South Korea national kabaddi team
 Flag of Republic of South Korea | |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Region | Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) |
| Captain | doan kang lee |
| Affiliation(s) | International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) |
The South Korea national kabaddi team (also known as Republic of Korea national kabaddi team)[1] represents South Korea in international kabaddi competitions.
Kabaddi is a growing sport in South Korea. South Korea national team is ranked 3rd in the world.[citation needed]
In 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, South Korea finished at 3rd place losing to Iran in the semi-finals. South Korea was the only team to beat eventual winner India in the entire tournament.[citation needed]
South Korea was also invited to participate in 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters, being one of the top 4 Kabaddi nations in the world.[citation needed]
South Korea has also defeated India at the 2018 Asian Games which was their first defeat at the tournament. They also bagged their first silver medal.[citation needed]
Team
| Name | Role | Franchise |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jang-kun | Raider | Patna Pirates |
| Lee Dong-geon | Raider | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Shin Cheol-gyu | Raider | - |
| Park Hyun-il | All rounder | Patna Pirates |
| Lee Jae-min | Defender | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Kim Dong-gyu | Defender | - |
| Lee Jae-cheol | Defender | - |
| Ko Young-chang | Defender | U Mumba |
| Hong Dong-ju | All Rounder | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Park Chan-sik | All Rounder | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Kim Gyung-tae | All Rounder | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Kim Seong-ryeol | All Rounder | UP Yoddha |
| Eom Tae-deok | All Rounder | Patna Pirates |
| Kim Tae-beom | All Rounder | - |
| Ok Yong-joo | All Rounder | - |
Tournament records
Asian Games
Men's team
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1990 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | |||
| Japan 1994 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Thailand 1998 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| South Korea 2002 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Qatar 2006 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| China 2010 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 92 | -53 |
| South Korea 2014 | Bronze medal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 126 | +3 |
| Indonesia 2018 | Silver medal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 134 | +56 |
| Total | 3/8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 358 | 352 | +6 |
World Cup
Men's Team
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| India 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| India 2016 | Bronze medal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
References
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