2004 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first ever Kabaddi World Cup and was hosted by India. India won the title defeating Iran 55–27 in the final.^[1]

2004 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	19 November–21 November
Administrator	International Kabaddi Federation South Canara Sports Club
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	West Indies	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(52 – 03)

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

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

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

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

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

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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	Malaysia	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(34 – 19)

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

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

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

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

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

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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	Germany	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(52 – 07)

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

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

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

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

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

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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	Bangladesh	Mumbai, Maharashtra
		(11 – 12)

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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)

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

Final

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

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

References

1. "Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation". Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
2. "Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
3. "Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.