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10.6.2017Friday recap: Czech-USA advance to women’s final, Slovakia-Canada to men’s final | Derek OBrien
The championship’s penultimate day saw 12 games, highlighted by the four semi-finals in the men’s and women’s tournaments. On the women’s side, the USA beat Canada and the Czech Republic beat Slovakia. However, the Slovak men avenged their women´s loss against the Czechs, and Canada shut out Greece. As well, Hong Kong won the men´s B pool title.
10.6.2017If there‘s shootouts for Gold, I would take one, Slovak semifinal hero Patrik Svitana saysSVK - CZE 1:0, 106.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
The second semifinal game saw a nail-biting finish between home Czech Republic and Slovakia. No teams managed to score through regulation and overtime so the shootouts had to decide. Svitana took two and scored on both to move his side into Final game again.
10.6.2017Final day is here! Slovakia looks for golden hattrick, Czech and US for women’s championshipSVK - CZE 1:0, 106.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
The Final day of this year’s World Championship is finally here. The hosts will play for Women’s gold where they face team USA. It would be a first ever Gold for either of both countries as Canada and Slovakia meet only in game for bronze. In Men’s tournament, Slovaks managed to beat hosts in shootouts and will challenge Canada to earn their third consecutive gold. The Czech will face Greece for bronze.
10.6.2017Italy wins 5th place with second shutout in a rowITA - GBA 2:0, 117.kolo | | Petr Dejnožka
The fifth-place series started with a three-goal win by Italia, and Team Great Britain wasn’t able to come back today. Italy took the lead in the first period thanks to Nicole Correiro, and the British women were not able to respond. With two straight shutouts, Italy finishes fifth and Great Britain finishes sixth.
10.6.2017Canada dominates women‘s bronze medal game with 5-0 win over SlovakiaCAN - SVK 5:0, 113.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
Jamie Lee Rattray‘s early goal set her team in the lead and it went downhill from there for Slovakia. While they were under pressure, Canada added two more tallies late in second period and sealed the deal in third with two more while Kristen Sugiyama managed to get the shutout. The bronze goes to Canada and the Slovaks are without a medal for the first time ever.
10.6.2017Overall, it was a good finish for us, Women‘s top scorer Rattray says | Marek Kratochvíl
She scored two goals in the bronze-medal game. The game-winner came in the second minute of period one from Jamie Lee Rattray, and even though Canada will miss out on the women’s final for the very first time, they are happy to finish the tourney with a victory.
10.6.2017Finland beats Italy to take 9th spotFIN - ITA 6:3, 118.kolo | | David Klier
After a great first period, the Finns win against the Italians 6-3 to take 9th place in the tournament. Finland finished one place worse than two years ago in Zug, where they finished 8th. Italy, on the other hand, finish at the exact same spot they finished last year.
10.6.2017Czechs are women‘s champs! OT goal by Ledlova wins their first ever goldCZE - USA 4:3, 114.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
The final offered an interesting and dramatic climax to the women‘s tournament in Pardubice. The Americans took the lead on a power play in the second period but it was all even again for the third. There the Czechs went ahead twice, but couldn´t hold on either time before the final horn. But right at the start of overtime, Aneta Ledlova put it into the net and Tipsport Arena exploded with joy!
10.6.2017U.S. women’s captain Pfundt: tough to be disappointed when we played as hard as we didCZE - USA 4:3, 114.kolo | | Derek OBrien
Tiffany Pfundt was one of the leaders of Team USA at the Women’s Ball Hockey World Championship. The team was in the final for the first time ever, with Pfundt wearing the captain’s C on her jersey. With the team trailing 3-2 in the last two minutes of the third period, Pfundt went hard to the net to get to a rebound and put it in the net while falling to the floor.
10.6.2017I don‘t think anything can top this for me, Ledlova says after winning Gold | Marek Kratochvíl
Championship-clinching goal came early in the OT of final game between the Czech Republic and team USA. Aneta Ledlova hit the post, the ball bounced into the back of goalie Bekkering and behind the goal line. “I didn‘t even know who scored,” she said afterwards.
