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- 2010 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)
- 2011 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)
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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.
Organization
The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India. 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.
Participating nations
The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.
= Men's tournament
=Argentina
Australia
Canada
Denmark
England
India
Iran
Pakistan
Spain
Sweden
United States
= Women's tournament
=Azerbaijan
Denmark
England
India
Mexico
New Zealand
Pakistan
United States
Venues
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
Opening ceremony
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.
Closing ceremony
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.
Schedule (Men’s)
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.
15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.
= Group stage
=Pool A
Qualified for semifinals
Pool B
Qualified for semifinals
= Knockout stage
=Semi-finals
Third place
= Final match
=Schedule (Women’s)
Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
= Group stage
=Pool A
Qualified for semifinals
Pool B
Qualified for semifinals
= Knockout stage
=Semi-finals
Third place
Final match
Broadcasting
Television