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{{Short description|International kabaddi tournament in India}}
{{see also|2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup}}
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{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = 2012 Kabaddi World Cup (Men)
| image = 2012 Kabaddi World Cup Logo.jpg
| caption =
| start_date = 1 December
| end_date = 15 December
| 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 = [[2012 Men's Kabaddi World Cup#Venues|13]]
| participants = [[2012 Men's Kabaddi World Cup#Teams|16]]
| champions = {{Kabaddi|IND}} (3rd title)
| runners-up1 = {{Kabaddi|PAK}}
| runners-up2 = ''{{CAN}}''
| matches = 46
| stat1_label = Best Raider
| stat1 = {{flagicon|IND}} Gagandeep Singh Kheerawali
| stat2_label = Best Stopper
| stat2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Ekam hathoor
| previous = [[2011 Kabaddi World Cup|2011]] (previous)
| next = (next) [[2013 Kabaddi World Cup|2013]]
}}

'''2012 Kabaddi World Cup''' was the third edition of the circle style [[Kabaddi]] World Cup, organised by the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]]. It was played in [[Punjab, India]] in various cities of the province from 1 to 15 December 2012 with teams from 16 countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in [[Bathinda]] and the closing ceremony in [[Ludhiana]].<ref name="kab">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/others/33788226_1_kabaddi-world-cup-turkmenistan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104021409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/others/33788226_1_kabaddi-world-cup-turkmenistan|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=14 countries to participate in Kabaddi World Cup|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref>

The prize money for the winners of the third edition was doubled to {{INR}} 2 crore, while the runners-up received {{INR}} 1 crore. The team finishing at third position received {{INR}} 51 lakhs.<ref name="kab" />

The Deputy Chief Minister [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] said that dope testing would be mandatory for each player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jagopunjabjagoindia.com/punjab-to-host-3rd-world-kabaddi-cup-in-dec-7585|title=Punjab to host 3rd World Kabaddi cup in Dec|work=Punjabi News|date=12 July 2012|accessdate=12 July 2012}}</ref>

Ekamjeet was declared the best stopper and Gagandeep Gaggi was chosen as the best raider of the tournament.

==Participating nations==
The 15-day-long tournament had sixteen participating nations:<ref name="kab" />
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* {{flag|Afghanistan|2004}}
* {{ARG}}
* {{CAN}}
* {{DEN}}
* {{ENG}}
* {{IND}}
* {{IRN}}
* {{ITA}}
* {{KEN}}
* {{NZL}}
* {{NOR}}
* {{PAK}}
* {{SCO}}
* {{SLE}}
* {{SRI}}
* {{USA}}
}}

==Pools==
The 16 teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. Hosts India were placed in Pool A.<ref name="Biz">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/3rd-kabaddi-world-cup-to-commence-tomorrow/86521/|title=3rd Kabaddi World Cup to commence tomorrow |work=[[Business Standard]]|date=1 December 2012|accessdate= 1 December 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pool A
!Pool B
!Pool C
!Pool D
|-
|
{{flag|Afghanistan|2004}} <br>
{{DEN}} <br>
{{ENG}} <br>
{{IND}} <br>
|
{{CAN}} <br>
{{NZL}} <br>
{{NOR}} <br>
{{SRI}} <br>
|
{{ITA}} <br>
{{PAK}} <br>
{{SCO}} <br>
{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]] <br>
|
{{ARG}} <br>
{{IRN}} <br>
{{KEN}} <br>
{{USA}} <br>
|}

==Venues==
The games was played at the following venues.<ref name="Biz" />
* Yadvindra Public School Stadium, [[Patiala]]
* Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]
* [[Guru Nanak Stadium]], [[Amritsar]]
* Sports Stadium, Doda, [[Sri Muktsar Sahib]]
* [[War Heroes Stadium]], [[Sangrur]]
* Nehru Stadium, [[Rupnagar]]
* Sports Stadium, [[Chohla Sahib]], [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]]
* Government College Stadium, [[Mansa district, Punjab|mansa]]
* N.M. Government College Stadium, [[Mansa, Punjab|Mansa]]
* Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]
* [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]
* [[Guru Nanak Stadium]], [[Ludhiana]]
* M.R. Government College Stadium, [[Fazilka]]

