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Air sports The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving. Recognized and regulated air sports Many air sport ...

Aerobatics Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and glide ...

* July 9 – 17: 5th FAI World YAK 52 Aerobatic Championship in Tula ** Overall winner: Oleg Shpolianskii ** Overall teams winners: (Oleg Shpolianskii, Vladimir Kotelnikov) * July 27 – August 5: 8th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in

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** Overall Advanced winners: 1st. Gustav Salminen, 2nd. Erwin George, 3rd: Michał Klimaszewski ** Advanced Teams winners: 1st: (Michał Klimaszewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski), 2nd: (Erwin George, Benoit Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin), 3rd: (Ciprian Lupaș, Valentin Hota, Gál Zsolt) * July 27 – August 5: 20th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Toruń ** Overall Unlimited winners: 1st. Ferenc Tóth, 2nd: János Szilágyi, 3rd: Luca Bertossio ** Unlimited Teams winners: 1st: ( Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly), 2nd: (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Marvin Woltering), 3rd: (Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl, Bernhard Behr) * August 3 – 13: 10th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Chotěboř ** Winners: 1st: Dmitriy Samokhvalov, 2nd: Loïc Lovicourt, 3rd: Roman Ovchinnikov ** Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 16 – 26: 29th

FAI World Aerobatic Championships The FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) is a competition in sport aviation organized by CIVA (Commission Internationale de Voltige Arienne), the aerobatic commission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the world air sports federat ...

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Model aircraft A model aircraft is a small unmanned aircraft. Many are replicas of real aircraft. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying. Non-flying models are also termed static, display, or shelf models. Aircraft manufactur ...

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* February 19 – 25: 2017 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Strasbourg ** Winner: Gernot Bruckmann ** Junior winner: Felix Scander ** Team winners: * March 13 – 17: 2017 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in Slănic ** Winner: Ivan Treger ** Junior winner: Călin Bulai ** Teams winner: ** Junior Teams winner: * July 16 – 22: 2017 FAI F3J European Championship for Model Gliders in

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** Seniors winners: 1st place: Arijan Hucaljuk, 2nd place: Oleksander Chekh, 3rd place: Manuel Reinecke ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Ivaylo Dimitrov, 2nd place: Marco Gallizia, 3rd place: Oskar Stempihar ** Seniors teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: ** Juniors teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 21 – 30: 2017 FAI F3 World Championships for Model Helicopters in

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

** F3C Seniors winners: 1st place: Ennio Graber, 2nd place: Hiroki Ito, 3rd place: Pierre Gutierrez ** F3C Juniors winners: 1st place: Axel Mondet, 2nd place: Thomas Rettenbacher, 3rd place: Tianshi AN ** F3C Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: ** F3N Seniors winners: 1st place: Ko Huan-chen, 2nd place: Eric Weber, 3rd place: James Robertson ** F3N Juniors winners: 1st place: Aaron Cole, 2nd place: Samuel Aunbirk Jensen, 3rd place: Marcel Doring ** F3N Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 24 – 30: 2017 FAI F3K World Championship for Model Gliders in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

** Seniors winners: 1st place: Nikola Frančić, 2nd place: Cederic Duss, 3rd place: Pierre Meunier ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Augis Bražiūnas, 2nd place: Nikita Sholom, 3rd place: Christoph Ogi * July 25 – 29: 2017 FAI F3D World Championship for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft in Järna ** Seniors winners: 1st place: Jiří Novotný, 2nd place: Stefan Raeven, 3rd place: Thomas Eriksson ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Daniel Arapakis, 2nd place: Bram Lentjes, 3rd place: Johannes Reutenberg ** Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 30 – August 6: 2017 FAI F1 Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...

** F1A winners: 1st place: Martin Bencik, 2nd place: Alexey Khoroshev, 3rd place: Sagi Brudni ** F1B winners: 1st place: Bojan Gostojic, 2nd place: Sebastian Jäckel, 3rd place: Omri Sela ** F1P winners: 1st place: Maksim Poliakov, 2nd place: Ilya Trapeznikov, 3rd place: Michał Krężel * August 5 – 12: 2017 FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in

Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; sk, Békešská Čaba; see also other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budap ...

** F2A winners: 1st: Luca Grossi, 2nd: Ferenc Szvacsek, 3rd: Oleksandr Osovyk ** Junior F2A winners: 1st: Illia Rediuk, 2nd: Alexey Emelyanov, 3rd: Kacper Walania ** F2B winners: 1st: Igor Burger, 2nd: Marco Valiera, 3rd: Zbynek Kravcik ** Junior F2B winners: 1st: Yaroslav Fokin, 2nd: Jan Kopriva, 3rd: Mykola Kucher ** F2B Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Junior F2C Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F2D winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 6 – 12: 2017 FAI F3B World Championship for Model Gliders in

Jeseník Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); german: Freiwaldau, pl, Frywałdów) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bukovice and Dětřichov are administrative ...

** Winners: 1st: Bernhard Flixeder, 2nd: Andreas Herrig, 3rd: Johannes Krischke * August 6 – 13: 2017 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in

Szentes Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. Notable people * Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer * János Bácskai 1954. novemb ...

** F1A winners: 1st: Igor Bombek, 2nd: Robert Lesko, 3rd: Julien Sion ** F1A Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F1B winners: Stepan Stefanchuk, Gilad Mark, 3rd: Rolandas Mackus ** F1B Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F1C winners: 1st: Yuri Shvedenkov, 2nd: Edward Burek, 3rd: Raimond Naaber ** F1C Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 19 – 27: 2017 FAI S European Championships for Space Models in

Nowy Targ Nowy Targ (Officially: ''Royal Free city of Nowy Targ'', Yiddish: ''Naymark'', Goral Dialect: ''Miasto'') is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin at the foot of the Gorce Mounta ...

* August 21 – 27: 2017 FAI F1E World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in

Turda Turda (; hu, Torda, ; german: link=no, Thorenburg; la, Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the Europ ...

* November 18 – 28: 2017 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in

Hot air ballooning

* August 22 – 27: 20th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in

Brissac-Quincé Brissac-Quincé () is a former commune of the Maine-et-Loire ''département'', in France. It was created in 1964 from a regrouping of two former neighbouring communes, Brissac and Quincé. On 15 December 2016, Brissac-Quincé was merged into the ...

* September 4 – 9: 4th FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship in

Leszno Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it ...

* September 7 – 16: 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in

Gruyères Gruyères (; frp, Gruviéres ; german: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its nam ...

General aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

Events

* July 28 – August 3: 23rd FAI World Precision Flying Championship at

Spitzerberg Airport Spitzerberg Airport (german: link=no, Flugplatz Spitzerberg, ) is a private use airport in Hundsheim, Lower Austria, Austria. The airport is located at the foot of the Spitzerberg. Part of the runway is included in the Spitzerberg nature reser ...

** Winners: 1st: Krzysztof Skrętowicz, 2nd: Janusz Darocha, 3rd: Michał Wieczorek ** Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * September 11 – 16: 1st FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Castellón * September 13 – 17: 54th National Championship Air Races at

Reno Stead Airport Reno Stead Airport is a large public and military general aviation airport located in the North Valleys area, 10 nautical miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. A for ...

Gliding

* January 8 – 21: 34th FAI

World Gliding Championships The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the summer in the Southern ...

Benalla Benalla is a small city located on the Broken River gateway to the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria, Australia, about north east of the state capital Melbourne. At the the population was 10,822. It is the administrative cent ...

** 15 m winner: Sebastian Kawa ** 18 m winner: Killian Walbrou ** Open winner: Russell Cheetham * May 17 – June 4: 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Zbraslavice ** Club winner: Sabrina Vogt (

Glasflügel H-201 The Glasflügel 201 Standard ''Libelle'' (German: "Dragonfly") is an early composite Standard Class single-seat sailplane produced by Glasflügel from 1967. Development The 201 was a Standard Class sailplane that was a successor to the H- ...

) ** Standard winner: Aude Grangeray (

Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 The Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 is a Standard Class sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth since 1998. It replaced the highly successful Schempp-Hirth Discus. Design and development In plan view the almost crescent shape of the leading edge is si ...

) ** 18 m winner: Katrin Senne ( Schleicher ASG 29) * June 10 – 17: Uppsala Masters at Sundbro Airport ** Class winner: Jan-Ola Nordh ** Open winner: Börje Eriksson * June 29 – July 16: 2nd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in

Szatymaz Szatymaz is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The village lies 12 kilometers northwest of Szeged, neighboring Lake Fehér, a part of Kiskunság National Park. Szatymaz is accessible via the M ...

** Winner: Sebastian Kawa, 2nd place: Uli Schwenk, 3rd place: Sebastian Riera * July 20 – August 6: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships in Moravská Třebová ** Club winners: 1st: Tim Kuijpers, 2nd: Boris Zorz, 3rd: Fabian Peitz ** Standard winners: 1st: Pavel Louzecky, 2nd: Miloslav Cink, 3rd: Jeroen Jennen ** Double Seater winners: 1st: (Kawa & Matkowski), 2nd: (Jones & Coppin), 3rd: (Cronjaeger & Heidemeyer) * July 27 – August 13: 10th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in Kaunas ** Club winners: 1st: Julian Klemm, 2nd: Paul Altrichter, 3rd: Stefan Langer ** Standard winners: 1st: Sjoerd van Empelen, 2nd: Ignas Bitinaitis, 3rd: Joris Vainius * August 10 – 26: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships at

Lasham Airfield Lasham Airfield is an aerodrome located north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham. It was built in 1942 and was a Royal Air Force Station during the Second World War, many significant operations being flown from it ...

* November 26 – December 8: 2nd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in Santa Rosa de Conlara

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Grand Prix gliding FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championships are gliding competitions promoted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for gliders that are both more spectacular and more easily understood by the public than conventional gliding co ...

* December 14 – 20, 2016: Sailplane Grand Prix #1 in Horsham ** Winner: Geoff Brown (

Jonker JS-1 Revelation The Jonker JS-1 Revelation is a glider built of glass-fibre, carbon fibre and Kevlar. It is available with an 18-metre span for the 18 metre class or a 21-metre span for the Open class. The manufacturer is Jonker Sailplanes of Potchefstroom Sou ...

) * March 26 – April 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #2 in

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

** Winner: Jerzy Szemplinski ( Schleicher ASG 29) * April 17 – 22: Sailplane Grand Prix #3 in

Magaliesburg Magaliesburg is a small town situated below the Witwatersrand mountain range in Gauteng, South Africa. The Magaliesberg mountain range is north and visible from town, hence the name "Magaliesburg". The mountains themselves are named after Kgosi ...

** Winner: Laurens Goudriaan (

) * May 7 – 14: Sailplane Grand Prix #4 in Santa Cilia ** Winner: Jon Gatfield ( Schleicher ASG 29) * May 27 – June 3: Sailplane Grand Prix #5 in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

** Winner: Sebastian Kawa (

) * June 10 – 17: Sailplane Grand Prix #6 in

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

** Winner: Giorgio Galetto (

Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3 The Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3 is a sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth. It replaces the highly successful Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2. Design and development It was announced at the AERO Friedrichshafen in April 2015 where a mock-up was suspended fr ...

) * June 25 – July 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #7 in Buno-Bonnevaux ** Winner: Christophe Abadie ( Schleicher ASG 29) * July 29 – August 5: Sailplane Grand Prix #8 in

Partizánske Partizánske (, meaning “partisan town” formerly: ''Baťovany'', hu, Simony) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography Partizánske is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around from Nitra and from the capital Bra ...

** Winner: Roman Mracek ( Schleicher ASG 29) * August 19 – 26: Sailplane Grand Prix #9 in Celje ** Winner: Boštjan Pristavec (

) * January 1 – 31, 2018: Sailplane Grand Prix #10 in

Vitacura Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago. Inhabitants are primarily high income families. It belongs to the Northeastern zone o ...

(World final)

Hang gliding Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered ...

* July 24 – August 6: 20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship in Aspres-sur-Buëch ** Class 2 winners: 1st: Manfred Ruhmer, 2nd: Jacques Bott, 3rd: Franz Pacheiner ** Class 5 winners: 1st: Patrick Chopard Lallier, 2nd: Christopher Friedl, 3rd: Walter Geppert * August 6 – 19: 14th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship in

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

** ''Cancelled due to lack of pilots''. * August 6 – 19: 21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in

** Winners: 1st. Petr Beneš, 2nd. Alessandro Ploner, 3rd. Christian Chiech ** Teams winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd.

Ultralight aviation Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...

* April 28 – May 7: 2017 FAI Asian-Oceanic Paramotor Championships in

Lopburi Lopburi ( th, ลพบุรี, , ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is about northeast of Bangkok. It has a population of 58,000. The town (''thesaban mueang'') covers the whole ''tambon'' Tha Hin and parts of Th ...

** Winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * August 12 – 19: 14th FAI European Microlight Championships at the Nagykanizsa Airport ** RAL1 class winner: Jiri Krajcza ** RAL2 class winners: (Petr Jonás & Lucie Krameriusová) ** RGL2 class winners: (Alojzy Dernbach & Klaudia Laskowska) ** RWL1 class winner: Andrey Shchekoldin ** RWL2 class winners: (Maksim Semenov & Alfiia Semenova) * August 26 – September 2: 2017 FAI European Paramotor Championships in Přerov ** Winners: 1st. Alex Mateos. 2nd: Marie Mateos, 3rd: Pierre Lefebvre

Parachuting

Paraski World Cup

* January 20 – 22: Paraski World Cup Series #1 in

Bad Leonfelden Bad Leonfelden is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Steven Beller, author of ''A Concise History of Austria'', who has family links to Bad Leonfelden, cites episodes from the town's histor ...

** Winners: Haibel Reinhold (m) / Erica Franz (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Andreas Fischer ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 ** Individual accuracy winner: Milan Palo * February 3 – 5: Paraski World Cup Series #2 in

Unterammergau Unterammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 11th-century Chapel of St Leonhard, patron saint of horses, which is the terminus of the annual ''Leonhardritt'' and Blessing of t ...

** Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 * February 17 – 19: Paraski World Cup Series #3 (final) in

Železná Ruda Železná Ruda (, german: Markt Eisenstein) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is located in the Bohemian Forest, close to the border with Bavaria and the German town Bayeris ...

** Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1

Events

* March 7 – 11: 16th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in St. Johann in Tirol ** Individual winners: Alexey Burenin (m) / Magdalena Schwertl ** Team winners: 1 (Anton Filippov, Alexey Burenin, Ayaz Karimov, Artur Bikmetov) (m) / (Magdalena Schwertl, Marina Kücher) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber * July 11 – 20: 41st CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in

Warendorf Warendorf (, Westphalian: ''Warnduorp'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of Warendorf District. The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for horse-riding, and the opportunities it prov ...

