2011 Kabaddi World Cup
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Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2011 was the second edition of the circle style Kabaddi
World Cup played in Punjab, India and overall fourth Kabaddi World Cup. It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.
(* Disqualified during the tournament for doping)
Following the completion of the league matches, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final.
and other Punjabi artists, as well as a laser and fireworks show.
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On this occasion Pakistan's former prime minister Chaudhary Sujaat Hussain, former information and sports minister Chaudhary Nisar Hussain, Pakistan Punjab's former education minister Mian Imran Masood, acting ambassador of Germany Ford Millard, Indian Punjab's chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, deputy chief minister and state's sports minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal
, Punjab cabinet minister Tikshan Sud along with his several cabinet colleagues, were also present.
The closing ceremony also included the appearances of bollywood stars Akshay Kumar
, Deepika Padukone
and Chitrangda Singh and performances by RDB from Canada, punjabi singers Harbhajan Mann
and Satinder Satti
.
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On 12 November 2011, the number of players tested positive for drugs touched 25 from over
100 samples.
Teams from Australia (6), UK (5), US (4), Canada (4), Spain (4), Italy (3), Norway (2) Germany (1), Argentina (1), India (1) lost players on account of doping. Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal remained dope-free. The tournament was plunged into a new controversy when four members of the US team refused to give samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency officials for dope tests at Hoshiarpur.
Taking a serious note of the refusal by the players, the technical committee of World Cup kabaddi held a meeting and decided to impose ban on the US team for rest of the matches.
The US team players claimed that they believed it was a well thought-out plan to target their team in doping tests as the organisers were keen on an India-Pakistan final clash.
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
World Cup played in Punjab, India and overall fourth Kabaddi World Cup. It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.
Teams
A total of 14 teams took part in this tournament in matches between 1st to 20 November.(* Disqualified during the tournament for doping)
Pools
The teams were divided into two pools of seven teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan were in Pool B.| Pool A | Pool B |
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Competition Format
Fourteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of seven 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 two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final.
Venues
The games were be played at:- Sports Stadium, Bathinda
- Nehru Stadium, Faridkot
- Government College Stadium, GurdaspurGurdaspurGurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
- DhudikeDhudikeDhudike is a well known village in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.-Geography:Dhudike is located at . It has an average elevation of 233 metres . Located in India, Punjab and district Moga....
, MogaMogaMoga may refer to one of the following locations:* Moga district, in Punjab, India** Moga, Punjab, a city and municipality in the district* Moga, slang word for the concept of the "modern girl" in 20th-century Japan... - Nehru Stadium, RupnagarRupnagarRupnagar is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was formerly known as Ropar. The town of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of...
- War Heroes Stadium, SangrurSangrurSangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of the Sangrur district. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting Delhi with Ludhiana and Patiala with Bathinda, at a distance of 80 km from Ludhiana and 48 km from Patiala. The...
- Chohla Sahib, Tarn TaranTarn Taran SahibTarn Taran Sahib a city in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Taran Taran district.-History:Tarn Taran Sahib was founded by the fifth Sikh Guru Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji...
- Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
- Guru Nanak Sports Stadium, KapurthalaKapurthalaKapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
- Doda, Muktsar
- Guru Nanak Stadium, AmritsarAmritsarAmritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, FerozepurFirozpurFirozpur is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India, founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq , a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.The Manj Rajputs say the town was named after their chief, a Rajput of...
- Outdoor Stadium, HoshiarpurHoshiarpurHoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....
- NM Govt. College, MansaMansa, PunjabMansa is a city and a municipal council in Mansa district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the administrative headquarters of Mansa district.The population is Punjabi-speaking and is wedded to the culture of the Malwa belt of Punjab....
- Guru Gobind Singh StadiumGuru Gobind Singh StadiumGuru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Jalandhar, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of JCT Mills Football Club. The stadium holds 22,000 people....
, JalandharJalandharJalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh... - Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Opening Ceremony
The event got off to an elaborate start on the evening of 1 November at Sports Stadium, Bathinda with performances by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Sukhwinder SinghSukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed...
and other Punjabi artists, as well as a laser and fireworks show.
