2004 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)

2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first ever Kabaddi World Cup recognised by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). It was organised by South Kanara Sports Club, under Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India in India. Hosts India won the title defeating Iran 55–27 in the final.^[1]

2004 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	19 November–21 November
Administrator	South Kanara Sports Club, under Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India Recognised by International Kabaddi Federation[1]
Format	Standard style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
1st runners-up	Iran
2nd runners-up	Bangladesh  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
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Teams

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

•  Afghanistan
•  Bangladesh
•  Canada
•  Germany
•  India
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  Nepal
•  Pakistan
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  United Kingdom
•  West Indies

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

Twelve 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	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts	Qualification
India	3	3	0	0	162	85	77	6	Advance to knockout phase
Canada	3	2	0	1	161	90	71	4
Thailand	3	1	0	2	122	131	-9	2
West Indies	3	0	0	3	77	216	-139	0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Pool B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts	Qualification
Iran	3	3	0	0	204	84	120	6	Advance to knockout phase
Bangladesh	3	2	0	1	204	93	111	4
Nepal	3	1	0	2	125	140	-15	2
Germany	3	0	0	3	73	281	-208	0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 (HT: 11 – 12)  Bangladesh Mumbai, Maharashtra

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

Semi-finals

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

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

Final

21 November 2004  India 56 – 28 (HT: 27-12)  Iran Chennai, Tamilnadu

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