** Individual Overall winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Olga Lepezina ** Juniors Overall winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Nation Overall winners: (m) / (f) ** Formation team winners: (m) / (f) ** Individual Style winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (f) ** Individual Style Juniors winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Individual Accuracy winners: Miroslav Kříž (m) / Siwei Liu (f) ** Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Zhang Zuolei (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Team Accuracy winners: (m) / (f) * August 7 – 12: 14th FAI European Formation Skydiving Championships in Saarlouis ** Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f) ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: Vertical Fly Station ** Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Tanay-8 * August 7 – 12: 12th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events in Saarlouis ** Freestyle winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Freefly winners: 1st: 2, 2nd: , 3rd: 1 * August 7 – 12: 21st FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in Saarlouis ** Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f) ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: SDC Core ** Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Golden Knights * August 7 – 12: 2nd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championships in Saarlouis ** Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer * August 7 – 12: 7th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in Saarlouis ** 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B * August 7 – 12: 3rd FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving in Saarlouis ** Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer * August 7 – 12: 11th FAI European Artistic Events Championships in Saarlouis ** Freestyle winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Freefly winners: 2, 2nd: 1, 3rd: * August 7 – 12: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation in Saarlouis ** 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B * August 24 – 31: 6th FAI Junior European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

** Juniors Overall winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f) ** Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f) ** Individual Style Juniors winners: Lukas Tschech (m) / Kseniia Fominykh (f) * August 24 – 31: 9th FAI European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in

** Individual Overall winners: Jiri Gecnuk (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f) ** Individual Accuracy winners: István Asztalos (m) / Nataliia Nikitsiuk (f) ** Individual Style winners: Libor Jirousek (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f) ** Team Accuracy winners: (m) / (f) ** Nation Overall winners: (m) / (f) * October 20 – 22: 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Laval ** Open 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Women's 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Junior 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Dynamic 2-Way Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Dynamic 4-Way Tournament winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. ** Open Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. ** Junior Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. * November 2 – 8: 2nd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in ** Wingsuit Performance winners: 1st. Chris Geiler, 2nd. Alexey Galda, 3rd. Travis Mickle ** Wingsuit Acrobatic winners: 1st. 2 (Wicked Wingsuits), 2nd. 1 (Flatspin), 3rd. (Sky Republic) * November 27 – December 1: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Paragliding Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'p ...

2017
Paragliding World Cup The Paragliding World Cup (or PWC for short) is a cross country flying competition for paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircr ...

* January 17 – 28: World Cup Superfinal in

Governador Valadares Governador Valadares is a Brazilian municipality in the countryside of Minas Gerais. In 2020, its population was 281,046 inhabitants, thus being the ninth most populated city in the state. It is an economical axis of the middle valley of the Doce R ...

** Men's winner: Aaron Durogati ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winner: Gin Gliders * May 20 – 27: Paragliding World Cup #1 in Cœur de Savoie ** Men's winner: Luc Armant ** Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Russel Ogden, Luc Armant, Honorin Hamard, Seiko Fukuoka Naville) * June 17 – 24: Paragliding World Cup #2 in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

** Men's winner: Stéphane Drouin ** Women's winner: Atsuko Yamashita ** Teams winners: Air'G Products ( Hernan Pitocco, Jošt Napret, Richard Gallon, Daria Krasnova) * August 5 – 12: Paragliding World Cup #3 in

Disentis Disentis (German) or Mustér (, Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the ...

** Men's winner: Alfredo Studer ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Charles Cazaux, Julien Wirtz, Seiko Fukuoka Naville, Ulrich Prinz) * September 2 – 9: Paragliding World Cup #4 in Pico do Gavião ** Men's winner: Rafael Saldini ** Women's winner: Silvia Buzzi Ferraris ** Teams winner: Kortel Design (Clayton Resende, Marcelo Prieto, Rafael Saldini, Marcella Uchôa) * October 28 – November 4: Paragliding World Cup #5 in

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** Men's winner: Honorin Hamard ** Women's winner: Yael Margelisch ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders * January 9 – 20, 2018: 2017 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in

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2017 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

* March 16 – 20: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #1 in

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** Winners: Rio Indrakusumah (m) / Kang In-suk ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 6 * April 7 – 9: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #2 in

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** Winners: Indra Lesmana (m) / Rika Wijayanti (f) ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 2 * July 21 – 23: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #3 in

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** Winners: Hening Paradigma (m) / Sirin Milawati (f) ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 1 * September 22 – 24: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #4 in

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(final) ** Winners: Tomas Lednik (m) / Marketa Tomaskova (f) ** Teams winners: No Name Team (Goran Djurkovic, Dragan Popov, Dejan Valek, Ivan Pavlov)

Other in Paragliding

* January 19 – 22: 1st Paragliding ASEAN Friendships Open in

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** Overall winner: Tanapat Luangam ** Women's winner: Nannapat Phuchong ** Teams winner:

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* May 5 – 14: 9th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in

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** Winner: Tzvetan Tzolov (

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5) ** Women's winner: Nunnapat Puchong ** Team winners: * July 1 – 15: 15th FAI World Paragliding Championship in

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** Overall winner: Pierre Remy ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winners: (Pierre Remy, Honorin Hamard, Luc Armant, Julien Wirtz, Laurie Genovese)

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**Attendance: 70,807 **MVP:

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Archery

* November 26, 2016 – October 22, 2017: WA's Calendar of Events

Indoor archery

* November 26 & 27, 2016: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh ** Recurve winners:

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(m) / Bryony Pitman (f) ** Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Danelle Wentzel (f) * December 10 & 11, 2016: IA World Cup #2 in

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** Recurve winners: KIM Jae-hyeong (m) / SONG Ji-yung (f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sarah Prieels (f) * January 20 – 22: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes ** Recurve winners:

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** Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / PARK Se-hui (f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Tanja Jensen (f) * March 7 – 12: 2017 WAE Indoor European Archery Championships in

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** Recurve winners:

David Pasqualucci David Pasqualucci (born 27 June 1996) is an Italian competitive archer. He won a silver medal in the men's team recurve at the 2015 World Championships, and also competed as a member of Italy's archery squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He cur ...

(m) / Veronika Marchenko (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (

Marco Galiazzo Marco Galiazzo (born 7 May 1983, in Padova) is an athlete from Italy. He competes in archery for C.S. Aeronautica Militare, and is a former world number one. He was the first Olympic champion in the Italian archery history, w ...

, Massimiliano Mandia,

) (m) / (Karolina Farasiewicz, Natalia Leśniak, Wioleta Myszor) ** Junior Recurve winners: Erdal Meriç Dal (m) / Tatiana Andreoli (f) ** Junior Team Recurve winners: (Thomas Chirault, Thomas Koenig, Valentin Ripaux) / (Tatiana Andreoli, Tanya Giaccheri, Vanessa Landi) ** Compound winners: Jacopo Polidori (m) / Alexandra Savenkova (f) ** Team Compound winners: (Michele Nencioni, Sergio Pagni, Jacopo Polidori) / (Erika Anear, Tanja Jensen, Sarah Sonnichsen) (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Nico Wiener (m) / Mariya Shkolna (f) ** Junior Team Compound winners: (Christoffer Berg, Simon Olsen, Sune Rasmussen) / (Emily Hoim, Lisell Jaatma, Meeri-Marita Paas) (f)

Outdoor archery

* May 16 – 21: WA World Cup #1 in

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** Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) /

Ki Bo-bae Ki Bo-bae (Hangul: 기보배; or ; born February 20, 1988) is a South Korean recurve archer and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the winner of the women's team and women's individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and of the wo ...

(f) ** Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Sara López (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * June 6 – 11: WA World Cup #2 in

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** Recurve winners:

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(f) ** Compound winners: Chen Hsiang-Hsuan (m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * June 20 – 25: WA World Cup #3 in

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** Recurve winners:

Im Dong-hyun Im Dong-hyun (; ; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer. He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one. He has 20/200 vision in his left eye and 20/100 vision in his right eye, meaning he needs to be 1 ...

(m) /

Chang Hye-jin Chang Hye-jin ( ko, 장혜진; or ; born 13 May 1987) is a South Korean former recurve archer. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Chang was the Olympic champion in both the women's individual and women's team events at 2016 Summer Olympics i ...

(f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Andrea Marcos (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * August 8 – 13: WA World Cup #4 in

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** Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / KANG Chae-young (f) ** Compound winners: Demir Elmaağaçlı (m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: The (m) / The (f) ** Mixed Team winners: The (Compound) / (Recurve) * August 22 – 26: 2017 WAE Field Archery European Championships in Mokrice Catez ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 2 & 3: WA World Cup #5 (final) in

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** Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Ki Bo-bae (f) ** Compound winners:

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(m) / Sara López (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * September 12 – 17: 2017 World Para Archery Championships in

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** Recurve winners: ZHAO Lixue (m) / Zahra Nemati (f) ** Compound winners: AI Xinliang (m) / ZHOU Jiamin (f) ** W1 winners: Jeff Fabry (m) / Jessica Stretton (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** W1 Team winners: (m) / (f) * September 19 – 24: 2017 World Archery 3D Championships in

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** Barebow winners: Cesar Vera Bringas (m) / Jessica Lindblom (f) ** Compound winners: Joan Pauner (m) / Ama Aude (f) ** Instinctive Bow winners: Zibrandt Christensen (m) / Heldis Zahlberger (f) ** Longbow winners: Robin Gardeur (m) / Giulia Barbaro (f) ** Team winners: (m) / (f) * October 2 – 8: 2017 World Youth Archery Championships in Rosario ** Junior Recurve winners: JEONG Tae-yeong (m) / KIM Kyoung-eun (f) ** Cadet Recurve winners: TANG Chih-Chun (m) / PARK So-hui (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Curtis Broadnax (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f) ** Cadet Compound winners: Bryan Alvarado Fernandez (m) / Lucy Mason (f) ** Junior Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Cadet Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Recurve Team winners: (junior) / (cadet) ** Junior Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Cadet Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Compound Team winners: (junior) / (cadet) * October 15 – 22:

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

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* March 7 – 22: 2017 World Baseball Classic (Championship game at

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winners: Houston Astros **

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winners:

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*June 12 – 14:

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in Secaucus, New Jersey ** #1 pick:

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) ** 2017 All-Star Futures Game: The World Team defeated the , 7–6. ** 2017 All-Star Futures Game MVP: Brent Honeywell (

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, 4–3 in games played, to win their first World Series title.

WBSC

* July 28 – August 6: 2017 12U Baseball World Cup in

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** The defeated , 8–0, to win their fourth consecutive and ninth overall U-18 Baseball World Cup title. took third place.

Little League Baseball tournaments

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), 5–4, in the final. * July 30 – August 6: 2017

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** defeated , 77–65, to win their second AfroBasket title. ** took third place. ;Asia * January 29 – February 2: 2017 WABA Championship in Amman ** Champions: (10 points); Second: (9 points); Third: (8 points) ** Note: ''Along with the three teams mentioned above, and have qualified to compete in the

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.'' * April 19 – 23: 2017 WABA U16 Championship in

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** Champions: (8 points); Second: (7 points); Third: (6 points) * May 12 – 18:

2017 SEABA Championship The 12th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held from 12 to 18 May 2017 in the ...

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** Champions: (12 points); Second: (11 points); Third: (10 points) ** Note: ''The Philippines have qualified to compete in the

.'' * May 26 – 28: 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup for Men and Women in

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** Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * June 3 – 7: 2017 EABA Championship in

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** defeated , 77–64, to win their first EABA Championship title. took third place. * July 23 – 29:

2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from 23 to 29 July in Bangalore, India. Before this edition, the tourname ...

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** defeated , 74–73, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Women's Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * August 8 – 20:

in Zouk Mosbeh ** defeated , 79–56, to win their first FIBA Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * September 22 – 30:

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** Al Riyadi defeated China Kashgar, 88–59, to win their second FIBA Asia Champions Cup title. **

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took third place. * October 22 – 28:

2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship The 2017 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Originally slated to be held at Hyderabad, the tournament venue was moved and held in Bengal ...

in Bangalore ** defeated , 61–60, to win their first FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship title. ** took third place. * October 27 – 29: FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2017 in

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** defeated , 19–14, in the final. took third place. ;Americas * June 7 – 11: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in

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** The defeated , 91–46, to win their fourth FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.'' * June 14 – 18: 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Formosa ** The defeated , 111–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above, plus and the , have qualified to compete at the

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.'' * July 12 – 16: 2017 Women's Centrobasket Championship in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the

2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 13 August 2017. It awarded three spots for FIBA Americas to the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. Canada won their second straight title by defeating Arg ...

.'' * July 15 – 21: 2017

FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Men The South American Under-17 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Americas Under ...

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** defeated , 70–60, to win their first Men's FIBA South America Under-17 Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. * July 26 – 30: 2017 Under-17 Centrobasket in

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** The defeated , 81–80, in the final. took third place. * August 7 – 13:

in Buenos Aires ** defeated , 67–65, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA Women's AmeriCup title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete at the

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.'' * August 15 – 19: 2017 Women's Under-17 Centrobasket Championship in Aguada ** defeated , 83–77, in the final. took third place. * August 25 – September 3: 2017 FIBA AmeriCup in Bahía Blanca & Córdoba, Medellín, and Montevideo ** The defeated , 81–76, to win their seventh FIBA AmeriCup title. ** won the bronze medal. ;Europe * June 16 – 25:

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in the (

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; final round at the O₂ Arena in Prague) ** defeated , 71–55, to win their third EuroBasket Women title. ** took third place. * July 7 – 9:

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** Men: defeated , 16–13, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 22–14, in the final. The took third place. * July 8 – 16:

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in Matosinhos ** defeated , 73–63, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * July 15 – 23:

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** defeated , 65–56, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title. ** took third place. * July 29 – August 6:

2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 34th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Bratislava and Piešťany, Slovakia, from 29 July to 6 August 2017. Venues Participating teams * * * * * * * ...

in Bratislava & Piešťany ** defeated , 74–62, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 4 – 12:

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in Bourges ** defeated , 63–55, to win their third FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship title. ** took third place. * August 5 – 13:

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** defeated , 55–53, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * August 11 – 19:

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** defeated , 75–68, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 31 – September 17:

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** defeated , 93–85, to win their first EuroBasket title. ** took third place. * September 1 – 3: 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup in

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** Men: defeated the , 19–13, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 12–9, in the final. The took third place. ;Oceania * July 10 – 15:

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for Men and

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** Men: defeated , 93–55, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship title. *** took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 81–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship title. *** took the bronze medal. ;World * June 17 – 21:

2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by France, was an international 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 17 and 21 June 2017, in Nantes. It was ...

in Nantes ** Men: defeated , 21–18, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA 3x3 World Cup title. *** took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 19–12, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 World Cup title. *** took the bronze medal. * June 28 – July 2:

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** Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * July 1 – 9: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in

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** defeated , 79–60, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup title. ** The took the bronze medal. * July 22 – 30:

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** defeated the , 86–82, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup title. ** took the bronze medal.

2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

* July 15 & 16: 3x3 WT #1 in

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** Ljubljana defeated Saskatoon, 21–14, in the final. * July 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #2 in

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** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Piran, 17–16, in the final. * August 5 & 6: 3x3 WT #3 in

** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Ljubljana, 21–11, in the final. * August 25 & 26: 3x3 WT #4 in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Lausanne, 20–15, in the final. * August 31 & September 1: 3x3 WT #5 in

** Liman defeated Ljubljana, 21–14, in the final. * September 23 & 24: 3x3 WT #6 in

** Piran defeated Zemun, 19–18, in the final. * September 30 & October 1: 3x3 WT #7 in

** Liman defeated fellow Serbian team, Zemun, 21–15, in the final. * October 28 & 29: 3x3 WT #8 (final) in

** Zemun defeated Novi Sad al-Wahda, 19–17, in the final.

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* October 25, 2016 – April 12, 2017: 2016–17 NBA season ** Top Seed: Golden State Warriors ** Top Scorer:

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(

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) * February 19:

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at the

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New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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defeated the

, 192–182. **

: Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans) **

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: Team East defeated Team West, 88–59. **

Rising Stars Challenge The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The current format to be used in 2022 includes first- an ...

: Team World defeated Team USA, 150–141. **

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Winner:

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( New York Knicks) **

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Winner:

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( Houston Rockets) **

Slam Dunk Contest The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. ''Sports Illustrated'' wrote "the dunk contest was the best halftime inventio ...

Winner:

Glenn Robinson III Glenn Alan Robinson III (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Rob ...

