2024 Women's World Challenge
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Norway |
| Venue(s) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| Dates | 25–28 October |
| Teams | 5 |
| Official website | |
| [ Skien 2024] | |
The 2024 Women's World Challenge was the 3rd edition of this Para Ice Hockey world competition made for women's teams. This tournament acts as the third and final precursor for a fully fledged Women's World Championship in 2025.[1] For the first time, the tournament was held in Europe in Skien, Norway.
United States are the two-time defending champions.
Host selection
[edit]Skien in Norway was given the hosting rights on 20 June 2024.[1]
Teams
[edit]Originally, the same four teams were going to take part as the previous two editions. However, on 30 August 2024, Team World was split into to separate teams: Team Europe and Team Pacific.[2]
Canada
United States
Great Britain- Team Europe
- Team Pacific
Rosters
[edit]In total, the players came from countries.
Format
[edit]The four teams all played each other in a round robin format. The top two advanced to the final, while bottom 2 played a bronze medal match.
Group stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gold Medal match |
| 2 |  Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bronze Medal match |
| 4 | Team Europe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Team Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 25 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 25 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 26 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 26 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
| 27 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bronze medal match
[edit]| 28 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
Gold medal match
[edit]| 28 October | – (–, –, –) | Fritidspark, Skien |
Final rankings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Skien, Norway to host this year's Women's World Challenge". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ https://www.paralympic.org/news/women-world-challenge-unesco-conference