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{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = 2010 Kabaddi World Cup
| image = Pearls kabaddi world cup logo.JPG
| caption = Logo of the 2010 Kabaddi World Cup
| start_date = 3 April
| end_date = 12 April
| administrator = [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]]
| format = Circle Style
| tournament_format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{flag|India}}
| venues = 8 venues in 8 cities ([[2010 Kabaddi World Cup#Venues|List of Venues]])
| participants = 9 ([[2010 Kabaddi World Cup#Teams|List of Participants]])
| champions = {{flagicon|IND}} India
| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan
| runners-up2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada 
| matches = 20
| stat1_label = Best Raider
| stat1 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kuljeet Singh Malsian
| stat2_label = Best Stopper
| stat2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Mangat Singh Mangi
| previous = [[2007 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)|2007]] (previous)
| next = (next) [[2011 Kabaddi World Cup|2011]]
}}
'''Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2010''' was the first international circle style [[kabaddi]] world cup and was held in [[Punjab, India]].

==Teams==
With the last-minute withdrawal of Norway, nine teams competed for the Prize Money Pearls World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 hosted by the Punjab Government at different venues of the state from 3 to 12 April.

*{{AUS}}
*{{CAN}}
*{{IND}}
*{{IRN}}
*{{ITA}}
*{{PAK}}
*{{ESP}}
*{{UK}}
*{{USA}}

==Pools==
Announcing the draw, Organising Secretary Pargat Singh said that the teams would be divided into two pools. Hosts India were placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan were in Pool B.
{| class="wikitable" width=60%
|-
!width=20%|Pool A
!width=20%|Pool B
|-
|
{{IND}} <br>
{{USA}} <br>
{{AUS}} <br>
{{ITA}} <br>
{{IRN}} <br>
|
{{PAK}} <br>
{{UK}} <br>
{{ESP}} <br>
{{CAN}} <br>
|}

==Competition format==
Nine teams competed in the tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of five and four teams, and followed [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once.

Following the completion of the pool games, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24695/38/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404022408/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24695/38/ |archive-date=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Venues==
World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 was held at various districts of Punjab from 3–12 April 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.in.com/news/sports-news/kabaddi-world-cup-2010-schedule-13393911-80dd5d486edc8765c11f26c20fbadec26d536d18-rhp.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005203539/http://www.in.com/news/sports-news/kabaddi-world-cup-2010-schedule-13393911-80dd5d486edc8765c11f26c20fbadec26d536d18-rhp.html |archive-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The venues were as follows:
*Yadvindra Public School Stadium, [[Patiala]]
*War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]
*[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]
*Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]
*Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]
*Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]
*Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]
*Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]

==Prize money==
The winning team received a cash award of {{INR}}1 crore besides a glittering rolling trophy. Runners-up took {{INR}}51 lakh and third-place winners {{INR}}21 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.punjabiportal.com/forum/kabaddi-world-cup-2010-punjab-t2522.html |title=kabaddi world cup 2010 in Punjab : Kabristan - The Graveyard<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129141302/http://www.punjabiportal.com/forum/kabaddi-world-cup-2010-punjab-t2522.html |archive-date=29 November 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The fourth position were worth {{INR}}10 lakh. Besides, individual awards (tractors) and other prizes were also given among the winners. Each team also got a sum of Rs 5 lakh as appearance money.<ref>http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24695/38/</ref>

==Schedule==
All matches' timings are according to [[Indian Standard Time]] (UTC +5:30).

===Group stage===

====Pool A====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=120|Matches Played
!width=50|Won
!width=50|Drawn
!width=50|Lost
!width=75|Points
|-bgcolor="yellow"
|align=left|{{IND}}
|4||4||0||0||'''8'''
|-bgcolor="yellow"
|align=left|{{ITA}}
|4||3||0||1||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{USA}}
|4||2||0||2||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{AUS}}
|4||1||0||3||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{IRN}}
|4||0||0||4||'''0'''
|}

:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

{{fieldhockeybox
|date=3 April 2010
|time=21:40
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 62 - 26
|team2={{USA}}
|stadium=YPS Stadium, [[Patiala]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=4 April 2010
|time=14:50
|team1={{ITA}}
|score= 63 - 24
|team2={{IRN}}
|stadium=War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=5 April 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{USA}}
|score= 47 - 43
|team2={{AUS}}
|stadium=[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=5 April 2010
|time=17:00
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 61 - 29
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=6 April 2010
|time=14:50
|team1={{USA}}
|score= 62 - 24
|team2={{IRN}}
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=6 April 2010
|time=17:00
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 58 - 29
|team2={{AUS}}
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 April 2010
|time=14:50
|team1={{ITA}}
|score= 47 - 43
|team2={{AUS}}
|stadium=Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 April 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{IRN}}
|score= 28 - 62
|team2={{IND}}
|stadium=Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 April 2010
|time=14:50
|team1={{IRN}}
|score= 26 - 57
|team2={{AUS}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 April 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{USA}}
|score= 43 - 45
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]}}

====Pool B====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=120|Matches Played
!width=50|Won
!width=50|Drawn
!width=50|Lost
!width=75|Points
|-bgcolor="yellow"
|align=left|{{PAK}}
|3||3||0||0||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="yellow"
|align=left|{{CAN}}
|3||2||0||1||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{UK}}
|3||1||0||2||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{ESP}}
|3||0||0||3||'''0'''
|}

:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

{{fieldhockeybox
|date=4 April 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 47 - 38
|team2={{CAN}}
|stadium=War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=4 April 2010
|time=17:00
|team1={{UK}}
|score= 47 - 28
|team2={{ESP}}
|stadium=War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=5 April 2010
|time=14:50
|team1={{CAN}}
|score= 66 - 28
|team2={{ESP}}
|stadium=[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=6 April 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 61 - 31
|team2={{ESP}}
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 April 2010
|time=17:00
|team1={{UK}}
|score= 29 - 49
|team2={{CAN}}
|stadium=Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 April 2010
|time=17:00
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 50 - 23
|team2={{UK}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]}}

===Knockout stage===
{{Round4-with third
<!-- Date-Venue|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi-finals -->
|10 April – Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]|'''{{PAK}}'''|'''57'''|{{ITA}}|33
|10 April – Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]|'''{{IND}}'''|'''51'''|{{CAN}}|36
<!-- final -->
|12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]|{{PAK}}|24|'''{{IND}}'''|'''58'''
<!-- third place -->
|12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]|{{ITA}}|22|'''{{CAN}}'''|'''66'''
}}

====Semi-finals====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=10 April 2010
|time=15:05
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 57 - 33
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=10 April 2010
|time=16:35
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 51 - 36
|team2={{CAN}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]}}

====Third-place playoff====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=12 April 2010
|time=17:30
|team1={{ITA}}
|score= 22 - 66
|team2={{CAN}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]}}

====Final====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=12 April 2010
|time=19:30
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 24 - 58
|team2={{IND}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]}}
<center>
{| class="wikitable" width=55%; style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3"|2010 Kabaddi World Cup
|-
|style="background:silver;"|'''1st Runners-up'''
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|style="background:#c96;"|'''2nd Runners-up'''
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK|size=100px}}
'''[[Pakistan]]'''
|{{flagicon|IND|size=125px}}
'''[[India]]'''<br>
'''Third Title'''
|{{flagicon|CAN|size=100px}}
'''[[Canada]]'''
|}
</center>

==Broadcasting rights==
{{IND}}: Punjab Television Channel (PTC) had the broadcasting rights in India and Asia.<ref>http://www.sportzpower.com/?q=content/parle%E2%80%99s-world-cup-kabaddi-punjab-scoops-rs60mn-sponsorship</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kabaddiworldcup.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821094603/http://www.kabaddiworldcup.in/ |archive-date=21 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Winners==
India won the Kabaddi World Cup by defeating Pakistan in an interesting match on 12 April 2010 at Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]] and won {{INR}}1 Crore as a Prize money and a glittering Golden World Cup Trophy. Pakistani team was paid {{INR}}51 lakh as prize money and a Silver Cup Trophy. The best stopper award was won by Indian Captain Mangat Singh Manga and Best Raider award won by Kulwinder Singh Kinda of Canada. Both players were given tractors as an award. Mr. [[Parkash Singh Badal]] was heard to pay {{INR}}5,000 to each player for every point but in the end this amount was reduced to {{INR}}2,000. A government job was also announced for each Indian player.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100415140019/http://sify.com/sports/india-crushes-pakistan-in-final-match-of-world-cup-kabaddi-2010-news-news-kemxOcbjdfg.html India crushes Pakistan in final match of World Cup Kabaddi 2010<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{International Kabaddi}}

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