( Indiana Pacers) * April 15 – June 12: 2017 NBA Playoffs ** The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–1 in games played, to win their fifth NBA title. **

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(Golden State Warriors) * June 22:

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** #1 pick:

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(to the Philadelphia 76ers from the

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)

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* April 13: 2017 WNBA draft in

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at the Samsung 837 ** Top pick: Kelsey Plum (to the San Antonio Stars from the

) * May 13 – September 3:

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** Western Conference winners: Minnesota Lynx ** Eastern Conference winners: New York Liberty * July 22: 2017 WNBA All-Star Game in

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** The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 130–121. **

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( Minnesota Lynx) ** Three-Point Shootout winner: Allie Quigley (

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) * September 6 – October 4: 2017 WNBA Finals ** The Minnesota Lynx defeated the

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, 3–2 in games played, to win their fourth WNBA title.

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* March 14 – April 3: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (Final Four at

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in Glendale) ** The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 71–65, to win their sixth NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament title. * March 17 – April 2: 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (Final Four at

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) ** The

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defeated the

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, 67–55, to win their first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament title.

Club seasons and championships

* September 29, 2016 – April 13:

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KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), commonly referred to as KK Crvena zvezda mts for sponsorship reasons or simply Crvena zvezda, is a men's professional basketball club based i ...

defeated

KK Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...

, 3–0 in games played, to win their third consecutive ABA League title. * September 29, 2016 – April 24:

2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup The 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup, also known as Sixt Alpe Adria Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of Alpe Adria Cup Alpe Adria Cup is an annual professional basketball competition for clubs from Central Europe. The league compr ...

MBK Rieker Komárno MBK or mbk may refer to: *MBK (Scooter manufacturer), a European company, the successor to Motobécane *MBK Center, a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand * MBK Challenge, a 2014 White House (USA) sponsored initiative to promote racial justice ...

defeated KK Domžale, 160–139 on aggregate, to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title. * October 2, 2016 – June 13, 2017:

2016–17 VTB United League The 2016–17 VTB United League was the 8th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fourth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and successfully defended ...

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...

defeated fellow Russian team,

BC Khimki BC Khimki (russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC ...

, 3–0 in series played, to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall VTB United League title. * October 5, 2016 – March 19: 2016–17 WABA League ( Final Four in

) ** Athlete Celje defeated Beroe, 61–57, to win their second WABA League title. Budućnost Bemax took third place. * October 10, 2016 – April 20: 2016–17 BIBL ** BC Beroe defeated

KK Kumanovo KK Kumanovo ( mk, КК Куманово) is a professional basketball club based in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club play their home matches at the Sports Hall Kumanovo. History Founded: 194 ...

, 161–128 on aggregate, to win their first BIBL title. * October 12, 2016 – May 21: 2016–17 EuroLeague ( Final Four at

Sinan Erdem Dome The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sp ...

) ** Fenerbahçe defeated Olympiacos B.C., 80–64, to win their first EuroLeague title. **

PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow (russian: ПБК ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League, and was a member of the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basket ...

took third place. * October 12, 2016 – April 5: 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball **

Unicaja Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

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Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spon ...

, 2–1, in the EuroCup Finals to win their first EuroCup title. * October 18, 2016 – April 26:

2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup The 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup was the 2nd season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball club competition organised by FIBA Europe. The season began on 18 October 2016, with the regular season, and concluded on April 25, 2017, with the second ...

(

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

in Chalon-sur-Saône &

Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...

) **

Nanterre 92 Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays ...

defeated fellow French team,

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

, 140–137 on aggregate, to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title. * October 20, 2016 – April 30: 2016–17 Basketball Champions League ( Final Four at the Santiago Martín in

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) (debut event) ** Iberostar Tenerife defeated Banvit B.K., 63–59, to win the inaugural Basketball Champions League title. **

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took third place. * November 25, 2016 – April 23: 2016–17 ABL season **

Eastern Sports Club (basketball) The Eastern basketball team (), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club. The team also known as and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason. The team competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division and the ASEAN Basketball ...

defeated

Singapore Slingers The Singapore Slingers is a Singaporean professional basketball team that currently compete in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with Job ...

, 3–1 in the finals, to win their first ABL title. * January 20 – March 18:

2017 FIBA Americas League The 2017 FIBA Americas League was the tenth edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to det ...

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and Monterrey,

, and Ponce ** Guaros de Lara defeated Weber Bahía Basket, 88–65, to win their second consecutive FIBA Americas League title. ** Leones de Ponce took third place. * September 24:

2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017. It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara ...

** Iberostar Tenerife defeated Guaros de Lara, 76–71, to win their first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. * November 10 – 19: 2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in

Luanda Luanda () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major Angola#Economy, industrial, Angola#Culture, cultural and Angola#Demographics, urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atl ...

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defeated Ferroviário de Maputo, 65–51, to win their third FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup title. ** First Bank B.C. took third place. * December 11 – 20: 2017 FIBA Africa Champions Cup in Radès ** AS Salé defeated

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, 77–69, to win their first FIBA Africa Champions Cup title. ** Union Sportive Monastir took third place.

Beach soccer

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Beach volleyball

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and Skeleton

Bowls

World events

* March 14 – 22: 2017 World Cup in

Warilla Warilla is a seaside suburb of the City of Shellharbour, Australia within the Wollongong urban area. It is one of the more established areas and is between the suburbs of Mount Warrigal in the west, Barrack Heights and Barrack Point in the s ...

** Men's:

Jeremy Henry Jeremy Norman Henry (born 3 April 1974) is a former Irish and current Australian lawn and indoor bowler born in Northern Ireland. Bowls career Outdoor Bowls Henry has achieved major success in the sport winning two gold medals in the World Out ...

defeated Soufi Rusli 6–5 11–2. ** Women's:

Jo Edwards Joanna Edwards (born 5 February 1970) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls competitor. She has won two world titles and three Commonwealth Games gold medals. Bowls career Outdoors At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along w ...

defeated Lucy Beere 8–5 2–9 4–1. * March 27 – April 2: World Junior Cup in

Broadbeach Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach had a population of 5,514 people. Geography Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom hous ...

** Men's: Daniel Salmon defeated Corey Wedlock, 21–17. ** Women's: Pricilla Westlake defeated Ellen Ryan, 21–20. ** Mixed Pairs: Connie Rixon & Bill Johnson defeated Claire Walker & John Fleming, 21–17. * September 23 – 29: 11th European Bowls Team Championships in Les Creux * October 27 – November 5: World Singles Champion of Champions in St Johns Park

World Bowls Tour

* November 5 – 12, 2016: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2016 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

David Gourlay David Gourlay is a Scottish (and former Australian) international lawn & indoor bowler from the Prestwick Bowling Club and Crookston Bowling Club. He is also a Commonwealth Games medal winning coach. Bowls career Gourlay, a Glaswegian, firs ...

defeated Jamie Chestney, 2–0 (11–9, 10–6) * January 12 – 27:

2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship The 2017 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 13–29 January 2017. Paul Foster of Scotland won the open singles to claim his fifth world singles title and Katherin ...

Hopton-on-Sea Hopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of East Anglia in the county of Norfolk. The village is south of Great Yarmouth, north-west of Lowestoft and near the UK's most easterly point, Lowestoft Ness. The villa ...

** Men's: Paul Foster defeated Greg Harlow, 2–1 (7–10, 11–1, 2–0). ** Women's:

Katherine Rednall Katherine Rednall (born 7 January 1996) is an English lawn and indoor bowler from Stowmarket. She is record five times women's world indoor singles champion. Bowls career Indoors Rednall became the youngest ever winner of a World Indoor Bowls ...

defeated Ellen Falkner, 2–0 (10–5, 10–6). ** Men's Pairs: Jason Greenslade & Les Gillett defeated Damian Doubler & Daniel Salmon, 1.5–0.5 (7–7, 8–6). ** Mixed Pairs:

Nick Brett Nick Brett (born 14 May 1974) is an English lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Brett bowls for the Huntingdon indoor bowls club and Brampton outdoor bowls club. He was ranked the indoor world number 1 in 2015 and 2016. and also won an outdoo ...

& Claire Johnston defeated Paul Foster & Rebecca Field, 2–1 (7–6, 7–9, 2–1). * March 5 – 10: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2017 in Blackpool ** Jamie Chestney defeated Stewart Anderson, 9,4 – 8,6. * May 4 – 7: The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2017 in Blackpool ** Danny Denison defeated Simon Skelton, 12–6, 9–7.

Other bowls events

* January 3 – 8: Team USA Trials 2017 in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

** Winners: Jakob Butturff (m) / Erin McCarthy * November 11 – 18: USA Open in

Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sou ...

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

*November 26 –

105th Grey Cup The 105th Grey Cup was played on November 26, 2017, between the Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. In a re-match of the 100th Grey Cup, the Argonauts won the game 27–24, winning their 17th cham ...

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

defeat

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-o ...

, 27–24.

Canoeing

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

FIDE Grand Prix 2017 The FIDE Grand Prix 2017 was a series of four chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2018. The top two finishers, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexander Grischuk, qualified to the 2018 Candi ...

*February 17 – 28: #1 in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

** Winners:

Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk (born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Grischuk was the Russian champion in 2009. He is also a three-time world blitz chess champion (in 2006, 2012 and 2015). He has competed in five Candidates ...

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (; born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL, is a French chess grandmaster who is the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2819, Vachier-Lagrave is the seventh-highest ...

and

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shahriyar Hamid oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov , is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. he is ranked No. 1 in Azerbaijan and No. 13 in the world. ...

*May 11 – 22: #2 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

** Winner:

Ding Liren Ding Liren (; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the highest rated Chinese chess player in history and is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion. He was the winner of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, beating Maxime Vac ...

*July 5 – 16: #3 in

Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

** Winner:

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; az, Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, ranked number 18 in the world A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaste ...

*November 15 – 26: #4 in Palma

2017
Grand Chess Tour The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit of chess tournaments where players compete for multiple prize pools. Major tournaments that have been featured in the Grand Chess Tour include Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic. ...

* June 19 – 25: Paris Grand Chess Tour in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

** Winner:

Magnus Carlsen Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has h ...

, 2nd place:

, 3rd place:

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraLeuven ** Blitz winners:

Wesley So Wesley Barbossa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster and 3-time U.S. Chess Champion (in 2017, 2020, and 2021). He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ran ...

, 2nd place:

, 3rd place:

** Rapid winners:

, 2nd place:

& Anish Giri, 3rd place: Vladimir Kramnik & Levon Aronian ** Combined Score: 1st:

, 2nd:

, 3rd:

* July 31 – August 12:

Sinquefield Cup The Sinquefield Cup is an annual, invitation-only chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, honoring Rex Sinquefield and his wife Jeanne, the founders of the Saint Louis Chess Club. Since 2015, the Sinquefield Cup has been a part o ...

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

** Winner:

, 2nd place:

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating o ...

, 3rd place: Levon Aronian &

Sergey Karjakin Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin, . (born 12 January 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster (formerly representing Ukraine). A chess prodigy, he previously held the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster, (until it was eventually taken ...

* August 13 – 20: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz in

* November 30 – December 11:

London Chess Classic The London Chess Classic is a chess festival held at the Olympia Conference Centre, West Kensington, London. The flagship event is a strong invitational tournament between some of the world's top grandmasters. A number of subsidiary events cov ...

(final) in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

Major

* December 28, 2016 – January 5, 2017:

Hastings International Chess Congress The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess tournament which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin t ...

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

** Winner:

Deep Sengupta Deep Sengupta (born 30 June 1988) is an Indian chess player. He is India's 22nd player to be awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE. Sengupta competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017. Career Born in Chakradharpur, Sengupta started chess with t ...

* January 14 & 15: Paul Keres Memorial Tournament in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

** Winner:

Igor Kovalenko Igor Viktorovich Kovalenko (russian: Игорь Викторович Коваленко; lv, Igors Kovaļenko; born 29 December 1988, Novomoskovsk) is a Ukrainian chess player who played for Latvia between 2013 and 2021 and holds the FIDE titl ...

* January 23 – February 2: Gibraltar Chess Festival in ** Winners:

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraJu Wenjun Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion. In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. She is a three-time Women's World Chess Champion having w ...

(f) * February 21 – March 1:

Aeroflot Open The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament; in 2013 it was converted to a rapid Rapids are sections ...

** Winner:

Vladimir Fedoseev Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev (russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Федосе́ев; born 16 February 1995) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Career Fedoseev tied for ...

* June 5 – 17:

Norway Chess Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition took place in the Stavanger area, Norway, from 7 May to 18 May 2013. The 2013 tournament had ten participants, in ...

in Stavanger ** Winner: Levon Aronian, 2nd place:

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraVladimir Kramnik * August 13 – 23: Abu Dhabi Chess Festival in Abu Dhabi

World events

* February 10 – March 5:

Women's World Chess Championship 2017 The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 was a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The final was won by Tan Zhongyi over Anna Muzychuk in the rapid tie-breaks. At the FIDE General Assembly during the 42nd ...

** Winner:

Tan Zhongyi Tan Zhongyi (; born 29 May 1991) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk i ...

* April 1 – 9: World Amateur Chess Championship in

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...

** U2300 Open winner: Tun Win ** U2000 winners: Maciej Koziej (m) / Zainab Saumy (f) ** U1700 winners: Hope Mkhumba (m) / Vilena Popova (f) ** Blitz tournament #1 winner: Ruslan Pahomov ** Blitz tournament #2 winner: Daniel King-wai Lam * April 21 – 30: World Schools Chess Championship in Iași ** U7 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Tselmuun Dorjsuren (f) ** U9 winners: Erdenebat Azjargal (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f) ** U11 winners: Efe Hakan Öztürk (m) / Martyna Starosta (f) ** U13 winners: Enes Tanrıverdi (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f) ** U15 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** U17 winners: Andrei Macovei (m) / Diana Mîrza (f) * April 24 – May 4: World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ in

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...

** +50 winners: 1st:

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, 2nd: , 3rd: I ** +65 winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: I * June 1 – 5: 1st FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

** Rapid U8 winners: Phạm Trần Gia Phúc (m) / Sofia Mutina (f) ** Blitz U8 winners: Andrei Rudnev (m) / Anna Shukhman (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Mikhei Navumenka (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Anastasiia Dubovyk (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Denis Lazavik (m) / Kseniya Zeliantsova (f) * June 17 – 26:

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...

** Winners: (

, Yu Yangyi,

Wei Yi Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat ...

, Li Chao, Wen Yang (m) / (

Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster who is the former Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, and the for ...

Kateryna Lagno Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno (russian: Екатерина Александровна Лагно, ; born 27 December 1989) is a Russian (formerly Ukrainian) chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, she earned the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) at th ...

Valentina Gunina Valentina Evgenyevna Gunina (russian: Валентина Евгеньевна Гунина; born February 4, 1989, in Murmansk) is a Russian chess grandmaster. She has won thrice the Women's European Individual Chess Championship (2012, 2014, ...

Aleksandra Goryachkina Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina (russian: Алекса́ндра Ю́рьевна Горя́чкина; born 28 September 1998) is a Russian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). She is the No. 2 ranked woman in the world by FID ...

Olga Girya Olga Alexandrovna Girya (russian: Ольга Александровна Гиря; born 4 June 1991) is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster (GM), which FIDE awarded her in 2021. She was a member of the gold medal-winning R ...

) * June 22 – 29: 1st FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled in

** Winner: Raphael Johannes Zimmer, 2nd place: Samarth Jagadish Rao, 3rd place: Griffin McConnell *August 21 – 31: World Cadet Chess Championship in

*September 1 – 25: Chess World Cup 2017 in

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and

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

*September 16 – 26:

World Youth Chess Championship The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015, the event has been split into "World Cade ...

(U-14, 16, 18) in Montevideo *October 1 – 16:

World Junior Chess Championship The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The idea was the brainchild of William Rits ...

Tarvisio Tarvisio (German and fur, Tarvis, sl, Trbiž) is a comune in the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy. Geography The town is in the Canal Valley (''Val Canale'') between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks rang ...

