2026 Ball Hockey World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| City | Ostrava |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20 – 28 June 2026 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (1st title) |
Runners-up  | Czech Republic |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
The 2026 Ball Hockey World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa v hokejbalu mužů a žen 2026) was the sixteenth edition of the Men's Ball Hockey World Championship. It was organized by the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF), the championships were hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic from 20 to 28 June 2026.[1][2]
Venues
| Ostrava | |
| Ostravar Aréna[3] Capacity: 10,004 |
Multifunkční hala[4] (Multifunctional Arena) Capacity: 502[5] |
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| Canada |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 8 | |
 Slovakia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | |
| United States |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 2 | |
| Finland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 0 |
| 20 June 2026 12:00 | Switzerland | 1–3 (1-0, 0-3, 0-0) | Slovakia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 847 |
| 20 June 2026 15:00 | Czech Republic | 8–6 (1-1, 3-2, 4-3) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 3526 |
| 20 June 2026 20:00 | United States | 1–5 (1-2, 0-2, 0-1) | Canada | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 493 |
| 21 June 2026 13:00 | Slovakia | 4–0 (3-0, 0-0, 1-0) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 849 |
| 21 June 2026 15:45 | Canada | 3–6 (1-1, 1-2, 1-3) | Czech Republic | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava |
| 21 June 2026 20:30 | Finland | 1–6 (0-4, 1-1, 0-1) | Switzerland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 273 |
| 22 June 2026 13:00 | United States | 8–0 (2-0, 3-0, 3-0) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 75 |
| 22 June 2026 15:15 | Canada | 5–2 (0-1, 1-0, 4-1) | Slovakia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1022 |
| 22 June 2026 17:30 | Switzerland | 3–12 (1-1, 2-5, 0-6) | Czech Republic | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 700 |
| 23 June 2026 13:00 | Finland | 1–6 (0-2, 0-3, 1-1) | Canada | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 268 |
| 23 June 2026 18:15 | Czech Republic | 3–2 OT (0-1, 1-0, 1-1) (OT: 1-0) | Slovakia | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 2732 |
| 23 June 2026 20:30 | Switzerland | 0–1 (0-1, 0-0, 0-0) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 167 |
| 24 June 2026 15:15 | Canada | 5–1 (2-1, 2-0, 1-0) | Switzerland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 296 |
| 24 June 2026 17:30 | Czech Republic | 1–0 (0-0, 0-0, 1-0) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 2762 |
| 24 June 2026 20:00 | Slovakia | 5–2 (1-0, 2-1, 2-1) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 110 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
 Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 8 | |
 Austria |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 5 | |
 France |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | |
 Cayman Islands |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 3 | |
 Germany |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 47 | −42 | 0 |
| 20 June 2026 09:00 | France | 6–1 (2-0, 2-0, 2-1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 173 |
| 20 June 2026 09:30 | Cayman Islands | 3–7 (0-2, 2-2, 1-3) | Great Britain | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 218 |
| 20 June 2026 11:30 | Austria | 2–7 (1-2, 1-4, 0-1) | India | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 167 |
| 21 June 2026 09:00 | Great Britain | 6–3 (1-1, 2-2, 3-0) | Austria | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 161 |
| 21 June 2026 11:15 | Germany | 0–7 (0-2, 0-2, 0-3) | Cayman Islands | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 169 |
| 21 June 2026 13:30 | India | 6–2 (1-0, 2-1, 3-1) | France | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 203 |
| 22 June 2026 08:30 | Cayman Islands | 2–6 (1-2, 1-2, 0-2) | India | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 356 |
| 22 June 2026 10:30 | Austria | 2–3 OT (1-1, 1-1, 0-0) (OT: 0-1) | France | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 239 |
| 22 June 2026 12:45 | Great Britain | 10–2 (5-0, 3-1, 2-1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 59 |