10.6.2017Czechs take bronze with 4-3 win over GreeceCZE - GRE 4:3, 115.kolo | | Derek OBrien
In their home tournament, Team Czech Republic shook off the disappointment of losing last night’s semi-final and claimed the bronze medal with a 4-3 win over Greece. Lukas Soukup scored in the second minute to get the fans cheering early, and the Czechs never trailed the rest of the way, although the Greeks stayed right in the game until the end. Greece finishes fourth for the second straight championship.
10.6.2017USA beats Portugal 8-2 and takes 5th placeUSA - POR 8:2, 120.kolo | | Petr Sumbal
After the first period the game remained scoreless. Cody Black had the biggest opportunity for the USA, but Portugal goaltender Medeiros made a great save. At the start of the second period, the USA scored two goals in very quick succession. Portugal got one back, but the Americans had the last word in the middle period as Jonathan Ruiz scored a shorthanded goal to make it 3-1. In the final period, the Americans ran away with the game by out-scoring Portugal 5-1. As a result, Team USA takes fifth place and Portugal sixth.
10.6.2017Tomas Wrobel after winning the bronze medal: It‘s unbelieveableHAI - GBA 4:1, 115.kolo | | David Klier
Czech Republic won in the battle for the third place against Greece, bronze medals stay at home. Second goal from Tomas Wrobel in the tournament to make it 4:2 turned out to be the winning shot even though Greeks scored early in the last third of the match.
10.6.2017Three-peat: Slovaks win wild, back-and-forth finalSVK - CAN 6:4, 116.kolo | | Derek OBrien
Patrik Svitana’s power-play goal with 1:55 left in regulation time broke a 4-4 tie, as the Slovaks won a gold-medal game in which they blew a three-goal lead, then had to come from behind themselves. Michal Hrivnak of Slovakia and Danick Martel of Canada each had two goals and one assist in the game, which Slovakia won 6-4 to “three-peat” as Men’s Ball Hockey World Champions.
10.6.2017Final day recap: Czech women win first title, Slovak men with third straight | Derek OBrien
The final day of the 2017 Ball Hockey World Championships was capped off by a dramatic back-and-forth men’s gold medal game in which Slovakia completed its "golden hat-trick", with Canada taking silver and the Czechs winning bronze. The women’s final was just as dramatic, with the Czechs beating the USA in overtime, while Canada claimed third place.
10.6.2017All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship | Marek Kratochvíl
12th Ball Hockey World Championship is over and we now know all the individual award holders as well as the All-stars. Besides the top six players from all tournaments, there are also best players on their positions, most valuable players and Fair Play awards for teams with least penalties in minutes.
10.6.2017This tournament will leave a lasting impression, says ISBHF president George Gortsos | Jakub Borovský
For the first 10 days in June, Pardubice was the centre of the ball hockey universe, and earned the praise of George Gortsos, president of the International Street & Ball Hockey Federation. As the tournament winds down, he shared his thoughts on this particular World Championship, and on the current and future state of the sport in general.
9.6.2017Semi-final Friday is upon us; who’ll earn the chance to fight for gold? | Marek Kratochvíl
Both the Women’s and Men’s tournaments offer a Czech Republic vs Slovakia semi-final. On the men´s side, there is also Greece and Canada to compete for an A final appearance. On the women´s side, it’s Canada and the USA. The B pool tournament brings together Hong Kong and Great Britain in the final, with the Cayman Islands and Armenia to play for bronze.
9.6.2017Goal battle sends Portugal to fight for fifth placePOR - IND 4:3, 101.kolo | | Vít Trubička
This early morning game wasn´t so active from either side. Even so, five goals were scored in the first period, three by Portugal and two by India. The second period was also sluggish, but not as much as the first. India scored to make it 3-3 heading to the third period. Early in the final period, Jeff Gallant scored his second of the game, which stood up as the winner.
9.6.2017Lebanon ensures 17th place after second win in a rowLBN - BER 3:2, 108.kolo | | Vít Trubička
In a rematch of yesterday´s game, which Lebanon won 6-1, stayed scoreless until Bermuda opened the scoring late in the first period. However, they still had a four-goal deficit to overcome. When Lebanon scored three goals in a row in the third period, they essentially put it away. They won the game 3-2, and 9-3 on aggregate, to claim 17th place.
