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 Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal ...

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 Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth l ...

and the closing ceremony in

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. 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 Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Firozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of ...

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:

Pools

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

Venues

The games was played at the following venues. * Yadvindra Public School Stadium,

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* Lajwanti Stadium,

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Guru Nanak Stadium Guru Nanak Stadium is a association football, football and Sport of athletics, athletics stadium located in Ludhiana, India. It is currently the home ground of I-League team RoundGlass Punjab FC. With seating capacity of 30,000 spectators, ther ...

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

* Sports Stadium, Doda,

Sri Muktsar Sahib Sri Muktsar Sahib (/ʃriː ˈmʊktsər saːhɪb/) (often referred to as Muktsar (/ˈmʊktsər/)) is a historical city and district headquarters in Punjab, India. The 2011 Census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality ...

* War Heroes Stadium,

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* Nehru Stadium,

Rupnagar Rupnagar (; formerly known as Ropar is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab comprising Rupnagar, Mohali, and its adjoining distr ...

* Sports Stadium,

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, Tarn Taran * Government College Stadium, mansa * N.M. Government College Stadium, Mansa * Sports Stadium,

* Guru Gobind Singh Stadium,

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* M.R. Government College Stadium,

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Schedule

Note: All matches' timings are according to

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(UTC +5:30).

Group stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

: Qualified for semifinals ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place

Final

References

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