The fistball competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham Southern College. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] This was the first time when women's tournament in fistball took place as part of the World Games.
| Fistball at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Birmingham Southern College |
| Dates | 10–14 July |
| No. of events | 2 |
Qualification edit
- Men's tournament
| Mean of qualification[3] | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  United States
|
| 2018 European Championship [de] | 24–26 August 2018 |  Adelmannsfelden |
1 | Germany
|
| 2018 Pan American Championship [de] | 12–14 October 2018 |  Buenos Aires |
1 |  Brazil
|
| 2019 World Championship [de] | 11–17 August 2019 |  Winterthur |
5 |  Austria Switzerland Italy Chile Argentina
|
- Women's tournament
| Mean of qualification | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | United States
|
| 2018 World Championship [de] | 24–28 July 2018 | Linz |
2 | Switzerland Austria
|
| 2018 Pan American Championship | 12–14 October 2018 | Buenos Aires |
1 | Brazil
|
| 2019 Oceania Championship | 25–26 May 2019 |  Rangiora |
1 | New Zealand
|
| 2019 European Championship [de] | 18–20 July 2019 |  Lázně Bohdaneč |
1 | Germany
|
Participating nations edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Germany Tim Albrecht Philip Hofmann Rouven Kadgien Felix Klassen Philipp Kubler Fabian Sagstetter Ole Schachtsiek Jonas Schroter Patrick Thomas Nick Trinemeier |
Switzerland Tim Egolf Joel Fehr Nicolas Fehr Luca Fluckiger Leon Heitz Silvan Jung Ueli Rebsamen Raphael Schlattinger Cedric Steinbauer Rico Strassmann |
Brazil Gabriel Araujo Bruno Arnold Douglas Brados Gabriel Drumm Rafael Galvao Gabriel Heck Mateus Kuntzler Sergio Mueller Alexandre Passos Fernando Tedesco |
| Women |
Germany Anna-Lisa Aldinger Helle Grossmann Michaela Grzywatz Ida Hollmann Luca von Loh Sonja Pfrommer Henriette Schell Svenja Schröder Theresa Schröder Hinrike Seitz |
Switzerland Tanja Bognar Jamie Bucher Noemi Egolf Fabienne Frischknecht Rahel Hess Adela Lang Sarina Mattle Sara Peterhans Seraina Schenker Mirjam Schlattinger |
Brazil Cristiane Huaska Cecilia Jaques Melissa Knebel Giovanna Lucchin Isabella Lucchin Angela Melo Tatiane Schneider Rejane Sinhori Bianca Suffert Sabine Suffert |
References edit
- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Official Bulletin 1 of The World Games 2022 Fistball Tournament" (PDF). International Fistball Association. Retrieved 26 July 2022.