World Kabaddi Technical Commission chairman Dr Ishwar Angadi will serve as the Technical Delegate for the Kabaddi World Cup to be held in the West Midlands from 17-23 March 2025.
World Kabaddi secretary general S.T. Arasu will serve as the Tournament Director.
Twelve international Technical Officials have been appointed based in the recommendations made by the respective national kabaddi associations.
The appointed international Technical Officials are Sompal Singh and Charanjeet Singh (India), Ngome Ewane Herve (Cameroon), Amira Antar Yassin Ahmed Aly (Egypt), Ho Yan Yee (Hong Kong China), Wang Tzu Jen (Chinese Taipei), Perpetual Muthoni Mbutu (Kenya), Tayyab Gillani (Pakistan), Thuraisingam Mathan (Sri Lanka), Roberto Gabriel Sacchi (Argentina), Mogan Kumar Raju and Sivanesan Rengasami Naidu (Malaysia). Two more international Technical Officials will be appointed.
They will be supported by several Technical Officials to be appointed by the hosts – England Kabaddi Association.
This will be the second World Cup for Sompal, Charanjeet, Mogan and Sivanesan, who were also on duty at the inaugural World Cup in Melaka in 2019.
Both Gabriel and Tzu Jen are neutral officials, whose home nations are not participating in the World Cup this time.
A total of 48 matches will take place during the World Cup, that will see competitions for both men and women.
The World Cup will open with the men’s group round robin match between England and Cameroon in Wolverhampton. This will be followed by the women’s match between England and Tanzania.
KABADDI WORLD CUP SCHEDULE
17/3/2024 Wolverhampton
10am: Opening Ceremony
11am: Men A ENGLAND vs CAMEROON
12noon: Women X ENGLAND vs TANZANIA
1pm: Men B HONG KONG CHINA vs SCOTLAND
3pm: Men C INDIA vs TANZANIA
4pm: Women Y INDIA vs KENYA
5pm: Men C CHINA vs USA
6pm: Men B SRI LANKA vs EGYPT
7pm: Men A MALAYSIA vs POLAND
18/3/2024 Wolverhampton
10am: Women Y EGYPT vs  CAMEROON
11am: Men D GERMANY vs ITALY
12noon: Men A ENGLAND vs POLAND
1pm: Men A MALAYSIA vs CAMEROON
3pm: Men B SRI LANKA vs SCOTLAND
4pm: Men B HONG KONG CHINA vs EGYPT
5pm: Women X HONG KONG CHINA vs POLAND
6pm: Men D PAKISTAN vs KENYA
19/3/2024 Coventry
8.30am: Men A POLAND vs CAMEROON
9.30am: Women X ENGLAND vs POLAND
10.30am: Men D PAKISTAN vs ITALY
11.30am: Men D GERMANY vs KENYA
1pm: Men A ENGLAND vs MALAYSIA
2pm: Men C CHINA vs TANZANIA
3pm: Men C INDIA vs USA
4pm: Women Y INDIA vs CAMEROON
20/3/2024 Birmingham
10am: Women Y EGYPT vs KENYA
11am: Men B SCOTLAND vs EGYPT
12noon: Men D ITALY vs KENYA
1pm: Men C USA vs TANZANIA
3pm: Men C INDIA vs CHINA
4pm: Men D PAKISTAN vs GERMANY
5pm: Women X HONG KONG CHINA vs TANZANIA
6.00pm: Men B SRI LANKA vs HONG KONG CHINA
21/3/2024 Walsall
9.30am: Women X POLAND vs TANZANIA
10.30am: Women Y CAMEROON vs KENYA
11.30am: Women X ENGLAND vs HONG KONG CHINA
12.30pm: Women Y INDIA vs EGYPT
2.15pm: Men Men’s Quarter-final 1
3.30pm: Men Men’s Quarter-final 2
4.45pm: Men Men’s Quarter-final 3
6.00pm: Men Men’s Quarter-final 4
22/3/2024 Wolverhampton
12.00pm: Women Women’s Semi-final 1
1.15pm: Men Men’s Semi-final 1
2.30pm: Women Women’s Semi-final 2
3.45pm: Men Men’s Semi-final 2
23/2/2024 Wolverhampton
12.00pm: Women Women’s Third Placxing
1.15pm: Men Men’s Third Placing
2.30pm: Women Women’s Final
3.45pm: Men Men’s Final
4.30pm: Closing Ceremony & Trophy Presentation