2017 Ball Hockey World Championship

The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The Canadian women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.

2017 Ball Hockey World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Dates	1 – 10 June 2017
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
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Venue

Pardubice
Tipsport arena
Capacity: 10,300

Participants

Division A

Group A

•   Canada
•   Finland
•   Greece
•   India
•   Slovakia

Group B

•   Czech Republic
•   Italy
•   Portugal
•   Switzerland
•   USA

 
 

Division B

Group C

•   Bermuda
•   France
•   Great Britain
•   Lebanon

Group D

•   Armenia
•   Cayman Islands
•   Haiti
•   Hong Kong

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 20 January 2017.^[1]

Division A

Group A

Team advanced to quarter-finals

Team advanced to playoff round

Team advanced to 11th-18th place playoff

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 June 2017 14:00

Slovakia

3 – 1 (3–1, 0–0, 0–0)

India

1 June 2017 20:30

Canada

4 – 3 (1–0, 1–1, 1–2, 1-0)

Greece

2 June 2017 13:30

India

3 – 0

Greece

2 June 2017 16:00

Finland

1 – 3 (0–2, 1–1, 0–0)

Slovakia

3 June 2017 14:00

Finland

1 – 7

Canada

3 June 2017 21:30

Slovakia

3 – 1

Greece

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 June 2017 18:00

Czech Republic

6 – 0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Division B

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bermuda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 June 2017 14:00

France

4 – 3 (1–1, 1–1, 2–1)

Great Britain

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Armenia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 June 2017 18:20

Haiti

7 – 5 (3–2, 1–3, 3–0)

Cayman Islands

1 June 2017 20:40

Armenia

4 – 3 (2–0, 1–0, 0–3, 1-0)

Hong Kong

Awards and honors

Women’s tournament

• Most Valuable Player: Kateřina Zechovská, Czech Republic^[2]
• Leading Scorer: Jamie Lee Rattray, Canada
• Best goalkeeper: Zuzana Tomčíková, Slovakia
• Best defenseman: Kristen Cooze, Canada
• Best forward: Denisa Křížová, Czech Republic
• Tournament All-stars:
  • Rachel Jackson (Great Britain)
  • Veronika Volkova (Czech Republic)
  • Stephanie Caban (USA)
  • Taylor Stedman (USA)
  • Lucie Manhartová (Czech Republic)
  • Alicia Furletti Blomberg (Italia)
• Fair-play award: Team Great Britain

References

1. . isbhf.com. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
2. Kratochvíl, Marek (10 June 2017). . International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

• Official website