| 23 June 2026 08:30 | Germany | 1–9 (0-2, 0-3, 1-4) | Austria | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 241 |
| 23 June 2026 13:30 | France | 3–2 OT (0-2, 1-0, 1-0) (OT: 1-0) | Cayman Islands | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 134 |
| 23 June 2026 15:45 | India | 7–2 (1-0, 4-2, 2-0) | Great Britain | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 341 |
| 24 June 2026 08:30 | France | 3–6 (1-1, 1-3, 1-2) | Great Britain | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1230 |
| 24 June 2026 13:30 | Cayman Islands | 2–7 (0-3, 0-2, 2-2) | Austria | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 59 |
| 24 June 2026 15:45 | Germany | 1–15 (0-3, 1-6, 0-6) | India | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 137 |
Placement round
Classification 11th–12th place
| 26 June 2026 10:00 | France | 4–2 (0-1, 2-0, 2-1) | Germany | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 77 |
| 26 June 2026 15:00 | Austria | 7–4 (2-2, 3-2, 2-0) | Cayman Islands | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 48 |
Ninth place game
| 28 June 2026 09:00 | Great Britain | 9–3 (2-2, 3-0, 4-1) | Austria | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 87 |
Seventh place game
| 28 June 2026 09:15 | India | 7–2 (2-0, 5-2, 0-0) | France | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 200 |
Fifth place game
| 27 June 2026 09:15 | Slovakia | 2–3 OT (0-0, 1-0, 1-2) (OT: 0-1) | Switzerland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1125 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| 27 June | ||||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 June | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 2 OT | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 15 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 8 | |||||||||
| Finland | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 4 | |||||||||
| Finland | 5 OT | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 26 June 2026 08:00 | Canada | 9–1 (5-0, 4-0, 0-1) | India | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 102 |
| 26 June 2026 10:15 | Slovakia | 4–5 OT (2-1, 1-2, 1-1) (OT: 0-1) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 250 |
| 26 June 2026 12:45 | United States | 5–1 (1-0, 0-1, 4-0) | Switzerland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 926 |
| 26 June 2026 17:45 | Czech Republic | 15–1 (2-1, 10-0, 3-0) | Great Britain | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 3843 |
Semifinals
| 27 June 2026 12:00 | Canada | 3–4 (1-1, 0-3, 2-0) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 1398 |
| 27 June 2026 14:30 | Czech Republic | 8–1 (2-1, 4-0, 2-0) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 3500 |
Bronze medal game
| 28 June 2026 12:15 | Canada | 3–4 (0-2, 1-0, 2-2) | Finland | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 3621 |
Final
| 28 June 2026 15:15 | Czech Republic | 1–2 OT (0-0, 1-1, 0-0) (OT: 0-1) | United States | Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava Attendance: 5689 |
Final standings
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
| Group A | |
 | United States |
 | Czech Republic |
 | Finland |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Slovakia |
| Group B | |
| 7 | India |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Austria |
| 11 | Cayman Islands |
| 12 | Germany |
See also
References
- Šimek, Květoslav (27 June 2026). "Češi hrají v Ostravě na hokejbalovém mistrovství světa o zlato" [The Czechs are playing for gold at the Ball Hockey World Championship in Ostrava]. Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- "Třetí stříbro v řadě. Hokejbalisté ve finále MS podlehli Američanům v prodloužení" [Third silver in a row. The [Czech] ball hockey players lost to the Americans in overtime of the World Cup final]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). ČTK. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tournament > About the Championship". Ostrava2026.com (in Czech). Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Musílek, Vít (8 June 2026). "Ostrava hostí mistrovství světa v hokejbalu. Pořadatelé chtějí rekordy" [Ostrava to host the Ball Hockey World Championship. Organizers want records]. Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Navštivte Ostrava Arénu". Aréna Vítkovice (in Czech). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Navštivte Multifunkční halu". Aréna Vítkovice (in Czech). 3 August 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tournament > Arenas". Ostrava2026.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Czech)