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The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup was the inaugural National (Asian) style tournament held by World Kabaddi (not to be confused with the World Kabaddi Federation or the International Kabaddi Federation).[1] It was originally scheduled to be contested from 2 to 15 April 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia. However, the tournament was postponed and held from July 20–28 with fewer teams participating.
 Official logo of the Kabbadi World cup 2019 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–28 July 2019 |
| Administrator | Host: Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) Sanctioned by: World Kabaddi |
| Format | Standard style |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Venue | Dewan Bistari, Melaka |
| Participants | 8 Teams (Men) 4 teams (Women) |
| Website | https://worldcupkabaddi.org/ |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (Men) India (Women) |
| 1st runners-up |  Iraq (Men)  Chinese Taipei (Women) |
| 2nd runners-up | Chinese Taipei (Men)  Malaysia (Women) |
Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouse teams from India became doubles champions,[2] grabbing both titles at stake.
Organization
editWorld Kabaddi, formed in 2018, undertook organisation of their showcase event for the first time in 2019.
Due to sponsorship and other technical issues, the tournament had to be postponed from April to July of the same year, with a reduced number of participating teams.
The tournament was hosted by the Malaysia Kabaddi Federation (MKF) and was officially launched by the governor of the Melaka state, Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob, on November 17, 2018.[3]
Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel[4] in Ujong Pasir were World Kabaddi Vice-President Jagjit Singh and State Health and Anti Drug Committee Chairman Low Chee Leong.
The Melaka State Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MYIC) and the Melaka State Malaysian Youth Council were the youth organisations that were also supporters of the event.
Theme Song
editComposer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event.[5] Music Arrangements were made by M. Jagathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.
Men's Competition
editPreliminary round
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Qualification |
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| India
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advanced to the knockout phase |
| Iraq
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malaysia
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chinese Taipei
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Australia
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Hong Kong
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Norway
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 New Zealand
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Final
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Women's Competition
editPreliminary round
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| Chinese Taipei
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Final
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Awards
editMen
editBest Raider: Ali Sari[6]
Best Defensive Player: Sachin
Best Player: Amarjeet Singh[7]
Women
editBest Raider: Suman
Best Defensive Player: Malarvili Balaraman[8]
Best Player: Ren Ming Qin[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home of Kabaddi". theworldkabaddi. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "World Cup winning Indian kabaddi teams felicitated in Chennai". News Today. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Ching, Michael (19 November 2018). "Melaka to host World Cup Kabaddi". The Star. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Puvaneswary, S. "Travel players swoop in on new markets arriving in Melaka for World Cup Kabaddi 2019 | TTG Asia". www.ttgasia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "World Cup Kabaddi 2019 Official Theme Song". Sony Music MY. Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kabaddi not football, is the choice for Iraq's Ali Sari". GoSports. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Amarjeet: Stepping into his father's shoes". GoSports. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "All in the family". GoSports. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Curiosity makes a star of Ming Qin". GoSports. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-07.[dead link]