2014 Kabaddi World Cup
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 7 December–20 December |
| Administrator(s) | Government of Punjab |
| Format | Circle style |
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Tournament
format(s) |
Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 13 |
| Participants | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 India
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| Runner-up |
 Pakistan
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Best Raider | Sandeep mehmadwall (India) Shafique Chishti (Pakistan) |
| Best Stopper | Yadwinder Singh (India) |
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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.
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.
The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament.
The games played at the following venues.
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.
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.
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.
Note: All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
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