The World Dodgeball Federation, also known as WDBF, is the world governing body for the sport of

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. Amongst its responsibilities are to run the

Dodgeball World Championship The Dodgeball World Championship is a dodgeball competition for both men's and women's national teams. The event is organised by the World Dodgeball Federation The World Dodgeball Federation, also known as WDBF, is the world governing body ...

since 2012. The WDBF is an international member of

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(TAFISA).

History

Formed in 2011, the organisation sought to unite different continents into one federation. In 2012, the first

was held in

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. In 2021, WDBF's membership reached 80 members, all also members of the relevant continental federations. While earlier editions of the Dodgeball World Championship only included foam, starting with 2022, a cloth category was created.

Responsibilities

WDBF is responsible for organising the

. It was initially an open event, but stopped being an open event as the membership grew, and now works by qualification.

References

{{International Sports Federations International sports organizations category:Dodgeball

History

Responsibilities

See also

References