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Not to be confused with 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation).

2025 Kabaddi World Cup
Official logo of the 2025 Kabbadi World Cup
Tournament information
Dates17–23 March 2025
AdministratorHost: England Kabaddi
Scottish Kabaddi
British Kabaddi League
Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi
FormatStandard style
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
VenueWolverhampton
Coventry
Birmingham
Walsall
Participants
  • 9 teams (Men's)
  • 6 teams (Women's)
Websitehttps://kabaddiworldcup2025.com/
Final positions
Champions
1st runners-up
2nd runners-up
Tournament statistics
Matches played34 (M: 24, W: 10)
← 2019

The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup is the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup held under the authority of World Kabaddi.[1][2] It was hosted in the West Midlands, England, during 17–23 March 2025.[3][1][4] There will be both men's and women's competitions in the tournament.[5][6]

History

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The previous World Cup was held in Melaka, Malaysia.[2][7] A 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled, but then was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision to award the 2025 World Cup to the West Midlands of England was in part due to its hosting of the British Kabaddi League and the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[8] as well as its significant South Asian community.[9] It is supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority.[1] The drawing of groups was held on 7th December 2024.[1]

The tournament was initially planned to feature 16 teams in the men's competition and 8 teams in the women's competition.[1] However, due to visa and other challenges, the tournament was later scaled down to 10 teams in the men's and 6 teams in the women's competition.[10]

Venues

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Source:[11][10]

Venue City Dates
WV Active Aldersley[12] Wolverhampton
  • 17 March 2025
  • 18 March 2025
  • 22 March 2025
  • 23 March 2025
CBS Arena[13] Coventry 19 March 2025
Nechells Wellbeing Centre[14] Birmingham 20 March 2025
Walsall Campus Sports Centre[15] Walsall 21 March 2025

Men's group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L P SF SA SD
 England 3 3 0 0 6 249 81 168
 Poland 3 2 0 1 4 174 126 48
 United States 3 1 0 2 2 145 173 -28
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 0 87 275 -188
  •   advanced to the knockout stage

Source:[10][16]

17 March 2025
11:00
England  101–25  Hungary
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
17 March 2025
18:00
United States  87–35  Hungary
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
16:00
Poland  87–27  Hungary
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
19 March 2025
13:00
England  87–20  United States
CBS Arena, Coventry
20 March 2025
11:00
United States  38–51  Poland
Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
20 March 2025
16:00
England  61–36  Poland
Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham

Group B

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Team Pld W D L P SF SA SD
 India 4 3 1 0 7 303 154 149
 Scotland 4 3 1 0 7 286 168 118
 Wales 4 2 0 2 4 229 246 -17
 Hong Kong China 4 1 0 3 2 151 261 -110
 Italy 4 0 0 4 0 137 277 -140

Source:[10][16]

17 March 2025
12:00
India  64–22  Italy
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
17 March 2025
17:00
Scotland  63–43  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
10:00
Italy  32–71  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
17:00
India  64–64  Scotland
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
18:00
Hong Kong China  49–68  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
19 March 2025
14:00
Scotland  89–33  Italy
CBS Arena, Coventry
19 March 2025
15:00
India  73–21  Hong Kong China
CBS Arena, Coventry
20 March 2025
12:00
Hong Kong China  28–70  Scotland
Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
20 March 2025
15:00
India  102–47  Wales
Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham
20 March 2025
17:00
Hong Kong China  53–50  Italy
Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham

Men's knockout stage

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Source:[10]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1  England 89
B4  Hong Kong China 23
QF1W  England 84
QF2W  Scotland 36
A3  United States 30
B2  Scotland 89
SF1W  England 41
SF2W  India 44
A2  Poland 38
B3  Wales 52
QF3W  Wales 37 Third place
QF4W  India 93
A4  Hungary 24 SF1L  Scotland 67
B1  India 69 SF2L  Wales 56

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-final 1
21 March 2025
12:30
England  89–23  Hong Kong China
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
Quarter-final 2
21 March 2025
14:15
United States  30–89  Scotland
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
Quarter-final 3
21 March 2025
15:30
Poland  38–52  Wales
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
Quarter-final 4
21 March 2025
16:45
Hungary  24–69  India
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
22 March 2025
13:15
England  84–36  Scotland
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
Semi-final 2
22 March 2025
14:30
Wales  37–93  India
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton


