2004 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) explained

2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Start Date:19 November
End Date:21 November
Administrator:International Kabaddi Federation
South Canara Sports Club
Format:Standard style
Tournament Format:Round-robin and Knockout
Host:India
Venues:Mumbai, Maharashtra
Participants:12 (List of Participants)
Champions: (1st title)
Runners-Up2:
Matches:23
Next:(next) 2007

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]

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.

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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

TeamQualification
330016285776Advance to knockout phase
Canada320116190714
3102122131-92
300377216-1390
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Pool B

TeamQualification
330016570956Advance to knockout phase
320114214204
310213513052
300385184-990
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Pool C

TeamQualification
3300204841206Advance to knockout phase
3201204931114
Nepal3102125140-152
Germany300373281-2080
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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

2004 Kabaddi World Cup
Champions1st Runners-up2nd Runners-up

(1st Title)
Canada

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation . 2011-11-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111204114129/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/worldcup.htm . 2011-12-04 .
  2. Web site: Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation . 2011-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005074912/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/art1.htm . 2011-10-05 .
  3. Web site: Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation . 2011-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110425234255/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/worldcupsched.htm . 2011-04-25 .