*November 6 – 19:

World Senior Chess Championship The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. Overview Originally, the minimum age was 60 years for men, and 50 for women. Since 2014, the Senior Championship is split i ...

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*TBD: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in Ahmedabad

European events

* April 10 – 23:

Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 was a Swiss-system tournament in Riga, to decide the women's European individual chess champion. The title was won by Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia for the first time. Tournament At the European ...

in Riga ** Winner:

Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze ( ka, ნანა ძაგნიძე; born 1 January 1987) is a Georgian chess player. She was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2008. Dzagnidze was a member of the gold medal-winning Georg ...

** Note: ''Nana Dzagnidze,

Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk ( uk, Марі́я Оле́гівна Музичу́к; born 21 September 1992) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from April 2015 to March 2016. She is also a twice women's champion of U ...

Monika Soćko Monika Soćko (née Bobrowska; born 24 March 1978) is a Polish chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Grandmaster (GM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Polish women's chess championship eight times (in 1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013 ...

Elina Danielian Elina Danielian ( hy, Էլինա Դանիելյան; born 16 August 1978 in Baku) is an Armenian chess grandmaster and six-time Armenian women's champion (1993, 1994. 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004). She has represented Armenia twelve times during the ...

, Elisabeth Pähtz,

Marina Nechaeva Marina Guseva (also known as Marina Romanko and Marina Nechaeva; born 5 August 1986) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2009, she was a member of the Russian team that won t ...

Bela Khotenashvili Bella Khotenashvili ( ka, ბელა ხოტენაშვილი; born 1 June 1988) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Career Khotenashivili won the World Youth ...

, Natalia Zhukova,

Natalia Pogonina Natalia Andreevna Pogonina (russian: Ната́лья Андре́евна Пого́нина; born 9 March 1985) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the runner-up of the Women's World Chess Ch ...

Hoang Thanh Trang Hoàng Thanh Trang (born 25 April 1980) is a Vietnamese-born Hungarian chess grandmaster. She was Asian women's champion in 2000 and European women's champion in 2013. Hoang competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2000, 2001, 2004, ...

and Anita Gara qualified for Chess World Cup.'' * May 29 – June 10:

European Individual Chess Championship The European Individual Chess Championship is a chess tournament organised by the European Chess Union. It was established in 2000 and has since then taken place on a yearly basis. Apart from determining the European champions (open and women's), ...

** Winner:

Maxim Matlakov Maxim Sergeevich Matlakov (; born 5 March 1991) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2017. He acted as a second for Peter Svidler in the Candidates Tournaments of 2013, 2014 and 2016. Together ...

** Note: ''Maxim Matlakov,

Baadur Jobava Baadur Jobava ( ka, ბაადურ ჯობავა; born 26 November 1983) is a Georgian chess grandmaster and three-time Georgian champion (2003, 2007, 2012). He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2004 and in the FIDE Wor ...

Daniel Fridman Daniel Fridman ( lv, Daniels Fridmans; born February 15, 1976) is a Latvian-German chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001, he was Latvian champion in 1996 and German champion in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Early chess caree ...

Ivan Cheparinov Ivan Cheparinov (; born November 26, 1986) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He is a four-time Bulgarian champion (2004, 2005, 2012, 2018). Cheparinov competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2017. In 2018 he switched his na ...

, Alexander Motylev, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, David Navara, David Howell (chess player), David Howell, Martyn Kravtsiv, Alexander Areshchenko, and Matthias Blübaum qualified for Chess World Cup.'' * June 9 – 17: European Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in

** Elo 2000–2299 winner: Diyap Buyukasik ** Elo 1700–1999 winner: Doruk Karaoğlan ** Elo 0–1699 winner: Pavle Ćirić * June 10 – 20: European Schools Championship 2017 in Budva ** U7 winners: Timur Yonal (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f) ** U9 winners: Kerem Erten (m) / Elif Zeren Yıldız (f) ** U11 winners: Zeki Berke Çaputçuoğlu (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f) ** U13 winners: Maksim Zhukov (m) / Esma Doğa Duran (f) ** U15 winners: Nikoloz Petriashvili (m) / Michelle Katkov (f) ** U17 winners: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Bengu Sena Ayan (f) * June 19 – 23: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva ** Rapid U8 winners: Savely Morozov (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Galina Mikheeva (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Daniel Dardha (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f) ** Rapid U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Ksenia Strukova (f) ** Rapid U16 winners: Viachaslau Zarubitski (m) / Viktoria Radeva (f) ** Rapid U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Ivana Hrescak (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Evelina Zavivaeva (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Klean Shuqja (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Olga Badelka (f) * June 24 – July 4: European Team Chess Championship for seniors in Novi Sad ** +50 winners: (Miloš Pavlović, Goran Todorović, Siniša Dražić, Zoran Arsovic, Nenad Ristić) ** +65 winners: (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Yuri Balashov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov) * August 11 – 21: European Senior Chess Championship in Barcelona * August 16 – 24: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 in Iwonicz-Zdrój * August 18 – 27: EU Youth Chess Championship U8-14 in Kouty nad Desnou * September 3 – 14: European Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia * September 18 – 22: European Universities Chess Championship 2017 in Fuengirola * October 2 – 10: European Chess Club Cup for men and women in Manavgat * October 15 – 20: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva * October 20 – 24: European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship 2017 in * October 25 – November 5: European Team Chess Championship in Chalkidiki, Halkidiki * November 11 – 19: 5th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship 2017 in * November 24 & 25: 1st European Corporate Chess Championship 2017 in

* December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Katowice

2017–18 European Youth Grand Prix

* May 17 – 29, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #1 in Kirishi ** Winners: 1st: Kirill Shubin, 2nd: Sergei Lobanov, 3rd: Aram Hakobyan * TBD from October, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #2 in Jermuk * TBD from May, 2018: European Youth Grand Prix #3 in Kirishi

African Events

* July 1 – 13: African Chess Championship (individual, rapid, blitz) in Oran ** Winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) ** Blitz winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f) ** Rapid winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) * July 23 – August 1: African Club Chess Championships in

** Winner Club: Al Hawar Chess Club * August 5 – 13: African Women's Chess Challenge in Gaborone * August 19 – 27: African Schools Individual Chess Championships in Windhoek * October 7 – 15: African Amateur Individual Chess Championships in Dar es Salaam * November 11 – 19: African Team Chess Championships in

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* December 1 – 10: African Youth Chess Championships in Giza * December 28, 2017 – January 8, 2018: African Junior Chess Championships 2017 in Lomé

African Zonals

* March 25 – April 3: Zone 4.2 Individual Championships in Jimma ** Winners: Essam El-Gindy (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) * April 1 – 10: Zone 4.1 Individual Championships in Algiers ** Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f) * April 20 – 30: Zone 4.4 Individual Championships in Monrovia (men's only) ** Winner: Oluwafemi Balogun * June 9 – 18: Zone 4.3 Individual Championships in Livingstone, Zambia, Livingstone ** Winners: Kenny Solomon (m) / Aleida De Bruyn (f)

American Events

* April 13 – 18: 2017 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston ** U12 winners: David Thomas (m) / Johmoi Blake (f) ** U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f) ** U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Sheanel Gardner (f) * April 25 – 30: 2017 South American Junior U20 Championship in Manta, Ecuador, Manta ** Winners: José Martínez Alcántara (m) / Anahí Ortiz Verdesoto (f) * June 9 – 19: Pan American Chess Championship in Medellín ** Winner: Samuel Sevian ** Note: ''Samuel Sevian, Jorge Cori, Neuris Delgado Ramírez, Axel Bachmann, Emilio Córdova Daza, Lazaro Bruzon qualified for Chess World Cup 2017''. * June 21 – 28: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2017 in ** Dondre Husbands * June 30 – July 7: Panamerican Youth Championship 2017 in ** U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f) ** Blitz U8 winner: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f) ** U10 winners: Eric Li (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Manuel Campos Gomez (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f) ** U12 winners: Nico Werner Chasin (b) / Vicmary C. Perez Hernandez (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (b) / Nastassja A Matus (f) ** U14 winners: Aristo S. Liu (b) / Emma He (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Miguel Angel Soto (b) / / Aasa Dommalapati (f) ** U16 winners: Francisco Varacalli (b) / Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera (f) ** Blitz U16 winners: Mauricio Ramirez Gonzalez (b) / Aleyla Hilario (f) ** U18 winners: Michael Song (b) / Trilce Cosme Contreras (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (b) / Valentina Argote Heredia (f) * July 12 – 17: North American Youth Championship 2017 in Morristown, New Jersey ** U8 winners: Kevin Duong (b) / Iris Mou (f) ** U10 winners: Liran Zhou (b) / Stephanie Velea (f) ** U12 winners: Maximillian Lu (b) / Annapoorni Meiyappan (f) ** U14 winners: Qiuyu Huang (b) / Ellen Wang (f) ** U16 winners: Christopher Yoo (chess player), Christopher Yoo (b) / Queena Deng (f) ** U18 winners: Bryce Tiglon (b) / Vicki Yang (f) * August 9 – 15: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2017 in ** Men's U8 winner: Sebastían Mérida Ceballos ** U10 winners: Yaset Jose Cruz Santos (m) / Ania Nahid Rosales Espinoza (f) ** U12 winners: Jean Marco Cruz Mendez (m) / Andrea Albor Rebolledo (f) ** U14 winners: Jerzy Jesus Perez Leiva (m) / Penelope Gonzalez Diaz (f) ** U16 winners: Raynner Amaro Alfonso (m) / Roxangel Obregón García (f) ** U18 winners: Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez (m) / Chrissye L Gonzalez Estrada (f) * August 30 – September 4: North American Junior U20 Championship 2017 in

* October 11 – 16: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2017 in * October 31 – November 7: Panamerican Junior U20 Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador * December 1 – 7: South American Youth Championship 2017 in * December 11 – 18: 2017 Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador *TBD: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in *TBD: Women's Continental Championship 2017 in *TBD: Panamerican University Championship 2017 in Durango *TBD: Panamerican Teams Championship in TBD location

American Zonals

* March 27 – April 11: American Zonal 2.1 Open & Women in

** Winners:

(m) / Sabina-Francesca Foisor (f) * April 26 – May 1: American Zonal 2.4 in Florianópolis (men's only) ** Winner: Jorge Cori * April 30 – May 8: American Zonal 2.5 Open in

(men's only) * Winner: Sandro Mareco * May 26 – 31: American Zonal 2.3 in San Salvador (men's only) ** Winners: Joshua Ruiz and Yuri Gonzalez Vidal *TBD: American Zonal 2.5 Women in , or

Asian Events

* March 31 – April 9: Asian Youth Chess Championship in Tashkent ** U8 winners: Trần Gia Phúc Phạm (b) / Afruza Khamdamova (f) ** Blitz U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f) ** Rapid U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f) ** U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Yaqing Wei (f) ** U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Divya Deshmukh (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Nguyễn Quốc Hy (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f) ** U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Jishitha D (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Arash Daghli (b) / / Jishitha D (f) ** Rapid U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Motahare Asadi (f) ** U16 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** Blitz U16 winners: Mahdi Gholami Orimi (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** Rapid U16 winners: Shamsiddin Vokhidov (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f) ** Rapid U18 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (b) / Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (f) * May 1 – 10: Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championships in Shiraz ** Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / Ivana Maria Furtado (f) ** Blitz winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f) ** Rapid winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Isha Sharma (f) * May 11 – 12: Asian Chess Championship (individual and blitz) in

** Winners: Wang Hao (chess player), Wang Hao (m) / Võ Thị Kim Phụng (f) ** Blitz winners: R. Vaishali (m) /

(f) * June 2 – 10: 1st Asian Championship for Disabled in Bishkek * June 17 – 26: Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in Ulanbaatar ** won the gold medal tally and the overall medal tally. * July 20 – 30: Asian Schools Chess Championship (individual, rapid and blitz) in Panjin ** Open & girls overall winners: * August 1 – 7: Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in * August 1 – 8: Asian Club Cup Championship 2017 in ** Winners: Saipa Chess Club, 2nd: Saif Sporting Chess Club, 3rd place: Sydney Chess Club * October 9 – 15: Asian Senior Chess Championship in Auckland

Asian Zonals

* January 14 – 20: Asian Zonal 3.6 in Auckland ** Winners: Anton Smirnov (m) / Layla Timergazi (f) * February 24 – March 6: Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay ** Winners: Li Tian Yeoh (m) / Võ Thị Kim Phụng (f) * March 18 – 25: Asian Zonal 3.2 in Pokhara ** Winners: Abdullah Al Rakib (m) / Rani Hamid (f) * June 15 – 25: Asian Zonal 3.4 in Tashkent ** Winners: Jahongir Vakhidov (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)

Cricket

Major leagues and cups

* October 6, 2016 – January 14: 2016–17 Ranji Trophy ** Gujarat cricket team, Gujarat defeated Mumbai cricket team, Mumbai, 328–228. ** Gujarat won by 5 wickets. * October 25, 2016 – March 29: 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season ** led first-innings over , 487–287. ** Match drawn; won the competition with first-innings lead. * February 17 – April 2: 2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup ** Titans (cricket team), Titans defeated Warriors (cricket team), Warriors, 425/5–189. ** Titans won by 236 runs. * April 5 – May 21: 2017 Indian Premier League ** Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant, 129/8–128/6. ** Mumbai Indians won by 1 run. * April 7 – September 28: / 2017 County Championship ** Essex County Cricket Club, Essex won league. * September 27 – October 21: 2017-18 JLT One-Day Cup ** defeated , 4/250–9/248 ** won by 6 wickets.

