2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first ever Kabaddi World Cup recognised by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). It was organised by South Kanara Sports Club, under Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India in India. Hosts India won the title defeating Iran 55–27 in the final.
Teams With last minute withdrawal of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12 teams competed in the tournament.
Pools The teams were divided into three pools of four teams each. Pool APool BPool C
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).
Group stage
Pool A Team Qualification 3 3 0 0 162 85 77 6 Advance to knockout phase 3 2 0 1 161 90 71 4 3 1 0 2 122 131 -9 2 3 0 0 3 77 216 -139 0
Pool B Team Qualification 3 3 0 0 165 70 95 6 Advance to knockout phase 3 2 0 1 142 142 0 4 3 1 0 2 135 130 5 2 3 0 0 3 85 184 -99 0
Pool C Team Qualification 3 3 0 0 204 84 120 6 Advance to knockout phase 3 2 0 1 204 93 111 4 3 1 0 2 125 140 -15 2 3 0 0 3 73 281 -208 0
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2004 Kabaddi World CupChampions1st Runners-up2nd Runners-up(1st Title)
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