Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) | |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| First season | 2004 |
| Administrator | International Kabaddi Federation |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Region | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  India (3rd title)W: India (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: India (3 titles) W: India (1 title) |
The Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style, contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007, 2016. All three tournaments have been won by India. In 2012, the first Kabaddi World Cup for women was held in India. The current format of the competition involves a round-robin group stage, with 5 teams in 2 pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to the semi-finals.
With the return of international kabaddi post COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Asian Games, the IKF in 2024 announced the resumption of Men's World Cup in 2025 and Women's World Cup in 2026.[1]
- ^ "Sports Calendar of Activities for the year 2024 – 2025" (PDF). IKF. Retrieved 7 March 2024.