2025 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi)
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Scottish Kabaddi
British Kabaddi League
Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi
format(s)
.webp) Official logo of the 2025 Kabbadi World Cup | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 17–23 March 2025 |
| Administrator | Host: England Kabaddi Scottish Kabaddi British Kabaddi League Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Venue | Wolverhampton Coventry Birmingham Walsall |
| Participants |
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| Website | https://kabaddiworldcup2025.com/ |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 (M: 24, W: 10) |
The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup was the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held under the authority of World Kabaddi.[1][2] It was hosted in the West Midlands, England, during 17–23 March 2025.[3][1][4] There were both men's and women's competitions in the tournament.[5][6]
As the event was being held, the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) issued a statement clarifying that the event was not authorised by the IKF and the outcome would not be recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia, the Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF), or the Asian Games.[7]
The India team won both the men's and women's World Kabaddi championship events, with England as the runner-up in both cases.
The previous World Cup organised by World Kabaddi was held in Melaka, Malaysia in 2019.[2][8] A 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled, but then was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to award the 2025 World Cup to the West Midlands of England was in part due to its hosting of the British Kabaddi League and the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[9] as well as its significant South Asian community.[10] The event was supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority.[1] The drawing of groups was held on 7 December 2024.[1]
The tournament was initially planned to feature 16 teams in the men's competition and 8 teams in the women's competition.[1] However, due to visa and other challenges, the tournament was later scaled down to 10 teams in the men's and 6 teams in the women's competition.[11]
Venues
| Venue | City | Dates |
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| WV Active Aldersley[13] | Wolverhampton |
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| CBS Arena[14] | Coventry | 19 March 2025 |
| Nechells Wellbeing Centre[15] | Birmingham | 20 March 2025 |
| Walsall Campus Sports Centre[16] | Walsall | 21 March 2025 |
Men's group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | P | SF | SA | SD |
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| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 249 | 81 | 168 |
 Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 126 | 48 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 173 | -28 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 275 | -188 |
- advanced to the knockout stage
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | P | SF | SA | SD |
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 India |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 303 | 154 | 149 |
 Scotland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 286 | 168 | 118 |
 Wales |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 229 | 246 | -17 |
 Hong Kong China |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 151 | 261 | -110 |
 Italy |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 277 | -140 |
- advanced to the knockout stage
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Men's knockout stage
Source:[11]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | England
| 89 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Hong Kong China
| 23 | ||||||||||||
| QF1W | England
| 84 | ||||||||||||
| QF2W | Scotland
| 36 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | United States
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Scotland
| 89 | ||||||||||||
| SF1W | England
| 41 | ||||||||||||
| SF2W | India
| 44 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Poland
| 38 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Wales
| 52 | ||||||||||||
| QF3W | Wales
| 37 | Third place | |||||||||||
| QF4W | India
| 93 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Hungary
| 24 | SF1L | Scotland
| 67 | |||||||||
| B1 | India
| 69 | SF2L | Wales
| 56 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Team India after victory
Team England after victory
India vs Wales
Scotland vs England
3rd place match
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Final
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Women's group stage
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | P | SF | SA | SD |
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| India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 33 | 160 |
| Wales |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 133 | -57 |
| Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 162 | -103 |
- advanced to the knockout stage
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Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | P | SF | SA | SD |
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| England |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 54 | 76 |
| Hong Kong China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 65 | 47 |
| Hungary |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 158 | -123 |
- advanced to the knockout stage
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