References
- "Match Schedule: 4th 2013 Kabaddi World Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- World Cup Kabaddi 2013 – India beats America, Spain Trounces Kenya; Indian women beat New Zealand Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - YesPunjab
- "Fourth Kabaddi World Cup from November 9-23". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Fourth edition of Kabaddi World Cup in November - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup". The Times of India. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "- YouTube". YouTube.