Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023, HIGHLIGHTS: India dominates Chinese Taipei, South Korea

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India defeats Chinese Taipei 53-19 in its second match. Earlier, India dominated over South Korea 76-13.

Chen Zheng is unable to make through the tough Indian defence.

Chang Chia is caught by the Indian defenders which is followed by another Chinese Taipei all-out.

Sachin touches Wang Lun and only two players remain in the Chinese Taipei side.

Tsai Chung is tackled from all sides as he almost reaches the line but is unable to make it.

Sachin gets yet another point for India.

Tsai is kept behind thanks to the Indians strong ankle hold.

Chang Chia can’t make it out of the raid and Chinese Taipei gets its third all-out

With his speedy attacks, Sachin gets away yet again.

Sachin is uncatchable as he fails to get caught by the Chinese Taipei defenders.

Aslam gets a bonus followed by a fierce tackle by the Indians.

Lin I fails to make it count as he ensures Chinese Taipei get their second all-out.

It’s Pawan for India and he gets two on his way with a quick raid.

Aslam gets one after he gets a touch in the left corner

Pawan is stopped and will have to step out.

Huang Tzu fails to make it count in a do-or-die raid.

Pawan gets going and makes it look easy.

Arjun gets trapped in the Chinese Taipei tackle.

A low scoring first-half as the teams seem to be cautious in their approach. However, India holds a slight advantage.

Tsai Chung fails to make it through in the do-or-die raid, thanks to India’s strong tackles.

Naveen seems to be in pain as he crouches to the floor. He is substituted with Aslam.

Arjun touches Chang Chia with a back kick as India leads by 10 points.

Nitin tries to stop a Chinese Taipei player but fails to do so after receiving no help from his fellow teammates.

India inflicts first all-out for Chinese Taipei as Pawan gets two.

Naveen inflicts damage on the Chinese Taipei team.

Chang Chia’s do-or die raid is unsuccessful

Chinese Taipei fails to make it count in a do-or-die raid, however, they super tackle Naveen to get two points and close the gap

Pawan tries to get Chang Chia to get out but fails to do so.

Pawan stops a Chinese Taipei player

Pawan gets a bonus plus one for India.

The Indian captain earns a point as India starts with a point lead.

Chen Zheng fails to make a mark for Taipei

Players of both teams have entered the court with the anthems of the countries being played.

Japan defeats Hong Kong 85-11.

Japan 35-4 Hong Kong at the end of the first half

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Iran defeated Chinese Taipei 52-27 in the opening match of the competition.

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Two points for Korea after scoring a bonus point and touching Vishal.

Another all-out for Korea as 2:30 minutes to go for the match to end.

It’s a do-or-die raid for India and Sachin does it for India

Vishal’s ankle hold leaves the Korean player stranded in the Indian half.

India secures fifth all-out, which means a total of 15 points received due to all-out.

Korean player given a green card.

India leads by 50 points over Korea. It’s almost impossible for Korea to make a comeback.

Sachin goes for a two point raid and is successful in coming out.

Koreans are helpless against India as they get their fourth all-out against India.

Mohit gets away with his speedy raid as Indians close to 50.

Aslam gets India a bonus point

A two touch for the Koreans, their first time in the match.

After the Koreans get a point, Aslam fails to get points.

India strikes at the start of second-half.

During the five minute break, the song Kokkarakko from the Kollywood movie ‘Ghilli’ , a movie on a local Tamil Nadu kabaddi player, is played.

A completely dominating performance by the Indians, who got outsmarted only four times in the first-half.

India leads by 36 points against Korea at the end of first-half.

While the Koreans manage a bonus point, they are soon struck with the third all-out.

Pawan Sehrawat lands a penultimate blow for Korea as they near their third all-out.

Do or die raid for India and Aslam gets it done for India.

India leads by more than 26 points as they ensure Korea is given its second all-out

Aslam Inamdar stops a Korean raider by locking his leg and India leads by more than 20 points.

Arjun gets one as India leads by 19 points.

India gets its first all-out vs Korea and gains three points in that process.

Naveen gets an attack point and Korea are in despair.

Korea gain another point by successfully raiding.

Korea finally gets a point after ensuring the Indian doesnt get a chance to touch the line by pushing him out.

India leads 9-0 after gaining consecutive points.

India takes early lead in the first half with aggressive tackle and taking the initiative to raid.

The players are introduced after the anthems of the countries.

Both teams enter the court. The tune used to welcome the teams is from ‘Ghilli’, a Kollywood movie on a local kabaddi player.

Indian kabaddi Team:

Arjun Deshwal, Naveen Kumar, Sachin, Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Nitin Rawal, Nitesh Kumar, Surjeet Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Pawan Sehrawat

Stand-by players:

Vijay Malik, Shubham Shinde

Coaches:

Ashan Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar

Manager:

Bhaskaran Edachery

As the championship made a comeback after 12 years, India claimed its seventh title, beating Pakistan in the final. Iran and South Korea settled for the joint third place.

India has been the most successful men’s team in the Asian Kabaddi Championship, winning seven titles in eight editions. Iran is the only other country that won the tournament in 2003 held in Kangar, Malaysia.

Defending champion India - the most successful side at the Asian Kabaddi Championship - will begin its campaign on June 27 when it takes on host South Korea in Busnan, the host city of the championship. In the day’s second game, India will be up against Chinese Taipei at 12:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).

India won the continental championship seven times in eight editions. Iran won it in the 2003 edition held in Kangar, Malaysia.

The four-day event marks the return of the Asian championship after a gap of six years. The previous iteration was held in Gorgan, Iran, in 2017 when India came out as eventual champions beating Pakistan 32-26 in the final.

The tournament will be played in a single-legged round-robin format with the top two teams meeting in the final on June 30.

• India
• Korea
• Iran
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• Japan

Live streaming of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 will be available on the tournament’s official Youtube channel in India. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India.