Difference between revisions of "Iceball World Championship"

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The World Cups should not be confused with the annual World Championship in Wojek, Mordvania, which has been played annually since the 1550s (originally mostly Mordvanian teams, which a few invited Brigidnan teams) and is the biggest iceball tournament for elite level club teams. It was played indoors in Visnja from 1570 to 1576 because Wojek lacked an indoor arena, returning to Wojek in 1577. World Championship matches are played day and night, and the tournament is played in a week in late Vintyr. The teams participating are mostly, and some years exclusively, from Marzanna countries who has the best iceball leagues in the world.

Since 1580, there is also a Iceball Women World Championship for women's teams. It is held every three years.

The Iceball World Championship is played in Mordvania at the end of the year. It is considered the most important Iceball (also known as Zoga in many countries) club tournament. The teams which should participate are decided by their own iceball federation or league, but in most cases it is decided based on their results in the whole of the last national iceball season.

The World Championship is not played by national teams but is for clubs from around the world, although all participants so far were Brigidnan clubs. It should therefore not be confused with Iceball World Cup. It is usually considered to be the "world club for clubs", though. The tournament has been historically dominated by Mordvanian teams, although the seasons 1579, 1580, and 1581 were won by non-Mordvanian teams.

World Championship winners and runners-up