Pool A
| Team | ||||||||
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| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 125 | 237 | 12 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 301 | 180 | 121 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 201 | 153 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 301 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 284 | −165 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 368 | −220 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 215 | 7 | 4 |
- Australia expelled from the tournament for doping
- Qualified for semifinals
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- Australia Forfeits. Afghanistan won by walkover because of unavailability of required minimum of players for Australia.
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Pool B
| Team | ||||||||
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| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 371 | 129 | 242 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 314 | 194 | 120 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 200 | 22 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 255 | 258 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 402 | −273 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 407 | −273 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 138 | 162 | 10 |
- United States opted out from the tournament
- Qualified for semifinals
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- Match abandoned due to USA's expulsion from the tournament
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Knockout Stage
Semi finals
----- Canada had lesser players(8) to play with and as a result 2 points were awarded to Pakistan before the start of match and the start of the 2nd half.
Third Place
Final
- Canada had lesser players(8) to play with and as a result 2 points were awarded to India before the start of match and the beginning of the 2nd half.
| 2011 Kabaddi World Cup | ||
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| 1st Runners-up | Champions | 2nd Runners-up |
 Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
 India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... Fourth Title |
 Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... |
Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the Kabaddi World Cup was held at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on 20 November.On this occasion Pakistan's former prime minister Chaudhary Sujaat Hussain, former information and sports minister Chaudhary Nisar Hussain, Pakistan Punjab's former education minister Mian Imran Masood, acting ambassador of Germany Ford Millard, Indian Punjab's chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, deputy chief minister and state's sports minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal ' is President of Shiromani Akali Dal political party. He is the son of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal...
, Punjab cabinet minister Tikshan Sud along with his several cabinet colleagues, were also present.
The closing ceremony also included the appearances of bollywood stars Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
and Chitrangda Singh and performances by RDB from Canada, punjabi singers Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann is a Punjabi singer and actor. Although not known much for his singing he soon became a Punjabi all rounder star in the entertainment industry. He got spotlight in Punjabi music industry with his astonishing performance and miraculous voice in "Husn Jawani"...
and Satinder Satti
Satinder Satti
Satinder Satti is a household name in Punjab as TV anchor, actress, poet, dancer and a singer, too.-Career:Satinder Satti is certainly a multi-faceted personality. She holds a degree in Masters of law from GNDU...
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Broadcasting Rights
Television| Countries | Broadcaster |
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 India |
PTC Punjabi PTC Punjabi PTC Punjabi is a popular Punjabi television network from India and is owned by PTC Network. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedies, music and talk shows... (Opening & Closing ceremonies) PTC News PTC News class="wikitable" | PTC NEWS | Owner | PTC Networks | Type | Entertainment | Dish Network | not available | Watch India | channel 78 | Dish tv | channel 806 | Tata Sky | channel 882 | Airtel digital TV | channel 584... (Day matches and All night matches) PTC Chak De (Day matches 16:30) |
 Canada United States |
PTC Punjabi PTC Punjabi PTC Punjabi is a popular Punjabi television network from India and is owned by PTC Network. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedies, music and talk shows... |
 Pakistan |
GEO Super GEO Super Geo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.-Launch:... |
Doping
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) was responsible for ensuring that second World Cup Kabaddi tournament is dope free. It was mandatory that in each match four players, two each from both playing teams go for dope test and the players were selected on the spot and he/she could be tested again.On 12 November 2011, the number of players tested positive for drugs touched 25 from over
100 samples.
Teams from Australia (6), UK (5), US (4), Canada (4), Spain (4), Italy (3), Norway (2) Germany (1), Argentina (1), India (1) lost players on account of doping. Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal remained dope-free. The tournament was plunged into a new controversy when four members of the US team refused to give samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency officials for dope tests at Hoshiarpur.
Taking a serious note of the refusal by the players, the technical committee of World Cup kabaddi held a meeting and decided to impose ban on the US team for rest of the matches.
The US team players claimed that they believed it was a well thought-out plan to target their team in doping tests as the organisers were keen on an India-Pakistan final clash.