n recent weeks, registrations for the World Skate Games Italia 2024 for the Rink Hockey discipline closed. There are 66 teams registered, the best result ever for the World Skate Games, which will represent 29 nations in the tournaments that will be organized in the city of Novara. 27 senior men’s teams registered, 19 for the Senior Women’s Championships and 20 for the Under 19 Men’s Championships. If for the senior men’s championships the record of WSG 2022 in Barcelona was equaled, for the Senior Women’s and Under 19 championships the maximum number of teams registered ever was reached, marking a new historical record for our sport.
For Africa: Angola, Egypt, Mozambique and South Africa; for America, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, U.S.A.; for Asia, China Taipei, India, Japan, Macau China, PR China; for Oceania, Australia and New Zealand; per Europe, Andorra, Austria, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
World Championship Men (8 teams): Angola, Argentina, Chile, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and U.S.A.
Intercontinental Championship Men (8 teams): Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, England, Germany, Switzerland
Challenger Championship Men (11 teams): Austria, China, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zeland, South Africa, Uruguay
World Championship Women (8 teams): Argentina, Chile, Colombia, England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Intercontinental Championship Women (11 teams): Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, U.S.A.
World Championship Under 19 (8 teams): Argentina, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Intercontinental Under 19 (12 teams): Andorra, Angola, PR China, China Taipei, England, Egypt, Germany, India, Macau China, Mexico, New Zealand, U.S.A.
In the first phases of the World Championship Men, Women and Intercontinental Championship Men, the teams will be divided into two groups of four teams, while the second phase will be characterized by the crossing of the teams based on the ranking of the two groups, in a Quarter Final format, Semifinal and Finals.
The Challenger Championship Men and the Intercontinental Championship Women, however, the eleven teams will be divided into two groups of 6 and 5 teams. The first phase will be an “all against all” between the teams of the individual groups, then the second phase will be the day of the finals with the clash between equal positions in the standings of the two groups.
The Intercontinental Championship Under 19 will have the same formula with the two rounds and determining the definitive ranking with the clash between the twelve teams..
The seedings of the seven tournaments are defined as follows
• World Championship Men: Argentina and Spain
• Intercontinental Championship Men: Switzerland and Egypt
• Challenger Championship Men: Mexico and South Africa
• World Championship Women: Argentina and Spain
• Intercontinental Championship Women: Brazil and Australia
• World Championship Under 19: Argentina and Portugal
• Intercontinental Championship Under 19: U.S.A. and Mexico
According to the Sports Councilor of the Municipality of Novara, Ivan De Grandis: “The sporting image of Novara continues to grow, becoming a point of reference at a national and international level. Having reached this number of registered team is a great source of pride and certifies the good work carried out so far by the Municipality and the Sports Department, shared with the Organizing Committee. But we certainly don’t stop here! Novara will be ready for such a historic and important event. It will be a prestigious showcase both for the many athletes competing and for our city.”
The commitment made is truly important, declares the President of the Local Organizing Committee, Daniele Andretta: “as the local organizing committee we feel a strong responsibility to which we are called: these World Championships represent a great opportunity for the entire Novara area which, we hope , will be able to answer once again, present. We are eager to welcome the many athletes who will arrive in record numbers from all over the world to give life to an event that is as extraordinary and sensational as possible
