Roll Ball World Cup
2011–present
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedVarious
Established2011
FormatGroup stage followed by knockout
Current champion
India

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

2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 Rollball 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. This was held from 17 April 2011 to 22 April 2011. Denmark was the winner and India was the runner-up.[1]

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 the inaugural champions Iran in the final.[2]

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.[3]

Results

Men

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

Women

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
details
India
Pune
_ _ _ _
2013
details
Kenya
Nairobi
India
India
10–1 Kenya
Kenya
Nepal
Nepal
2015
details
India
Pune
Kenya
Kenya
2–1 India
India
Iran
Iran
1–0 Uganda
Uganda
2017
details
Bangladesh
Dhaka
India
India
6–4 Iran
Iran
Kenya
Kenya
8–1 Senegal
Senegal

Medal table

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India3104
2 Denmark1012
3 Iran0303
4 Belarus0011
 Kenya0011
 Latvia0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India2103
2 Kenya1113
3 Iran0112
4   Nepal0011
Totals (4 entries)3339

References

  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.