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.
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (International Kabaddi Federation) |
| Number of teams | 12 (current) |
| Current champions | M: India (3rd title) W: India (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | M: India (3 titles) W: India (1 title) |
| Television broadcasters | Star Sports Sky Sports TEN 2 |
| 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | |
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
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
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. from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2017". League of International Team Sports. from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Standard Kabaddi World Rankings - 2016". League of International Team Sports. from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.