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).

Roll Ball World Cup
2011–present
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedVarious
Established2011
FormatGroup stage followed by knockout
Current champion
Kenya (men)
Kenya (women)

Summary

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2011 World Cup

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The first Roll Ball World Cup was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune in Maharashtra state of the Republic of India. This was held from the 17th of April 2011 to the 22nd of April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.[1]

2013 World Cup

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The second World Cup was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 3 to 6 October 2013. It was won by India by defeating the inaugural champions Iran in the final.[2]

2015 World Cup

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The hosts India won the third Roll Ball World Cup by beating Iran by 6–4 in the final. It was held in Pune in Balewadi Stadium.

2017 World Cup

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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.[3]

2019 World Cup

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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.[4]

2023 World Cup

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The host was India and the venue was Pune.[5] In the men's category final, Kenya defeated India by 7–4[6] while in the women's category final Kenya defeated Egypt by 5–0.[7][citation needed]

Results

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  • 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
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
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Pune
 
Denmark
15–1  
India
 
Belarus
15–1  
Nepal
2013
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Nairobi
 
India
9–6  
Iran
 
Denmark
4–3  
Kenya
2015
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Pune
 
India
6–4  
Iran
 
Latvia
7–4  
Kenya
2017
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Dhaka
 
India
8–7  
Iran
 
Kenya
7–1  
Bangladesh
2019
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Chennai
 
India
9–3  
Kenya
 
Bangladesh
7–2  
Senegal
2023
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Pune
 
Kenya
7–4  
India
 
Senegal
8–5  
Latvia

Women

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Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
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Pune
No women tournament
2013
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Nairobi
 
India
10–1  
Kenya
 
Nepal
2015
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Pune
 
Kenya
2–1  
India
 
Iran
1–0  
Uganda
2017
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Dhaka
 
India
6–4  
Iran
 
Kenya
8–1  
Senegal
2019
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Chennai
 
Kenya
2–1  
India
 
Egypt
3–2  
Nepal
2023
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Pune
 
Kenya
5–0  
Egypt
 
India
12–1  
Poland

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India4206
2  Kenya1113
3  Denmark1012
4  Iran0303
5  Bangladesh0011
  Belarus0011
  Latvia0011
  Senegal0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya3115
2  India2215
3  Egypt0112
  Iran0112
5  Nepal0011
Totals (5 entries)55515

References

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  1. ^ Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Matches
  2. ^ 2nd Roll Ball World Cup 2013
  3. ^ "Double delights as Indian men, women win 4th Roll Ball World Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
    - "Roll Ball World Cup: India triumphant, successfully defend the accolades". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ^ "5th Roll Ball World Cup Report" (PDF). Rollball.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Kenya Roll Ball team on the verge of missing World Cup fiesta". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ Amina Wako & Ruth Arege (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". kbc.co.ke. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ Bernard Okumu (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". nation.africa. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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