Following the ISBHF decision in respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, the next ISBHF Men’s World Championship will be held in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, in June 2022.
The first ISBHF Men’s World Championship took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 1996. The following tournaments were held in Litoměřice, Czech Republic, in 1998, and Zvolen, Slovakia, in 1999. Since then, the event has been contested every two years, on every odd numbered year, alongside the ISBHF Women’s World Championship. Up to this date, 13 ISBHF Men’s World Championships have been held in 6 nations – Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and USA.
Men’s World Ball Hockey Championship Medal History
| YEAR | HOST CITY | WORLD CHAMPION | SILVER MEDAL | BRONZE MEDAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kosice (Slovakia) | Slovakia | Finland | Canada |
| 2017 | Pardubice (Czech Republic) | Slovakia | Canada | Czech Republic |
| 2015 | Zug (Switzerland) | Slovakia | United States | Czech Republic |
| 2013 | St. John's (Canada) | Slovakia | Czech Republic | Canada |
| 2011 | Bratislava (Slovakia) | Czech Republic | Canada | Slovakia |
| 2009 | Pilsen (Czech Republic) | Czech Republic | India | Slovakia |
| 2007 | Ratingen (Germany) | Canada | Czech Republic | Slovakia |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh (USA) | Canada | Slovakia | Italy |
| 2003 | Sierre (Switzerland) | Canada | Czech Republic | Slovakia |
| 2001 | Toronto (Canada) | Canada | Czech Republic | Slovakia |
| 1999 | Zvolen (Slovakia) | Slovakia | Canada | Czech Republic |
| 1998 | Litomerice (Czech Republic) | Czech Republic | Slovakia | Canada |
| 1996 | Bratislava (Slovakia) | Canada | Czech Republic | Slovakia |