2004 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)


2004 Kabaddi World Cup was the first kabaddi world cup and was played in India. India won the first ever world cup with a 55-27 scoreline over Iran in the final.

Teams

With last minute withdrawal of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12 teams competed in the tournament.

Pools

The teams were divided into three pools of four teams each.
Pool APool BPool C


















Competition format

Nine teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into three 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.

Group stage

Pool A

----
----
----
----
----
----

Pool B

----
----
----
----
----
----

Pool C

----
----
----
----
----
----

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

----

Semi-finals

----

Final