2019 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi)
Tournament of the sport of Kabaddi
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The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup was the inaugural National (Asian) style tournament held by World Kabaddi. 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.
Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi
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Official logo of the Kabbadi World cup 2019 | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–28 July 2019 |
| Administrator | Host: Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host |  Malaysia |
| Venue | Dewan Bistari, Melaka |
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| Website | https://worldcupkabaddi.org/ |
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Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouse India became double champions, grabbing both the titles at stake.[1]
The COVID-19 pandemic began after this 2019 event, and World Kabaddi did not hold any additional "World Cup" events until the March 2025 event in West Midlands, England.
Organization
World Kabaddi, formed in 2018, organised this event 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.[2]
Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel[3] 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
Composer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event.[4] Music Arrangements were made by M. Jagathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.
Men's competition
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Qualification |
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 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 |
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Semi-finals
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3rd place match
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Final
Women's competition
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Semi-finals
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3rd place match
Final
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