International cricket competitions

*November 11, 2016 – April 18: 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition ** won round-robin. *January 24 – February 18: 2016–17 Regional Super50 in ** Barbados Tridents defeated Jamaica Tallawahs, 271–212. ** Barbados Tridents won by 59 runs. *May 12 – 24: 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series in ** won round robin. *May 21 – 31: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in ** and promoted. **No result in final. *June 1 – 18: 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in and ** defeated , 338/4–158. ** Pakistan won by 180 runs. *June 26 – July 23: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in ** defeated 228/7– 219. ** England Women won by 9 runs. *December 2017 (Final Round): 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup *December 2017 (Final Round): 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship

2017–18 Ashes series

*November 23 – 27: 1st Test at The Gabba, Brisbane *December 2 – 6: 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide *December 14 – 18: 3rd Test at WACA Ground, Perth *December 26 – 30: 4th Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne *January 4 – 8, 2018: 5th Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Cross-country skiing (sport), Cross-country skiing

Cue sports

World Pool-Billiard Association, WPA

World 8 Ball Series

* January 14 – 17: Molinari Players' Championship & Cheqio Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Ruslan Chinachov ** Challenge winner: Francisco Sánchez Ruíz * April 4 – 7: Aramith Masters Championship & Kamui Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Eklent Kaçi ** Challenge winner: Lee Vann Corteza * July 12 – 15: Ryo Rack Classic Championship & Simonis Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Skyler Woodward ** Challenge winner: Mika Immonen * September 27 – October 1: Predator World Series Championship & Highrock Challenge Championship in

Events

* January 10 – 15: 2017 Joy Billiards World Chinese 8 Ball Masters in Qinhuangdao ** Winner: Gareth Potts * January 31 – February 5: IPA World Professional Pool Championships in Bradford ** Winners: Craig Marsh (m) / Collette Henrikson (f) * February 17 – 19: World Pool Masters in ** David Alcaide defeated Jayson Shaw, 8–7, in the final. * February 26 – March 5: Amway eSpring International Women 9-Ball Championship in Taipei ** Winner: Siming CHEN * March 13 – 16: Chinese 8-Ball World Championship 2017 in Yushan ** Winners: Yang Fan (m) / Xiao Fang Fu (f) * March 18 – 28: European Pool Championships in Vale do Lobo ** Niels Feijen defeated Tomasz Kapłan, 125–13. Kim Laaksonen and Mieszko Fortuński take third and fourth places. * July 31 – August 7: Youth European Championships in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winners: Fedor Gorst (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** 9 balls winners: Jan van Lierop (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** 10 balls winners: Patrick Hofmann (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** Juniors Straight winner: Kevin Schiller ** Teams winners: (Patrick Hofmann, Leon Kohl, Kevin Schiller) * August 14 – 21: European Championships (Seniors & Ladies) in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winners: Henrique Correia (m) / Susanne Wessel (f) ** 9 balls winners: Henrique Correia (m) / Ine Helvik (f) ** 10 balls winners: Vegar Kristiansen (m) / Ine Helvik (f) ** Straight Seniors winner: Jesse Thehu ** Teams winners: (m) / (f) * August 23 – 26: Dynamic European Championships (U23) in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winner: Joshua Filler ** 9 balls winner: Joshua Filler * August 17 – 20: 9-Ball World Championship (Wheelchair) in Tampere ** Winners: 5th Street Players, 2nd place: The Contenders II, 3rd place: Here We Go Again & 9-Ball Bombers * October 30, 2017 – 2 November 2017: 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship ** Winners: Sanjin Pehlivanovic (U17), Fedor Gorst (boys), Kristina Tkatsch (girls) * December 4 – 7: 2017 Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas ** Winner: Europe

Euro Tour

* February 23 – 26: 2017 Italian Open (pool), 2017 Italian Open in Treviso ** Winners: Ralf Souquet (m) / Ina Kaplan (f) * March 30 – April 1: 2017 Portugal Open in Albufeira ** Winners: Nick van den Berg (m) / Jasmin Ouschan (f) * May 18 – 21: 2017 Austrian Open in St. Johann im Pongau ** Winners: Mario He (m) / Jasmin Ouschan (f) * August 10 – 13: 2017 Dutch Open in Heeze-Leende ** Winners: Ruslan Chinachov (m) / Marharyta Fefilava (f) * October 5 – 8: 2017 Klagenfurt Open in Klagenfurt ** Winners: Ralf Souquet (m) / Siming Chen (f) * November 16 – 18: 2017 Treviso Open in Treviso ** Winner: Wiktor Zielinski (m) * November 18 – 19: Women 9-Ball Open in Braga ** Winner: Marharyta Fefilava (f)

Union Mondiale de Billard, UMB

* March 4: World Super Cup in Antwerp ** Winner: Daniel Sánchez (billiards player), Daniel Sánchez * March 9 – 12: World Championship for National Teams in Viersen ** Winners: (Sung Won Choi & Jae Guen Kim) * April 7 – 9: Coupe d'Europe Classic Teams (final) in

** Winners: Bochum (Sam van Etten, Thomas Nockemann, Ludger Havlik) * April 28 – May 7: 2017 CEB European Three-cushion Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel ** Winners: , Second place: , Third place: * May 10 & 11: Billiard Charity Challenge in Halle, Belgium, Halle and Zoersel * May 12 – 14: UMB World Three-cushion Championship for women in Halle, Belgium, Halle and Zoersel ** Winner: Orie Hida, Second place: Mi Rae Lee, Third place: Gülşen Degener * June 8 – 11: Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion Club (final) in Porto ** Winners: FC Porto (billiards), FC Porto (Dani Sánchez, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Manuel Rui Costa, João Pedro Ferreira) * June 16 – 18: European Ladies Cup Three Cushion in ** Winners: Therese Klompenhouwer, Free Game winner: Karolien Matthys * September 15 – 17: World Championship 3 Cushion Juniors in Los Alcázares * October 7 – 14: World Championship Five-pin billiards, Five-pin in Necochea * November 8 – 12: UMB World Three-cushion Championship in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz * November 17 – 19:

Billiard Masters in

Three-Cushion World Cup

* February 6 – 12: World Cup #1 in Bursa ** Winner: Frédéric Caudron * March 26 – April 1: World Cup #2 in Luxor ** Winner: Daniel Sánchez (billiards player), Daniel Sánchez * May 22 – 28: World Cup #3 in Ho Chi Minh City ** Winner: Eddy Merckx (billiards player), Eddy Merckx * September 3 – 9: World Cup #4 in Porto * December 3 – 9: World Cup #5 in Hurghada

Curling

Cycle ball

BMX racing, Cycling – BMX

Cyclo-cross, Cycling – Cyclo-cross

Mountain bike racing, Cycling – Mountain Bike

Para-cycling, Cycling – Para-cycling

Road bicycle racing, Cycling – Road

Track cycling, Cycling – Track

Cycling – Trials

Dancesport

WDSF Super Grand Prix

* March 12: #1 Super Grand Prix (PD) Tokyo ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** 2nd place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** 3rd place: Marco Camarlinghi & Martina Minasi * April 15 & 16: #2 Super Grand Prix Cambrils ** Latin winners: Pavel Pasechnik & Marta Arndt ** Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler * August 8 – 10: #3 Super Grand Prix (PD) Stuttgart ** Latin winners: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina * September 30: #4 Super Grand Prix Ostrava * December 3: #5 WDSF PD Super Grand Prix

WDSF World Cup

* March 4: WDSF PD World Cup in Kharkiv (Standard only) ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** Second place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** Third place: Marco Cavallaro & Letizia Ingrosso * June 3: WDSF World Cup in Szombathely (Latin only) ** 1st place: Andrea Silvestri & Martina Váradi ** Second place: Timur Yusupov & Sofia Kharina ** Third place: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * June 24: WDSF PD World Cup in Baden-Baden (Latin only) ** 1st place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Second place: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko ** Third place: Wang Jun & Jia Yiwen * August 26: WDSF World Cup (Standard) in Johor Bahru ** Winners: Francesco Galuppo & Debora Pacini ** Second place: Vasily Kirin & Ekaterina Prozorova ** Third place: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina * December 9: WDSF World Cup in Ashdod

WDSF GrandSlam

* March 18 & 19: #1 GrandSlam

** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * April 8 & 9: #2 GrandSlam Wuhan ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * July 8 & 9: #3 GrandSlam Hong Kong ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * August 10 – 12: #4 GrandSlam Stuttgart ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * October 27 & 28: #5 GrandSlam

* December 9 & 10: #6 (final) GrandSlam

WDSF World Open

* January 7 & 8: #1 World Open Madrid ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * January 28: #2 World Open Pforzheim ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * February 11 & 12: #3 World Open Antwerp ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Anton Aldaev & Natalia Polukhina * February 17 & 18: #4 World Open Copenhagen ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Anton Skuratov & Alona Uehlin ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Guillem Pascual and Rosa Carné * February 25 & 26: #5 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * March 11 & 12: #6 World Open Bucharest ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Madis Abel & Aleksandra Galkina ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * March 12: #7 World Open Tokyo ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Sean Aranar & Ana Nualla ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Lim Tan Hong & Choi Ju Young * March 25 & 26: #8 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Timur Imametdinov & Nina Bezzubova * March 25 & 26: #9 World Open Pieve di Cento ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * April 2: #10 World Open Brno ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Bjørn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson * April 22 & 23: #11 World Open Uzhhorod ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marek Bures & Anastasiia Iermolenko * May 13: #12 World Open Varna, Bulgaria, Varna ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * May 14: #13 World Open

** World Open Latin Adult winners: Edgar Marcos & Alina Nowak * May 20: #14 World Open Paredes, Portugal, Paredes ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Edgar Marcos & Alina Nowak * July 2: #15 World Open

** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * July 22 & 23: #16 World Open Wuppertal ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * August 19 & 20: #17 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Ergo Lükk & Baile Orb ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * September 2 & 3: #18 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * September 9 & 10: #19 World Open Bratislava * September 16 & 17: #20 World Open

* September 16 & 17: #21 World Open Sibiu * September 24: #22 World Open Bertrange * September 23: #23 World Open Lisbon * September 23 & 24: #24 World Open Zagreb * September 30 – October 1: #25 World Open Belgrade * September 30: #26 World Open Ostrava * October 7 & 8: #27 World Open

* October 14 & 15: #28 World Open Elbląg * October 21: #29 World Open Almere * November 4: #30 World Open Riga * November 5: #31 World Open Ankara * November 11 & 12: #32 World Open Warsaw * November 18 & 19: #33 World Open Vienna * November 25: #34 World Open

* December 2 & 3: #35 World Open Maribor * December 3: #36 World Open Vilnius * December 16: #37 (final) World Open Riga

International events

* February 10: WDSF World Championship (Standard Senior II) in Antwerp ** Winners: Pierre Payen & Isabelle Reyjal ** 2nd place: Gert Faustmann & Alexandra Kley ** 3rd place: Alberto Belometti & Barbara Pini * February 18: WDSF European Ten Dance Championship in Copenhagen ** Winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer ** 2nd place: Nikolaj Lund & Marta Kocik ** 3rd place: Kirill Medianov & Elisaveta Semjonova * February 25: WDSF World Championship (U21 Latin) in Bassano del Grappa ** Winners: Vladislav Kolesnikov & Naja Dolenc ** 2nd place: Bartosz Lewandowski & Anna Walachowska ** 3rd place: Raffaello Brancato & Amandine Van Biesbroeck * March 23: WDSF World Championship (Standard IV) in Pieve di Cento ** Winners: Luciano Ceruti & Rosa Nuccia Cappello ** 2nd place: Alessandro Barbone & Patrizia Flamini ** 3rd place: Nicholas Nero & Anna Maria Arzenton * April 1 & 2: DSE European Children Grand Prix in Brno ** Junior I winners: Sergey Burdin & Anastasia Sitnikova (Standard); Georgy Gudovsky & Kamilla Shaymiardianova (Latin) ** Junior II winners: Aleksey Bessonov & Evgenia Kolmagorova (Standard); Hubert Raczek & Magdalena Kowalska (Latin) ** Juvenile I winners: Dragoș Josan & Alexandra Bezniuc (Standard & Latin) ** Juvenile II winners: Mateusz Stawowy & Sara Silva (Standard & Latin) * April 1 & 2: DSE European Universities Championship in Brno ** Adult Standard winners: Kamil Kedra & Aleksandra Fron ** Adult Latin winners: Jakub Richtár & Klára Petrušková * April 9: WDSF PD World Championship (Show Dance Latin) in Vienna ** Winners: Vadim Garbuzov & Kathrin Menzinger ** 2nd place: Mikhail Shchepkin & Anna Baklanova ** 3rd place: Marco Zingarelli & Ilaria Campana * April 15: WDSF European Championship (Latin) in Cambrils ** Winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno ** Second place: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus ** Third place: Marius-Andrei Balan & Khrystyna Moshenska ** April 16: DSE European Championship of National Teams in Cambrils ** U21 winners: (Latin and Standard) ** Adults winners: (Standard), (Latin) ** Senior I winners: (Standard), (Latin) ** Overall winners: (93 points) * May 13: WDSF World Championship (U21) in Salaspils ** Winners: Denis Gudovsky & Megija Dana Morīte ** Second place: Paul Rednic şi Roxana Lucaciu ** Third place: Mateusz Brzozowski & Justyna Możdżonek * May 14: WDSF European Championship (Youth Latin) in Chișinău ** Winners: Daniil Porcesco-Gozun și Anastasia Grunzu ** Second place: Coman Eduard Florentin & Tudorache Irina Elena ** Third place: Nikita Olinichenko & Elizaveta Pustornakova * May 14: WDSF PD European Cup in

(Latin only) ** Winners: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko ** Second place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Third place: Alexandr Makarov & Anzhela Kuryshova * May 14: WDSF PD European Championship in

(Standard only) ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** Second place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** Third place: László Csaba & Viktória Páli * May 19: WDSF European Championship (standard) in Olomouc ** Winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Second place: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** Third place: Vaidotas Lacitis & Veronika Golodneva * June 11: WDSF PD European Championship (Latin) in

** Winners: Vitaly Panteleev & Angelina Nechkhaeva ** Second place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Third place: Pavel Pasechnik & Marta Arndt * June 23: WDSF South European Championship in Alassio ** Standard winners: Rinat Sunitulin & Maria Peregudova ** Standard Second place: Carmine Petrillo & Marzia Bonilauri ** Standard Third place: João Carlos Costa Relha – Alicja Ciesielska ** Latin winners: Ionuț Alexandru Miculescu & Andra Păcurar ** Latin Second place: Vincenzo Termini & Elisa De Belardini ** Latin Third place: Bojan Lazareski & Sarah Karakatsanis * July 8 & 9: WDSF PD Asian Championship in ** Standard PD winners: Cheng Dan & LI Zhenni ** Standard PD Second place: Oleksii Guzyr & Rikako Ota ** Standard PD Third place: Kim Kihwan & Park Ye Rang ** Latin PD winners: Hou Yao & Zhuang Ting ** Latin PD Second place: Chan Hing Wai & Tin Lai Ki ** Latin PD Third place: Wang Jun & Jia Yiwen * July 8 & 9: WDSF Asian Championship in ** Standard winners: Qiu Yuming & Wei Liying ** Standard Second place: Vladlen Kravchenko & Marina Laptiyeva ** Standard Third place: Yuan Shaoyang & Qi Chongxuan ** Latin winners: Kostiantyn Samarskyi & Tay Isabelle ** Latin Second place: Artem Semerenko & Valeriya Kachalko ** Latin Third place: Aleksei Kibkalo & Tatiana Kogadei * September 9: WDSF World Junior II Championship in Bratislava * September 9 & 10: WDSF World Championship in

* September 16: WDSF PD World Championship in

* September 22 & 23: WDSF PD World Championship (Master Class) in Bertrange * September 23: WDSF World Championship (Senior I) in Kistelek * October 7: WDSF World Ten Dance Championship in Marseille * October 14: WDSF World Youth Latin Championship in Castell-Platja d'Aro * October 21: WDSF PD Latin World Championship in Leipzig * November 4: WDSF World Championship (U21 Ten Dance) in Kranj * November 4: WDSF European Cup in Vila Nova de Famalicão * November 11: WDSF World Championship (Cheerlanding) in Takasaki * November 18: WDSF World Latin Championship in Vienna * November 25: WDSF Formation Standard World Championship in Braunschweig * December 9: WDSF Formation Latin World Championship in Vienna * December 16: WDSF World Championship (Youth Standard) in Riga

Darts

* December 15, 2016 – January 2: 2017 PDC World Darts Championship in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 7–3 * January 7 – 15: 2017 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green ** Men: Glen Durrant defeated Danny Noppert, 7–3 ** Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Corrine Hammond, 3–0 * October 3 – 7: 2017 WDF World Cup in Kobe ** Men: ** Women: ** Juniors:

Professional Darts Corporation, PDC

Major tournaments

* January 28 – 29: 2017 Masters (darts), 2017 Masters in Milton Keynes ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–7 * February 2 – May 18: 2017 Premier League Darts at venues in , , , , and ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 11–10 * March 3 – 5: 2017 UK Open in Minehead ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Gerwyn Price, 11–6 * June 1 – 4: 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt ** (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) defeated (Gerwyn Price & Mark Webster (darts player), Mark Webster), 3–1 * July 22 – 30: 2017 World Matchplay (darts), 2017 World Matchplay in Blackpool ** Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 18–8 * September 16 – 17: 2017 Champions League of Darts in Cardiff ** Mensur Suljović defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–9 * October 1 – 7: 2017 World Grand Prix (darts), 2017 World Grand Prix in Dublin ** Daryl Gurney defeated Simon Whitlock, 5–4 * October 27 – 29: 2017 European Championship (darts), 2017 European Championship in Hasselt ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 11–7 * November 4 – 5: 2017 World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–6 * November 11 – 19: 2017 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 16–12 * November 24 – 26: 2017 Players Championship Finals in Minehead ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Jonny Clayton, 11–2 * November 26: 2017 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Minehead ** Dimitri van den Bergh defeated Josh Payne (darts player), Josh Payne, 6–3

