The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by

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. The first event was held in

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, in the city of Stuttgart. Since

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, the World Championship tournament is held every two years on the odd years. Until

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, it was organized by the

Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; en, International Federation of Roller Sports) was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, inline speed skating, inline alpine, down ...

. As of 2019, following the merge between the FIRS and the International Skateboarding Federation, the World Cup is now an event of the larger World Roller Games. Through the 2019 World Cup, only five countries have taken the Roller Hockey World Cup:

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winning two times,

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winning sixteen times,

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winning seventeen times,

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winning four times and

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winning five times. Since the 2003 World Cup all events have been 16-team events, featuring a four group round-robin tournament with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group advance to an eight team knockout final series.

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FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship

The FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship was the second-tier level international championship for roller hockey organized by FIRS. The event was a 7 to 9-team event, featuring a two group round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group advanced to an eight team knockout final series. This model was discontinued in favour of a B group in the "A" World Championship, starting with the 2017 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held every two years, on the even years. The first event was held in

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, in the city of

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. The first three-placed nations were granted an entry to next year's "A" World Championship and the last three-placed nations on the "A" tournament were relegated to the next year's "B" World Championship.

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CERH (Comité Européen de Rink Hockey) official website
* http://www.worldskate.org/ World Skate official website {{Main world championships

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Recurring sporting events established in 1936

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FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship

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