Playoffs
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 30.05.2015 | USA | 2 | Ireland | 0 |
| 30.05.2015 | Slovakia | 0 | Canada | 8 |
| Bronze Medal | ||||
| 30.05.2015 | Slovakia | 2 | Ireland | 3 |
| Gold Medal | ||||
| 30.05.2015 | Canada | 7 | USA | 0 |
Final Standings
| P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| *Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
| *USA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| *Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| *Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| Czech Rep. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Reference: Compiled from Results in [1]
Group Stage Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 27.05.2015 | Ireland | 1 | Canada | 7 |
| 27.05.2015 | Slovakia | 4 | Czech Rep. | 0 |
| 28.05.2015 | Czech Rep. | 0 | USA | 11 |
| 28.05.2015 | USA | 0 | Ireland | 1 |
| 28.05.2015 | Canada | 4 | Slovakia | 0 |
| 29.05.2015 | Czech Rep. | 0 | Canada | 14 |
| 29.05.2015 | Slovakia | 1 | Ireland | 4 |
| 29.05.2015 | USA | 8 | Slovakia | 0 |
| 29.05.2015 | Ireland | 3 | Czech Rep. | 0 |
| 29.05.2015 | Canada | 2 | USA | 6 |
Report
Ireland’s Women finished a respectable 3rd, winning a Bronze Medal in the World Championships in Pittsburgh 2015. They won 3 of their four Group Stage matches, including a shock victory over hosts USA, and also gaining wins over Ice Hockey powers Slovakia and Czech Republic.
They were unable to repeat their victory over USA in the Semi-Finals, however, and had to settle for Bronze after beating Slovakia for third place, in what was a great achievement for the Irish women.
World Ball Hockey Championships Women Dmitrov 2018 Image
About
Ball Hockey is a version of Ice Hockey played on a hard surface with a ball and runners rather than puck or skates.
References
Websites
[1] World Ball Hockey Federation (2019) WORLD Championships 5vs5 2015, Pittsburgh [Internet] Available from: https://www.wbhf.info/en/results-wc–ec/world-5vs5-ball-hockey-championships-2015-pittsburgh/ [Accessed 6 May 2019]
Images
Photo Contributor: Ball Hockey World Championship in Dmitrov 12-17.06.2018 [Internet] Photo 129684664 | Ball Hockey © Alexey Sizov | Dreamstime.com [Accessed 21 January 2024]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ronan O’Brien
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