The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup was the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the opening ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.

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2014 Kabaddi World Cup

Tournament information
Dates	7 December–20 December
Administrator	Government of Punjab
Format	Circle style
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	13
Participants	11
Final positions
Champions	M:  India (5th title) W:  India (2nd title)
1st runners-up	M:  Pakistan W:  New Zealand
2nd runners-up	M:  Iran W:  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Best Raider	Sandeep Surkhpuria Shafique Chishti [1]
Best Stopper	Yadwinder Singh Surkhpuria
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The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India.^[2][3] The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 30 August 2014. The opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout India, with international broadcasting in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.

The games played at the following venues.

• Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
• Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Dhudike
• Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
• A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana
• Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
• Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
• Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
• Punjab Public School, Nabha
• Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka
• Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar
• Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
• Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
• Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

On 6 December, the opening ceremony was held in the Evening at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. Sharry Mann, Harshdeep Kaur, Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor appeared at this mega event.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 December, the closing ceremony was held before the final match at Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib. Miss Pooja and Gippy Grewal appeared to close the event.^{[citation needed]}

Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30) 14 December matches in Hoshiarpur, Punjab were cancelled due to heavy rain.^[4] 15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.^[5]

Group stage

Pool A

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	4	4	0	0	208	129	79	8
Iran	4	3	0	1	192	148	44	6
United States	4	2	0	2	154	158	-4	4
Australia	4	1	0	3	128	189	-61	2
Spain	4	0	0	4	125	183	-58	0

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More information Australia, 43 - 34 ...

8 December 2014 12:20  Australia 43 - 34  Spain Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

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More information Iran, 40 - 39 ...

8 December 2014 14:50  Iran 40 - 39  United States Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

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10 December 2014 13:35  Australia 29 - 59  Iran A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

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More information India, 51 - 38 ...

10 December 2014 16:00  India 51 - 38  Spain A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

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13 December 2014 12:15  Spain 27 - 54  Iran Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

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13 December 2014 14:40  India 59 - 29  United States Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

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15 December 2014 12:10  United States 51 - 33  Australia Punjab Public School, Nabha

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15 December 2014 15:45  India 53 - 39  Iran Punjab Public School, Nabha

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16 December 2014 10:55  United States 35 - 26  Spain Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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16 December 2014 12:45  India 45 - 23  Australia Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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Pool B

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
Pakistan	5	5	0	0	267	131	136	10
England	5	4	0	1	229	169	60	8
Canada	5	3	0	2	219	136	83	6
Denmark	5	2	0	3	157	237	-80	4
Sweden	5	1	0	4	163	218	-55	2
Argentina	5	0	0	5	129	273	-144	0

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More information Sweden, 32 - 51 ...

7 December 2014 18:10  Sweden 32 - 51  England Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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7 December 2014 20:20  Argentina 35 - 53  Denmark Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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9 December 2014 12:10  Argentina 30 - 52  Sweden Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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9 December 2014 14:40  Pakistan 69 - 24  Denmark Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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9 December 2014 15:55  Canada 36 - 39  England Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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11 December 2014 12:25  Denmark 45 - 42  Sweden Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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11 December 2014 13:35  Canada 59 - 22  Argentina Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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11 December 2014 16:20  Pakistan 58 - 31  England Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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15 December 2014 13:25  Pakistan 45 - 35  Canada Punjab Public School, Nabha

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15 December 2014 14:40  England 64 - 22  Argentina Punjab Public School, Nabha

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16 December 2014 14:40  Denmark 14 - 47  Canada Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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16 December 2014 15:40  Pakistan 50 - 21  Sweden Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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17 December 2014 11:35  England 44 - 21  Denmark Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

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17 December 2014 14:35  Sweden 16 - 42  Canada Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

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17 December 2014 15:35  Pakistan 45 - 20  Argentina Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
	India	54
					20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
	England	33
					India	45
	18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
					Pakistan	42
	Pakistan	56
	Iran	28
					Third place
					19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
					Iran	48
					England	31

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18 December 2014 13:25  Pakistan 56 - 28  Iran Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

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18 December 2014 15:35  India 54 - 33  England Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

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Third place

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19 December 2014 14:15  Iran 48 - 31  England Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

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Final match

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20 December 2014 17:55  India 45 - 42  Pakistan Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

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

Group stage

Pool A

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
India	3	3	0	0	153	47	106	6
Denmark	3	2	0	1	100	99	1	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	71	119	-48	2
United States	3	0	0	3	79	138	-59	0

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8 December 2014 13:35  India 56 - 15  United States Multipurpose Stadium, Dhudike

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10 December 2014 12:30  Azerbaijan 17 - 40  Denmark A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

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13 December 2014 13:30  India 50 - 16  Denmark Guru Nanak Stadium, Sultanpur Lodhi

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15 December 2014 11:05  Azerbaijan 38 - 32  United States Punjab Public School, Nabha

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16 December 2014 11:50  India 47 - 16  Azerbaijan Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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17 December 2014 12:30  Denmark 44 - 32  United States Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

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Pool B

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	134	74	60	6
Pakistan	3	2	0	1	114	95	19	4
England	3	1	0	2	96	111	-15	2
Mexico	3	0	0	3	70	134	-64	0

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More information New Zealand, 45 - 21 ...

7 December 2014 19:20  New Zealand 45 - 21  England Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur

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9 December 2014 13:25  Mexico 20 - 45  Pakistan Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar

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10 December 2014 14:55  Pakistan 39 - 37  England A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana

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11 December 2014 14:45  New Zealand 38 - 30  Pakistan Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran

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16 December 2014 13:45  New Zealand 51 - 23  Mexico Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Jalalabad, Fazilka

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17 December 2014 13:30  England 38 - 27  Mexico Shaheed Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder Stadium, Mehta Chowk Amritsar

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
	India	47
					20 December – Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib
	Pakistan	19
					India	36
	18 December – Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba
					New Zealand	27
	New Zealand	41
	Denmark	20
					Third place
					19 December – Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala
					Pakistan	38
					Denmark	28

Semi-finals

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18 December 2014 12:05  New Zealand 41 - 20  Denmark Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

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18 December 2014 14:40  India 47 - 19  Pakistan Shaheed Bachan Singh Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba

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Third place

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19 December 2014 12:05  Pakistan 38 - 28  Denmark Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala

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Final match

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20 December 2014 16:35  India 36 - 27  New Zealand Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib

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Television

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Countries	Broadcaster
India	PTC News
Canada  United States  United Kingdom  European Union  Australia  New Zealand	PTC Punjabi

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