The Kabaddi World Cup 2025 is set to begin in England this evening. The Indian Men’s team will start their campaign against Italy at Wolverhampton. 

 

The match will begin at 5:30 PM IST. The competition will span seven days with over 60 matches, taking place in Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall, and Wolverhampton – in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. 

 

The men’s competition will start with 10 teams split into two equal groups – A and B. India will compete in Group B along with Italy, Scotland, Wales and China. 

 

On the other hand, women’s competition will be among six-teams with two groups – D and E. India will compete in Group D along with Wales and Poland. 

 

This is the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup being hosted by World Kabaddi. At the inaugural edition hosted by Malaysia in 2019, India won both the men’s and women’s crowns. 

 

Also, this is first time the Kabaddi World Cup has been hosted outside of Asia. 

 

Moreover, this Kabaddi World Cup is different from the one hosted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), whose all editions have been hosted in India.