Roll Ball World Cup
2011present
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedVarious
Established2011
FormatGroup stage followed by knockout
Current champion
Kenya (men)
Kenya (women)

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).

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]

2019 World Cup

The host was India and the venue was Chennai. In the men's category final India defeated Kenya by 9–3 while Kenya women's team triumphed against India women's team by 2–1.[4]

2023 World Cup

The host was India and the venue was Pune.[5] In the men's category final Kenya defeated India by 7–4[6] while in the women's category final Kenya defeated Egypt by 5–0.[7]

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

Men

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
India
Pune
Denmark
Denmark
15–1 India
India
Belarus
Belarus
15–1 Nepal
Nepal
2013
Kenya
Nairobi
India
India
9–6 Iran
Iran
Denmark
Denmark
4–3 Kenya
Kenya
2015
India
Pune
India
India
6–4 Iran
Iran
Latvia
Latvia
7–4 Kenya
Kenya
2017
Bangladesh
Dhaka
India
India
8–7 Iran
Iran
Kenya
Kenya
7–1 Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2019
India
Chennai
India
India
9–3 Kenya
Kenya
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
7–2 Senegal
Senegal
2023
India
Pune
Kenya
Kenya
7–4 India
India
Senegal
Senegal
8–5 Latvia
Latvia

Women

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
India
Pune
No women tournament
2013
Kenya
Nairobi
India
India
10–1 Kenya
Kenya
Nepal
Nepal
2015
India
Pune
Kenya
Kenya
2–1 India
India
Iran
Iran
1–0 Uganda
Uganda
2017
Bangladesh
Dhaka
India
India
6–4 Iran
Iran
Kenya
Kenya
8–1 Senegal
Senegal
2019
India
Chennai
Kenya
Kenya
2–1 India
India
Egypt
Egypt
3–2 Nepal
Nepal
2023
India
Pune
Kenya
Kenya
5–0 Egypt
Egypt
India
India
12–1 Poland
Poland

Medal table

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India4206
2 Kenya1113
3 Denmark1012
4 Iran0303
5 Bangladesh0011
 Belarus0011
 Latvia0011
 Senegal0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya3115
2 India2215
3 Egypt0112
 Iran0112
5   Nepal0011
Totals (5 entries)55515

References

  1. Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Matches
  2. 2nd Roll Ball World Cup 2013
  3. "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.
  4. "5th Roll Ball World Cup Report" (PDF). Rollball.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. "Kenya Roll Ball team on the verge of missing World Cup fiesta". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. Amina Wako & Ruth Arege (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". kbc.co.ke. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. Bernard Okumu (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". nation.africa. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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