Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

Not to be confused with Kabaddi World Cup (circle style).

The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style, contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007, 2016. All three tournaments have been won by India. In 2012, the first Kabaddi World Cup for women was held in India. The current format of the competition involves a round-robin group stage, with 5 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.

Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)

Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)
Sport	Kabaddi
Founded	2004 (2004)
First season	2004
Administrator	International Kabaddi Federation
No. of teams	12
Region	International
Most recent champion(s)	M: India (3rd title) W: India (1st title)
Most titles	M: India (3 titles) W: India (1 title)

With the return of international kabaddi post COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF in 2024 announced the resumption of Men's World Cup in 2025 and Women's World cup in 2026.

Summary

Men

Year	Host	Final			Third place
		Champions	Score	Runner-up
2004	Mumbai	India	55–27	Iran	Bangladesh	and	Canada
2007	Panvel	India	29–19	Iran	Bangladesh	and	Japan
2016	Ahmedabad	India	38–29	Iran	South Korea	and	Thailand
2025	TBD

Women

Year	Host	Final			Third place
		Champions	Score	Runner-up
2012	Patna	India	25–19	Iran	Japan	and	Thailand
2026	TBD

Medal table

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	3	0	0	3
2	Iran	0	3	0	3
3	Bangladesh	0	0	2	2
4	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		3	3	6	12

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	1	0	0	1
2	Iran	0	1	0	1
3	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		1	1	2	4

External links

• Official website