India is ready to witness the 2016 Kabaddi World cup, with the tournament beginning on 7 October 2016 with the clash between the India and South Korea. This will be the perfect opportunity for the India to claim the title that they won last time in 2007 against Iran.
India being the host will begin the tournament against South Kore which will be followed by four more matches for the host. Meanwhile, the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup will be played in round robin format.
Total numbers of 12 teams will participate in the world cup that will be further divided into two pools.
POOL A POOL B
India Iran
Bangladesh Thailand
South Korea USA
England Kenya
Australia Poland
Argentina Japan
All the 6 teams in their respective pools will battle for the top two spot as the top 2 teams in both the Pool A and Pool B will be drafted to the semi-final stages which will be followed by the big final between the two finalist teams.
LIST OF MATCHES OF KABADDI WORLD CUP 2016
Friday, October 7, 20:00 hrs IST: India vs South Korea
Friday, October 7, 21:00 hrs IST: USA vs Iran
Saturday, October 8, 19:00 hrs IST: England vs Bangladesh
Saturday, October 8, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Kenya
Saturday, October 8, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Australia
Sunday, October 9, 19:00 hrs IST: Argentina vs South Korea
Sunday, October 9, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Japan
Sunday, October 9, 21:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Thailand
Monday, October 10, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Australia
Monday, October 10, 21:00 IST hrs IST: Poland vs Thailand
Tuesday, October 11, 20:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Kenya
Tuesday, October 11, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Bangladesh
Wednesday, October 12, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Argentina
Thursday, October 13, 20:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Kenya
Thursday, October 13, 21:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs South Korea
Friday, October 14, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Argentina
Friday, October 14, 21:00 hrs IST: United States vs Poland
Saturday, October 15, 19:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs Australia
Saturday, October 15, 20:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Iran
Saturday, October 15, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Argentina
Sunday, October 16, 19:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs United States
Sunday, October 16, 20:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs England
Sunday, October 16, 21:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Kenya
Monday, October 17, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Iran
Monday, October 17, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Bangladesh
Tuesday, October 18, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Kenya
Tuesday, October 18, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs England
Wednesday, October 19, 20:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs Argentina
Wednesday, October 19, 21:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Japan
Semifinals:
Friday, October 21, 20:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
Friday, October 21, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
Final:
Saturday, October 22, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA
All the matches will be played in the Ahmedabad city of Gujarat. India has been dominant Kabaddi team in the world and they will look to continue their domination in the Desi sports of India.