2017 PDC Pro Tour#European Tour, PDC European Tour

* March 24 – 26: 2017 German Darts Championship in Hildesheim ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Michael van Gerwen, 6–3 * April 15 – 17: 2017 German Darts Masters (European Tour), 2017 German Darts Masters in Jena ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Jelle Klaasen, 6–2 * April 21 – 23: 2017 German Darts Open in Saarbrücken ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Benito van de Pas, 6–5 * May 5 – 7: 2017 European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Michael van Gerwen, 6–0 * May 12 – 14: 2017 Gibraltar Darts Trophy in ** Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith defeated Mensur Suljović, 6–4 * June 9 – 11: 2017 European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Mensur Suljović, 6–3 * June 23 – 25: 2017 Austrian Darts Open in Vienna ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith, 6–5 * June 30 – July 2: 2017 European Darts Open in Leverkusen ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Mervyn King (darts player), Mervyn King, 6–2 * September 1 – 3: 2017 Dutch Darts Masters in Maastricht ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Steve Beaton, 6–1 * September 8 – 10: 2017 German Darts Grand Prix in Mannheim ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 6–3 * September 22 – 24: 2017 International Darts Open in Riesa ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Kim Huybrechts, 6–5 * October 13 – 15: 2017 European Darts Trophy in Göttingen ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 6–4

World Series of Darts

* May 24 – 25: 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters, 2017 Dubai Darts Masters in

** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–7 * July 6 – 7: 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Dave Chisnall, 8–0 * July 14 – 15: 2017 US Darts Masters in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Daryl Gurney, 8–6 * August 11 – 13: 2017 Auckland Darts Masters in Auckland ** Kyle Anderson (darts player), Kyle Anderson defeated Corey Cadby, 11–10 * August 18 – 20: 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters in Melbourne ** Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 11–8 * August 25 – 27: 2017 Perth Darts Masters in Perth ** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–7 * October 20 – 21: 2017 German Darts Masters (World Series of Darts), 2017 German Darts Masters in Düsseldorf ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor, 11–4

British Darts Organisation, BDO

Major tournaments

* May 26 – 29: 2017 BDO World Trophy, 2017 World Trophy in Barry, Wales, Barry ** Men: Peter Machin (darts player), Peter Machin defeated Martin Phillips (darts player), Martin Phillips, 10–8 ** Women: Aileen de Graaf defeated Anastasia Dobromyslova, 6–2 * September 25–27: 2017 World Masters (darts), 2017 World Masters in Bridlington ** Men: Krzysztof Ratajski defeated Mark McGeeney, 6–1 ** Woman: Lorraine Winstanley defeated Corrine Hammond, 5–2

Disc golf

International

* May 12 – 14: 2017 Amateur World Doubles Championships in Mount Vernon, Texas ** Advanced winners: Ricky Ovaitt & Adam Case (m) / Valerie Mandujano & Alexis Mandujano * June 2 – 4: WFDF 2017 All African Ultimate Club Championships in ** Winners: UCT Tigers, Second place: Ghost Ultimate, Third place: Kampala Ultimate, Fourth place: KFC – Kisumu Frisbee Club * June 17 – 21: WFDF 2017 World Great Grandmasters Beach Ultimate Championships in Lisbon * June 18 – 24: WFDF World Championships of Beach Ultimate in Royan ** Mixed winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Women's winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Master Mixed winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's Master winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Women's Master winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's GrandMaster winners: , Second place: , Third place: * June 20 – 24: PDGA World Championships in Augusta, Georgia, Augusta ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * July 24 – 29: WFDF 2017 World Freestyle & Overall Flying Disc Championships in Basingstoke ** Overall winners: Tomas Burvall (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** Golf winners: Anton Lindh (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** Distance winners: Anton Lindh (m) / Niloofar Mossavarrahmani (f) ** Accuracy winners: Conrad Damon (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** SCF winners: Robert McLeod (m) / Anneli André (f) ** Discathon winners: Anton Kappling (m) / Frida Högberg ** DDC winners: (Harvey Brandt & Conrad Damon) (m) / (Juliana Korver & Beth Verish) ** Freestyle winners: (Larry Imperiale & Paul Kenny) (m) / (Juliana Korver & Bianca Strunz) * August 17 – 20: WFDF 2017 Asia Oceanic Ultimate and Guts Club Championships in Manila ** The win's 4 medals. and win's 3 medals. win's 2 medals. * August 23 – 26: WFDF 2017 World Team Disc Golf Championships in Colchester ** Winners: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * November 14 – 19: WFDF 2017 Pan American Ultimate Club Championships in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires, Cañuelas

Major tournaments

* April 12 – 15: National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships in North Augusta, South Carolina ** Advanced winners: Ben Clark (m) / Bayli Miller (f) ** Teams winners: Ferris State University (m) / California State University, Monterey Bay, California State University * June 2 – 4: United States Amateur Disc Golf Championships in Milford, Michigan ** Advanced winner: Brandon Oleskie * August 12 – 19: 2017 PDGA Master's World Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan ** Winners: Barry Schultz (m) / Elaine King (f) * September 8 – 10: US Masters Disc Golf Championship in Des Moines, Iowa * September 21 – 24: 2017 US Women's Disc Golf Championship Presented by Prodigy in Johnson City, Tennessee * October 4 – 7: United States Disc Golf Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina

2017 American National Tour

* February 23 – 26: Gentlemen's Club Challenge in Henderson, Nevada, Henderson ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * April 27 – 29: Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open in Emporia, Kansas ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Hannah Leatherman (f) * May 19 – 21: Masters Cup (disc golf), Masters Cup in Santa Cruz, California ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * June 9 – 11: Beaver State Fling Presented by KEEN in Estacada, Oregon ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * August 25 – 27: Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open Presented by Discraft in Pittsburgh ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Catrina Allen (f) * October 13 – 15: Hall of Fame Classic (final) in Appling, Georgia

2017 Disc Golf Pro Tour

* March 1 – 4: The Memorial in Scottsdale, Arizona, Scottsdale ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * March 17 – 19: Waco Annual Charity Open in Waco, Texas ** Winners: Jeremy Koling (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * March 31 – April 2: Nick Hyde Memorial in Rockwall, Texas ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * April 14 – 16: Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * June 2 – 4: Utah Open in Ogden, Utah ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Jessica Weese (f) * August 3 – 6: Ledgestone Insurance Open in Peoria, Illinois ** Winners: Joshua Anthon (m) / Valarie Jenkins (f) * August 17 – 20: Idlewild Open in Burlington, New York ** Winners: James Conrad (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * August 31 – September 3: Vibram Open in Leicester, Massachusetts ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * September 14 – 17: Green Mountain (final) in Jeffersonville, Vermont

2017 Disc Golf World Tour

* January 26 – 29: Aussie Open 2017 in Perth ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * May 12 – 14: Konopiště Open 2017 in Benešov ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Vanessa Van Dyken (f) * July 20 – 23: European Open in Nokia, Finland, Nokia ** Winners: Timi Järvenpää (m) / Heidi Laine (f) * October 4 – 7: Disc Golf World Tour Championship 2017 USDGC (final) in Rock Hill, South Carolina

2017 European Pro Tour

* May 19 – 21: Tali Open – EPT#1 in

** Winners: Jalle Stoor (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f) * June 9 – 11: Sula Open – EPT#2 in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Sula ** Winners: Seppo Paju (m) / Kristin Tattar (f) * July 7 – 9: Skellefteå Open – EPT#3 in Skellefteå ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Ragna Bygde Lewis (f) * July 14 – 16: Estonian Open – EPT#4 in

** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Henna Blomroos (f) * July 28 – 30: Turku TBC – EPT#5 in Turku ** Winners: Gregg Barsby (m) / Maija Laitinen (f) * September 8 – 10: Strudengau Open – EPT#6 (final) in Sankt Thomas am Blasenstein

2017 European Tour

* April 1 & 2: Dutch Discgolf Championships – ET #1 in Rijswijk ** Winners: Raimo Sokka (m) / Lydie Hellgren (f) * April 15 & 16: Isle of Mull Classic – ET#2 in Fanmore ** Winners: Simon Luard (m) / Sue Underwood (f) * May 6 & 7: Kokkedal Open – ET#3 in Kokkedal & Hillerød ** Winners: Karl Johan Nybo (m) / Camilla Grundén (f) * May 25 – 27: Westside Discs Tyyni – ET#4 in

& Sipoo ** Winners: Mikke Haaranen (m) / Mila Puumala (f) * June 2 – 4: The Battle at Bluebell Woods – ET#5 in Dunbar ** Winners: Blær Örn Ásgeirsson (m) / Sue Underwood (f) * July 1 & 2: Iceland Solstice Showdown – ET#6 in Reykjavík ** Winners: Nikko Locastro (m) / Lydie Hellgren (f) * August 4 – 6: Valgjärve Open – ET#7 in Valgjärve ** Winners: Jeremy Koling (m) / Kristin Tattar (f) * August 12 & 13: Chateau Hostačov Open – ET#8 in Golčův Jeníkov ** Winners: Přemysl Novák (m) / Eva Králová (f) * August 19 & 20: Belgian Open – ET#9 in Braine-l'Alleud ** Winners: Tony Ferro (m) / Hayley Flintoft (f) * September 22 – 24: Copenhagen Open Classic – presented by DGA – ET#10 (final) in Copenhagen

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

* January 13 – TBD: 2017 International Hockey Federation, FIH Schedule

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2, Round 2: * March 4 – 12: Event #1 in Dhaka ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & * March 11 – 19: Event #2 in Ulster ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & * March 25 – April 2: Event #3 in Tunapuna ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, semifinals: * June 15 – 25: Semifinal #1 in

** Qualified national teams to Finals: , , & * July 8 – 23: Semifinal #2 in Johannesburg ** Qualified national teams to Finals: , , , & 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, final: * December 2 – 10: Final in Bhubaneswar ** defeated , 2–1, to win their second consecutive Men's FIH Hockey World League title. ** took third place.

2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League

2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2, Round 2 * January 14 – 22: Event #1 in Kuala Lumpur ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: , , & * February 4 – 12: Event #2 in Valencia ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: , , & * April 1 – 9: Event #3 in Vancouver ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, semifinals * June 21 – July 2: Semifinal #1 in Brussels ** Qualified national teams to the Finals: , , & * July 8 – 23: Semifinal #2 in Johannesburg ** Qualified national teams to the Finals: , , , & 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final, final * November 18 – 26: Final in Auckland ** The defeated , 3–0, to win their second Women's FIH Hockey World League title. ** took third place.

Continental field hockey events

European Hockey Federation, EHF

* January 13 – 15: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Junior Nations Championship in Lisbon ** defeated , 5–4, in the final. took third place. * January 20 – 22: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Junior Nations Championship in Vienna ** The defeated , 1–1 (1–0 shoot out), in the final. took third place. * February 10 – 12: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Club Cup in Vienna ** Uhlenhorst Mulheim defeated SV Arminen, 3–2, in the final. Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club, AH&BC Amsterdam took third place. * February 10 – 12: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Club Trophy in Sveti Ivan Zelina ** Champions: Racing Club de Bruxelles; Second: HC Rotweiss Wettingen; Third: HC Minsk * February 17 – 19: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Club Cup in Wettingen ** Mannheimer HC defeated HC Minsk, 5–3, in the final. HC Rotweiss Wettingen took third place. * February 17 – 19: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Club Trophy in Šiauliai ** Champions: MSC Sumchanka; Second: Dundee Wanderers; Third: East Grinstead Hockey Club, East Grinstead * June 2 – 5: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Club Cup in 's-Hertogenbosch ** 's-Hertogenbosch defeated Uhlenhorster HC, UHC Hamburg, 2–1 in the final. AH&BC Amsterdam took third place. * June 2 – 5: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Club Trophy in Elektrostal ** HC Rotweiss Wettingen defeated SV Arminen, 1–0, in the final. Dinamo Elektrostal took third place. * June 2 – 5: 2017 Eurohockey Women's Club Trophy in Munich ** Münchner SC defeated Club Campo de Madrid, 1–0, in the final. HC Minsk took third place. * June 3 & 4: 2016–17 EuroHockey League Final Four in Brasschaat ** Rot-Weiss Köln defeated HC Oranje-Rood, 3–2, in the final. KHC Dragons took third place. * July 5 – 8: 2017 EuroHockey 5s for Boys in Wałcz ** defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place. * July 12 – 15: 2017 EuroHockey 5s for Girls in Wattignies ** defeated , 6–3, in the final. took third place. * August 18 – 27: 2017 EuroHockey Championships for Men and Women in

** Men: The defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place. ** Women: The defeated , 3–0, in the final. took third place. * August 28 – September 3: 2017 EuroHockey Nations Junior Championships for Men and Women in Valencia ** Men: The defeated , 5–3 in a shootout and after a 2–2 score in regular play, in the final. ** Women: The defeated , 6–0, in the final. took third place.

Asian Hockey Federation, AsHF

* October 11 – 22: 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka ** defeated , 2–1, to win their third Men's Hockey Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * October 28 – November 5: 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Gifu ** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second Women's Hockey Asia Cup title. ** took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation, PaHF

* August 4 – 12: 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ** defeated , 2–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall Men's Pan American Cup title. ** The took third place. * August 5 – 13: 2017 Women's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ** defeated , 4–1, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Pan American Cup title. ** The took third place.

Oceania Hockey Federation, OHF

* October 11 – 15: 2017 Oceania Cup for Men and Women in Sydney ** Men: defeated , 6–0, to win their tenth consecutive Men's Oceania Cup title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Oceania Cup title. *** took third place. ** Note: ''Both Australian teams have qualified to compete at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup and 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.''

African Hockey Federation, AfHF

* October 22 – 29: 2017 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations for Men and Women in Ismailia ** Men: defeated , 2–1, to win their eighth consecutive Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 4–0, to win their seventh consecutive Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations title. *** took third place. ** Note: ''Both South African teams have qualified to compete at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.''

Figure skating

Fistball

World Games

* July 22 – 25: Fistball at the 2017 World Games in

** In the final, defeated , 4–3 (9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–9). ** took third place.

Continental & International championships

* July 15 – 16: EFA 2017 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's European Championship in Böttstein ** Men's: defeated , 3–0 (12–10, 11–5, 11–6). ** took third place. ** Women's: defeated , 3–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–7, 11–8). ** took third place. * August 26 & 27: Women's European Cup + U21 Men's European Cup in Calw ** Women's winner: ** Men's U21 winner: * TBD: IFA 2017 Fistball Women´s and Men's World Cup in TBD location * October 20 – 22: 2017 Fistball U18 South America Championships & Cups in Santiago * November 24 – 26: 2017 Fistball South America Championships & Cups in

European Fistball Association

* January 13 – 14: Men's Champions Cup Indoor 2017 in Freistadt ** In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt, 4–0. ** VfK 01 Berlin took third place. * January 14 – 15: Women's Champions Cup Indoor 2017 in Großenkneten ** In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Ahlhorner SV, 4–0. ** TV Jona took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Men's European Champions Cup in Jona, Switzerland, Jona ** In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Ahlhorner SV, 3–1. ** FBC ABAU Linz Urfahr took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Women's European Champions Cup in Käfertal ** In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated VfK 1901 Berlin, 4–0. ** STV Wigoltingen took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Men's European Cup in Diepoldsau ** In the final, SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter defeated MTV Rosenheim, 4–0. ** Union Compact Freistadt took third place.

