The 2016 World Kabaddi Cup was the sixth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 4 November to 17 November 2016 with the Opening Ceremony on 3 November 2016 at the Nehru stadium Roopnagar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.
Organization The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, India.
Participating nations The 13 day event had 12 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Venues The games were played at the following venues. Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Sports Stadium, Sarabha, Ludhiana Sports Stadium, Attari, Amritsar Kabaddi Stadium, Moonak, Sangrur Kabaddi Ground, Begowal, Kapurthala Sports Stadium, Rode, Moga Sports Stadium, Adampur, Jalandhar Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran Govt. Ripudaman College Stadium, Nabha, Patiala Yadwindra Stadium, Mehraj, Bathinda Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal, Bathinda Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
Opening and closing ceremonies The opening ceremony was held on 3 November in the Evening at Nehru Stadium in Roopnagar. Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann, Jaspinder Narula, Bharti Singh, Arjan Bajwa and Noora Sisters appeared at this event.
The closing ceremony was held on 17 November, before the final match at Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka.
Controversy In the first semi final on 15 Nov, several controversial decisions given in favor of England triggered some protest during the match by Iranian players. Eventually it was decided that match would go into extra time, in which England narrowly escaped with a 41–39 win. Iranian players were seen unhappy with the conclusion.
Schedule (Men’s) Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30)
Group stage
Pool A Team550026319073105401245165808530223718255652032161833345104181240-5925005114296-1820 Qualified for semifinals
Pool B Team550030415115310540125518570853022141932165203226240-1445104169259-9025005148288-1400 Qualified for semifinals
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place
Final match
Schedule (Women’s) Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
Group stage
Pool A Team33001314883632019780174310272112-402300356116-600 Qualified for semifinals
Pool B Team3300119744563201163611024310295109-142300358191-1330 Qualified for semifinals
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place
Final match
Broadcasting Television Countries Broadcaster PTC News PTC Punjabi
See also 2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
References
External links Official Facebook page