The most awaited event of the year is near the corner and we can’t control our excitement already. The Kabaddi World Cup 2016 is set to again bring the excitement levels to peak with the amazing sport. Kabaddi is one sport where India has never lost a game and why would we? After all it is a game originated in India. The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup being organized by International Kabaddi Federation is set to take the format for international Kabaddi to a whole new level with participating countries from 12 countries across the world. The participating countries are: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, Argentina and United States. Kabaddi World Cup 2016 will be a standard style tournament in the Round-robin and knockout format. Hosted by India, the matches have been scheduled at Trans Stadia, Ahmedabad and the complete list of the time, date, venue and teams have been declared.
The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup logo, The Asiatic Lion, unveiled by Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, symbolizes the ferocity of a Kabaddi defender and the agility of a raider. Following is the complete Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Schedule, time table, groups and fixtures.
| MATCH | DATE | TIME (IST) | FIXTURE |
| Match 1 | 7 October 2016 | 20:00 | India Vs South Korea |
| Match 2 | 7 October 2016 | 21:00 | United States Vs Iran |
| Match 3 | 8 October 2016 | 19:00 | England Vs Bangladesh |
| Match 4 | 8 October 2016 | 20:00 | Poland Vs Kenya |
| Match 5 | 8 October 2016 | 21:00 | India Vs Australia |
| Match 6 | 9 October 2016 | 19:00 | South Korea Vs Argentina |
| Match 7 | 9 October 2016 | 20:00 | United States Vs Japan |
| Match 8 | 9 October 2016 | 21:00 | Thailand Vs Iran |
| Match 9 | 10 October 2016 | 20:00 | England Vs Australia |
| Match 10 | 10 October 2016 | 21:00 | Thailand Vs Poland |
| Match 11 | 11 October 2016 | 20:00 | Iran Vs Kenya |
| Match 12 | 11 October 2016 | 21:00 | India Vs Bangladesh |
| Match 13 | 12 October 2016 | 20:00 | Poland Vs Japan |
| Match 14 | 12 October 2016 | 21:00 | Australia Vs Argentina |
| Match 15 | 13 October 2016 | 20:00 | Thailand Vs Kenya |
| Match 16 | 13 October 2016 | 21:00 | Bangladesh Vs South Korea |
| Match 17 | 14 October 2016 | 20:00 | England Vs Argentina |
| Match 18 | 14 October 2016 | 21:00 | United States Vs Poland |
| Match 19 | 15 October 2016 | 19:00 | South Korea Vs Australia |
| Match 20 | 15 October 2016 | 20:00 | Iran Vs Japan |
| Match 21 | 15 October 2016 | 21:00 | India Vs Argentina |
| Match 22 | 16 October 2016 | 19:00 | Thailand Vs United States |
| Match 23 | 16 October 2016 | 20:00 | South Korea Vs England |
| Match 24 | 16 October 2016 | 21:00 | Japan Vs Kenya |
| Match 25 | 17 October 2016 | 20:00 | Poland Vs Iran |
| Match 26 | 17 October 2016 | 21:00 | Australia Vs Bangladesh |
| Match 27 | 18 October 2016 | 20:00 | United States Vs Kenya |
| Match 28 | 18 October 2016 | 21:00 | India Vs England |
| Match 29 | 19 October 2016 | 20:00 | Bangladesh Vs Argentina |
| Match 30 | 19 October 2016 | 21:00 | Thailand Vs Japan |
| Match 31 | 21 October 2016 | 20:00 | Semi-Final 1 |
| Match 32 | 21 October 2016 | 21:00 | Semi-Final 2 |
| Match 33 | 22 October 2016 | 21:00 | Final |