Floorball

* May 3 – 7: 2017 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Växjö ** A Division: In the final, defeated , 7–4, to their fourth Men's U19 Floorball World Championships. took third place. ** B Division: '' are promoted to A-division for 2019 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, U19 WFC 2019.'' * August 23 – 27: EuroFloorball Challenge in Trenčín ** In the final, Tsunami Záhorská Bystrica defeated FBC Skala Melitopol, 9–4. ŠK 1.FBC Trenčín took third place. * October 6 – 8: Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup in Seinäjoki ** Men's champion: IBF Falun ** Women's champion: IKSU * October 17 – 21: EuroFloorball Cup in Valmiera * December 1 – 9: 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships in Bratislava ** Champion: Sweden women's national floorball team, Sweden

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

Golf

2017 Men's major golf championships

* April 6 – 9: 2017 Masters Tournament **Winner: Sergio García (1st major championship, 10th PGA Tour victory, 13th European Tour victory) * June 15 – 18: 2017 U.S. Open (golf), 2017 U.S. Open ** Winner: Brooks Koepka (first Major championship win; second PGA Tour win) * July 20 – 23: 2017 Open Championship ** Winner: Jordan Spieth (third Major championship win, first Open Championship win; 11th PGA Tour win) * August 10 – 13: 2017 PGA Championship ** Winner: Justin Thomas (first Major championship win; fifth PGA Tour win)

2017 World Golf Championships (WGC)

* March 2 – 5: 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship **Winner: Dustin Johnson (2nd WGC-Mexico Championship championship and 4th WGC championship overall; 14th PGA Tour victory) * March 22 – 26: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play **Winner: Dustin Johnson (1st WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play championship and 5th WGC championship overall; 15th PGA Tour victory) * August 3 – 6: 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational **Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (1st WGC-Bridgestone Invitational championship and 2nd WGC championship overall; 5th PGA Tour victory) * October 26 – 29: 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions **Winner: Justin Rose (1st WGC-HSBC Champions championship and 2nd WGC championship overall; 8th PGA Tour victory)

Other men's golf events

* May 11 – 14: 2017 Players Championship ** Winner: Kim Si-woo (first Players Championship title; second PGA win) * May 25 – 28: 2017 BMW PGA Championship ** Winner: Alex Norén (first BMW PGA Championship win; ninth PGA European Tour win) * September 28 – October 1: 2017 Presidents Cup ** Team USA defeated the International Team, 19–11, to win their seventh consecutive and tenth overall Presidents Cup title.

2017 Senior major golf championships

* May 18 – 21: Regions Tradition ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (second consecutive Regions Tradition win; 31st PGA Tour Champions win) * May 25 – 28: Senior PGA Championship ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (first Senior PGA Championship win; 32nd PGA Tour Champions win) * June 29 – July 2: U.S. Senior Open ** Winner: Kenny Perry (second U.S. Senior Open win; ninth PGA Tour Champions win) * July 13 – 16: Senior Players Championship ** Winner: Scott McCarron (first Senior Players Championship win; fourth PGA Tour Champions win) * July 27 – 30: Senior Open Championship ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (third Senior Open Championship win; 33rd PGA Tour Champions win)

2017 Women's major golf championships

* March 30 – April 2: 2017 ANA Inspiration **Winner: Ryu So-yeon (1st ANA Inspiration Championship and 2nd Major championship win; 4th LPGA Tour victory) * June 29 – July 2: 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship **Winner: Danielle Kang (1st Women's PGA Championship and 1st LPGA Tour win) * July 13 – 16: 2017 U.S. Women's Open **Winner: Park Sung-hyun (golfer), Park Sung-hyun (1st U.S. Women's Open and 1st LPGA Tour win) * August 3 – 6: 2017 Women's British Open **Winner: In-Kyung Kim (1st Women's British Open win and 7th LPGA Tour win) * September 14 – 17: 2017 Evian Championship **Winner: Anna Nordqvist (1st Women's Evian Championship win and 2nd Major championship win; 8th LPGA Tour victory)

Senior LPGA Championship

* July 10 – 12: 2017 Senior LPGA Championship at The Pete Dye Course of the French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Indiana ** Winner: Trish Johnson (first Senior LPGA Championship title win; second Legends Tour win)

2017 Solheim Cup

* August 18 – 20: 2017 Solheim Cup at the Composite Course of Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa ** Team United States, USA defeated Team Europe, 16½ to 11½ points, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Solheim Cup title.

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball events

* January 11 – 29: 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 33–26, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall World Men's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * June 12 – 18: 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship in ** The defeated , 26–25, to win their second consecutive IHF Emerging Nations Championship title. ** took third place. * July 11 – 16: 2017 Youth Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in ** Men: defeated , 2–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated the , in a shootout, in the final. took third place. * July 18 – 30: 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 39–38 at extra time, to win their first Men's Junior World Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 8 – 20: 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 28–25, to win their second consecutive Men's Youth World Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 25 – 28: 2017 IHF Super Globe in Doha ** FC Barcelona Handbol, Barcelona defeated Füchse Berlin (Handball), Füchse Berlin, 29–25, to win their third IHF Super Globe title. ** RK Vardar took third place. * December 1 – 17: 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 23–21, to win their second World Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place.

European Handball Federation, EHF

EHF Nations events

* June 20 – 25: 2017 European Beach Handball Championship for Men and Women at Jarun, Jarun Lake, Zagreb ** Men: defeated , 2–0 in sets won, to win their third Men's European Beach Handball Championship title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0 in sets won, to win their first Women's European Beach Handball Championship title. *** took third place. * July 2 – 8: 2017 European Universities Handball Championships in Antequera ** Men: Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava defeated University of Duisburg-Essen, 23–22, in the final. ** Women: German Sport University Cologne defeated University of Aveiro, 41–30, in the final. * July 3 – 7: 2017 European Open Handball Championship for Men in Gothenburg ** defeated , 34–22, to win their fourth European Open Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * July 27 – August 6: 2017 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship in Celje ** defeated , 31–26, to win their first European Women's U-19 Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 14 – 20: 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Klaipėda and Skopje ** defeated , 23–18, to win their first European Women's U-17 Handball Championship title. ** took third place.

EHF Club events for Men

* August 30, 2016 – April 9, 2017: 2016–17 SEHA League ** RK Vardar defeated MVM Veszprém KC, MVM Veszprém, 26–21, to win their third SEHA League title. ** HC Meshkov Brest took third place. * September 3, 2016 – May 21, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Cup ** Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated fellow German team, Füchse Berlin (Handball), Füchse Berlin, 30–22, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall EHF Cup title. ** SC Magdeburg took third place. * September 3, 2016 – June 4, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Champions League ** RK Vardar defeated Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain, 24–23, to win their first EHF Champions League title. ** MVM Veszprém took third place. * November 19, 2016 – May 27, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup ** Sporting Clube de Portugal (handball), Sporting CP defeated AHC Potaissa Turda, 67–52 on aggregate, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.

EHF Club events for Women

* September 9, 2016 – May 14, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Cup ** Rostov-Don defeated SG BBM Bietigheim, 53–46 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Cup title. * September 10, 2016 – May 7, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League ** Győri Audi ETO KC, Győri ETO defeated HC Vardar, 31–30 in extra time, to win their third Women's EHF Champions League title. ** CSM București (women's handball), CSM Bucharest took third place. * October 15, 2016 – May 14, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Challenge Cup ** RK Lokomotiva Zagreb defeated H 65 Höör, 47–40 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.

Pan-American Team Handball Federation, PATHF

* February 21 – 25: 2017 Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship in Asunción (debut event) ** Men: defeated , 2–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0 in matches played, in the final. took third place. * March 20 – 25: 2017 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship in Asunción ** defeated , 31–23, to win their third consecutive and sixth overall Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * April 15 – 22: 2017 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in Santiago ** defeated , 22–21 in overtime, to win their eighth Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * May 24 – 28: 2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in

** Champions: Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball), EC Pinheiros; Second: Handebol Clube Taubaté, Handebol Taubaté; Third: National University of Luján, UNLu ** Note: ''EC Pinheiros has qualified to compete at the 2017 IHF Super Globe.'' * June 18 – 25: 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship in

** defeated , 38–20, to win their fourth consecutive and tenth overall Pan American Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete in the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.'' * October 23 – 28: 2017 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in Asunción ** Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball), EC Pinheiros defeated Atlético Goes, 33–23, to win their first Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship title. ** Jockey Club Córdoba took third place.

Asian Handball Federation, AHF

* March 13 – 22: 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Suwon ** defeated , 30–20, to win their third consecutive and thirteenth overall Asian Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.'' * May 8 – 15: 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship for Men and Women in Pattaya ** Men: Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women: Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * July 15 – 23: 2017 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * August 20 – 28: 2017 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship in Jakarta ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship.'' * September 23 – 29: 2017 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Tashkent ** Champions: AGMK Club; Second: Ile Club; Third: Almaty Club * November 20 – 30: 2017 Asian Club League Handball Championship in Hyderabad ** Champions: Al-Najma; Second: Al-Duhail SC (handball), Al-Duhail; Third: Al-Ahli * November 21 – 27: 2017 West Asian Women's Championship in Manama

African Handball Confederation, CAHB

* April 12: 2017 African Handball Super Cup for Men and Women in Agadir ** Men: Al Ahly (handball), Al Ahly defeated fellow Egyptian team, Zamalek SC (handball), Zamalek, 29–23. ** Women: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball), 1º de Agosto defeated CARA Brazzaville, 26–17. ** Note: ''Al Ahly and 1º de Agosto have qualified to compete in the 2017 IHF Super Globe event.'' * April 13 – 22: 2017 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup for Men and 2017 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Women in Agadir ** Men: Al Ahly defeated Association Sportive d'Hammamet H.C., AS Hammamet, 31–22, to win their second African Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. *** Widad Smara took third place. ** Women: 1º de Agosto defeated FAP Yaoundé, 24–16, to win their third consecutive African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. *** CARA Brazzaville took third place. * September 4 – 10: 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship in Abidjan ** defeated , 29–19, to win their third consecutive and ninth overall African Women's Junior Handball Championship title. ** Note: ''The two teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * September 11 – 17: 2017 African Women's Youth Handball Championship in Abidjan ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * October 20 – 29: 2017 African Handball Champions League for Men and 2017 African Women's Handball Champions League, Women in Hammamet, Tunisia, Hammamet ** Men: Zamalek SC (handball), Zamalek defeated Espérance Sportive de Tunis (handball), Espérance, 31–29 in extra time, to win their tenth Men's African Handball Champions League title. *** Al Ahly (handball), Al Ahly took third place. ** Note: ''Zamalek has qualified to compete at the 2018 IHF Super Globe.'' ** Women: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball), Primeiro de Agosto defeated ASF Sfax, 30–17, to win their fourth consecutive African Women's Handball Champions League title. *** FAP Yaoundé took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Korfball

World Cups and Continental Championships

* April 13 – 17: 2017 U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden ** In the final, defeated , 28–16. ** took third place. * June 23 – 25: 2017 U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel ** In the final, defeated , 22–11. ** took third place. * August 8 – 13: IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championship in * August 19 & 20: IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship 2017 in The Hague ** U19: In the final, 2 defeated , 8–6. ** 1 took third place. ** Seniors: In the final, 2 defeated , 8–4. ** 1 took third place.

Europe

* January 12 – 14: 2017 Korfball Europa Cup in ** In the final, KV TOP defeated Boeckenberg KC, 37–27, to win her 3rd Europa Cup. ** Trojans Korfball Club took third place. * January 27 – 29: 2017 Korfball Europa Shield in ** In the final, Bec Korfball Club defeated Schweriner KC, 10–9, to win her 3rd consecutive Europa Shield. ** CRC Quinta Dos Lombos took third place.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse World Cup

* July 12 – 22: 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford ** The defeated , 10–5, to win their third consecutive and eighth overall Women's Lacrosse World Cup title. ** won the bronze medal.

Major League Lacrosse

* April 22 – August 19: 2017 Major League Lacrosse season ** The 2017 Ohio Machine season, Ohio Machine defeated the 2017 Denver Outlaws season, Denver Outlaws, 17–12, to win their first Major League Lacrosse title.

NCAA Lacrosse Championship

* May 7 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Salisbury University, Salisbury Sea Gulls defeated the RIT Tigers, 15–7, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 12 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins defeated the Boston College Eagles, 16–13, to win their 13th NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 13 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Limestone Saints defeated the Merrimack Warriors, 11–9, to win their fifth NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 13 – 29: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes men's lacrosse, Ohio State Buckeyes, 9–6, to win their third NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 19 – 21: 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship at BU Sports Stadium in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania ** The Adelphi Panthers defeated the Florida Southern Moccasins, 6–4, to win their eighth NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 27 & 28: 2017 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship at Donald J. Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia ** The Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Bullets defeated the The College of New Jersey, TCNJ Lions, 6–5, to win their second NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship title.

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Multi-sport events

* January 28 – February 8: 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 12 – 17: 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 19 – 26: 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 23 – 27: 2017 Winter Military World Games in Sochi ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 21 – 30: 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland ** For results, clic
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* May 12 – 22: 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku ** won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally. * May 29 – June 3: 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in City of San Marino ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 24 – 30: 2017 Island Games in ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 13 – 21 : 2017 ASEAN School Games in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 16 – 23: 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 18 – 23: 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 18 – 30: 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 20 – 30: World Games 2017 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21 – 30: 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 22 – 30: 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 28 – August 13: 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 7 – 16: 2017 World Police and Fire Games in

** Note: ''These Games was supposed to be in Montreal, but it was relocated because of a boycott by the police and firefighter unions over pension reform.'' ** For results, clic
here.
* August 19 – 30: 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 19 – 31: 2017 Southeast Asian Games, in Kuala Lumpur ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 17 – 23: 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 17 – 27: 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 23 – 30: 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto ** For results, clic
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* September 29 – October 8: 2017 South American Youth Games in Santiago ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 11 – 25: 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 12 – 19: 2017 Asian Youth Games in Jakarta ** ''Event cancelled. No alternate city here to host this event. The 2021 Asian Youth Games will be the next edition to be hosted.'' * December 3 – 17: 2017 Central American Games in Managua ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 4 – 15: 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila ** / won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * December 10 – 14: 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

Netball

Continental and World Cup

* March 3 – 5: 2017 European U17 Championships in **Championship winners: **Challenge winners: ** Invitation winner:

* May 11 – 14: Netball Europe Open Challenge in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third place: * May 11 – 14: 2017 European U21 Championships in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third place: * May 14 – 21: 2017 Asian Youth Netball Championship in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third Place: * July 8 – 16: 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third Place: * October 5 – 8: Netball Europe Open Championships in

Netball New Zealand Super Club

* July 2 – 7: 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson ** In the final, Southern Steel defeated Northern Mystics, 79–58, to win their inaugural cup. New South Wales Institute of Sport took third place.

Suncorp Super Netball

* February 18 – June 17: 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season ** In the final, Sunshine Coast Lightning defeated Giants Netball, 65–48. Melbourne Vixens take third place.

ANZ Premiership

* March 26 – June 28: 2017 ANZ Premiership season ** In the final, Southern Steel defeated Central Pulse, 69–53, to win their inaugural season. Northern Mystics took third place.

Test matches

* February 7: defeated 92–27. * February 8: defeated 72–39.

