2004 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information

Dates

19 November–21 November

Administrator(s)

International Kabaddi Federation
Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India
South Kanara Sports Club

Tournament format(s)

Round-robin and Knockout

Host(s)

India

Venue(s)

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Participants

12 (List of Participants)

Final positions

Champions

India

1st Runners-up

Iran

2nd Runners-up

Bangladesh

Canada

Tournament statistics

Matches played

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2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first kabaddi world cup and was played in India. India won the first ever world cup with a 55-27 scoreline over Iran in the final.^[1]

Teams

With last minute withdrawal of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12 teams competed in the tournament.^[2]

Pools

The teams were divided into three pools of four teams each.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
India Canada Thailand West Indies	Japan Malaysia South Korea United Kingdom	Bangladesh Germany Iran Nepal

Competition format

Nine teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into three pools of four teams each, and followed round-robin format with each of the team playing all other teams in the pool once. Following the completion of the league matches, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of four quarterfinals, two semifinal games, and a final.

Schedule

All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).^[3]

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	162	85	77	6
Canada	3	2	1	161	90	71	4
Thailand	3	1	2	122	131	-9	2
West Indies	3	0	3	77	216	-139	0

Qualified for quarter-finals

19 November 2004	Canada	93 – 09	West Indies	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(52 – 03)

19 November 2004	Thailand	63 – 26	West Indies	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(39 – 06)

19 November 2004	India	51 – 14	Canada	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(31 – 07)

20 November 2004	India	60 – 42	West Indies	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(36 – 23)

20 November 2004	Canada	54 – 30	Thailand	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(26 – 18)

20 November 2004	India	51 – 29	Thailand	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(33 – 14)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	165	70	95	6
Great Britain	3	2	1	142	142	0	4
South Korea	3	1	2	135	130	5	2
Malaysia	3	0	3	85	184	-99	0

Qualified for quarter-finals

19 November 2004	Great Britain	60 – 37	Malaysia	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(34 – 19)

19 November 2004	Japan	43 – 28	South Korea	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(25 – 06)

19 November 2004	Great Britain	54 – 49	South Korea	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(30 – 17)

20 November 2004	Japan	66 – 14	Malaysia	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(25 – 07)

20 November 2004	Japan	56 – 28	Great Britain	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(30 – 13)

20 November 2004	South Korea	58 – 34	Malaysia	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(28 – 17)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	204	84	120	6
Bangladesh	3	2	1	204	93	0	4
Nepal	3	1	2	125	140	-15	2
Germany	3	0	3	73	281	-208	0

Qualified for quarter-finals

19 November 2004	Nepal	78 – 19	Germany	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(52 – 07)

19 November 2004	Iran	53 – 41	Bangladesh	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(35 – 17)

19 November 2004	Iran	96 – 19	Germany	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(56 – 13)

20 November 2004	Bangladesh	56 – 23	Nepal	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(35 – 10)

20 November 2004	Iran	65 – 24	Nepal	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(28 – 12)

20 November 2004	Bangladesh	107 – 35	Germany	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(67 – 17)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

21 November

India	Bye
		21 November

		India	39
21 November
		Bangladesh	19
Japan	24
				21 November
Bangladesh	33
				India	55
21 November
				Iran	27
Canada	66
		21 November
United Kingdom	28
		Canada	28
21 November
		Iran	54
Iran	Bye

Quarter-finals

21 November 2004	Japan	24 – 33	Bangladesh	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(11 – 12)

21 November 2004	Canada	66 – 28	Great Britain	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(32 – 11)

Semi-finals

21 November 2004	India	39 – 19	Bangladesh	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(12 – 05)

21 November 2004	Canada	28 – 54	Iran	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(09 – 31)

Final

21 November 2004	India	55 – 27	Iran	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(27 – 12)

2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Champions	1st Runners-up	2nd Runners-up
India 1st Title	Iran	Bangladesh	Canada

References

International Kabaddi

International Kabaddi Federation

National Teams

Men's Teams	Afghanistan Argentina Australia Bangladesh Canada China Denmark England Germany India Iran Italy Japan South Korea Kenya Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Nepal Norway New Zealand Pakistan Scotland Sierra Leone Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan United States Vietnam West Indies

Women's Teams	Azerbaijan Bangladesh Canada England India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Kenya South Korea Malaysia Mexico Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Thailand Turkmenistan United States

International Tournaments

Men's Kabaddi World Cup	2004 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Women's Kabaddi World Cup	2012 2013 2014

Others	Asian Kabaddi Championship Asian Kabaddi Cup Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor Games World Kabaddi League Pro Kabaddi League UK Kabaddi Cup

Multi Sport event

Asian Games	1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Asian Indoor Games	2007 2009 2013

South Asian Games	1985 1987 1989 1993 1995 1999 2004 2006 2010

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