Bangabandhu Cup 2023 (Kabaddi)

Bangabandhu Cup 2023
বঙ্গবন্ধু কাপ ২০২৩

Tournament information
Dates	13–21 March 2023
Format	Standard style
Tournament format(s)	Single Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Bangladesh
Venue(s)	Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium, Paltan, Dhaka
Participants	12
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (3rd Titles)
1st runners-up	Chinese Taipei
2nd runners-up	Thailand  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Best Raider	Mijanur Rahman
Best Catcher	Tuhin Tarafder
Player of the Tournament	Mijanur Rahman

The Bangabandhu Cup 2023 International Kabaddi Tournament is an International Kabaddi Tournament organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation in Bangladesh. The third season of Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi) this tournament will be commenced from 13th to 21st March 2023. The event will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 12 teams across several continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America) are set to participate in the Bangabandu Kabaddi Cup.^[1][2][3][4]

Bangladesh are the previous champions of the Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi). They won the title for the 2nd time in 2022, defeating Kenya in the final.

Participating nations

No.	Team	Apps.
1	Bangladesh (Host)	3rd
2	Argentina	1st
3	Chinese Taipei	1st
4	England	2nd
5	Iraq	2nd
6	Indonesia	2nd
7	Malaysia	2nd
8	Nepal	3rd
9	Kenya	3rd
10	Poland	2nd
11	Thailand	1st
12	Sri Lanka	3rd

Venues

All times are local, BST (UTC+6:00).

The all games were played at the following venues. Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium, Paltan, Dhaka.

Dhaka	Dhaka
Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Group stage

Group A	Group B
Bangladesh(H)  Argentina  Poland  Iraq  England    Nepal	Chinese Taipei  Indonesia  Kenya  Sri Lanka  Thailand  Malaysia

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners & runners-ups teams will advance to the Knockout-stage.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Bangladesh (H)	5	5	0	0	139	10	Qualification to semi finals
2	Iraq	5	4	1	0	29	8
3	Nepal	5	3	2	0	46	6
4	England	5	2	3	0	-47	4
5	Poland	5	1	4	0	28	2
6	Argentina	5	0	5	0	-167	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

13 March 2023 16:30 Bangladesh  50–22  Poland Match 1

13 March 2023 17:30 Iraq  56–28  Argentina Match 3

14 March 2023 17:00 Bangladesh  72–23  Argentina Match 6

14 March 2023 18:00 Iraq  49–48    Nepal Match 7

14 March 2023 17:00 England  38–35  Poland Match 8

15 March 2023 15:00 Nepal    39–24  England Match 9

15 March 2023 16:00 Iraq  38–31  Poland Match 10

16 March 2023 16:00 Bangladesh  40–24    Nepal Match 16

17 March 2023 14:00 Bangladesh  55–27  England Match 18

17 March 2023 16:00 Argentina  28–62    Nepal March 20

18 March 2023 16:00 Bangladesh  49–33  Iraq Match 24

18 March 2023 17:00 England  41–37  Argentina March 25

18 March 2023 18:00 Nepal    49–35 Poland  Match 26

19 March 2023 15:00 Iraq  47–36  England Match 27

19 March 2023 16:00 Poland  86–34  Argentina Match 28

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Chinese Taipei	5	4	1	0	76	8	Qualification to semi finals
2	Thailand	5	4	1	0	61	8
3	Kenya	5	3	2	0	61	6
4	Sri Lanka	5	3	2	0	37	6
5	Indonesia	5	1	4	0	-90	2
6	Malaysia	5	0	5	0	-167	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

13 March 2023 18:30 Kenya  40–45  Chinese Taipei Match 2

14 March 2023 15:00 Malaysia  23–36  Indonesia Match 4

14 March 2023 16:00 Sri Lanka  32–36  Thailand Match 5

15 March 2023 17:00 Kenya  42–47  Thailand Match 11

15 March 2023 18:00 Indonesia  22–38  Chinese Taipei Match 12

15 March 2023 19:00 Sri Lanka  45–26  Malaysia Match 13

16 March 2023 14:00 Malaysia  24–59  Thailand Match 14

16 March 2023 15:00 Kenya  65–33  Indonesia [Match 15]

16 March 2023 17:00 Sri Lanka  41–39  Chinese Taipei Match 17

17 March 2023 15:00 Kenya  81–26  Malaysia Match 19

17 March 2023 17:00 Thailand  28–40  Chinese Taipei March 21

17 March 2023 18:00 Sri Lanka  47–21  Indonesia Match 22

18 March 2023 15:00 Malaysia  34–79  Chinese Taipei Match 23

19 March 2023 17:00 Indonesia  26–55  Thailand Match 29

19 March 2023 18:00 Kenya  40–34  Sri Lanka Match 30

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Bangladesh	45
	B2	Thailand	26
						SF1	Bangladesh	42
						SF2	Chinese Taipei	28
	B1	Chinese Taipei	52
	A2	Iraq	44

Semi-Finals

20 March 2023 17:00 Bangladesh  45–26  Thailand SF 1

20 March 2023 18:00 Chinese Taipei  52–44  Iraq SF 2

Final

21 March 2023 17:00 Bangladesh  42–28  Chinese Taipei Final Match

Broadcasting

T Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament. And, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation will broadcast all matches on YouTube & Facebook .

Television

Countries	TV	Streaming
Bangladesh	T Sports	Toffee

References

1. "Bangabandhu Cup 2023 to kick off from March 11". Khel Now. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "Bangabandhu Cup Int'l Kabaddi to be held next year". Daily Sun. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
3. "Bangabandhu Cup Kabaddi: Bangladesh, Argentina and England in same group".
4. "Bangladesh crowned the Bangabandhu Cup Int'l Kabaddi".