Day 1 of the World Beach Tchoukball Championships in Taiwan finished today with the Republic of China and Singapore starting strongly in the men and women's categories. Newcomers Argentina also had a great result in the women's competition beating South Korea. Poland and the Czech Republic won their opening matches and Cameroon became the first ever country to participate in a World Tchoukball Championships.
The final touches are being put to the World Beach Tchoukball Championships taking place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The hosts have developed a web site for sponsors, players, spectators and our internet following at wbtc2017.tchoukball.org.tw. We will be updating our social media accounts during the competition with live results, so Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter.
The FITB is delighted to confirm that the World Beach Tchoukball Championships will be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from 15 to 18 August 2017. FITB President Chris Huang was excited about the forthcoming event:
"The last Beach Tchoukball Championships was in Geneva in 2005, and I think it is very important to continue this event. With fewer players required and a totally different atmosphere to the indoor version, it gives us a chance to introduce newer developing countries to tchoukball and offer them a chance to play at the highest level."
The FITB is delighted to confirm that the World Youth Beach Tchoukball Championships will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 07 to 10 August 2017.
The FITB is delighted to confirm that the World University Tchoukball Championships will be held in Putra Nilai, Malaysia, from 28 to 30 July 2017.