2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

The 2020 Kabaddi World Cup or 2020 Tapal Tezdum Kabbadi World Cup (for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), held from 9 February to 16 February 2020 with the Opening Ceremony on 9 February 2020 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore.[1] The tournament was played in Punjab, Pakistan.

2020 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates9 February–16 February
Administrator(s)Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Sports Board Punjab
Pakistan Kabaddi Federation
FormatCircle style (Men)
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Pakistan
Venue(s)3
Participants9
Final positions
Champions
Pakistan
1st runners-up
India
2nd runners-up
Iran

Organization

The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, Sports Board Punjab & Pakistan Kabaddi Federation.[2]

Participating nations

The 8 day event had 9 participating nations in the tournament.[3]

Teams

Venues

The games were played at the following venues.

Promotion in media

This World Cup was promoted on social media by the hashtag #ApniMittiApnaKhel (lit. Our Soil, Our Game).

Ceremonies

The opening ceremony took take place at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore, prior to the first match of the 2020 Kabaddi World Cup between Pakistan and Canada.[4]

Pool Points

Result Points
Win 2 points
Draw 1 point
Loss 0 point

Group Stage Pools

Pool A

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 Pakistan 330016678+886
 Australia 3201126123+34
 Canada 3102100143-432
 Azerbaijan 300385133-480
 Kenya (W) 00000000
  Top 2 qualified for semifinals

Pool B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
 India 440010746+618
 Iran 4301211118+936
 Germany 4202143180-374
 England 4103122176-542
 Sierra Leone 400477188-1110
  Top 2 qualified for semifinals

Fixtures

Note: All matches' timings are according to Pakistan Standard Time (UTC +5:00).


9 February 2020
18:30
 Pakistan 64 – 23  Canada
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

9 February 2020
20:00
 Iran 60 – 19  Sierra Leone
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

10 February 2020
15:00
India 62 – 28  Germany
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

10 February 2020
18:00
 Iran 57 – 26  England
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

10 February 2020
19:30
 Australia 48 – 37  Canada
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

11 February 2020
15:30
 Australia 53 – 24  Azerbaijan
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

11 February 2020
16:45
 Germany 49 – 28  England
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

11 February 2020
18:00
India 45 – 18  Sierra Leone
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

12 February 2020
13:30
 Canada 40 – 31  Azerbaijan
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

12 February 2020
16:45
 Iran 55 – 23  Germany
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

12 February 2020
14:45
 England 40 – 26  Sierra Leone
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

13 February 2020
15:30
 Germany 43 – 14  Sierra Leone
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

13 February 2020
19:30
 Pakistan 62 – 25  Australia
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

14 February 2020
14:30
 Pakistan 40 – 30  Azerbaijan
Zahoor Elahi Stadium, Gujrat

Knockout Stage

15 February 2020
19:30
Pakistan 52 – 30 Iran
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

15 February 2020
18:00
India 42 - 31  Australia
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Third-Place Match

16 February 2020
16:00
Iran 54 – 33  Australia
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Final

16 February 2020
19:00
Pakistan 43 – 41 India
Punjab Stadium, Lahore

Broadcasting

Television
CountriesBroadcaster
 Pakistan Geo Super
 India PTC News
 United Kingdom
 EU
PTC Punjabi
Online Web Streaming BSports Pakistan

Controversies

Indian authorities including IOA and Ministry of External Affairs, have denied approving any participation from India. International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) president Janardhan Singh Gehlot said, “This is an invalid tournament where players who are not recognized by the world body are participating.”[5]

The Pakistan federation also demanded an investigation into why the unauthorised players from India were being treated as an official Indian team. PACKF secretary general Muhammad Sarwar Bhatt told TOI on phone that Indian passport holders have been included in the teams of England, Canada and Australia as kabaddi players. He said only a few players from these countries had arrived in Pakistan and their teams had been completed by including kabaddi players from India.[1]

Sponsorships

Tapal Tezdam (Main)
Other Sponsors
Jang Engro Homage Trans Group
QMobile Pepsi Aspire Mughal Steel

See also

References

1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/kabaddi-world-cup-2020-indian-players-adjusted-in-other-teams-in-pakistan/articleshow/74073130.cms

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