Series

* January 28: defeated , 57–50, in Durban * January 28: defeated , 66–55, after overtime in Durban * January 31: defeated , 62–46, in Durban * February 2: defeated , 61–37, in Liverpool * February 5: defeated , 70–39, in

* February 5: defeated , 47–46, in

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Orienteering

Pickleball

* September 13 – 17: The first Bainbridge Cup held in Madrid, Spain along with the Spanish Open Pickleball Championships

Racquetball

Radio-controlled racing

Rowing (sport), Rowing

Rugby league

World rugby league championships

* October 26 – December 2: 2017 Rugby League World Cup in , and ** defeated , 6–0, to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall Rugby League World Cup title. * November 16 – December 2: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup in ** Australia women's national rugby league team, Australia defeated New Zealand women's national rugby league team, New Zealand, 23–16, to win their second consecutive Women's Rugby League World Cup title.

Club seasons and championships

*February 18 & 19: 2017 World Club Series in **Game 1: Warrington Wolves defeated Brisbane Broncos, 27–18, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington **Game 2 (World Club Challenge): Wigan Warriors defeated Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 22–6, at DW Stadium, Wigan *February 9 – October 7: Super League XXII in and (final at Old Trafford, Manchester) ** The Leeds Rhinos defeated the Castleford Tigers, 24–6, to win their eighth Super League title. *March 2 – October 1: 2017 NRL season in and (2017 NRL Grand Final, final at Stadium Australia, Sydney) ** The Melbourne Storm defeated the North Queensland Cowboys, 34–6, to win their third NRL title.

Rugby sevens

Rugby union

Sailing (sport), Sailing

Shooting sport

2017 ISSF World Cup

* February 22 – March 4: All Guns World Cup #1 in New Delhi ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Tomoyuki Matsuda (m) / LIN Yuemei (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LAO Jiajie ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Jitu Rai ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Naphaswan Yangpaiboon ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: SONG Buhan (m) / SHI Mengyao (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Hui Zicheng (m) / ZHANG Yiwen (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Toshikazu Yamashita ** Shotgun ** Skeet winners: Riccardo Filippelli (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Simone d'Ambrosio (m) / Penny Smith (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: James Willett * March 17 – 27: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Acapulco ** Skeet winners: Marco Sablone (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Alberto Fernández (sport shooter), Alberto Fernández (m) / Ashley Carroll (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Ankur Mittal * April 28 – May 8: Shotgun World Cup #2 (final) in Larnaca ** Skeet winners: Federico Gil (sport shooter), Federico Gil (m) / Wei Meng (f) ** Trap winners: Antonio Bailon (m) / WANG Xiaojing (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Daniele Di Spigno * May 17 – 24: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Munich ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Pavlo Korostylov (m) / Anna Korakaki (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Jean Quiquampoix ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Jin Jong-oh ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Zhang Jingjing ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Sergey Kamenskiy (m) / Laura Georgeta Ilie (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Alexis Raynaud (m) / Snježana Pejčić (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Kim Jong-hyun (sport shooter), Kim Jong-hyun * June 6 – 14: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 (final) in Qabala ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: YANG Wei (m) / Sylvia Steiner (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Christian Reitz ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Oleh Omelchuk ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: LIN Yuemei ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Milutin Stefanović (m) / PENG Xinyi (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: István Péni (m) / SHI Mengyao (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Torben Grimmel * October 23 – 30: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in New Delhi ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Tomoyuki Matsuda (m) / Céline Goberville (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Keith Sanderson (sport shooter), Keith Sanderson ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Damir Mikec ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Kim Min-jung (sport shooter), Kim Min-jung ** Mixed 10 m Air Pistol winners: (Heena Sidhu & Jitu Rai) ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: István Péni (m) / Andrea Arsović (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Alexis Raynaud (m) / Jolyn Beer (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Torben Grimmel ** Mixed 10 m Air Rifle winners: (SONG Buhan & WU Mingyang) ** Shotgun ** Skeet winners: Riccardo Filippelli (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Alberto Fernández (m) / Alessia Iezzi (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Hu Binyuan (World Record) ** Mixed Team Trap winners: (Antonio Bailon & Beatriz Martinez)

International and continental shooting events

* March 6 – 12: 2017 10m European Shooting Championships in Maribor ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 19 – May 3: 2017 African Shooting Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 22 – 26: 2017 ISSF Target Sprint World Championships in Suhl ** Target Sprint winners: Michael Herr (m) / Anita Flack (f) ** Junior Target Sprint winners: Sven Mueller (m) / Madlen Guggenmos (f) ** Team Target Sprint winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team Target Sprint winners: (Pavla Schorna Matyasova & Tomas Bystricky) * June 22 – 29: 2017 ISSF Junior World Championships in Rifle and Pistol in Suhl ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21 – August 4: 2017 European Shooting Championships in Baku ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 15 – 22: 2017 ISSF Junior Shotgun World Cup in Porpetto ** Junior Trap winners: Adria Martinez Torres (m) / Erica Sessa (f) ** Junior Men's Double Trap winner: James Dedman ** Junior Skeet winners: Elia Sdruccioli (m) / Katharina Monika Jacob (f) * August 30 – September 11: 2017 World Shotgun Championships in

** Senior Trap winners: Daniele Resca (m) / Jessica Rossi (f) ** Men's Senior Double Trap winner: Vitaly Fokeev ** Senior Skeet winners: Gabriele Rossetti (m) / Dania Jo Vizzi (f) ** Junior Trap winners: Clement Francis Andre Bourgue (m) / Maria Lucia Palmitessa (f) ** Junior Men's Double Trap winner: James Dedman ** Junior Skeet winners: Emil Kjelgaard Petersen (m) / Katharina Monika Jacob (f)

Skateboarding

World Championships

* November 28 & 29: Teutonia IGSA World Championships in Teutônia

Street League Skateboarding

;World Tour * March 4 & 5: Tampa Pro (skateboard competition), Tampa Pro in Tampa, Florida, Tampa ** Winner: Louie Lopez, 2nd place: Luan Oliveira, 3rd place: Kevin Hoefler * May 20 & 21: SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona ** Winner: Nyjah Huston, 2nd place: Shane O'Neill, 3rd place: Yuto Horigome * June 24: Stop #1 in Munich ** Winner: Nyjah Huston, 2nd place: Yuto Horigome, 3rd place: Carlos Ribeiro * August 13: Stop #2 in Chicago ** Winner: Dashawn Jordan, 2nd place: Torey Pudwill, 3rd place: Shane O'Neill * September 15: SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship in

(final)

Downhill World Cup

* February 17 & 18: Newton's in Bathurst, New South Wales ** Winners: Mauritz Armfelt (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Adam Yates ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * April 14 – 16: Keeping it High in Maragondon, Cavite, Maragondon ** Winners: Douglas da Silva (m) / Elissa Mah ** Masters winner: Benjamin Hay ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * April 28 – 30: Arirang Hill Fest in Jeongseon County ** Winners: Aaron Hampshire (m) / Kaila Dasol Jong ** Masters winner: Benjamin Hay ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * May 26 – 28: Yaku Raymi Water Fest in Chacas District, Huallin ** Winners: Carlos Paixão (m) / Candy Dungan (f) ** Masters winner: Leonardo Discacciati ** Junior winner: Bruno Vidal Vieira ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * June 9 – 11: Apac Championship in Nova Lima ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Melissa Brogni ** Masters winner: Adriano Silveira ** Junior winner: Murilo Araujo ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * June 17 & 18: La Leonera DH in La Leonera ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Luana Campos (f) ** Masters winner: Marco Vidales ** Junior winner: Bruno Vidal Vieira ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * July 13 – 16: King's Gate in Hinterstoder ** Winners: Tristan Cardillo (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Nicolas Desmarais ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez * July 19 – 22: Kozakov Challenge in Kozákov Mountain ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Nicolas Desmarais ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez * July 26 – 29: Verdicchio Race in Poggio Cupro ** Winners: Tristan Cardillo (m) / Lyde Begue ** Masters winner: Uldis Tretmanis ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Kolby Parks * August 3 – 6: Teolo Euroskate in ** Winners: Carlos Paixão (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Damian Derek Blanquer Gelez ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez *September 8 – 10: Killington Throwdown (final) in

Ski jumping

Snooker

Snooker season 2016/2017

;May * May 5 – 8, 2016: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna ** Peter Ebdon defeated Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis, 5–1. ;June * June 8 – 12, 2016: Pink Ribbon (snooker), Pink Ribbon in Gloucester ** Jamie Jones (snooker player), Jamie Jones defeated David Grace (snooker player), David Grace, 4–3. * June 12 – 16, 2016: China Professional Championship in Fuzhou ** Zhang Anda defeated Zhou Yuelong, 5–1. * June 22 – 24, 2016: 2016 Riga Masters in Riga ** Neil Robertson defeated Michael Holt (snooker player), Michael Holt, 5–2. ;July * July 5 – 9: 2016 Indian Open in Hyderabad ** Anthony McGill defeated Kyren Wilson 5–2. * July 25 – 31: 2016 World Open (snooker), 2016 World Open in Yushan County, Yushan ** Ali Carter defeated Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–8. ;August * August 24–28: 2016 Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth ** Mark Selby defeated Tom Ford (snooker player), Tom Ford 4–2. ;September * September 5 – 10: 2016 Six-red World Championship in

** Ding Junhui defeated Stuart Bingham 8–7. * September 19 – 25: 2016 Shanghai Masters in

** Ding Junhui defeated Mark Selby 10–6. ;October * October 3 – 9: 2016 European Masters in Bucharest ** Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8. * October 10 – 16: 2016 English Open (snooker), 2016 English Open in Manchester ** Liang Wenbo defeated Judd Trump 9–6. ;November * November 1 – 5: 2016 China Championship (snooker), 2016 China Championship in Guangzhou ** John Higgins defeated Stuart Bingham 10–7. * November 7 – 12: 2016 Champion of Champions in Coventry ** John Higgins defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. * November 14 – 20: 2016 Northern Ireland Open in Belfast ** Mark King (snooker player), Mark King defeated Barry Hawkins 9–8. * November 22 – December 4: 2016 UK Championship in York ** Mark Selby defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. ;December * December 12 – 18: 2016 Scottish Open (snooker), 2016 Scottish Open in Glasgow ** Marco Fu defeated John Higgins 9–4. ;January *January 15 – 22: 2017 Masters (snooker), 2017 Masters in

** Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–7. ;February *February 1 – 5: 2017 German Masters in

** Anthony Hamilton (snooker player), Anthony Hamilton defeated Ali Carter 9–6. *February 6 – 12: 2017 World Grand Prix in Preston, Lancashire, Preston ** Barry Hawkins defeated Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day 10–7. *February 13 – 19: 2017 Welsh Open (snooker), 2017 Welsh Open in Cardiff ** Stuart Bingham defeated Judd Trump 9–8. *February 23 – 26: 2017 Snooker Shoot Out in Watford ** Anthony McGill defeated Xiao Guodong 1–0 (67–19). ;March *March 1 – 2: 2017 Championship League Winners' Group in Coventry ** John Higgins defeated Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day 3–0. *March 3 – 5: 2017 Gibraltar Open in ** Shaun Murphy defeated Judd Trump 4–2. *March 6 – 12: 2017 Players Championship (snooker), 2017 Players Championship in Llandudno ** Judd Trump defeated Marco Fu 10–8. *March 22 – 24: 2017 World Seniors Championship in Scunthorpe ** Peter Lines defeated John Parrott 4–0. *March 27 – April 2: 2017 China Open (snooker), 2017 China Open in

** Mark Selby defeated Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams 10–8. ;April *April 15 – May 1: 2017 World Snooker Championship in Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ** Mark Selby defeated John Higgins 18–15.

Women's snooker season 2016/2017

*August 25 – 28, 2016: 2016 Paul Hunter Ladies Classic in Fürth ** Ng On Yee defeated Reanne Evans, 4–1. *October 8 – 9, 2016: 2016 UK Ladies Championship in Leeds ** Reanne Evans defeated Tatjana Vasiljeva, 5–1. *January 14 – 15: 2017 Women's Masters in Derby ** Reanne Evans defeated So Man Yan, 4–0. *February 18: 2017 Connie Gough Memorial Trophy in Dunstable ** Maria Catalano defeated Rebecca Granger, 4–2. *March 13 – 19: 2017 Ladies World Snooker Championship, World Women's Snooker Championship in Toa Payoh ** Ng On Yee defeated Vidya Pillai, 6–5. *April 7 – 11: 2017 World Festival of Women's Snooker in Leeds ** Ng On Yee won the World Women's 6-Red Championship ** Ng On Yee won the World Women's 10-Red Championship ** Emma Bonney won the World Women's Seniors Championship ** Emma Parker won the World Women's U21 Championship ** Emma Bonney & Vicky Shirley won the World Women's Pairs Championship ** Katrina Wan & Sanderson Lam won the World Mixed Pairs Championship

Amateur snooker championships

*March 5 – 8: 2017 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Jackson Page defeated Amir Nardeia, 5–3. *March 8 – 12: 2017 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Alexander Ursenbacher defeated Jackson Page, 6–4. *March 13 – 19: 2017 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Chris Totten defeated Andres Petrov, 7–3. *March 15 – 18: 2017 OBSF Oceania Snooker Championship in Albury ** Matthew Bolton (snooker player), Matthew Bolton defeated Ben Judge, 6–3. *April 8 – 14: 2017 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Chandigarh ** Yuan Sijun defeated Fan Zhengyi, 6–2. *April 12 – 14: 2017 ACBS Asian Ladies Snooker Championship (debut event) in Chandigarh ** Ng On Yee defeated Waratthanun Sukritthanes, 3–2. *April 22 – 28: 2017 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in Doha ** Lyu Haotian defeated Pankaj Arjan Advani, Pankaj Advani, 6–3. *May 12 – 22: 2017 ABSF African Snooker Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, Hammamet ** Basem Eltahhan defeated Wael Talaat, 6–5. *July 8 – 11: 2017 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in

**Men: Muhammad Naseem Akhtar defeated Lei Peifan, 5–3. **Women: Nutcharat Wongharuthai defeated Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan, 3–2. *July 12 – 16: 2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in

**Men: Fan Zhengyi defeated Luo Honghao, 7–6. **Women: Nutcharat Wongharuthai defeated Xia Yuying, 5–3. *October 1 – 8: 2017 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships (debut event) in

**Boys: Dylan Emery defeated Mikhail Terekhov, 4–1. **Girls: Anupama Ramachandran defeated Keerthana Pandian, 3–1. *November 17 – 27: 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Doha **Men: Pankaj Arjan Advani, Pankaj Advani defeated Amir Sarkhosh, 8–2. **Women: Wendy Jans defeated Waratthanun Sukritthanes, 5–2. **Masters: Darren Morgan defeated Alok Kumar (billiards player), Alok Kumar, 5–1.

Snowboarding

Softball

International softball championships

* June 25 – July 1: 2017 Women's Softball European Championship in Bollate ** The defeated , 7–1, to win their tenth Women's Softball European Championship title. * July 5 – 9: 2017 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City ** defeated the , 2–1, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall World Cup of Softball title. ** took third place. * July 7 – 16: 2017 Men's Softball World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon ** defeated , 6–4, to win their seventh Men's Softball World Championship title. ** took third place. * July 10 – 17: 2017 Canada Cup International Softball Championship in Surrey, British Columbia ** For results, clic
here.
* July 24 – 30: 2017 Junior Women's Softball World Championship in Clearwater, Florida ** The defeated , 13–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Junior Women's Softball World Championship title. ** took third place.

Little League softball tournaments

* July 30 – August 5: 2017 Junior League World Series (softball), Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington, Kirkland ** Team Central ( Poland Community Softball Association) defeated Team Host ( Washington District 9), 7–1, in the final. * July 30 – August 6: 2017 Senior League Softball World Series in Lower Sussex ** Team Host District 3 ( Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown) defeated Team Asia-Pacific (Negros Occidental), 4–0, in the final. * August 9 – 16: 2017 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon, Portland ** Team Southwest ( Lake Air LL) defeated Team Southeast ( Rowan LL), 7–2, in the final.

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