2017 Ball Hockey World Championship

The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship was the 12th ball hockey world championship, held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Pardubice was announced as the host city in January 2015. It was the third time the championship was held in the Czech Republic after the 1998 and 2009 championships, which took place in Litoměřice and Plzeň, respectively.

18 men's teams took part in the tournament, which began on 1 June 2017 with the opening match of Slovakia versus India. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions, having won the last two world championships. The women's competition began two days later, on 3 June.

Venue

Participants

Division A

Group A1

• Canada
• Finland
• Greece
• India
• Slovakia

Group A2

• Czech Republic
• Italy
• Portugal
• Switzerland
• USA

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Division B

Group B1

• Bermuda
• France
• Great Britain
• Lebanon

Group B2

• Armenia
• Cayman Islands
• Haiti
• Hong Kong

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 20 January 2017.

Division A

Group A1

Group A2

Division B

Group B1

Group B2

Group B3

Group B4

Knockout stage

Seventeenth place game

13th to 16th playoff

Semifinals

Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

9th to 12th playoff

Semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

5th to 8th playoff

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards and honors

Women’s tournament

• Most Valuable Player: Kateřina Zechovská, Czech Republic
• Leading Scorer: Jamie Lee Rattray, Canada
• Best goalkeeper: Zuzana Tomčíková, Slovakia
• Best defenseman: Kristen Cooze, Canada
• Best forward: Denisa Křížová, Czech Republic
• Tournament All-stars:
• Rachel Jackson (Great Britain)
• Veronika Volkova (Czech Republic)
• Stephanie Caban (USA)
• Taylor Stedman (USA)
• Lucie Manhartová (Czech Republic)
• Alicia Furletti Blomberg (Italia)
• Fair-play award: Team Great Britain

References

External links

• Official website