The FIB World Championships Group B in Uppsala last weekend turned into a really exciting event for participants, organizer and visiting spectators and fans for the various teams.
Netherlands won the women’s tournament and Great Britain among the male teams.
Two reasons for this success is probably because FIB arranged the World Championship for Group B at the same time on the same venue as last year and the fact that the women’s teams gave the tournament a new quality. The women’s Group B tournament has not been arranged since a long time. Now 4 teams participated; Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and Germany.
The FIB President Henrik Nilsson was the one that was lucky to inaugurate everything on Thursday, 17 March.
FIB President Henrik Nilsson opened the tournament.
TWO WELL WORTH WINNERS!
Winner of the women’s tournament was Netherlands, the favourite team in advance. The team beat Great Britain in the final, 5-3. The Netherland team were outstanding the whole tournament. How about these results from the preliminary round: Great Britain 10-2, Germany 7-0 and Switzerland 9-1.
The celebrating Netherland team!
If Great Britain lost in the women’s final, they did not in the men’s tournament. These are the preliminary round results for the English team: Switzerland 4-3, Czechia 4-3, Germany 5-3 and Ukraine 4-2. And in the final against Germany, there was a goal explosion from Great Britain, 12-2!
The winning players of Great Britain!
MANY INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WERE AWARDED
Many players impressed the jury appointed to award the individual prizes. And several players responded to the description Outstanding! Here are the women’s individual awards: (in the photos the players are sorrounded by organizer Ludvig von Polgar and FIB General Secretary Attila Adamfi).
“Most Valuable Player” Chanel Gilomen SUI – “Best Forward” Esther de Jonge NED – “Best Defender” Leanne van Der Wielen NED – “Best Goal Keeper” Ella Mommers NED – “Fair Play Team” received by Janet Duke, captain of GER and “Best Forward” and “Top Scorer” Saga Hartley GBR. Saga scored 8 goals in one single game, for example!
AWARDED MALE PLAYERS
“Most Valuable Player” Thomas Kay GBR – “Best Defender” Oliver Corcoran GBR – “Best Midfielder” Nicolai Aulie SUI – “Best Goal Keeper” Ondrej Kalcu CZE and “Best Forward” and “Top Scorer” Johan Koch GER.Â
TWO FAIRPLAY TEAMS WERE AWARDED
FOR THEIR APPEARANCE ON THE ICE
Ukraine men’s team and the Germany women’s team was given
the Fair Play award for their appearance on the ice.
Matviy Khotyaintysev receives the Fair Play award for Ukraine from FIB General Secretary Attila Adamfi.