International kabaddi tournament in India
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.[1]
Teams
A total of 14 teams took part in this tournament in matches between 1 and 20 November.[2]
DQ 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.
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 played at:[3]
- Sports Stadium, Bathinda
- Nehru Stadium, Faridkot
- Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur
- Dhudike, Moga
- Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar
- War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur
- Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran
- Yadvindra Public School Stadium, Patiala
- Guru Nanak Sports Stadium, Kapurthala
- Doda, Muktsar
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Amritsar
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur
- Lajwanti Stadium, Hoshiarpur
- NM Govt. College, Mansa
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
- Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Prize money
The teams vied for the title as well as the total prize money of ₹ 4.11 crore. According to Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and tournament's chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal, the prize money of this edition of the event been doubled to ₹ 2 crore for the winning team. The runners-up earned ₹ 1 crore, while the team finishing in third place received ₹ 51 lakhs. In addition, the deputy Chief Minister said each participating team would get ₹ 10 lakhs. The best raider and stopper of the tournament were awarded with Preet Tractors.[4]
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 Singh and other Punjabi artists, as well as a laser and fireworks show.
Schedule
All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).[3]
Group stage
Pool A
Australia expelled from the tournament for doping
- Qualified for semifinals
India
Canada
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Argentina
AustraliaDQ
Canada
Germany
India
Italy
Nepal
Norway
Pakistan
Spain
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
United StatesDQ
United Kingdom
Germany
Afghanistan
Nepal
Australia