9.6.2017USA wins over Switzerland again to reach 5th place gameUSA - SUI 6:3, 102.kolo | | Petr Dejnožka
The Americans recovered from yesterday’s defeat against Greece in the quarter-finals to beat Switzerland. They blew a two-goal lead, but eventually earned their second win against the Swiss in this tournament. Three goals in the second period helped them win 6-3 and earn the right to play for 5th place against Portugal. Switzerland will fight for 7th place against India.
9.6.2017Dreams come true! Armenia makes history by winning B bronze medalCAY - ARM 3:6, 109.kolo | | Petr Dejnožka
Armenia makes history in by winning the B pool bronze medal! After a defeat to Great Britain in the B semi-finals, they turned in a great performance against the Cayman Islands and won the bronze medal for first time in Armenian history with a 6-3 win. The stars of the match were brothers Hovig and Garo Jerivan, who scored all of the Armenian goals.
9.6.2017Dobson‘s last-minute goal puts USA in women‘s finalCAN - USA 2:3, 103.kolo | | Derek OBrien
Rebecca Dobson’s blast from the top of the faceoff circle with 34 seconds left in regulation time broke a 2-2 tie to give the USA the win against their arch-rivals from Canada, earning them a spot in the women’s final for the first time ever. Prior to the goal, the Americans had never led in the game, scoring two game-tying goals in the third period.
9.6.20175-on-3 was huge for us, we want gold, hero Dobson saysCAN - USA 2:3, 103.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
For the first time in the history of the Women’s World Championship, a team other team than Canada, Slovakia or the Czech Republic will get a medal. Team USA eliminated Canada in the semi-finals with a comeback and a winning goal in the dying moments of regulation as Rebecca Dobson became the hero of the moment.
9.6.2017Italian women start fifth place series with a shutoutGBA - ITA 0:3, 110.kolo | | Martin Voltr
In the round robin of the women‘s tournament, Great Britain defeated Italy thanks to lone goal. Now the teams met each other again in the fifth place series and Italy got revenge, as they started the series with a 3-0 victory. Nicole Corrier scored the first and most important goal after 16 minutes of play, two more goals in just 14 seconds in the third period decided it all. GB will have the chance to turn the series around on Saturday morning.
9.6.2017Early goals made it easy win for Canada over Greece in semi-finalCAN - GRE 5:0, 104.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
If the Greeks wanted to keep the game tied at zero for some time, they didn’t do very well. They missed on their first chance and then Canada went into a two-goal lead just three minutes into the game. Danick Martel made it 3-0 before the first intermission and Patrick O’Keefe added another one in the second period. Canada easily sailed past the Greeks to take a spot in the final game. Greece has to regroup for a bronze-medal game on Saturday afternoon.
9.6.2017I just stayed with it, patience pays off, Canada‘s Dylan Kelly says after 1st goal of tourneyCAN - GRE 5:0, 104.kolo | | Derek OBrien
Dylan Kelly led Canada offensively in their semi-final win over Greece with a goal and an assist. His goal, the second of two early ones, was his first of the tournament, so it was doubly nice to score a goal that helped both the team and himself.
9.6.2017Hong Kong wins gold in B pool with 3-0 win over GBHKG - GBA 3:0, 111.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
Hong Kong built up a two-goal lead in the second period with one shorthanded goal and one on the power play. Then Andrew Graham scored a third one with 10 minutes to go and the Brits just couldn‘t get back into it. Matthew Lui managed to pull off some great saves and shut the door until the end to win first gold medal for Team Hong Kong in their fifth appearance.
9.6.2017Czechs shut out Slovaks, advance to women‘s finalCZE - SVK 2:0, 105.kolo | | Derek OBrien
With Slovakia’s strength in goal, the Czech women knew they’d have to outplay their semi-final opponents by a wide margin to ensure victory, and they did just that by scoring a goal in each of the first two periods. Katerina Nemcova and Aneta Ledlova got the goals and Katerina Zechovska stopped every shot she faced in front of 3,217 enthusiastic fans. The Czechs will play the USA for the gold, while Slovakia will face Canada for bronze.
9.6.2017It feels amazing, captain Lokki Kwan says after winning first gold for Hong KongCAN - GRE 5:0, 104.kolo | | Marek Kratochvíl
At his second World Championship with Hong Kong’s fifth appearance, Lokki Kwan lead his side to win gold medal game in B pool and first medal ever. “Boys and I will go out for a couple of drinks tonight,” he says with a wide smile on his face.