2007 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)
International kabaddi tournament in India
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2007 Kabaddi World Cup was the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). It was organised by Karnala Sports Academy in India.[1] Host India won the World Cup a second time by defeating Iran 29-19 in the final. A total of 14 originally 16 teams took part in the competition out of which 11 were Asian.
International Kabaddi Federation[1]
format(s)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 January–26 January |
| Administrator | Karnala Sports Academy International Kabaddi Federation[1] |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host | India |
| Venue(s) | Panvel, Maharashtra |
| Participants | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| 1st runners-up |  Iran |
| 2nd runners-up |  Bangladesh Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
Teams
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Iran
Italy
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
South Korea
Malaysia
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Pakistan
United Kingdom
West Indies
Pools
The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. However, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan never took part in the tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Competition format
Sixteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into four 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).
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| India | 68 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
 Malaysia | 21 | |||||||||
| India | 48 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 22 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 30 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
 Nepal | 15 | |||||||||
| India | 29 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| Iran | 19 | |||||||||
| Iran | 34 | |||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||
 Thailand | 4 | |||||||||
| Iran | 43 | |||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
 Sri Lanka | 20 | |||||||||
| Japan | 31 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Semi-final
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Final
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| 2007 Kabaddi World Cup | |||||
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| 1st Runner-up | Champions | 2nd Runner-up | |||
 Iran |
 India
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 Bangladesh |
 Japan | ||
