2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)

The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the standard-style Kabaddi World Cup. It was organised by the International Kabaddi Federation and contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India. Twelve countries competed in the tournament.

Not to be confused with 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style).

2016 Kabaddi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates7 October 2016–22 October 2016
AdministratorInternational Kabaddi Federation
Government of Gujarat
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)India
Venue(s)The Arena, Ahmedabad
Participants12
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
1st runners-up Iran
2nd runners-up South Korea
 Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Best RaiderIndia Ajay Thakur (64 points)
Best DefenderIndia PO Surjeet Singh (23 points)

India won their 3rd World Cup by defeating Iran 38–29 in the final.

Participating countries
Team Captain
 Australia Campbell Brown
 Bangladesh Md. Aruduzzaman Munshi
 England Someshwar Kaila
 India Anup Kumar
 Iran Meraj Sheykh
 Japan Masayuki Shimokawa
 Kenya David Mosambayi
 Poland Michał Śpiczko
 South Korea Dong Ju Hong
 Thailand Khomsan Thongkam
 Argentina Cesaro Roman
 United States Troy Bacon

Twelve teams competed in the tournament.[1] Pakistan was originally scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was removed due to increased tensions between India and Pakistan. The International Kabaddi Federation argued that it was "not the right time to engage with Pakistan". The Pakistani team criticized the move, arguing that it was comparable to holding a FIFA World Cup without Brazil.[2]

Venue

The tournament was hosted at The Arena (currently known as The Arena by TransStadia, pending the sale of official naming rights), a newly constructed convertible stadium in Ahmedabad. In its standard configuration, it operates as an outdoor football pitch capable of seating 20,000. The venue utilizes technology licensed from the British firm StadiArena, which allows a portion of the field to be partitioned into a 4,000-seat indoor arena, which is used for the tournament. The venue is a public-private partnership with India's Department of Tourism[3][4]

Marketing

Emblem

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 14 September 2016 by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel. It incorporates a stylized lion, representing the Asiatic lions of Girnar. The use of a lion symbolizes the "ferocity of a Kabaddi defender and the agility of a raider", while its striped mane represents the worldwide participation in the tournament.[5][6]

Broadcasting

Star Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament. In a partnership with Voke, all matches were also streamed in 360-degree video with stereoscopic 3D options.[7][8]

CountriesBroadcaster
 Australia Fox Sports
 Canada Commonwealth Broadcasting Network
 India Star Sports
Latin America ESPN
 Saudi Arabia OSN Sports
 United Kingdom Sky Sports
 United States ESPN3;[9] on 8 August 2017, ESPNU carried an encore of the final as part of its programming stunt "ESPN8: The Ocho"—a marathon of obscure and unconventional sporting events.[10][11]

Group stage
Pool A Pool B
 India
 Bangladesh
 England
 Australia
 South Korea
 Argentina		  Iran
 United States
 Poland
 Kenya
 Thailand
 Japan

Pool points system:

Win 5 points
Draw 3 points
Loss (Score difference is less than or equal to 7) 1 point
Loss (Score difference is More than 7 points) 0 point

Pool A
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 256 148 108 25 Advance to knockout phase
 India 5 4 0 1 286 112 174 21
 Bangladesh 5 3 0 2 251 144 107 16
 England 5 2 0 3 190 230 −40 10
 Australia 5 1 0 4 146 311 −165 5
 Argentina 5 0 0 5 161 345 −184 0
7 October 2016
20:00
India  32–34  South Korea
Report
8 October 2016
19:00
England  18–52  Bangladesh
Report
8 October 2016
21:00
India  54–20  Australia
Report
9 October 2016
19:00
South Korea  68–42  Argentina
10 October 2016
20:00
England  69–25  Australia
11 October 2016
21:00
India  57–20  Bangladesh
report
12 October 2016
21:00
 Australia 68–45  Argentina
13 October 2016
21:00
Bangladesh  32–35  South Korea
report
14 October 2016
20:00
England  68–28  Argentina
15 October 2016
19:00
South Korea  63–25  Australia
15 October 2016
18:40
India  74–20  Argentina
report
16 October 2016
20:00
South Korea  56–17  England
report
17 October 2016
21:00
 Australia 8–80  Bangladesh
report
18 October 2016
21:00
India  69–18  England
report
19 October 2016
20:00
Bangladesh  67–26  Argentina

Pool B
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 5 4 0 1 247 165 82 20 Advance to knockout phase
 Iran 5 4 0 1 212 141 71 20
 Kenya 5 3 0 2 225 180 45 16
 Japan 5 2 0 3 172 164 8 12
 Poland 5 2 0 3 211 206 5 11
 United States 5 0 0 5 104 315 −211 0
7 October 2016
21:00
United States  15–52  Iran
Report
8 October 2016
20:00
Poland  48–54  Kenya
Report
9 October 2016
20:00
United States  19–45  Japan
9 October 2016
21:00
Iran  64–23  Thailand
10 October 2016
21:00
Poland  25–65  Thailand
11 October 2016
20:00
Iran  33–28  Kenya
12 October 2016
20:00
Poland  22–33  Japan
13 October 2016
20:00
Thailand  53–21  Kenya
14 October 2016
21:00
United States  29–75  Poland
15 October 2016
20:00
Japan  34–38  Iran
16 October 2016
19:00
Thailand  69–22  United States
16 October 2016
21:00
Japan  27–48  Kenya
report
17 October 2016
20:00
Poland  41–25  Iran
18 October 2016
20:00
United States  19–74  Kenya
19 October 2016
21:00
Thailand  37–33  Japan

Knockout stage
Semi-finals Final
      
A1  South Korea 22
B2  Iran 28
SF1  Iran 29
SF2  India 38
B1  Thailand 20
A2  India 73

Semi-finals
21 October 2016
20:00
South Korea  22–28  Iran
report
21 October 2016
21:00
Thailand  20–73[12]  India
report

Final
22 October 2016
19:45
Iran  29–38  India
report

Statistics

Top Raiders
Player Pts
India Ajay Thakur 64
Thailand Khomsan Thongkham 56
Bangladesh Md Aruduzzaman Munshi 54
England Temi Tope Adewalure 51
India Pardeep Narwal 47

Top Defenders
Player Pts
India Surjeet 23
Iran Fazel Atrachali 22
India Manjeet Chhillar 22
Kenya James Odhiamboobi 22
India Surender Nada 21

Awards
Best Raider India Ajay Thakur
Best Defender India Surjeet
Emerging Player South Korea Jang Kun Lee
Emerging Team  Kenya
Best Referee Bangladesh S.K. Monu

References
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  10. "ESPN is creating ESPN8: 'The Ocho' for one glorious day". SB Nation. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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