With the last-minute withdrawal of Norway, nine teams competed for the Prize Money Pearls World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 hosted by the Punjab Government at different venues of the state from 3 to 12 April.

Hosts India were placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan were in Pool B. India United States Australia Italy Iran Pakistan United Kingdom Spain Canada Nine teams competed in the tournament consisting of two rounds.

[2] The venues were as follows: The winning team received a cash award of ₹1 crore besides a glittering rolling trophy.

[5] [6] India won the Kabaddi World Cup by defeating Pakistan in an interesting match on 12 April 2010 at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana and won ₹1 Crore as a Prize money and a glittering Golden World Cup Trophy.

Mr. Parkash Singh Badal was heard to pay ₹5,000 to each player for every point but in the end this amount was reduced to ₹2,000.