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The inaugural Kho Kho World Cup will run for a week, starting on January 13 with the final on January 19.
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 (X)
India will host the first-ever Kho Kho World Cup, starting on Monday (January 13) and the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The tournament will run for the entire week with the final on Sunday (January 19).
39 men’s and women’s teams from six continents met each other at the venue for media interactions and dress rehearsals. Matches for both men’s and women’s divisions will run simultaneously at the venue, with 20 countries participating in the men’s division, while 19 teams will feature in the women’s division.
India’s men’s team will compete against heavyweights Nepal to start their campaign on Monday while the women’s team will kick off its season against South Korea on January 14. Below, we have collected all the information you need to know about the tournament in one place.
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Groups And Teams
Men’s division
Group A: India, Nepal, Peru, Brazil, Bhutan
Group B: South Africa, Ghana, Argentina, Netherlands, Iran
Group C: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, USA, Poland
Group D: England, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya
Women’s division
Group A: India, South Korea, Iran, Malaysia
Group B: England, Australia, Kenya, Uganda, Netherlands
Group C: Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Bangladesh
Group D: South Africa, Poland, Peru, Indonesia, New Zealand
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Format
The Kho Kho World Cup 2025’s group stages will be played in a round-robin format. Every team in the groups will play each of the other teams once. In the end, the top two teams from each group will go ahead.
The playoffs will run in three stages: the quarter-finals between the top-eight teams, the semi-finals and the final. The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be knockout matches. There won’t be a match to decide the third place.
Kho Kho World Cup 2025: India Squads
Indian men’s Kho Kho team: Pratik Waikar (captain), Prabani Sabar, Mehul, Sachin Bhargo, Suyash Gargate, Ramji Kashyap, Siva Pothir Reddy, Aditya Ganpule, Gowtham M.K., Nikhil B, Akash Kumar, Subramani V., Suman Barman, Aniket Pote, S. Rokeson Singh. Standby: Akshay Bangare, Rajvardhan Shankar Patil, Vishwanath Janakiram.
Indian women’s Kho Kho team: Priyanka Ingle (captain), Ashwini Shinde, Reshma Rathore, Bhilar Devjibhai, Nirmala Bhati, Neeta Devi, Chaithra R., Subhashree Sing, Magai Majhi, Anshu Kumari, Vaishnavi Bajrang, Nasreen Shaikh, Meenu, Monika, Nazia Bibi. Standby: Sampada More, Ritika Siloriya, Priyanka Bhopi.
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Full Schedule
(All Timings Are In Indian Standard Time)
Men’s Division
January 13, Monday
India vs Nepal (Group A) – 8:30 PM
January 14, Tuesday
South Africa vs Ghana (Group B) – 10:30 AM
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Group C) – 11:15 AM
England vs Germany (Group D) – 11.15 AM
Ghana vs Netherlands (Group B) – 11.15 AM
Peru vs Bhutan (Group A) – 12:30 PM
Argentina vs Iran (Group B) – 1:00 PM
South Korea vs Poland (Group C) – 2.45 PM
Malaysia vs Kenya (Group D) – 4:00 PM
South Africa vs Netherlands (Group B) – 4:30 PM
Bangladesh vs USA (Group C) – 5.15 PM
England vs Australia (Group D) – 6.30 PM
Nepal vs Peru (Group A) – 6.30 PM
Ghana vs Argentina (Group B) – 7.45 PM
India vs Brazil (Group A) – 8:15 PM
January 15, Wednesday
Sri Lanka vs USA (Group C) – 10:30 AM
Australia vs Kenya (Group D) – 11:00 AM
Ghana vs Netherlands (B) – 11.15 AM
England vs Malaysia (Group D) – 3:15 PM
India vs Peru (Group A) – 8:15 PM
Nepal vs Brazil (Group A) – 11.15 AM
Germany vs Australia (Group D) – 10.00 AM
Bangladesh vs South Korea (Group C) – 12.30 PM
South Africa vs Argentina (Group B) 2.45 PM
Brazil vs Bhutan (Group A) – 5.15 PM
Netherlands vs Iran (Group B) – 5.15 PM
Sri Lanka vs South Korea (Group C) – 7.45 PM
January 16, Thursday
Nepal vs Bhutan (Group A) – 9:15 AM
Germany vs Kenya (Group D) – 10:30 AM
South Korea vs USA (Group C) – 3:15 PM
Bangladesh vs Poland (Group C) – 5.45 PM
India vs Bhutan (Group A) – 8:15 PM
Ghana vs Iran (Group B) – 8.45 AM
Peru vs Brazil (Group A) – 11.15 AM
Sri Lanka vs Poland (Group C) – 10.00 AM
Malaysia vs Australia (Group D) – 12.30 PM
January 17, Friday
Quarter-finals – 11:45 AM onwards
January 18, Saturday
Semi-finals – 5:45 PM onwards
January 19, Sunday
Final – 8:15 PM
Women’s Divison
January 14, Tuesday
England vs Australia (Group B) – 11:45 AM
Nepal vs Bhutan (Group C) – 10:00 AM
South Africa vs New Zealand (Group D) – 10:00 AM
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Group C) – 12:30 PM
Kenya vs Netherlands (Group B) – 3:15 PM
England vs Uganda (Group B) – 5:45 PM
India vs South Korea (Group A) – 7:00 PM
South Africa vs Peru (Group D) – 5:15 PM
Nepal vs Germany (Group C) – 4:00 PM
Iran vs Malaysia (Group A) – 7:45 PM
January 15, Wednesday
Australia vs Uganda (Group B) – 10:00 AM
England vs Kenya (Group B) – 12:30 PM
Uganda vs Netherlands (Group B) – 4:00 PM
Nepal vs Sri Lanka (Group C) – 2:45 PM
Germany vs Bangladesh (Group C) – 6:30 PM
Peru vs Indonesia (Group D) – 6:30 PM
Malaysia vs South Korea (Group A) – 7:45 PM
Uganda vs Netherlands (Group B) – 4:00 PM
Bhutan vs Germany (Group C) – 11:45 AM
New Zealand vs Peru (Group D) – 1:00 PM
South Africa vs Poland (Group D) – 4:30 PM
India vs Iran (Group A) – 7:00 PM
January 16, Thursday
Bhutan vs Bangladesh (Group C) – 8:45 AM
Kenya vs Uganda (Group B) – 11:15 AM
New Zealand vs Indonesia (Group D) – 11:45 AM
Nepal vs Bangladesh (Group C) – 4:30 PM
Sri Lanka vs Germany (Group C) – 1:00 PM
India vs Malaysia (Group A) – 7:00 PM
South Africa vs Indonesia (Group D) – 6:30 PM
Bhutan vs Sri Lanka (Group C) – 7:45 PM
Iran vs South Korea (Group A) – 4:00 PM
Poland vs Peru (Group D) – 12:30 PM
Australia vs Netherlands (Group B) – 10:00 AM
England vs Netherlands (Group B) – 4:00 PM
Australia vs Kenya (Group B) – 5:15 PM
New Zealand vs Poland (Group D) – 6:30 PM
January 17, Friday
Quarter-finals – 10:30 AM onwards
January 18, Saturday
Semi-finals – 4:30 PM onwards
January 19, Sunday
Final – 7:00 PM
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 – Where To Watch
Fans in India can watch the live television broadcast of all Kho Kho World Cup 2025 matches on Star Sports Network and DD Sports. In addition, Disney+ Hotstar app and website will livestream the matches for digital users.