The Roll Ball World Cup is an international men's and women's international
roll ball tournament organized by the
International Roll Ball Federation (IRBF).
Summary
2011 World Cup
The first Roll Ball World Cup was held at the
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Kh ...
in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
in
Maharashtra state of the
Republic of India. This was held from 17 April 2011 to 22 April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.
2013 World Cup
The second World Cup was held in
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
,
Kenya
)
, national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"()
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, image_map2 =
, capital = Nairobi
, coordinates =
, largest_city = Nairobi
...
, from 3 to 6 October 2013. It was won by
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
by defeating the inaugural champions
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in the final.
2015 World Cup
The hosts
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
won the third Roll Ball World Cup by beating
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
by 6–4 in the final. It was held in Pune in Balewadi Stadium.
2017 World Cup
The host was Bangladesh and the venue was Dhaka. In the men's category India defeated Iran by 8–7 while the women defeated the same opponent by 6–4.
2019 World Cup
The host was India and the venue was Chennai. In the men's category final India defeated Kenya by 9–3 while Kenya women's team triumphed against India women's team by 2–1.
2023 World Cup
The host was India and the venue was Pune. In the men's category final Kenya defeated India by 7–4 while in the women's category final Kenya defeated Egypt by 5–0.
Results
* Teams :
*2011 - 16 men
*2013 - 10 men + 3 women
*2015 - 27 men + 11 women - 14 to 20 December
*2017 - 38 men + 27 women - 17 to 23 February
Men
Women
Medal table
Men
Women
References
External links
International Roll Ball Federation results page
{{Main world championships
Recurring sporting events established in 2011
Rollball
Rollball
Biennial sporting events