Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2010 is the first time ever international event being organised in respect to Punjab's traditional game Kabaddi.
Teams
With the last-minute withdrawal of Norway, nine team will now compete for the Prize Money Pearls World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 being hosted by the Punjab Government at different venues of the state from April 3 to 12. A fabulous prize money of Rs 2.2 crore is a stake in the 11-day sports meet.
Pools
Announcing the draw, Organising Secretary Pargat Singh said that the teams have been divided into two pools. Hosts India have been placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan are in Pool B.
Nine teams will compete in tournament consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams are divided into two pools of five and four teams, and play will follow round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once.
Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in each pool will advance to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final[1].
Venues
World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 is to be held at various districts of Punjab from April 3 to April 12, 2010[2]. The venues are as follows:
Prize Money
The winning team will receive a cash award of Rs one crore besides a glittering rolling trophy. Runners-up will take Rs 51 lakh and third place winners Rs 21 lakh.
The fourth position will be worth Rs 10 lakh. Besides, individual awards (tractors) and other prizes will also be given among the winners. Each team will also get a sum of Rs 5 lakh as appearance money[3].
Schedule
All matches' timings are according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).
Group Stage
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 10 April – Sports Stadium, Bathinda | | |
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| 12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
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| 10 April – Sports Stadium, Bathinda |
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| 12 April – Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
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Semi Finals
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Third Place Play off
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Final
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Broadcasting Rights
India: Punjab Television Channel (PTC) has the broadcasting rights in India[4].
With Rs 60 million in sponsorship money in their kitty, a buoyant World Cup Kabaddi Punjab Thursday announced the India team for the nine-country tourney.
The tournament has been named Parle's Cup WCKP tournament, as Parle-G is the main sponsor and has given Rs 10 million in sponsorship money, Sikander Singh Maluka, vice-chairman of WCKP told SportzPower.
Maluka said that Omex and Trident are the other two big sponsors and will chip in Rs 2.5 million each, followed by other smaller sponsors, “some giving five lakh (Rs 500,000), some 10 (Rs 1 million)”.
Maluka said that this is for the first time that a major kabaddi tournament had found sponsors, and they have raised Rs 30 million, and since the deal with the government of Punjab was to give as much as WCKP could raise themselves, the government will give another Rs 30 million, taking the total to Rs 60 million[5].
References
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