2017 Ball Hockey World Championship

The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The Canada women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.

2017 Ball Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Dates1 – 10 June 2017
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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Venue
Pardubice
Tipsport arena
Capacity: 10,300

Participants

Division A

Group A
Group B

 
 

Division B

Group C
Group D
  • Armenia
  • Cayman Islands
  • Haiti
  • Hong Kong

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 20 January 2017.[1]

Division A
Group A
Team advanced to quarter-finals
Team advanced to playoff round
Team advanced to 11th-18th place playoff
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
1 June 2017
14:00		Slovakia 3 – 1
(3–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 India
1 June 2017
20:30		Canada 4 – 3
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2, 1-0)		 Greece
2 June 2017
13:30		India 3 – 0 Greece
2 June 2017
16:00		Finland 1 – 3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)		 Slovakia
3 June 2017
14:00		Finland 1 – 7 Canada
3 June 2017
21:30		Slovakia 3 – 1 Greece
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
1 June 2017
18:00		Czech Republic 6 – 0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 Switzerland

Division B
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
1 June 2017
14:00		France 4 – 3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)		 Great Britain
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Armenia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
1 June 2017
18:20		 Haiti 7 – 5
(3–2, 1–3, 3–0)		 Cayman Islands
1 June 2017
20:40		Armenia 4 – 3
(2–0, 1–0, 0–3, 1-0)		 Hong Kong

Awards and honors

Women’s tournament
  • Most Valuable Player: Katerina Zechovska, Czech Republic[2]
  • Leading Scorer: Jamie Lee Rattray, Canada
  • Best goalkeeper: Zuzana Tomcikova, 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 Manhartova (Czech Republic)
    • Alicia Furletti Blomberg (Italia)
  • Fair-play award: Team Great Britain
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References
  1. "Schedule of the A-Pool and Women ISBHF World Ball Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic". isbhf.com. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. Kratochvíl, Marek (2017-06-10). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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