Ball Hockey World Championship

Last updated
ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2026 Ball Hockey World Championship
Sport Ball Hockey
Founded1996 (men)
2007 (women)
Founder International Street and Ball Hockey Federation
No. of teams10 (men)
6 (women)
Continents3
Most recent
champions
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (men)
Flag of the United States.svg USA (women)
Most titles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (men; 7 titles)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (women; 6 titles)

The Ball Hockey World Championship is a biannual ball (street) hockey competition for women's and men's national teams. The first championship was played in 1996 in Bratislava. The Ball Hockey World Championship is organized by ISBHF. The only medallists across the first five championships were Canada, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The first team to win a medal other than those three was Italy in 2005, when they won the bronze medal. Held biannually, the tournament has been played in odd-numbered years since its establishment, other than 1996–1998 and 2022–2026, when it was held in even-numbered years. The tournament will return to odd-numbered years in 2027.

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The first women's world championships were played in 2005, located in Pittsburgh, PA. Canada have won six of the nine women's championships to date.

Summary

Men

Key

(#)Number of tournaments won at the time.
YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost city / citiesHost country / countries
1996 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (1) Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
1998 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1) Litoměřice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
1999 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1) Zvolen Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2001 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (2) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (2) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (2) Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (3) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (3) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (3) Sierre Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (4) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (2) Flag of Italy.svg Italy (1) Pittsburgh Flag of the United States.svg United States
2007 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (5) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (4) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (4) Ratingen Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2009 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (2) Flag of India.svg India (1) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (5) Plzeň Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (3) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (2) Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (6) Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2013 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (2) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (5) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (2) St.John's Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2015 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (3) Flag of the United States.svg United States (1) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (2) Zug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2017 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (4) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (3) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (3) Pardubice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
2019 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (5) Flag of Finland.svg Finland (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (3) Košice Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (6) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (6) Flag of the United States.svg USA (1) Laval Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (7) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (7) Flag of the United States.svg USA (2) Visp Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
2026 Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

Medal table

As of 2024

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 73313
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 52613
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 37313
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0123
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0101
Flag of India.svg  India 0101
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Totals (7 entries)15151545

Participation details

Team Flag of Slovakia.svg
1996
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
1998
Flag of Slovakia.svg
1999
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2001
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2003
Flag of the United States.svg
2005
Flag of Germany.svg
2007
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2009
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2013
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2017
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2019
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2024
Total
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia ---------17th18th15th15th12th16th6
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 5th5th6th7th10th15th12th10th9th------9
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda ---5th9th13th13th8th13th11th11th18th14th9th15th12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1st3rd2nd1st1st1st1st5th2nd3rd5th2nd3rd1st1st15
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands -----14th14th16th15th14th14th16th9th16th13th10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 2nd1st3rd2nd2nd5th2nd1st1st2nd3rd3rd4th2nd2nd15
Flag of Finland.svg Finland -------13th7th-8th9th2nd7th7th7
Flag of France.svg France --------12th10th16th11th-13th14th6
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4th6th5th6th7th10th11th-8th8th-----9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain -----7th8th15th14th16th15th14th10th11th12th10
Flag of Greece.svg Greece -----11th15th9th6th6th4th4th8th4th6th10
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti ----------13th12th12th8th8th5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hongkong -------12th16th13th17th13th11th14th-7
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary -8th7th-----18th------3
Flag of Italy.svg Italy ----4th3rd4th7th-12th10th10th5th6th9th10
Flag of India.svg India -----6th7th2nd--9th8th---5
Flag of Israel.svg Israel ---------15th-----1
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia ----11th----------1
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon -----------17th13th10th10th4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan ----6th12th9th14th11th9th12th--15th-8
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal -----4th5th6th5th4th7th6th--11th8
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 6th--------------1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 3rd2nd1st3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd3rd1st1st1st1st5th5th15
Flag of Spain.svg Spain --------17th------1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 7th7th4th4th5th8th6th11th10th7th6th7th6th-4th14
Flag of the United States.svg USA -4th-8th8th9th10th4th4th5th2nd5th7th3rd3rd13

Women

YearHostChampionsRunners-up3rd place
2007
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
Ratingen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (1)
2009
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Plzeň
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (2)
2011
Details
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Bratislava
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (3)
2013
Details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
St.John's
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (3)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (3)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (4)
2015
Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Zug
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (4)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (1)
2017
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Pardubice
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (1)
Flag of the United States.svg
USA (1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (1)
2019
Details
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Košice
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (5)
Flag of the United States.svg
USA (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (5)
2022
Details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Laval
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (6)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia (2)
2024
Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Visp
Flag of the United States.svg
USA (1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic (3)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada (2)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6129
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1359
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1326
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1203
Totals (4 entries)99927

Participation details

Team Flag of Germany.svg
2007
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2009
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2013
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2017
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2019
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2024
Total
Flag of Austria.svg Austria6th6th6th------3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1st1st2nd1st1st3rd1st1st3rd9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd1st3rd2nd2nd9
Flag of Germany.svg Germany5th--------1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain --8th7th7th6th5th5th5th7
Flag of Greece.svg Greece -7th9th8th-----3
Flag of Italy.svg Italy---6th6th5th---3
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon-------6th-1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2nd2nd1st2nd3rd4th4th3rd4th9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland-5th5th5th5th---7th5
Flag of the United States.svg United States4th4th4th4th4th2nd2nd4th1st9

References