The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup was 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.
Organization
The tournament is organized by the
Government of Punjab, India.[2][3] 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.
Note: All matches' timings are according to
Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30) 14 December matches in Hoshiarpur, Punjab were cancelled due to heavy rain.[4]
15 December matches in Nabha, Punjab were shifted from Government Ripudaman Stadium to Punjab Public School.[5]