Dates 7 December–20 December Format Circle style Venue(s) 13 | Administrator(s) Government of Punjab Host(s) India | |
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout | ||
The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup is the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the Opening Ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India.
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Organization
The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 30 August 2014. The opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout India, with international broadcasting in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.
Participating nations
The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.
Men's Tournament
Venues
The games played at the following venues.
Opening Ceremony
On 6 December, the opening ceremony was held in the Evening at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. Sharry Mann, Harshdeep Kaur, Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor appeared at this mega event.
Closing Ceremony
On 20 December, the closing ceremony was held before the final match at Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Stadium, Badal Sri Muktsar Sahib. Miss Pooja and Gippy Grewal appeared to close the event.
Schedule
Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30) December 14 matches in Hoshiarpur, Punjab were cancelled due to heavy rain. December 15 matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.
Pool A
Qualified for semifinalsPool B
Qualified for semifinalsWomen's Tournament
Schedule
Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).