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World Cup Kabaddi

For other uses, see Kabaddi World Cup (disambiguation).
2019 Kabaddi World Cup
Official logo of the Kabbadi World cup 2019
Tournament information
Dates20–28 July 2019
AdministratorHost: Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Malaysia
VenueDewan Bistari, Melaka
Participants8 Teams (Men)
4 teams (Women)
Websitehttps://worldcupkabaddi.org/
Final positions
Champions India (Men)
 India (Women)
1st runners-up Iraq (Men)
 Chinese Taipei (Women)
2nd runners-up Chinese Taipei (Men)
 Malaysia (Women)
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The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup was the inaugural National (Asian) style tournament held by World Kabaddi (not to be confused with the World Kabaddi Federation or the International Kabaddi Federation).[1] It was originally scheduled to be contested from 2 to 15 April 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia. However, the tournament was postponed and held from July 20–28 with fewer teams participating.

Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouse teams from India became doubles champions,[2] grabbing both titles at stake.

Organization

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World Kabaddi, formed in 2018, undertook organisation of their showcase event for the first time in 2019.

Due to sponsorship and other technical issues, the tournament had to be postponed from April to July of the same year, with a reduced number of participating teams.

The tournament was hosted by the Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) and was officially launched by the governor of the Melaka state, Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob, on November 17, 2018.[3]

Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel[4] in Ujong Pasir were World Kabaddi Vice-President Jagjit Singh and State Health and Anti Drug Committee Chairman Low Chee Leong.

The Melaka State Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MYIC) and the Melaka State Malaysian Youth Council were the youth organisations that were also supporters of the event.

Theme Song

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Composer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event.[5] Music Arrangements were made by M. Jagathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.

Men's Competition

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Preliminary round

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Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Qualification
 India 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the knockout phase
 Iraq 7 5 0 2 0 0 0
 Malaysia 7 5 0 2 0 0 0
 Chinese Taipei 7 5 0 2 0 0 0
 Australia 7 3 0 4 0 0 0
 Hong Kong 7 1 0 6 0 0 0
 Norway 7 1 0 6 0 0 0
 New Zealand 7 1 0 6 0 0 0
July 21, 2019
Chinese Taipei  76–25  Australia
July 21, 2019
Iraq  56–30  Malaysia
July 21, 2019
New Zealand  73–42  Hong Kong
July 22, 2019
India  105–15  Norway
July 22, 2019
Chinese Taipei  66–25  New Zealand
July 22, 2019
Malaysia  104–20  Hong Kong
July 22, 2019
Australia  66–49  Norway
July 22, 2019
India  68–26  Iraq
July 22, 2019
Malaysia  40–39  Chinese Taipei
July 23, 2019
Iraq  94–24  Norway
July 23, 2019
Australia  69–45  New Zealand
July 23, 2019
India  74–23  Hong Kong
July 23, 2019
Norway  62–50  New Zealand
July 23, 2019
Iraq  83–19  Hong Kong
July 23, 2019
Malaysia  78–34  Australia
July 23, 2019
India  66–31  Chinese Taipei
July 24, 2019
Hong Kong  58–56  Norway
July 24, 2019
Malaysia  89–37  New Zealand
July 24, 2019
Iraq  48–84  Chinese Taipei
July 24, 2019
Malaysia  27–0 (walkover)  Norway
July 24, 2019
Chinese Taipei  76–16  Hong Kong
July 24, 2019
India  73–22  Australia
July 25, 2019
Chinese Taipei  27–0 (walkover)  Norway
July 25, 2019
India  27–0 (walkover)  New Zealand
July 25, 2019
Iraq  53–19  Australia
July 26, 2019
India  84–19  Malaysia
July 26, 2019
Australia  58–32  Hong Kong
July 26, 2019
Iraq  82–14  New Zealand

Semi-finals

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July 26, 2019
India  73–26  Chinese Taipei
July 26, 2019
Iraq  60–33  Malaysia

3rd place match

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July 27, 2019
Chinese Taipei  45–21  Malaysia

Final

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July 27, 2019
India  57–27  Iraq

Women's Competition

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Preliminary round

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Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Qualification
 India 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the knockout phase
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
July 22, 2019
 India 50–23  Chinese Taipei
July 23, 2019
 Malaysia 74–23  Hong Kong
July 24, 2019
 India 59–23  Malaysia
July 25, 2019
 India 61–20  Hong Kong
July 25, 2019
 Chinese Taipei 66–18  Malaysia
July 25, 2019
 Chinese Taipei 68–20  Hong Kong

Semi-finals

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July 27, 2019
 India 71–33  Hong Kong
July 27, 2019
 Chinese Taipei 71–22  Malaysia

3rd place match

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July 28, 2019
 Malaysia 53–26  Hong Kong

Final

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July 28, 2019
 India 47–29  Chinese Taipei

Awards

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Men

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Best Raider: Iraq Ali Sari[6]

Best Defensive Player: India Sachin

Best Player: India Amarjeet Singh[7]

Women

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Best Raider: India Suman

Best Defensive Player: Malaysia Malarvili Balaraman[8]

Best Player: Chinese Taipei Ren Ming Qin[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home of Kabaddi". theworldkabaddi. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "World Cup winning Indian kabaddi teams felicitated in Chennai". News Today. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ Ching, Michael (19 November 2018). "Melaka to host World Cup Kabaddi". The Star. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ Puvaneswary, S. "Travel players swoop in on new markets arriving in Melaka for World Cup Kabaddi 2019 | TTG Asia". www.ttgasia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. ^ "World Cup Kabaddi 2019 Official Theme Song". Sony Music MY. Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Kabaddi not football, is the choice for Iraq's Ali Sari". GoSports. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  7. ^ "Amarjeet: Stepping into his father's shoes". GoSports. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. ^ "All in the family". GoSports. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. ^ "Curiosity makes a star of Ming Qin". GoSports. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-07.[dead link‍]
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