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
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 the 17th of April 2011 to the 22nd of April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
2023 World Cup
The hosting nation was India and the venue was Pune.[11] In the men's category final, Kenya defeated India by 7–4[12] while in the women's category final Kenya defeated Egypt by 5–0.[13]
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
- 2019
- 2021 - Not held
- 2023
- 2025
Detail Results
Men
Women
Men
| 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
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Continental Championship
Asian Championship
- 2024 Men
- 2024 Women
- 2019 Men
- 2019 Women
- 2016 Men
- 2016 Women
- 2010 Men
- 2010 Women
South Asian Championship
East African Championship
African Championship
Medal table
Men
| 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
| 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 | |
Rollball Results
- Overall
- Archive - 2021 Men - 2021 Women
- 2021 Men
- 2021 Women
- 2020 Men
- 2020 Women
- 2019 Men
- 2019 Women
- 2018 Men
- 2018 Women
- 2017 Men
- 2017 Women
- 2016 Men
- 2016 Women
- 2015 Men
- 2015 Women
- 2014 Men
- 2014 Women
- 2013 Men
- 2013 Women
- 2012 Men
- 2012 Women
- 2011 Men
- 2011 Women
- 2010 Men
- 2010 Women
References
- ^ https://theroonba.com/archive/index.html
- ^ https://theroonba.com/archive/rollball/men/2021.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://theroonba.com/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201101142742/https://theroonba.com/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032029/http://theroonba.com/rollball/men/2020.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210610151636/https://theroonba.com/
- ^ http://www.rollball.org/html/World-Cup-Matches.html Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Matches
- ^ http://rollball.org/html/2nd-world-cup-detail.html 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.