Dodgeball World Championship Explained

Sport:Dodgeball
Inaugural:Dodgeball World Championship
Continent:International (World Dodgeball Federation (WDBF)
Website:worlddodgeballfederation.com/

The Dodgeball World Championship is a dodgeball competition for both men's and women's national teams. The event is organised by the World Dodgeball Federation, the sport's global governing body.

It was initially an open event, but stopped being an open event as the membership grew, and now works by qualification.[1] In 2021, WDBF's membership reached 80 members, all also members of the relevant continental federations.[2]

While foam was the only format used in previous editions, starting with 2022, the Dodgeball World Championship would be contested in two categories, foam and cloth.[3]

Winners

Below is a list of winners since the first event in 2012.[4]

Number Year Host Men (foam) Women (foam) Mixed (foam) Men (cloth) Women (cloth) Mixed (cloth)
12012Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Hong Kong (1st title) Canada (1st title)
22013Queenstown (New Zealand) Canada (1st title) Canada (2nd title)
32014 Canada (2nd title) United States (1st title)
42015Las Vegas (United States) United States (1st title) United States (2nd title)
52016Melbourne (Australia) Canada (3rd title) Malaysia (1st title)
62017Toronto (Canada) Malaysia (1st title) Malaysia (2nd title)
72018Los Angeles (United States) Malaysia (2nd title) United States (3rd title)
82019Cancun (Mexico) United States (2nd title) United States (4th title)
2020-2021Cancelled due to COVID-19
92022Edmonton (Canada) Malaysia (3rd title) Canada (3rd title) Canada (1st title) (1st title) Austria (1st title) Austria (1st title)
2023Not held due to conflict with the European Championship
102024Graz (Austria) United States (3rd title) Canada (4th title) Canada (2nd title) Austria (1st title) Austria (2nd title) Austria (2nd title)

Medal table

Men (foam)

TeamWins
Canada3
Malaysia3
United States3
Hong Kong1

Women (foam)

TeamWins
United States4
Canada4
Malaysia2

Men (cloth)

TeamWins
1
Austria1

Mixed (cloth)

References

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Dodgeball Federation backs MAD, refutes claims World Championship mere invitational event . . 2018-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208055215/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2018/10/424848/world-dodgeball-federation-backs-mad-refutes-claims-world-championship . 2022-12-08 . live . Ishak . Fadhli.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-24 . Why the World Dodgeball Federation is set to bounce back in 2022 . 2022-06-12 . SportsPro . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Edmonton to host 2022 World Dodgeball Championships . 13 November 2021 .
  4. Web site: World Championships World Dodgeball Federation . 2022-06-12 . en-US.