Roll Ball World Cup

Roll Ball World Cup

2011–present
Tournament information
Location	Various
Month played	Various
Established	2011
Format	Group stage followed by knockout
Current champion
Kenya (men) Kenya (women)

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).

Summary

Source: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 Roll Ball World Cup

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. It was held between April 17 and 22, 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up. ^[7]

2013 World Cup

The second World Cup was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 3 to 6 October 2013. It was won by India by defeating Iran in the final. ^[8]

2015 World Cup

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

Main article: 2017 Roll Ball World Cup

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. ^[9]

2019 World Cup

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. ^[10]

2023 World Cup

The hosting nation was India and the venue was Pune. ^[11] In the men's category final, Kenya defeated India by 7–4 ^[12] while in the women's category final Kenya defeated Egypt by 5–0. ^{[13] [ citation needed ]}

2025 World Cup

The next Roll Ball World Cup, the 7th edition, will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December 2025.

Results

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
• 2019
• 2021 - Not held
• 2023
• 2025

Detail results

Men

1. 2023
2. 2019
3. 2017
4. 2015
5. 2013
6. 2011

Women

1. 2023
2. 2019
3. 2017
4. 2015
5. 2013
6. 2011

Men

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

Women

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

Continental championship

Asian Championship

1. 2024 Men
2. 2024 Women
3. 2019 Men
4. 2019 Women
5. 2016 Men
6. 2016 Women
7. 2010 Men
8. 2010 Women

South Asian Championship

1. 2017 Men
2. 2017 Women
3. 2014 Men
4. 2014 Women
5. 2012 Men
6. 2012 Women

East African Championship

1. 2019 Men
2. 2019 Women
3. 2016 Men
4. 2016 Women
5. 2015 Men
6. 2015 Women
7. 2013 Men
8. 2013 Women

African Championship

1. 2016 Men
2. 2016 Women

Medal table

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	4	2	0	6
2	Kenya	1	1	1	3
3	Denmark	1	0	1	2
4	Iran	0	3	0	3
5	Bangladesh	0	0	1	1
	Belarus	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Senegal	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		6	6	6	18

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	3	1	1	5
2	India	2	2	1	5
3	Egypt	0	1	1	2
	Iran	0	1	1	2
5	Nepal	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		5	5	5	15

Rollball results

1. Overall
2. Archive - 2021 Men - 2021 Women
3. 2021 Men
4. 2021 Women
5. 2020 Men
6. 2020 Women
7. 2019 Men
8. 2019 Women
9. 2018 Men
10. 2018 Women
11. 2017 Men
12. 2017 Women
13. 2016 Men
14. 2016 Women
15. 2015 Men
16. 2015 Women
17. 2014 Men
18. 2014 Women
19. 2013 Men
20. 2013 Women
21. 2012 Men
22. 2012 Women
23. 2011 Men
24. 2011 Women
25. 2010 Men
26. 2010 Women

References

1. "The Roon Ba".
2. "The Roon Ba".
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://theroonba.com/
4. "The Roon Ba". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
5. "The Roon Ba". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
6. "The Roon Ba". Archived from the original on 10 June 2021.
7. http://www.rollball.org/html/World-Cup-Matches.html Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Matches
8. http://rollball.org/html/2nd-world-cup-detail.html 2nd Roll Ball World Cup 2013
9. "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. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
10. "5th Roll Ball World Cup Report" (PDF). Rollball.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
11. "Kenya Roll Ball team on the verge of missing World Cup fiesta". Citizen Digital. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
12. Amina Wako & Ruth Arege (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". kbc.co.ke. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
13. Bernard Okumu (25 April 2023). "Kenya upsets hosts India to win Roll Ball World Cup". nation.africa. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

External links

• International Roll Ball Federation results page