2012 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

See also: 2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup

2012 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup, organised by the Government of Punjab. It was played in Punjab, India in various cities of the province from 1 to 15 December 2012 with teams from 16 countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in Bathinda and the closing ceremony in Ludhiana.^[1]

2012 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)

Tournament information
Dates	1 December–15 December
Administrator	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	16
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
1st runners-up	Pakistan
2nd runners-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Best Raider	Gagandeep Singh Kheerawali
Best Stopper	Ekam hathoor
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The prize money for the winners of the third edition was doubled to ₹ 2 crore, while the runners-up received ₹ 1 crore. The team finishing at third position received ₹ 51 lakhs.^[1]

The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that dope testing would be mandatory for each player.^[2]

Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

Participating nations

The 15-day-long tournament had sixteen participating nations:^[1]

• Afghanistan
•  Argentina
•  Canada
•  Denmark
•  England
•  India
•  Iran
•  Italy
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Norway
•  Pakistan
•  Scotland
•  Sierra Leone
•  Sri Lanka
•  United States

Pools

The 16 teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A.^[3]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Afghanistan  Denmark  England  India	Canada  New Zealand  Norway  Sri Lanka	Italy  Pakistan  Scotland Sierra Leone	Argentina  Iran  Kenya  United States

Venues

The games was played at the following venues.^[3]

• Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
• Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
• Sports Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
• War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
• Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
• Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
• Government College Stadium, mansa
• N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
• Sports Stadium, Bathinda
• Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
• M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka

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	3	3	0	0	203	80	123	6
England	3	2	0	1	105	103	2	4
Denmark	3	1	0	2	108	119	-11	2
Afghanistan	3	0	0	3	78	192	-114	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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2 December 2012 18:30  England 58 – 25  Denmark Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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5 December 2012 13:00 Afghanistan 33 – 55  Denmark Sports Stadium, Doda Muktsar

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5 December 2012 16:30  India 57 – 28  England Sports Stadium, Doda, Muktsar

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6 December 2012 16:30  India 73 – 24 Afghanistan War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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11 December 2012 13:00  England 64 – 21 Afghanistan N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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11 December 2012 15:00  India 73 – 28  Denmark N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	0	108	67	41	4
Norway	2	1	0	1	88	81	7	2
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	66	114	-58	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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2 December 2012 19:30  New Zealand 35 – 52  Norway Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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2 December 2012 21:00  Canada Cancelled  Sri Lanka Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala

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6 December 2012 12:30  Canada 62 – 31  New Zealand War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur

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9 December 2012 12:30  Canada 46 – 36  Norway M.R. Government College Stadium Fazilka

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9 December 2012 13:30  New Zealand Cancelled  Sri Lanka M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka

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11 December 2012 13:30  Norway Cancelled  Sri Lanka N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	173	53	120	6
Italy	3	2	0	1	142	114	28	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	120	132	-12	2
Scotland	3	0	0	3	64	200	-136	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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3 December 2012 14:00  Scotland 19 – 66  Italy Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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3 December 2012 16:30  Pakistan 52 – 12 Sierra Leone Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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4 December 2012 20:30  Pakistan 61 – 21  Scotland Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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8 December 2012 13:00 Sierra Leone 73 – 24  Scotland Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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8 December 2012 14:00  Pakistan 60 – 20  Italy Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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10 December 2012 18:30 Sierra Leone 56 – 35  Italy Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	194	74	120	6
United States	3	2	0	1	193	75	118	4
Argentina	3	1	0	2	87	190	-103	2
Kenya	3	0	0	3	74	209	-135	0

  Qualified for semifinals

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3 December 2011 13:00  Argentina 18 – 70  Iran Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur

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4 December 2012 18:30  Argentina 14 – 77  United States Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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4 December 2012 19:30  Iran 79 – 15  Kenya Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar

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7 December 2012 13:00  Argentina 55 – 43  Kenya Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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7 December 2012 14:00  Iran 45 – 41  United States Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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10 December 2012 20:30  Kenya 16 – 75  United States Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda
	India	71
					15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
	Iran	23
					India	59
	12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda
					Pakistan	22
	Canada	27
	Pakistan	53
					Third place
					13 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
					Iran	35
					Canada	51

Semi-finals

12 December 2012 19:15  India 71 -23  Iran Sports Stadium, Bathinda

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12 December 2012 21:15  Canada 27 - 53  Pakistan Sports Stadium, Bathinda

Third place

13 December 2012 19:00  Iran 35 – 51  Canada Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar

Final

15 December 2012 21:00  India 59 – 25  Pakistan Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

2012 Kabaddi World Cup
1st Runners-up	Champions	2nd Runners-up
Pakistan	India Fifth Title	Canada