Bangabandhu Cup 2021 (Kabaddi)

Bangabandhu Cup 2021
বঙ্গবন্ধু কাপ ২০২১

Tournament information
Dates	28 March–2 April 2021
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	5
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (1st Titles)
1st runners-up	Kenya
2nd runners-up	Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Best Raider	James Namaba
Best Catcher	Moinul Islam
Player of the Tournament	Tuhin Tarafder

The Bangabandhu Cup 2021 International Kabaddi Tournament is an International Kabaddi Tournament organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation in Bangladesh. This tournament will be conducted marking the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This tournament will also mark the return of International Kabaddi after being hit by global Corona Virus pandemic. The 1st season of Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi) this tournament will be commenced from 28th March to 2nd April 2021. The event will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 5 teams across several continents (Asia, Europe and Africa) are set to participate in the Bangabandu Kabaddi Cup.

Bangladesh won the first title in the inaugural tournament, defeating Kenya in the final. This was also Bangladesh's first ever international title in kabaddi.

Participating nations

No.	Team	Apps.
1	Bangladesh (Host)	1st
2	Nepal	1st
3	Kenya	1st
4	Poland	1st
5	Sri Lanka	1st

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

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners will advance to the Finals.
	Group runners-ups teams will advance to the Finals Qualifiers.

Points Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Bangladesh (H)	4	4	0	0	40	8	Qualification to finals
2	Sri Lanka	4	3	1	0	46	6	Qualification to final qualifier
3	Kenya	4	2	2	0	32	4
4	Nepal	4	1	3	0	-16	2
5	Poland	4	0	4	0	-102	0

Source: Kabaddi Adda
(H) Host

Matches

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Bangladesh 41–22 Poland Report

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28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 20:00 BST (UTC+6) Kenya 33–35 Sri Lanka Report

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29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Poland 16–45 Sri Lanka Report

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29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) 20:00 BST (UTC+6) Bangladesh 32–29 Kenya Report

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30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Kenya 52–19 Poland Report

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30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 20:00 BST (UTC+6) Bangladesh 35–19 Nepal Report

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31 March 2021 (2021-03-31) 10:30 BST (UTC+6) Poland 19–40 Nepal Report

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2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Bangladesh 33–31 Sri Lanka Report

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31 March 2021 (2021-03-31) 20:00 BST (UTC+6) Kenya 26–22 Nepal Report

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1 April 2021 (2021-04-01) 10:30 BST (UTC+6) Sri Lanka 45–28 Nepal Report

Knockout stage

	Final Qualifier				Final
					2 April 2021
					Bangladesh	34
	1 April 2021
					Kenya	28
	Sri Lanka	36
	Kenya	37

Final Qualifier

1 April 2021 (2021-04-01) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Sri Lanka 36–37 Kenya Report

Final

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 19:00 BST (UTC+6) Bangladesh 34–28 Kenya Report

Broadcasting

T Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament.

Television

Countries	TV
Bangladesh	T Sports

External links

• Bangabandhu Kabaddi Cup 2021 in Kabaddi Adda