The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the men's Kabaddi World Cup organised by the International Kabaddi Federation and contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India. Twelve countries competed in the tournament. India won their 3rd World Cup by defeating Iran 38–29 in the final.
Participating countries Team Captain Campbell Brown Md. Aruduzzaman Munshi Someshwar Kaila Anup Kumar Meraj Sheykh Masayuki Shimokawa David Mosambayi Michał Śpiczko Dong Ju Hong Khomsan Thongkam Cesaro Roman Troy Bacon
Twelve teams competed in the tournament. Pakistan was originally scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was removed due to increased tensions between India and Pakistan. The International Kabaddi Federation argued that it was "not the right time to engage with Pakistan". The Pakistani team criticized the move, arguing that it was comparable to holding a FIFA World Cup without Brazil.
Venue The tournament was hosted at The Arena (currently known as The Arena by TransStadia, pending the sale of official naming rights), a newly constructed convertible stadium in Ahmedabad. In its standard configuration, it operates as an outdoor football pitch capable of seating 20,000. The venue utilizes technology licensed from the British firm StadiArena, which allows a portion of the field to be partitioned into a 4,000-seat indoor arena, which is used for the tournament. The venue is a public-private partnership with India's Department of Tourism
Marketing
Emblem The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 14 September 2016 by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel. It incorporates a stylized lion, representing the Asiatic lions of Girnar. The use of a lion symbolizes the "ferocity of a Kabaddi defender and the agility of a raider", while its striped mane represents the worldwide participation in the tournament.
Broadcasting Star Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament. In a partnership with Voke, all matches were also streamed in 360-degree video with stereoscopic 3D options. Countries Broadcaster Fox Sports Commonwealth Broadcasting Network Star Sports Latin America ESPN OSN Sports Sky Sports ESPN3; on 8 August 2017, ESPNU carried an encore of the final as part of its programming stunt "ESPN8: The Ocho"—a marathon of obscure and unconventional sporting events.
Group stage
Pool A Pool B
Pool points system:
Win 5 points Draw 3 points Loss (Score difference is less than or equal to 7) 1 point Loss (Score difference is More than 7 points) 0 point
Pool A Team Qualification 5 5 0 0 256 148 108 25 Advance to knockout phase 5 4 0 1 286 112 174 21 5 3 0 2 251 144 107 16 5 2 0 3 190 230 −40 10 5 1 0 4 146 311 −165 5 5 0 0 5 161 345 −184 0
Pool B Team Qualification 5 4 0 1 247 165 82 20 Advance to knockout phase 5 4 0 1 212 141 71 20 5 3 0 2 225 180 45 16 5 2 0 3 172 164 8 12 5 2 0 3 211 206 5 11 5 0 0 5 104 315 −211 0
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top Raiders Player Ajay Thakur 64 Khomsan Thongkham 56 Md Aruduzzaman Munshi 54 Temi Tope Adewalure 51 Pardeep Narwal 49
Top Defenders Player PO Surjeet SINGH 23 Fazel Atrachali 22 Manjeet Chhillar 22 James Odhiamboobi 22 Surender Nada 21
Awards Best Raider Ajay Thakur Best Defender Surjeet Emerging Player Jang Kun Lee Emerging Team Best Referee S.K. Monu
References
External links
Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Everything you need to know - Indian Express