The World Dodgeball Federation, also known as WDBF, is the world governing body for the sport of

dodgeball Dodgeball is a team sport in which players on two teams try to throw balls and hit opponents, while avoiding being hit themselves. The objective of each team is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, cat ...

. Amongst its responsibilities are to run the

Dodgeball World Championship The Dodgeball World Championship is a dodgeball competition for both men's and women's national teams. The event is organised by the World Dodgeball Federation The World Dodgeball Federation, also known as WDBF, is the world governing body for t ...

since 2012.

History

Formed in 2011, the organisation sought to unite different continents into one federation. In 2012, the first

was held in

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. In 2021, WDBF's membership reached 80 members, all also members of the relevant continental federations. While earlier editions of the Dodgeball World Championship only included foam, starting with 2022, a cloth category was created.

Responsibilities

WDBF is responsible for organising the

. It was initially an open event, but stopped being an open event as the membership grew, and now works by qualification.

References

Links

Official Website
{{International Sports Federations International sports organizations category:Dodgeball