World Games 2017

Close Matches for Top Positions in the Preliminary Round

Tuesday July 25th, 2017

Daily Summary – Monday, 24 July Defending champion Germany and Switzerland will be facing each other in the final of The World Games in Wroclaw. Both teams succeeded today in the semifinals over Brazil and Austria, respectively, and are playing for gold tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon at 3 pm in the Olawka stadium. Today the spectators…

Monday July 24th, 2017

Monday July 24th, 2017

Daily Summary – Sunday, 23 July The preliminary round of the fistball tournament at The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw is a tight affair: four teams – Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Brazil – are head-to-head with six points each before the last preliminary round matches tomorrow. Due to inclement weather, the competition was paused for…

BREAKING: Fistball Tournament Start 14.00

Due to heavy thunderstroms in Poland the games are stopped for now. The matches won´t be started before 14.00 local time. UPDATE: The matches will be started at 14.00 local time on court 2 now.

Eventful First Day in Wroclaw

Daily Summary – Saturday, 22 July The fistball tournament at The World Games started with surprises. While defending champion German is only ranked fourth, Austria and Brazil are leading in the interim standings with two victories each. The first day of the competition was overshadowed by a serious shoulder (i.e. acromioclavicular joint) injury of Germany’s…

Fistball Star Patrick Thomas is seriously injured in the first match and has to return tomorrow

In the opening match of The World Games Fistball Tournament between Germany and Argentina fistball superstar Patrick Thomas was injured in a collision with his teammate Steve Schmutzler at the beginning of the 2 set. After an investigation at the hospital in Breslau, it is noted that Patrick Thomas has suffered a acromioclavicular joint injury…

Fistball at The World Games in Wroclaw

Wednesday July 19th, 2017

Daily Summary – Friday, 21 July The 10th World Games 2017 in Wroclaw are off to a great start: an impressive opening ceremony was held on the evening of Thursday, July 20 in the Mijewski soccer stadium. Following a training day on Friday, the six best men’s national teams are opening the fistball tournament on…

“Fernando Flying Circus” Ready to Take Off in Wroclaw

Wednesday July 19th, 2017

Ten times German champion in a row, Champions Cup winner, World Cup winner – German side TSV Pfungstadt is currently the most successful team in men’s fistball. It hence comes as no surprise that many players from Pfungstadt have made it to the team that will be representing Germany at the upcoming World Games in…

Monday July 10th, 2017

Three Brothers and a Cousin in Wroclaw

The World Games 2017 will be played with a Sportastic Fistball – Sportastic presents a limited edition with a fresh design

Monday July 10th, 2017

The Chilean family Mödinger is strongly represented at the World Games in Poland It is often said that fistball is family, and many families pass on their passion for the sport from one generation to the other. This is in particular also true for the family Mödinger from Llanquihue, Chile. For 55 years, players from…

Tuesday May 23rd, 2017