2007 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 January–26 January |
| Administrator | International Kabaddi Federation Karnala Sports Academy |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | Panvel, Maharashtra |
| Participants | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of India.svg India (2nd title) |
| 1st runners-up | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| 2nd runners-up | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
2007 Kabaddi World Cup was the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup and also the second one hosted by India. Host India won the World Cup by defeating Iran 29-19 in the Final. A total of 14 originally 16 teams took part in the competition out of which 11 were Asian.
Teams
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies
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Pools
The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. However, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan never took part in the tournament.
Competition format
Sixteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into four 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).
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 68 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 21 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 48 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 22 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 30 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 15 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 29 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 19 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 34 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 4 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 43 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 20 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 31 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Semi-final
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Final
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| 2007 Kabaddi World Cup | |||||
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| 1st Runner-up | Champions | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | File:Flag of India.svg India
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File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | ||
