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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Broomball Championship | |
Sport | Broomball |
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Founded | 1991 |
No. of teams | Differing |
Countries | World |
Most recent champion(s) | |
Most titles | Canadian teams |
The IFBA World Broomball Championships (WBC), formerly the "World Broomball Championships", is the premiere international competition for the sport of broomball and is organized and administered by the International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA). The competition is organized every even-numbered year and is held every two years in international locations using the skills and expertise of various host cities and member associations. Teams named after their respective nation such as "Team Canada" are monikers earned by the team which has won the most recent national tournament in their country of origin. [1]
Unlike the provincial and national championships in Ontario and Canada, teams from a variety of countries apply rather than qualify to compete in the World Broomball Championships and there is no need to compete for entry. [1] Most events now have a minimum of 48 teams and well over 1100 athletes attend. The vast majority of broomball players and teams are based in Canada or the USA and as a result most of the championships to date have been held in this part of the world.
Traditionally World Championships see teams enter from Canada, United States, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France and Australia. Teams representing Austria, Slovenia and Germany, have also taken part but due to limited player numbers and broomball programs these nations are not able to attend each World Championship. Australia, Japan and Canada have sent teams to every World Championship.
The World Broomball Championships (WBC) were initially known as the, "Challenge Cup". The largest number of teams ever registered for the world championships was seen in Ottawa, Canada at the 2012 World Broomball Championships.
The World Championships are primarily held between member association national teams but club teams are also accepted. There are different divisions:
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Key:
Year | Host City | Men's Champion | Women's Champion | Mixed (Coed) Champion | |
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1991 | Victoria | Embrun Plumbing | Amigo Bécancour (Qc) | Selkirk Flying Angels | |
1996 | Victoria | Ottawa | Not Contested | Edmonton Selects | |
1998 | Bolzano | Montreal | Not Contested | Minnesota Flames | |
2000 | Victoria | Ottawa Nationals | Not Contested | Edmonton Extreme | |
2002 | Minneapolis | USA Red | Not Contested | Cabano | |
2004 | Corner Brook | Ottawa Nationals | Durham Angels | Briquetal | |
2006 | Blaine | Le Frost (WC) | Minnesota Selects (WC) | East Ontario Wildcats (WC) Manitoba Rebels (CC) | |
2008 | Vancouver [3] | Le Frost (WC) | McMillan Sand and Gravel (WC) | Eastern Ontario Wildcats (WC) | |
2010 | Innsbruck [4] | Le Frost (WC) | Italy Girls (WC) | Canada - New Brunswick (WC) | |
2012 | Ottawa [5] | Ottawa Nationals [5] | Ottawa Stars [5] | Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC) [5] | |
2014 | Tomakomai [5] | Ravens Yellowknife (NWT) [5] | Rebels Yellowknife (NWT) [5] | GT Quebec (QC) [5] | |
2016 | Regina [5] | Ottawa Nationals | Huskies (QC) [6] | Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC) [6] | |
2018 | Blaine [5] | Ottawa Nationals (ON) [5] | Amigo Bécancour (QC) [5] | Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC) [5] | |
2019 | |||||
2020 | |||||
2021 | |||||
2022 | Kingston | Minto Selects [1] | Team Canada (Eastern Rebels) [7] | Team Canada (Broom-Shak Bécancour) [8] | |
2024 | Mont Blanc | Helicopters | Canards gris d'Amérique | Squall | |
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