  • Team India after victory
    Team India after victory
  • Team England after victory
    Team England after victory
  • India vs Wales
    India vs Wales
  • Scotland vs England
    Scotland vs England

3rd place match

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23 March 2025
12:00
Scotland  67–56  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

Final

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23 March 2025
15:30
England  41–44  India
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

Women's group stage

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Group D

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Team Pld W D L P SF SA SD
 India 2 2 0 0 4 193 33 160
 Wales 2 1 0 1 2 76 133 -57
 Poland 2 0 0 2 0 59 162 -103

Source:[10][16]

17 March 2025
13:00
Poland  44–58  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
12:00
India  89–18  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
19 March 2025
09:00
India  104–15  Poland
CBS Arena, Coventry

Group E

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Team Pld W D L P SF SA SD
 England 2 2 0 0 4 130 54 76
 Hong Kong China 2 1 0 1 2 112 65 47
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 35 158 -123

Source:[10][16]

17 March 2025
15:00
Hong Kong China  73–20  Hungary
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
18 March 2025
15:00
England  85–15  Hungary
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
19 March 2025
11:00
England  45–39  Hong Kong China
CBS Arena, Coventry

Women's knockout stage

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Source:[10]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  India 53
B2  Hong Kong China 15
SF1W  India 57
SF2W  England 34
A2  Wales 25
B1  England 72 Third place
SF1L  Hong Kong China 75
SF2L  Wales 14

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
21 March 2025
09:30
India  53–15  Hong Kong China
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall
Semi-final 2
21 March 2025
11:15
Wales  25–72  England
Walsall Campus Sports Centre, Walsall

3rd place match

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22 March 2025
12:00
Hong Kong China  75–14  Wales
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
  • Wales vs Hong Kong China
    Wales vs Hong Kong China
  • Team Wales
    Team Wales

Final

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23 March 2025
13:45
India  57–34  England
WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton

Broadcasting

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Source:[17]

Country Broadcaster
Rights distribution partner Dice sports
Worldwide talkSPORTKabaddi on YouTube
Olympic Channel (semi-final onwards)[18]
Fiji Fijian Broadcasting Corporation
India DD Sports
Waves India
Indonesia TVRI
Mauritius Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
ThePapare 1 (SD & HD)
Tanzania Azam TV
United Kingdom BBC iPlayer
United Kingdom and Europe Zee Punjabi
USA and Canada Willow TV

References

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  2. ^ a b "2025 Kabaddi World Cup To Be Hosted By West Midlands". Outlook. PTI.
  3. ^ Sankar, Vimal (12 November 2022). "West Midlands region named host of 2025 Kabaddi World Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "UK's West Midlands Region to Host 2025 Kabaddi World Cup". News18. IANS. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ Traub, Matt (16 November 2022). "2025 Kabaddi World Cup Heading to West Midlands". SportsTravel. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "West Midlands to host Kabaddi World Cup in 2025". The Times of India. PTI. 11 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ "West Midlands to host Kabaddi World Cup in 2025". ThePrint. ANI. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ Vukmirovic, James (12 November 2022). "Best of Kabaddi world set to come to West Midlands". Express & Star. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Will the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 boost the sport's popularity?". The Phoenix Newspaper. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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  11. ^ Case, Charlie (20 December 2024). "The 'World's Craziest Sport' Is Holding Its World Cup In The West Midlands In March". Secret Birmingham. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Wolverhampton - Kabaddi World Cup 2025". kabaddiworldcup2025.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Coventry - Kabaddi World Cup 2025". kabaddiworldcup2025.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Birmingham - Kabaddi World Cup 2025". kabaddiworldcup2025.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Walsall - Kabaddi World Cup 2025". kabaddiworldcup2025.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d "Standings - Kabaddi World Cup 2025". kabaddiworldcup2025.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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  18. ^ Nag, Utathya (16 March 2025). "Kabaddi World Cup 2025: Indian teams look to defend titles in England - schedule, where to watch live". olympics.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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