2017 Ball Hockey World Championship
The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The Canada women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.
Venue
| Pardubice |
| Tipsport arena |
| Capacity: 10,300 |
Participants
Division A
;Group A;Group B
Division B
;Group C;Group D
- Armenia
- Cayman Islands
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
Preliminary round
Division A
;Group A| Team advanced to quarter-finals |
| Team advanced to playoff round |
| Team advanced to 11th-18th place playoff |
;Group B
Division B
;Group A;Group B
Awards and honors
Women’s tournament
- Most Valuable Player: Katerina Zechovska, Czech Republic
- Leading Scorer: Jamie Lee Rattray, Canada
- Best goalkeeper: Zuzana Tomcikova, Slovakia
- Best defenseman: Kristen Cooze, Canada
- Best forward: Denisa Křížová, Czech Republic
- Tournament All-stars:
- *Rachel Jackson
- *Veronika Volkova
- *Stephanie Caban
- *Taylor Stedman
- *Lucie Manhartova
- *Alicia Furletti Blomberg
- Fair-play award: Team Great Britain