The top players representing Canada, India and USA will travel to the beautiful host city of Budapest to challenge athletes from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia at the U20 and U18 WJC June 26-29.

The schedule will be released shortly before the tournament as confirmations are awaited from other European nations.

More news to follow.

The WBHF brings its marquee event to the great city by the three rivers.  Many only know Pittsburgh as a steel town and for its famous football team, the Steelers.  The city is rich with cultural significance in the arts and cuisine, featuring beautiful water fronts and a vibrant downtown core.  It is one of America’s hidden secrets.

The city and surrounding communities also boast one of the strongest regions of dekhockey (ball hockey) in the USA, producing some of the best American players for many years.

Early projections have 20 nations participating in the Men’s WC.  In addition, the Women’s WC will offer the largest international tournament ever with 12 nations expected to compete.

The week-long event will revolve around USA’s Memorial Day in late May.

Further details will be released in the coming weeks.

The World Ball Hockey Federation has been recently founded in July, 2012. Its primary objectives are to promote the sport of ball hockey, also known as street hockey and dekhockey, and to foster its development on a global level in the various formats it is played in. Its focus will be more on the celebration of the sport through increased participation, with less regard to the politics of sport that sometimes hinders the values the WBHF holds dear: fairness, integrity and sportsmanship.