Category: World Cup - Games and Rings

Games and Rings

November 06: Swimming World Cup Final

10/30/2015

What: The FINA World Cup Final

Where: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

When: November 06 - 07, 2015

More: The eight-stop World Cup ends in Doha for the final point accumulation of the season in swimming's 32 events for men and women.

Fun Fact: This is the first Cup to feature a long-course pool. The overall winners and defending champions from 2014 are South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.

Official: http://www.fina.org

October 30: Women's Table Tennis World Cup

10/1/2015

What: The 2015 ITTF Women's World Cup

Where: Sendai, Japan

When: October 30 - November 01, 2015

More: The Women's World Cup has been held annually since 1996; the top-ranked twenty players compete in combination of round robin and single elimination to crown the champion.

Fun Fact: Chinese athletes have won every title, led by Zhang Yining's four total (last in 2005).

Official: http://www.2015wwc.com

October 17: Archery World Cup Final

10/1/2015

What: The Archery World Cup Final

Where: Mexico City, Mexico

When: October 17 - 25, 2015

More: This is the final and championship stop of the 2015 World Cup, for both recurve and individual archery, after four rounds across the globe earlier in the year.

Fun Fact: Only the top seven archers from the year in each of the four events - men's and women's recurve and compound - will compete

Official: http://worldarchery.org/competition

October 17: FIFA Men's U-17 World Cup

10/1/2015

What: The FIFA U-17 World Cup

Where: Chile (eight sites; final in Vina del Mar)

When: October 17 - November 08, 2015

Competing: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guinea, Honduras, Mali, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Paraguay, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Syria, United States

More: First held in 1985 for Under-16's, this is the sixteenth championship.

Fun Fact: Nigeria is the most successful nation, with five titles, including the latest 2013 championship. Brzail has three titles.

Official: http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup

October 16: Men's Table Tennis World Cup

10/1/2015

What: The 2015 ITTF Men's World Cup

Where: Halmstad, Sweden

When: October 16 - 18, 2015

More: Held annually since 1980, the World Cup features the top ranked twenty players competing in combination of round robin and single elimination play to determine the champion.

Fun Fact: Zhang Jike of China is the defending champion from 2014. Chinese men have won 21 of 36 titles, including the last five.

Official: http://worldcuphalmstad.com

September 18: Rugby World Cup

8/31/2015

What: The Rugby World Cup

Where: England (Ten cities, the Final in London)

When: September 18 - October 31, 2015

Competing: Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Namibia, New Zealand, Romania, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga, United States, Uruguay, Wales

More: First held in 1987, the quadrennial event is considered the highlight prize in international rugby.

Fun Fact: The winner of the RWC receives the Webb Ellis Cup, named in honour of the sport’s folkloric founder, English schoolboy William Webb Ellis.

Official: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com

September 08: Volleyball World Cup

8/31/2015

What: The FIVB Volleyball World Cup

Where: (Japan) First and Second rounds - Hamamatsu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Toyama; Third round - Tokyo

When: September 08 - 23, 2015
Competing: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Tunisia, United States, Venezuela

More: Held every four years, the World Cup acts as Olympic qualification and is a separate event from the World Championships and World League. The women's World Cup was held also in Japan in August.

Fun Fact: The top two teams will qualify for the Rio Olympics

Official: http://worldcup.2015.men.fivb.com

August 22: Women's Volleyball World Cup

7/29/2015

What: The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Japan 2015

Where: Six cities across Japan

When: August 22 - September 06, 2015

Competing: Algeria, Argentina, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Kenya, Peru, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, United States

More: The round-robin tournament is used as qualification to the Olympics next year; the top two finishers will qualify.

Fun Fact: The event is held every four years; Italy won the 2011 edition with the USA second.

Official: http://worldcup.2015.women.fivb.com

June 06: Women's World Cup

5/31/2015

What: The FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015

Where: Canada (six sites, with Vancouver hosting the final)

When: June 06 - July 05, 2015

Competing: Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

More: This is the seventh edition of the women's version of the World Cup. Despite making the podium in all previous six editions, the U.S. has only won this event twice, 1991 and 1999. Japan is the defending champion.

Fun Fact: A remarkable eight teams - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand - will be making their World Cup debuts this year.

Official: http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup

February 14: Cricket World Cup

1/27/2015

What: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Where: Australia and New Zealand (14 cities, with Melbourne, AUS hosting the final)

When: February 14 - March 29, 2015

Competing: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, West Indies, Zimbabwe

More: Australia and New Zealand first hosted jointly in 1992. India and Sri Lanka finished 1st and 2nd in 2011.

Fun Fact: Originally, only ten teams were scheduled to compete (the ten full-time members of the ICC - but after widespread criticism, the field was re-enlarged to 14 as it was in 2011.

Official: http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup