Top of page
Sports

Berlin to host 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

Berlin has been announced as host of the 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool, which will take place from 17-22 November, 2019.

The Championships follow on from a hugely successful A-Pool edition held in May that saw sold-out matches and thrilling action in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Six teams will fight for the chance to experience that atmosphere at the 2021 World Championships A-Pool, with only the top two finishers moving up. The last-placed team will be relegated to the 2020 Worlds C-Pool.

The round-robin format held at the Eissporthalle Charlottenburg (‘’P09’’) am Glockenturmstrasse will feature hosts Germany leading the rankings, followed by Russia, Slovakia, Great Britain, Poland and China.

Germany will hope home advantage will boost their chances of a return to the A-Pool for the first time since their relegation in 2017.

The last World Championships B-Pool took place in Tomakonai, Japan in 2016. The Czech Republic defeated Japan for gold, moving both teams up to the A-Pool. Slovakia came away with the bronze medal.

You might also like

A disabled man in a wheelchair. Holding a white little ball. A disabled man in a wheelchair. Holding a white little ball.

Grants boost inclusive sports for all abilities

Victorians living with a disability can look forward to more…

Tip off for the start of the Division 1 Gold medal game between Suncorp Qld Cyclones and NSW Gladiators at the 2024 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championships in Adelaide. Tip off for the start of the Division 1 Gold medal game between Suncorp Qld Cyclones and NSW Gladiators at the 2024 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championships in Adelaide.

Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge kicks off in Adelaide

Marking a historic moment for sport in Australia, the 2025…

Three people playing soccer, two eyes covered at the Council of Europe park in Belgrade. Three people playing soccer, two eyes covered at the Council of Europe park in Belgrade.

Council of Europe and EU launch ‘Sport for All’ initiative

At the launch event of the new project “Sport For All: Promoting…

Racing in a wheelchair during the New York Marathon Racing in a wheelchair during the New York Marathon

New Para Sports Unit unveiled to boost Paralympic success

A new Para Sports Unit has been launched at the…