The upcoming 2022

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(WRC) is an international

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tournament taking place in

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, at the

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, Espoo Tapiola Arena, and the Matinkylä ice rink between October 31 and November 6, 2022. It will be the 14th time the event has been held (XIV). The previous world championships, the WRC 2021, were cancelled due to the

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. All WRC events are organized by the

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(IRF). The Finnish Ringette Association () and Kiekko-Espoo Ringette will be hosting and organizing International Ringette Festival 2022, a junior ringette tournament in Espoo from November 3 to November 6, 2022. A youth tournament will be played at the Espoo Tapiola Arena and Matinkylä ice rinks.

Overview

The 2022 World Ringette Championships will be the first

since its cancellation in

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due to the

. While exhibition games are scheduled to take place, three major competitions will take place in different pools with different formats: * Sam Jacks Pool: A three-game-series between Team Canada Senior and

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. * Junior Pool: A three-game-series between Team Canada Junior and

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* President's Pool: Teams from developing ringette countries including

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, Team Sweden, and Team Czech Republic. The deciding format for each winning team depends on the pool in which they will be competing.

Seniors

Competing teams will include senior players from Team Canada Senior, Team Finland Senior, Team Sweden Senior, Team Czech Republic, and Team USA.

Juniors

Junior players (U19) will include athletes from Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior. Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czech will not have junior national teams competing.

Venues

Espoo Metro Areena

The

acts as the main venue for the 2022 World Ringette Championships.

Espoo Tapiola Arena

The Espoo Tapiola Arena acts as one of two venues for the youth tournament.

Matinkylä ice rink

Matinkylä ice rink will act as one of two venues for the youth tournament.

Final standings

Senior Pool results

The Senior Pool competition, also known as the "''Sam Jacks Series''", is a three-game series between Team Canada Senior and

. The winning team wins the gold medal, the Senior world title, and the Sam Jacks Trophy.

Junior Pool results

The Junior Pool competition is a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and

. The winning team wins the gold medal, the world junior title, and the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy.

President's Pool results

The President's Pool involves junior (U19) athletes from Team Canada Junior and

competing with the developing ringette countries. The winning team is rewarded with a gold medal and the

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References

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International sports competitions hosted by Finland 2020s in Finland

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