World kabaddi

Asian Games:

Kabaddi has been played at the Asian Games since 1990. The Indian team has won all 7 Gold medals. The next most successful team is Bangladesh, which has won 3 silver medals.

Asia Kabaddi Cup:

The Asia Kabaddi Cup has been held twice in consecutive years. The Inaugural tournament was held in the year 2011 in Iran. In 2012, the Asia Kabaddi Cup was held in Lahore, Punjabfrom 1 to 5 November. In 2012 ASIA Kabaddi Cup held in Lahore, Pakistan won against India with a technical win after Indian team forfeited the match following a dispute.

Kabaddi World Cup:

Kabaddi World Cup was first played in 2004, then in 2007 and then annually from 2010 onwards. A circle format is followed from 2010 World Cup onwards. India is the unbeaten champion winning every edition held so far.

Women's World Cup

The first Women's Kabaddi World Cup was held in Patna, India in 2012. India won the championship, defeating Iran in the finals. India retained the title in 2013, defeating debutants New Zealand in the finals.

Pro Kabaddi League

The Pro Kabaddi League was formed in 2014 - in India - based on the popular cricket tournament, Indian Premier League. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2014, starting on 26 July 2014, with eight franchises based at eight different cities in India, consisting of players from around the world. The teams in the competition are Jaipur Pink Panthers based at Jaipur, U Mumba based at Mumbai, Bengaluru Bulls based at Bengaluru, Dabang Delhi based at Delhi, Puneri Paltan based at Pune,Telugu Titans based at Hyderabad, Bengal Warriors based at Kolkata and Patna Pirates based at Patna. The broadcast rights were purchased by the Star Sports Network.This has been clicked and has been enjoyed by various people across India.Jasvir Singh (Jaipur pink panthers),Anup Kumar(U Mumba),Manjeet Chhillar(Bengaluru Bulls),Kashiling Adake(Dabang Delhi),Wasir Singh (Puneri Patlan),Miraj Shekyh(Telugu Titans),Jang Kun Lee(Bengal Warriors),Sandeep Narwal(Patna Pirates) are the captains.Jaipur Pink Panthers has won the season 1 (2014) and season 2 by U Mumba(2015)

UK Kabaddi Cup

Kabaddi received major recognition in the United Kingdom during the 2013 UK Kabaddi Cup. It featured the national Kabaddi teams from India, England, Pakistan, USA, Canada and a local club team sponsored by SGPC. The UK Kabaddi Cup hosts the Punjab Circle Style of Kabaddi.

World Kabaddi League:

World Kabaddi League was formed in 2014. The league includes eight teams from four countries – Canada, England, Pakistan & USA – and plays the Punjabi Circle Style of Kabaddi.Many teams are owned or part owned by Bollywood actors & actresses, including – Akshay Kumar (Khalsa Warriors), Rajat Bedi & Monty Sikka (Punjab Thunder), Sonakshi Sinha (United Singhs) and Yo Yo Honey Singh (Yo Yo Tigers). The inaugural league season was played from August 2014 to December 2014.United Singhs (Birmingham, England) won the finals defeating Khalsa Warriors (London, England) in the first season.