India dominates the World Cup championships in two Kabaddi styles: the circle style, also known as the Punjabi style, and the standard style. Both styles have men’s and women’s international teams competing internationally.
The Punjab government started the Circle-Style Kabaddi World Cup in 2010. Since then, the Punjab government has hosted seven world cups until 2020, and India has won six of them as the Circle-Style World Champion.
The State of Pakistan hosted the last tournament in Lahore, which the Pakistan Kabaddi team won.
Circle Style Kabaddi World Cup Winners List
Men’s Kabaddi Team
| Year | Hosted | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
| 2010 | Punjab | India | 58-24 | Pakistan |
| 2011 | Punjab | India | 59-25 | Canada |
| 2012 | Punjab | India | 59-22 | Pakistan |
| 2013 | Punjab | India | 48-39 | Pakistan |
| 2014 | Punjab | India | 45-42 | Pakistan |
| 2016 | Punjab | India | 62-20 | England |
| 2020 | Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | 43-41 | India |
Women’s Kabaddi Team
| Year | Hosted | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
| 2012 | Punjab | India | 49-21 | New Zealand |
| 2013 | Punjab | India | 36-27 | New Zealand |
| 2014 | Punjab | India | 45-10 | USA |
Standard Style Kabaddi
The International Kabaddi Federation conducted the first Standard Style in 2004. India won the men’s World Cup in this format in 2004, and the women’s team won it in 2012.
There are five teams, which are divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group compete in the final match.
Standard Style Kabaddi World Cup Winners List
Men’s Team
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
| 2004 | Mumbai | India | 55-27 | Iran |
| 2007 | Panvel | india | 29-19 | Iran |
| 2016 | Ahmedabad | India | 38-29 | Iran |
Women’s Team
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
| 2012 | Patna | India | 25-19 | Iran |
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FAQs on Kabaddi World Cup
Ans– The first match, held in Mumbai in 2004, featured national teams from Asia, Europe, and North America.
Ans- The UK will host the first match in 2025.
Ans- India has won the most matches.
Circle style: India has won six out of seven Kabaddi World Cups.
Standard style: India has won three men’s and one women’s Kabaddi World Cup.
Ans- Anup Kumar is known as the God of Kabaddi.
Ans- The prize money is ₹6.67 crore.
