Kabaddi World Cup (Standard Style)

Competition Format

• At present, the competition is conducted in a round-robin group stage format in which 6 teams compete in two pools. The first and second finishers in each group move to the semi-finals.
• In the standard style of kabaddi, each team consists of seven members each.
• The game is played in two parts, each of a duration of 20 minutes. Each team has three players in reserve.
• The raider needs to run to the opposing court and tag one or more players to earn a point before he goes out of breath. The raider needs to chant "Kabaddi Kabaddi" in exhaling breath to show the referee that he has not inhaled. If the raider inhales before returning to his court, he will be declared out, and a point will be issued to the opposite team.
• A raider will also be declared out if he fails to touch a member of the opposite team. The tagged members will be declared out if they fail to stop the raider who tagged them.
• The defenders of the opposite team are not allowed to cross the center line and the raider is not allowed to touch the boundary line. There is a bonus line which gives bonus points to the raider if the raider succeeds in touching the bonus line.
• Whenever a player is declared out, the opposite team earns points. A team can gain a bonus of two points if the entire opposing team is declared out by the referee.
• The team with the highest points wins.