Dates 24 January–26 January Venue(s) Panvel, Maharashtra | Host(s) India Champions India (2nd title) | |
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Administrator(s) International Kabaddi Federation
Karnala Sports Academy Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout | ||
2007 Kabaddi World Cup was played in India. Host India won the world cup by beating Iran in the finals by 29 - 19. Total of 14 teams took part in this competition out of which 11 were Asian.
Contents
Teams
Pools
The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each. However, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan never took part in the tournament.
Competition format
Sixteen teams competed in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into four pools of four 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 four quarterfinals, two semifinal games, and a final.
Schedule
All matches' timings were according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).