A dozen of international teams in men section and eight in the women section are all set to lock their horns for the coveted title in the fourth edition of the Kabaddi World Cup (WCK-2013), staring from November 30 till December 14.
The booty for the women title in WCK-2013 has been raised four times as compare to the first edition with the winning team taking home Rs1 crore, while the second position holder team would get Rs51 lakh, and third position holder team would be given Rs25 lakh.
In the men’s section, it would remain the same as Rs2 crore to the winning team. Second and third position holder teams would take home the cash prize of Rs1 crore and Rs51 lakh respectively.
Teams from India, Pakistan, Iran, England, Spain, Denmark, Scotland, USA, Canada, Argentina, Sierra leon and Kenya would participate in men’s section, whereas in women’s section, teams from India, Pakistan, England, Denmark, USA, Mexico, Kenya and New Zealand would participate.
The opening ceremony of the event will be held at Bathinda multipurpose stadium on November 30, whereas final of men section and closing ceremony will take place at ludhiana’s Guru Nanak Stadium on December 14.
The semi-final matches of both sections would be held at Bathinda on December 11, while the matches for the third and fourth places of both sections and women finals would be held at Jalandhar on December 13.
The league matches will be played at Patiala, Chohla Sahib, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Doda, Amritsar, Jalalabad, Sangrur, Roopnagar and Mansa.
To facilitate the public, the match venue have been scattered over 13 places throughout the State. The semi-finals, finals, opening and closing ceremonies and matches at Bathinda, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Patiala and ludhiana would be conducted under floodlights.