Roll Ball World Cup
| 2011–present | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various |
| Month played | Various |
| Established | 2011 |
| Format | Group 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[edit]
2011 World Cup[edit]
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 the 17th of April 2011 to the 22nd of April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.[1]
2013 World Cup[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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][citation needed]
Results[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2011 |
 Pune |
 Denmark |
15–1 |  India |
 Belarus |
15–1 |  Nepal |
| 2013 |
 Nairobi |
India |
9–6 |  Iran |
Denmark |
4–3 |  Kenya |
| 2015 |
Pune |
India |
6–4 | Iran |
 Latvia |
7–4 | Kenya |
| 2017 |
 Dhaka |
India |
8–7 | Iran |
Kenya |
7–1 |  Bangladesh |
| 2019 |
Chennai |
India |
9–3 | Kenya |
Bangladesh |
7–2 |  Senegal |
| 2023 |
Pune |
Kenya |
7–4 | India |
Senegal |
8–5 | Latvia |
Women[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2011 |
Pune |
No women tournament | |||||
| 2013 |
Nairobi |
India |
10–1 | Kenya |
Nepal |
||
| 2015 |
Pune |
Kenya |
2–1 | India |
Iran |
1–0 |  Uganda |
| 2017 |
Dhaka |
India |
6–4 | Iran |
Kenya |
8–1 | Senegal |
| 2019 |
Chennai |
Kenya |
2–1 | India |
 Egypt |
3–2 |  Nepal |
| 2023 |
Pune |
Kenya |
5–0 | Egypt |
India |
12–1 |  Poland |
Medal table[edit]
Men[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Iran | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Women[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References[edit]
- ^ 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. - ^ "5th Roll Ball World Cup Report" (PDF). Rollball.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Roll Ball team on the verge of missing World Cup fiesta". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Amina Wako & Ruth Arege (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". kbc.co.ke. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Bernard Okumu (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". nation.africa. Retrieved 26 April 2023.