Roll Ball World Cup
The Roll Ball World Cup is an international men's and women's international roll ball tournament organized by the International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF).
| 2011–present | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various |
| Month played | Various |
| Established | 2011 |
| Format | Group stage followed by knockout |
| Current champion | |
| India | |
Summary
2011 World Cup
The first Roll Ball World Cup was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune in Maharashtra state of the Republic of India. This was held from 17 April 2011 to 22 April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.[1]
2013 World Cup
The second World Cup was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 3 to 6 October 2013. It was won by India by defeating the inaugural champions Iran in the final.[2]
2015 World Cup
The hosts India won the third Roll Ball World Cup by beating Iran by 6–4 in the final. It was held in Pune in Balewadi Stadium.
2017 World Cup
The host was Bangladesh and the venue was Dhaka. In the men's category India defeated Iran by 8–7 while the women defeated the same opponent by 6–4.[3]
Results
- Teams :
- 2011 - 16 men
- 2013 - 10 men + 3 women
- 2015 - 27 men + 11 women - 14 to 20 December
- 2017 - 38 men + 27 women - 17 to 23 February
Medal table
References
- Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Matches
- 2nd Roll Ball World Cup 2013
- "Double delights as Indian men, women win 4th Roll Ball World Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- "Roll Ball World Cup: India triumphant, successfully defend the accolades". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2017.