2016 Kabaddi World Cup

India is going to host the Kabaddi World Cup which is organised by The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). The mega event will take place from 7^th October till 22^nd October 2016 at the Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. There are 12 teams which will be participating in the tournament which are India, Japan, South Korea, Kenya, Iran, Australia, England, Thailand, USA, Argentina and Bangladesh. The teams will be divided in two pools i.e. Pool A & Pool B. Each pool will be having 6 teams where each team will play against others in their own pool and top two teams from each pool will be qualified for the semi-finals.

Pool A consists of:

1. Argentina

2. Australia

3. Bangladesh

4. England

5. India

6. South Korea

Pool B consists of:

1. Iran

2. Japan

3. Kenya

4. Poland

5. Thailand

6. USA

Out of these 12 teams India & Iran are considered to be the title contenders. Team India will start their journey against South Korea on 7^th October in the opening match of the tournament.

Following is the schedule of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup:

Group Stages:

7^th October, Friday 8:00 pm: India vs South Korea

7^th October, Friday 9:00 pm: Iran vs USA

8^th October, Saturday 7:00 pm: England vs Bangladesh

8^th October, Saturday 8:00 pm: Poland vs Kenya

8^th October, Saturday 9:00 pm: India vs Australia

9^th October, Sunday 7:00 pm: Argentina vs South Korea

9^th October, Sunday 8:00 pm: USA vs Japan

9^th October, Sunday 9:00 pm: Iran vs Thailand

10^th October, Monday 8:00 pm: England vs Australia

10^th October, Monday 9:00 pm: Poland vs Thailand

11^th October, Tuesday 8:00pm: Iran vs Kenya

11^th October, Tuesday 9:00 pm: India vs Bangladesh

12^th October, Wednesday 9:00 pm: Argentina vs Australia

13^th October, Thursday 8:00 pm: Kenya vs Thailand

13^th October, Thursday 9:00 pm: Bangladesh vs South Korea

14^th October, Friday 8:00 pm: England vs Argentina

14^th October, Friday 9:00 pm: Poland vs USA

15^th October, Saturday 7:00 pm: Australia vs South Korea

15^th October, Saturday 8:00pm: Japan vs Iran

15^th October, Saturday 9:00 pm: India vs Argentina

16^th October, Sunday 7:00 pm: Thailand vs USA

16^th October, Sunday 8:00 pm: England vs South Korea

16^th October, Sunday 9:00 pm: Japan vs Kenya

17^th October, Monday 8:00 pm: Poland vs Iran

17^th October, Monday 9:00 pm: Australia vs Bangladesh

18^th October, Tuesday 8:00 pm: Kenya vs USA

18^th October, Tuesday 9:00 pm: India vs England

19th October, Wednesday 8:00 pm: Argentina vs Bangladesh

19^th October, Wednesday 9:00 pm: Japan vs Thailand

Semi-Finals:

21st October, Friday 8:00 pm: TBD vs TBD

21^st October, Friday 9:00 pm: TBD vs TBD

Finals:

22^nd October, Saturday 9:00 pm: TBD vs TBD