The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
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Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The
Canadian women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.
Venue
Participants
Division A
;Group A
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Canada
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Finland
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Greece
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India
*
Slovakia
;Group B
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Czech Republic
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Italy
*
Portugal
*
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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USA
Division B
;Group C
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Bermuda
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France
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Great Britain
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Lebanon
;Group D
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Armenia
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Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
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Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
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Hong Kong
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 20 January 2017.
Division A
;Group A
;Group B
Division B
;Group A
;Group B
Awards and honors
Women’s tournament
*Most Valuable Player:
Kateřina Zechovská
Kateřina Zechovská (born 4 November 1998) is a Czech ice hockey goaltender for HC Baník Příbram of the Czech Women's Extraliga, and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for HC Draci Bíli ...
, Czech Republic
*Leading Scorer:
Jamie Lee Rattray, Canada
*Best goalkeeper:
Zuzana Tomčíková, Slovakia
*Best defenseman: Kristen Cooze, Canada
*Best forward:
Denisa Křížová, Czech Republic
*Tournament All-stars:
**Rachel Jackson (Great Britain)
**Veronika Volkova (Czech Republic)
**Stephanie Caban (USA)
**Taylor Stedman (USA)
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Lucie Manhartová
Lucie Manhartová (born 14 May 1991) is a Czech ice hockey player and captain of HC Příbram in the Czech Women's Extraliga. She has previously played in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL) with HC Slavia Praha, the NCAA Division III with t ...
(Czech Republic)
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Alicia Furletti Blomberg (Italia)
*Fair-play award: Team Great Britain
References
External links
Official website
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