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| Tournament information | |
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| 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 |
| 1st runners-up |  Iraq |
| 2nd runners-up |  Chinese Taipei |
The 2019 Kabaddi World Cup is the inaugural National (Asian) style tournament under the World Kabaddi banner. It was originally scheduled to be contested from 2 to 15 April 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia.[1] However, the tournament was postponed and held from July 20-28 with less teams participating.
Competition was held for both the men and women's categories. Powerhouses India became doubles champions,[2] grabbing both titles at stake.
Organization
World 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, Malaysia Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob on November 17, 2018.
Present at the launch with Mohd Khalil at the Temasek Hotel[3] 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
Composer Balanraj from Malaysia penned the theme song for the event. Music Arrangements were made by M Jegathees with Sound Engineering by Boy Ragde and the Song Lyrics and Vocals by Vinz.
Men's Competition
Preliminary round
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Women's Competition
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Final
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Awards
Men
Best Raider: Ali Sari[4]
Best Defensive Player: Sachin
Best Player: Amarjeet Singh[5]
Women
Best Raider: Suman
Best Defensive Player: Malarvili Balaraman[6]
Best Player: Ren Ming Qin[7]
References
- ↑ "H.E Melaka Governor Launches World Cup Kabaddi 2019". worldcupkabaddi. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ Bureau, N. T. (2019-07-30). "World Cup winning Indian kabaddi teams felicitated in Chennai". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Kabaddi not football, is the choice for Iraq's Ali Sari". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Amarjeet: Stepping into his father's shoes". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "All in the family". On the sport. Be part of it. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Curiosity makes a star of Ming Qin". On the sport. Be part of it. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-07.