The Ball Hockey World Championship is a biannual ball hockey competition for women's and men's national teams. The first championship was played in 1996 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Ball Hockey World Championship is organized by International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF). The tournament has been played in odd-numbered years since its establishment, other than during 1996 to 1998 and 2022 to 2026, when it was held in even-numbered years. The tournament will return to odd-numbered years in 2027.
The only medallists across the first five men's championships were Canada, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The first men's team to win a medal other than those three was Italy in 2005, when they won the bronze medal.
The first women's world championship was contested in 2007 in Ratingen, Germany. Canada were the first women's world champions and the team has won six of the ten championships to date.
Men Key Number of tournaments won at the time.
Year Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place Host city / cities Host country / countries 1996 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia Germany Bratislava 1998 Czech Republic Slovakia Canada United States Litoměřice 1999 Slovakia Canada Czech Republic Switzerland Zvolen 2001 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia Switzerland Toronto 2003 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia Italy Sierre 2005 Canada Slovakia Italy Portugal Pittsburgh 2007 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia Italy Ratingen 2009 Czech Republic India Slovakia United States Plzeň 2011 Czech Republic Canada Slovakia United States Bratislava2013 Slovakia Czech Republic Canada Portugal St.John's2015 Slovakia United States Czech Republic Greece Zug2017 Slovakia Canada Czech Republic Greece Pardubice2019 Slovakia Finland Canada Czech Republic Košice Slovakia 2022 Canada Czech Republic United States Greece Laval Canada 2024 Canada Czech Republic United States Switzerland Visp Switzerland 2026 United States Czech Republic Finland Canada Ostrava Czech Republic 2027Poprad Slovakia
Medal table As of 2026
Participation details Team1996199819992001200320052007200920112013201520172019202220242026Total Armenia---------17th18th15th15th12th16th- 6 Austria5th5th6th7th10th15th12th10th9th------10th 10 Bermuda---5th9th13th13th8th13th11th11th18th14th9th15th- 12 Canada5th5th 4th 16 Cayman Islands-----14th14th16th15th14th14th16th9th16th13th11th 11 Czech Republic5th4th 16 Finland-------13th7th-8th9th7th7th 8 France--------12th10th16th11th-13th14th8th 7 Germany4th6th5th6th7th10th11th-8th8th-----12th 10 Great Britain-----7th8th15th14th16th15th14th10th11th12th9th 11 Greece-----11th15th9th6th6th4th4th8th4th6th- 10 Haiti----------13th12th12th8th8th- 5 Hong Kong -------12th16th13th17th13th11th14th-- 7 Hungary-8th7th-----18th------- 3 Italy----4th4th7th-12th10th10th5th6th9th- 10 India-----6th7th--9th8th---7th 6 Israel---------15th------ 1 Latvia----11th----------- 1 Lebanon-----------17th13th10th10th- 4 Pakistan----6th12th9th14th11th9th12th--15th-- 8 Portugal-----4th5th6th5th4th7th6th--11th- 8 Russia6th--------------- 1 Slovakia5th5th6th 16 Spain--------17th------- 1 Switzerland7th7th4th4th5th8th6th11th10th7th 6th7th6th-4th5th 15 United States-4th-8th8th9th10th4th4th5th5th7th 14
Women Championship history Year Gold Silver Bronze 4th place Host city / cities Host nation2007 Canada Slovakia Czech Republic United States Ratingen 2009 Canada Slovakia Czech Republic United States Plzeň 2011 Slovakia Canada Czech Republic United States Bratislava 2013 Canada Slovakia Czech Republic United States St. John's 2015 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia United States Zug 2017 Czech Republic United States Canada Slovakia Pardubice 2019 Canada United States Czech Republic Slovakia Košice 2022 Canada Czech Republic Slovakia United States Laval 2024 United States Czech Republic Canada Slovakia Visp & Raron 2026 United States Czech Republic Canada Slovakia Ostrava 2027 Poprad
Medal table
Participation details Team2007200920112013201520172019202220242026 Total Austria 6th 6th 6th - - - - - - – 3 Canada1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 10 Czech Republic3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 10 Germany 5th - - - - - - - - – 1 Great Britain - - 8th 7th 7th 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 8 Greece - 7th 9th 8th - - - - - – 3 Hungary – - 7th - - - - - - – 1 Italy - - - 6th 6th 5th - - - – 3 Lebanon - - - - - - - 6th - – 1 Slovakia2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 10 Switzerland - 5th 5th 5th 5th - - - 7th 6th 6 United Nations - - - - - - - – 6th – 1 United States 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 10
References
Men's World Championships (Archived) Women's World Championships (Archived)