==Schedule==
Note: 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=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SF|Scores for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Scores against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SD|Score difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|'''{{IND}}'''
|3||3||0||0||203||80||123||'''6'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|3||2||0||1||105||103||2||'''4'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{DEN}}
|3||1||0||2||108||119||-11||'''2'''
|- style="background:white"
|align=left|{{flag|Afghanistan|2004}}
|3||0||0||3||78||192||-114||'''0'''
|}
:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

----
{{kabaddibox
|date=2 December 2012
|time=18:30
|team1={{ENG}}
|score= 58 – 25
|team2={{DEN}}
|stadium=Yadvindra Public School Stadium, [[Patiala]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=5 December 2012
|time=13:00
|team1={{flag|Afghanistan|2004}}
|score= 33 – 55
|team2={{DEN}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, Doda [[Muktsar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=5 December 2012
|time=16:30
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 57 – 28
|team2={{ENG}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, Doda, [[Muktsar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=6 December 2012
|time=16:30
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 73 – 24
|team2={{flag|Afghanistan|2004}}
|stadium=War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=11 December 2012
|time=13:00
|team1={{ENG}}
|score= 64 – 21
|team2={{flag|Afghanistan|2004}}
|stadium=N.M. Government College Stadium, [[Mansa, Punjab|Mansa]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=11 December 2012
|time=15:00
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 73 – 28
|team2={{DEN}}
|stadium=N.M. Government College Stadium, [[Mansa, Punjab|Mansa]]
}}
----

====Pool B====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SF|Scores for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Scores against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SD|Score difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|'''{{CAN}}'''
|2||2||0||0||108||67||41||'''4'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{NOR}}
|2||1||0||1||88||81||7||'''2'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{SRI}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|- style="background:white"
|align=left|{{NZL}}
|2||0||0||2||66||114||-58||'''0'''
|}
:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

----
{{kabaddibox
|date=2 December 2012
|time=19:30
|team1={{NZL}}
|score= 35 – 52
|team2={{NOR}}
|stadium=Yadvindra Public School Stadium, [[Patiala]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date={{color|gray|2 December 2012}}
|time={{color|gray|21:00}}
|team1={{color|gray|{{CAN}}}}
|score={{color|gray|Cancelled}}
|team2={{color|gray|{{SRI}}}}
|stadium={{color|gray|Yadvindra Public School Stadium, [[Patiala]]}}
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=6 December 2012
|time=12:30
|team1={{CAN}}
|score= 62 – 31
|team2={{NZL}}
|stadium=War Heroes Stadium, [[Sangrur]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=9 December 2012
|time=12:30
|team1={{CAN}}
|score= 46 – 36
|team2={{NOR}}
|stadium=M.R. Government College Stadium [[Fazilka]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date={{color|gray|9 December 2012}}
|time={{color|gray|13:30}}
|team1={{color|gray|{{NZL}}}}
|score={{color|gray|Cancelled}}
|team2={{color|gray|{{SRI}}}}
|stadium={{color|gray|M.R. Government College Stadium, [[Fazilka]]}}
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date={{color|gray|11 December 2012}}
|time={{color|gray|13:30}}
|team1={{color|gray|{{NOR}}}}
|score={{color|gray|Cancelled}}
|team2={{color|gray|{{SRI}}}}
|stadium={{color|gray|N.M. Government College Stadium, [[Mansa, Punjab|Mansa]]}}
}}
----

====Pool C====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SF|Scores for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Scores against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SD|Score difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|'''{{PAK}}'''
|3||3||0||0||173||53||120||'''6'''
|- style="background:white"
|align=left|{{ITA}}
|3||2||0||1||142||114||28||'''4'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]
|3||1||0||2||120||132||-12||'''2'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{SCO}}
|3||0||0||3||64||200||-136||'''0'''
|}
:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

