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2012 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

International kabaddi tournament in India

Summary

International kabaddi tournament in India

Field	Value
name	2012 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
image	2012 Kabaddi World Cup Logo.jpg
start_date	1 December
end_date	15 December
administrator	Government of Punjab
format	Circle style
tournament_format	Round-robin and Knockout
host	India
venues	13
participants	16
champions	(3rd title)
runners-up1
runners-up2	**
matches	46
stat1_label	Best Raider
stat1	IND Gagandeep Singh Kheerawali
stat2_label	Best Stopper
stat2	IND Ekam hathoor
previous	2011 (previous)
next	(next) 2013

| runners-up1 = | runners-up2 = **

2012 Kabaddi World Cup was the third edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup, organised by the Government of Punjab. It was played in Punjab, India in various cities of the province from 1 to 15 December 2012 with teams from 16 countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in Bathinda and the closing ceremony in Ludhiana.

The prize money for the winners of the third edition was doubled to 2 crore, while the runners-up received 1 crore. The team finishing at third position received 51 lakhs.

The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that dope testing would be mandatory for each player.

Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

Participating nations

The 15-day-long tournament had sixteen participating nations:

Afghanistan

Pools

The 16 teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D

Venues

The games was played at the following venues.

Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
Sports Stadium, Doda, Sri Muktsar Sahib
War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
Government College Stadium, mansa
N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa
Sports Stadium, Bathinda
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
M.R. Government College Stadium, Fazilka

Schedule

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).

Group stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
****	3	3	0	203	80	123	6
	3	2	1	105	103	2	4
	3	1	2	108	119	-11	2
Afghanistan	3	0	3	78	192	-114	0

: Qualified for semifinals

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
****	2	2	0	108	67	41	4
	2	1	1	88	81	7	2
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	2	66	114	-58	0

: Qualified for semifinals

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
****	3	3	0	173	53	120	6
	3	2	1	142	114	28	4
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone	3	1	2	120	132	-12	2
	3	0	3	64	200	-136	0

: Qualified for semifinals

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
****	3	3	0	194	74	120	6
	3	2	1	193	75	118	4
	3	1	2	87	190	-103	2
	3	0	3	74	209	-135	0

: Qualified for semifinals

Knockout stage

|12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda||71||23 |12 December – Sports Stadium, Bathinda||27||53 |15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana||59||22 |13 December – Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar||35||51

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

2012 Kabaddi World Cup
1st Runners-up
PAK

References

(12 September 2012). "14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup". [[The Times of India]].
(12 July 2012). "Punjab to host 3rd World Kabaddi cup in Dec". Punjabi News.
(1 December 2012). "3rd Kabaddi World Cup to commence tomorrow". [[Business Standard]].

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