2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)
International kabaddi tournament in India
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The 2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup was the first Kabaddi World Cup held for women that was recognised by the International Kabaddi Federation. It was organised by the Government of Bihar and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India.[1] It was held at Patna from 1 to 4 March 2012 at the Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh.[2] Hosts India won the World Cup defeating Iran in the finals.[3][4]
Dates1 March–4 March
AdministratorGovernment of Bihar and Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India
Recognised by International Kabaddi Federation
Recognised by International Kabaddi Federation
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockoutformat(s)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March–4 March |
| Administrator | Government of Bihar and Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India Recognised by International Kabaddi Federation |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host |  India |
| Venue(s) | Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh, Patna |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | India |
| 1st runners-up |  Iran |
| 2nd runners-up |  Japan Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
Teams
A total of 16 teams took part in the World Cup.[1] The teams are :
Bangladesh
Canada
Chinese Taipei
India (Hosts)
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Thailand
Turkmenistan
United States
Sri Lanka
Venue
All the matches were held at Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh, Bihar.[5]
Groups
The teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each: [1]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| India | Thailand |  Bangladesh | Iran |
 South Korea | Japan |  Sri Lanka |  Indonesia |
 Chinese Taipei |  Canada |  Italy |  Nepal |
 Mexico |  Turkmenistan |  Malaysia |  United States |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals[1] | |
Group A
| Country | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Points |
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| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Group C
| Country | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Points |
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| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Group D
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Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| India | 66 | |||||||||
| 4 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 20 | |||||||||
| India | 59 | |||||||||
| 3 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Japan | 20[5] | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| 4 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 15 | |||||||||
| India | 25 | |||||||||
| 3 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Iran | 19[6] | |||||||||
| Thailand | 30 | |||||||||
| 4 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 18 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 26 | |||||||||
| 3 March – Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankerbagh | ||||||||||
| Iran | 46 | |||||||||
| Iran | 40/42[7] | |||||||||
| South Korea | 16 | |||||||||
Quarter-Finals
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