IFBA World Broomball Championships

The IFBA World Broomball Championships (WBC), formerly the "World Broomball Championships", is the premiere international competition for the sport of broomball and is organized and administered by the International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA). The competition is organized every even-numbered year and is held every two years in international locations using the skills and expertise of various host cities and member associations. Teams named after their respective nation such as "Team Canada" are monikers earned by the team which has won the most recent national tournament in their country of origin.^[1]

IFBA World Broomball Championships

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Broomball Championship
Sport	Broomball
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
No. of teams	Differing
Countries	World
Most recent champion(s)	Men's: Helicopters Women's: Canards gris d'Amérique Mixed: Squall Masters: Minnesota Masters
Most titles	Canadian teams

Unlike the provincial and national championships in Ontario and Canada, teams from a variety of countries apply rather than qualify to compete in the World Broomball Championships and there is no need to compete for entry.^[1] Most events now have a minimum of 48 teams and well over 1100 athletes attend. The vast majority of broomball players and teams are based in Canada or the USA and as a result most of the championships to date have been held in this part of the world.

Traditionally World Championships see teams enter from Canada, United States, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France and Australia. Teams representing Austria, Slovenia and Germany, have also taken part but due to limited player numbers and broomball programs these nations are not able to attend each World Championship. Australia, Japan and Canada have sent teams to every World Championship.

History

The World Broomball Championships (WBC) were initially known as the, "Challenge Cup". The largest number of teams ever registered for the world championships was seen in Ottawa, Canada at the 2012 World Broomball Championships.

• The first World Broomball Championships were held in Victoria, British Columbia in 1991. The event was attended by over 800 athletes and 44 teams.^[2]
• The 1998 World Broomball Championships were held in Bolzano, Italy.
• The 2010 World Broomball Championships were held in Austria with venues in Innsbruck and Telfs, and were organized and run directly by the Board of the International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA).
• The 2014 World Broomball Championships were the eleventh edition of the championships and were held in Tomakomai, Japan.
• The 2016 World Broomball Championships were held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and were hosted by the Saskatchewan Broomball Association, a member association of Broomball Canada.
• The 2018 World Broomball Championships were held in Blaine, Minnesota, United States. It was the thirteenth edition of the championships.
• The 2024 World Broomball Championships will be held in Mont-Blanc, France. It will be the fifteenth edition of the championships.

Competition format

The World Championships are primarily held between member association national teams but club teams are also accepted. There are different divisions:

• Men's - 2 divisions (full contact)
• Women's (non contact)
• Mixed (co-ed - non contact)
• Masters (non contact)

Champions

Key:

• WC = World Cup Division (top division)
• CC = Challenge Cup Division (second division)
• NAC = North American Cup (third division).

Year	Host City	Men's Champion	Women's Champion	Mixed (Coed) Champion
1991	Victoria	Embrun Plumbing	Amigo Bécancour (Qc)	Selkirk Flying Angels
1996	Victoria	Ottawa	Not Contested	Edmonton Selects
1998	Bolzano	Montreal	Not Contested	Minnesota Flames
2000	Victoria	Ottawa Nationals	Not Contested	Edmonton Extreme
2002	Minneapolis	USA Red	Not Contested	Cabano
2004	Corner Brook	Ottawa Nationals	Durham Angels	Briquetal
2006	Blaine	Le Frost (WC) St Paul Barons (CC) Colorado Crusaders (NAC)	Minnesota Selects (WC) Australia Dingoes (CC)	East Ontario Wildcats (WC) Manitoba Rebels (CC)
2008	Vancouver[3]	Le Frost (WC)	McMillan Sand and Gravel (WC)	Eastern Ontario Wildcats (WC)
2010	Innsbruck[4]	Le Frost (WC) Ottawa Icemen (CC)	Italy Girls (WC) Lapierre Sport / Olymel Cornwall (CC)	Canada - New Brunswick (WC) Broomball Club Belluno Mixed (CC)
2012	Ottawa[5]	Ottawa Nationals[5]	Ottawa Stars[5]	Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC)[5]
2014	Tomakomai[5]	Ravens Yellowknife (NWT)[5]	Rebels Yellowknife (NWT)[5]	GT Quebec (QC)[5]
2016	Regina[5]	Ottawa Nationals	Huskies (QC)[6]	Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC)[6]
2018	Blaine[5]	Ottawa Nationals (ON)[5]	Amigo Bécancour (QC)[5]	Broom-Shak Bécancour (QC)[5]
2019
2020
2021
2022	Kingston	Minto Selects[1]	Team Canada (Eastern Rebels)[7]	Team Canada (Broom-Shak Bécancour)[8]
2024	Mont Blanc	Helicopters	Canards gris d'Amérique	Squall

See also

• Broomball
• Broomball Canada
• Broomball Australia
• USA Broomball

References

1. Patrick Waftis (10 November 2022). "Minto Selects win World Broomball Championship | Local team went undefeated at event held in Kingston". wellingtonadvertiser.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. "IFBA - Content". Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
3. "Index of /". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
4. "IFBA Broomball Championships". www.internationalbroomball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
5. "Home". internationalbroomball.com.
6. "Home". broomball.ca.
7. Reid Masson (7 November 2022). "Local players shine at World Broomball Championships". thereview.ca. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
8. "2022 World Broomball Championships Tournament Summary". Retrieved 2025-01-12.

External links

• International Federation of Broomball Associations