2017 Ball Hockey World Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1 – 10 June 2017 |
The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship was the 12th ball hockey world championship, held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Pardubice was announced as the host city in January 2015. It was the third time the championship was held in the Czech Republic after the 1998 and 2009 championships, which took place in Litoměřice and Plzeň, respectively.[1]
18 men's teams took part in the tournament, which began on 1 June 2017 with the opening match of Slovakia versus India. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions, having won the last two world championships. The women's competition began two days later, on 3 June.[2]
Venue
| Pardubice |
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| Tipsport arena |
| Capacity: 10,300 |
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Participants
Division A
- Group A1
- Group A2
Division B
- Group B1
- Group B2
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 20 January 2017.[3]
Division A
- Group A1
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
 Canada
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 6 | |
 India
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
 Greece
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
 Finland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 9th to 12th playoff |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
| 1 June 2017 14:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 (3–1, 0–0, 0–0) | India | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 1 June 2017 20:30 | Greece | 3–4 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Canada | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 2 June 2017 13:30 | India | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Greece | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 2 June 2017 16:00 | Finland | 1–3 (0–2, 1–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 3 June 2017 14:00 | Finland | 1–7 (1–3, 0–2, 0–2) | Canada | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 3 June 2017 21:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Greece | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 4 June 2017 19:30 | Canada | 8–0 (2–0, 1–0, 5–0) | India | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 5 June 2017 13:30 | Greece | 4–0 (3–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Finland | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 6 June 2017 14:00 | India | 4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Finland | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 6 June 2017 21:30 | Canada | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Slovakia | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
- Group A2
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| Czech Republic
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 7 | |
 Portugal
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 4 | |
 Switzerland
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
 Italy
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 0 | 9th to 12th playoff |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
| 1 June 2017 18:00 | Czech Republic | 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
Division B
- Group B1
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 5 | Group B3 |
 Great Britain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 4 | |
 Bermuda
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | Group B4 |
 Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
| 1 June 2017 14:00 | France | 4–3 (1–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Great Britain |
- Group B2
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 | Group B3 |
 Cayman Islands
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 4 | |
 Armenia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | Group B4 |
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 2 |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
| 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 |
- Group B3
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 9th to 12th playoff |
| Haiti
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 4 | |
| Cayman Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 | 13th to 16th playoff |
| Great Britain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
- Group B4
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | 13th to 16th playoff |
| Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | |
| Bermuda
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | Seventeenth place game |
| Lebanon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
Source: pardubice2017.cz
Knockout stage
Seventeenth place game
| 8 June 2017 10:00 | Bermuda | 1–6 (0–3, 1–1, 0–2) | Lebanon |
13th to 16th playoff
- Semifinals
| 8 June 2017 16:00 | Cayman Islands | 2–3 (0–0, 0–3, 2–0) | Hong Kong |
| 8 June 2017 19:00 | Great Britain | 4–2 (1–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Armenia |
- Fifteenth place game
| 9 June 2017 12:30 | Cayman Islands | 3–6 (0–1, 2–3, 1–2) | Armenia |
- Thirteenth place game
| 9 June 2017 17:30 | Hong Kong | 6–3 (3–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Great Britain |
9th to 12th playoff
- Semifinals
| 8 June 2017 10:00 | Finland | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) | France | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 8 June 2017 13:00 | Italy | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Haiti |
- Eleventh place game
| 9 June 2017 13:00 | France | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Haiti |
- Ninth place game
| 10 June 2017 10:30 | Finland | 6–3 (3–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Italy |
Quarterfinals
| 8 June 2017 13:00 | United States | 3–4 OT (2–1, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | Greece | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 8 June 2017 16:00 | Slovakia | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Portugal | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 8 June 2017 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1) | India | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 8 June 2017 21:30 | Canada | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Switzerland | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
5th to 8th playoff
- Semifinals
| 9 June 2017 08:30 | Portugal | 4–3 (3–2, 0–1, 1–0) | India | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 9 June 2017 11:00 | United States | 6–3 (2–1, 3–1, 1–1) | Switzerland | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
- Seventh place game
| 10 June 2017 13:00 | Switzerland | 5–0 | India |
| Win awarded via forfeit |
- Fifth place game
| 10 June 2017 15:00 | United States | 8–2 (0–0, 3–1, 5–1) | Portugal |
Semifinals
| 9 June 2017 16:00 | Canada | 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Greece | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
| 9 June 2017 21:15 | Slovakia | 1–0 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Czech Republic | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
Third place game
| 10 June 2017 14:10 | Czech Republic | 4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Greece | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
Final
| 10 June 2017 17:00 | Slovakia | 6–4 (3–2, 1–2, 2–0) | Canada | Tipsport arena, Pardubice |
Final standings
| Rank | Country |
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Slovakia
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Canada
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Czech Republic
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| 4 | Greece
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| 5 |  United States
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| 6 | Portugal
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| 7 | Switzerland
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| 8 | India
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| 9 | Finland
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| 10 | Italy
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| 11 | France
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| 12 | Haiti
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| 13 | Hong Kong
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| 14 | United Kingdom
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| 15 | Armenia
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| 16 | Cayman Islands
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| 17 | Lebanon
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| 18 | Bermuda
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Awards and honors
Women’s tournament
- Most Valuable Player: Kateřina Zechovská, Czech Republic[4]
- 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
- ^ "Mistrovství světa v hokejbalu budou v roce 2017 hostit Pardubice". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ Rais, Tomáš (1 June 2017). "Šampionát začíná! Češi hrají o domácí hattrick". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ "Schedule of the A-Pool and Women ISBHF World Ball Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic". isbhf.com. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Kratochvíl, Marek (10 June 2017). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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