2012 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style) explained

See also: 2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup.

2012 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
Start Date:	1 December
End Date:	15 December
Administrator:	Government of Punjab
Format:	Circle style
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and Knockout
Host:	India
Venues:	13
Participants:	16
Champions:	(3rd title)
Runners-Up2:
Matches:	46
Stat1 Label:	Best Raider
Stat1:	Gagandeep Singh Kheerawali
Stat2 Label:	Best Stopper
Stat2:	Ekam hathoor
Previous:	2011 (previous)
Next:	(next) 2013

2012 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup, organised by the Government of Punjab. It was played in Punjab, India in various cities of the province from 1 to 15 December 2012 with teams from 16 countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in Bathinda and the closing ceremony in Ludhiana.^[1]

The prize money for the winners of the third edition was doubled to 2 crore, while the runners-up received 1 crore. The team finishing at third position received 51 lakhs.

The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that dope testing would be mandatory for each player.^[2]

Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

Participating nations

The 15-day-long tournament had sixteen participating nations:

Pools

The 16 teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A.^[3]

Venues

The games was played at the following venues.

• Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
• Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
• Sports Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
• War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
• Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
• Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
• Government College Stadium, mansa
• N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
• Sports Stadium, Bathinda
• Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
• M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka

Schedule

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).

Group stage

Pool A

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	3	3	0	0	203	80	123	6
	3	2	0	1	105	103	2	4
	3	1	0	2	108	119	-11	2
Afghanistan	3	0	0	3	78	192	-114	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool B

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	2	2	0	0	108	67	41	4
	2	1	0	1	88	81	7	2
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	2	66	114	-58	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool C

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	3	3	0	0	173	53	120	6
	3	2	0	1	142	114	28	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	120	132	-12	2
	3	0	0	3	64	200	-136	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Pool D

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	3	3	0	0	194	74	120	6
	3	2	0	1	193	75	118	4
	3	1	0	2	87	190	-103	2
	3	0	0	3	74	209	-135	0

Qualified for semifinals

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

2012 Kabaddi World Cup
1st Runners-up	Champions	2nd Runners-up
Pakistan	India Fifth Title	Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: 14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup. https://archive.today/20130104021409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/others/33788226_1_kabaddi-world-cup-turkmenistan. dead. 4 January 2013. The Times of India. 12 September 2012. 20 September 2012.
2. Web site: Punjab to host 3rd World Kabaddi cup in Dec. Punjabi News. 12 July 2012. 12 July 2012.
3. Web site: 3rd Kabaddi World Cup to commence tomorrow . Business Standard. 1 December 2012. 1 December 2012.