Kabaddi World Cup

Started Year

: 2004

Game

: International Kabaddi

Current Champion

: India national kabaddi team

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History Of Kabaddi World Cup

2004-2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first kabaddi world cup and was played in India. India won the first ever world cup with a 55-27 scoreline over Iran in the final.

2007-2007 Kabaddi World Cup was played in India. Host India won the world cup by beating Iran in the finals by 29 - 19. Total of 14 teams took part in this competition out of which 11 were Asian.

2010-Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2010 was the first international circle style kabaddi world cup and was held in Punjab, India.

2011-Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2011 was the second edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup played in Punjab, India and overall fourth Kabaddi World Cup. It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.

2012-2012 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.

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 test would be mandatory for each player as the state government was committed to ensure dope free tournament.
Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

2013-The 2013 World Kabaddi Cup was the fourth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from December 1 to December 14, 2013 with the Opening Ceremony on November 30, 2013 at Bathinda. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

2014-The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup is the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the Opening Ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

The 2014 Kabaddi World Championship was the third Kabaddi World Cup held for women. It was organised by The Government of Punjab It was held at Punjab from 7 to 20 December 2014. Host India won the World Cup defeating New Zealand in the finals.