Roundnet World Championships

The Roundnet World Championships are the senior international championships for roundnet, organized by the International Roundnet Federation (IRF). Commonly called Worlds, the event has been held every two years since the inaugural championship in 2022.

Each edition awards five world titles. The men's, women's, and mixed individual championships are contested by two-player teams, while the men's and women's squad championships are contested by national teams. Individual and squad titles are separate competitions.

Naming

The IRF uses both Roundnet World Championship and Roundnet World Championships in official material. This page uses the plural form for the championship series. Edition pages use a year-first singular title—for example, 2022 Roundnet World Championship.

Worlds is a common short name, not a separate tournament series.

History

The first World Championship was originally planned for 2020 at Park Molenheide in Belgium. It was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately held at the same venue in September 2022. The IRF subsequently established a biennial schedule, with the second championship held in Guildford, England, in 2024.

The 2022 individual competition was dominated by the United States, whose teams won all three individual titles and both squad titles. In 2024, European teams won all three individual titles, while the United States retained both squad championships.

Editions

Edition	Dates	Host location	Status
2022	September 8–11	Park Molenheide, Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium	Completed
2024	August 29–September 1	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, England	Completed
2026	September 2–6	Parc du Tremblay, Paris, France	Upcoming

Results

The tables list the complete podium in each world-title category. The 2022 men's individual competition was officially named Men's on Fwango and was also described as the Open division in contemporary IRF material.

Year	Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2022	Men's individual	Buddy Hammon / Clark Marshall United States	Matthew Cole / Fredric Hinkle United States	Thomas Hamilton / Will Picone United States
	Women's individual	Becca Graham / Alli Rogers United States	Allie Foster / Karah Hui United States	Levke Walczak / Laura Kunzelmann Switzerland
	Mixed individual	Ryan Gross / Karah Hui United States	Ramon Felix / Laura Kunzelmann Switzerland	Nelson Dziruni / Megan Leybourne Austria
	Men's squad	United States	Canada	Germany
	Women's squad	United States	Germany	Austria
2024	Men's individual	Lukas Eisenträger / Paul Siemer Germany	Blake Bosak / Etienne Cote Canada	Joe Bondi / Gabriel Finocchi United States
	Women's individual	Megan Leybourne / Daniela Kadlec Austria	Franzi Stadler / Julia Stadler Germany	Natacha Alt / Inès Paysan France
	Mixed individual	Laura Kunzelmann / Ramon Felix Switzerland	Katie Pierson / Kieran Rose United States	Laurence Vallée / Maxime Prince Canada
	Men's squad	United States	Canada	Germany
	Women's squad	United States	Germany	Austria

Competition format

Individual championships

National governing bodies enter two-player teams in men's, women's, and mixed divisions. Each division uses pool play followed by bracket play to determine the individual world champion.

Squad championships

Countries enter ranked men's and women's teams that compete together as a national squad. Countries advance by winning a majority of the team matchups in a squad tie. The squad championships crown nations rather than individual two-player teams.

References