2010 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2010 was the first international circle style kabaddi world cup and was held in Punjab, India.
 Logo of the 2010 Kabaddi World Cup | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 3 April–12 April |
| Administrator(s) | Government of Punjab |
| Format | Circle Style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Venue(s) | 8 venues in 8 cities (List of Venues) |
| Participants | 9 (List of Participants) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | India |
| 1st runners-up |  Pakistan |
| 2nd runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Best Raider | Kuljeet Singh Malsian |
| Best Stopper | Mangat Singh Mangi |
Teams
With the last-minute withdrawal of Norway, nine teams competed for the Prize Money Pearls World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 hosted by the Punjab Government at different venues of the state from 3 to 12 April.
Pools
Announcing the draw, Organising Secretary Pargat Singh said that the teams would be divided into two pools. Hosts India were placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan were in Pool B.
| Pool A | Pool B |
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Competition format
Nine teams competed in the tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of five and four teams, and followed round-robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once.
Following the completion of the pool games, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final.[1]
Venues
World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 was held at various districts of Punjab from 3–12 April 2010.[2] The venues were as follows:
- Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
- War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
- Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
- Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
- Sports Stadium, Bathinda
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Prize money
The winning team received a cash award of ₹1 crore besides a glittering rolling trophy. Runners-up took ₹51 lakh and third-place winners ₹21 lakh.[3]
The fourth position were worth ₹10 lakh. Besides, individual awards (tractors) and other prizes were also given among the winners. Each team also got a sum of Rs 5 lakh as appearance money.[4]
Schedule
All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
Pool A
| Team | Matches Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
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| India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 United States |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Iran |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Team | Matches Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
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| Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 United Kingdom |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 April – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| Pakistan | 57 | |||||
| 12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | ||||||
| Italy | 33 | |||||
| Pakistan | 24 | |||||
| 10 April – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | ||||||
| India | 58 | |||||
| India | 51 | |||||
| Canada | 36 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | ||||||
| Italy | 22 | |||||
| Canada | 66 | |||||
Broadcasting rights
India: Punjab Television Channel (PTC) had the broadcasting rights in India and Asia.[5]
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Winners
India won the Kabaddi World Cup by defeating Pakistan in an interesting match on 12 April 2010 at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana and won ₹1 Crore as a Prize money and a glittering Golden World Cup Trophy. Pakistani team was paid ₹51 lakh as prize money and a Silver Cup Trophy. The best stopper award was won by Indian Captain Mangat Singh Mangi and Best Raider award won by Kuljeet Singh Malsian of Canada. Both players were given tractors as an award. Mr. Parkash Singh Badal was heard to pay ₹5,000 to each player for every point but in the end this amount was reduced to ₹2,000. A government job was also announced for each Indian player.[7]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "kabaddi world cup 2010 in Punjab : Kabristan - The Graveyard". Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24695/38/
- http://www.sportzpower.com/?q=content/parle%E2%80%99s-world-cup-kabaddi-punjab-scoops-rs60mn-sponsorship
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- India crushes Pakistan in final match of World Cup Kabaddi 2010