----
{{kabaddibox
|date=3 December 2012
|time=14:00
|team1={{SCO}}
|score= 19 – 66
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=3 December 2012
|time=16:30
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 52 – 12
|team2={{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=4 December 2012
|time=20:30
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 61 – 21
|team2={{SCO}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=8 December 2012
|time=13:00
|team1={{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]
|score= 73 – 24
|team2={{SCO}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarn Taran]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=8 December 2012
|time=14:00
|team1={{PAK}}
|score= 60 – 20
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, Chohla Sahib, [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarn Taran]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=10 December 2012
|time=18:30
|team1={{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]
|score= 56 – 35
|team2={{ITA}}
|stadium=Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]
}}
----

====Pool D====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SF|Scores for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Scores against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|SD|Score difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|'''{{IRN}}'''
|3||3||0||0||194||74||120||'''6'''
|- style="background:white"
|align=left|{{USA}}
|3||2||0||1||193||75||118||'''4'''
|- style="background:white"
|align=left|{{ARG}}
|3||1||0||2||87||190||-103||'''2'''
|- style="background:white;"
|align=left|{{KEN}}
|3||0||0||3||74||209||-135||'''0'''
|}
:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

----
{{kabaddibox
|date=3 December 2011
|time=13:00
|team1={{ARG}}
|score= 18 – 70
|team2={{IRN}}
|stadium=Lajwanti Stadium, [[Hoshiarpur]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=4 December 2012
|time=18:30
|team1={{ARG}}
|score= 14 – 77
|team2={{USA}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=4 December 2012
|time=19:30
|team1={{IRN}}
|score= 79 – 15
|team2={{KEN}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Amritsar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=7 December 2012
|time=13:00
|team1={{ARG}}
|score= 55 – 43
|team2={{KEN}}
|stadium=Nehru Stadium, [[Rupnagar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=7 December 2012
|time=14:00
|team1={{IRN}}
|score= 45 – 41
|team2={{USA}}
|stadium=Nehru Stadium, [[Rupnagar]]
}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=10 December 2012
|time=20:30
|team1={{KEN}}
|score= 16 – 75
|team2={{USA}}
|stadium=Government College Stadium, [[Gurdaspur]]
}}
----

===Knockout stage===
{{Round4-with third
<!-- Date-Venue|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi-finals -->
|12 December – Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]|'''{{IND}}'''|'''71'''|{{IRN}}|23
|12 December – Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]|{{CAN}}|27|'''{{PAK}}'''|'''53'''
<!-- final -->
|15 December – Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]|'''{{IND}}'''|'''59'''|{{PAK}}|22
<!-- third place -->
|13 December – [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]|{{IRN}}|35|'''{{CAN}}'''|'''51'''
}}

====Semi-finals====
{{kabaddibox
|date=12 December 2012
|time=19:15
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 71 -23
|team2={{IRN}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]}}
----
{{kabaddibox
|date=12 December 2012
|time=21:15
|team1={{CAN}}
|score= 27 - 53
|team2={{PAK}}
|stadium=Sports Stadium, [[Bathinda]]
}}

====Third place====
{{kabaddibox
|date=13 December 2012
|time=19:00
|team1={{IRN}}
|score= 35 – 51
|team2={{CAN}}
|stadium=[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]
}}

====Final====
{{kabaddibox
|date=15 December 2012
|time=21:00
|team1={{IND}}
|score= 59 – 25
|team2={{PAK}}
|stadium=Guru Nanak Stadium, [[Ludhiana]]}}
{| class="wikitable" width=55%; style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
! colspan=3|2012 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>
'''Fifth Title'''
|{{flagicon|CAN|size=100px}}
'''[[Canada]]'''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{World championships in kabaddi}}

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[[Category:December 2012 sports events in Asia]]