2019 QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

4 NATIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE 2019 QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

We have received 4 nations confirmation on their presence for the 2019 Qualification tournament. The Qualification tournament will take place from the 8th to the 14th October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. It is organized by CSOPD (Czech Sports Organization for the Physically Disabled) and CPHF (Česká federace Powerch... More

Wilfried Bouttelgier resigns

Wilfried Bouttelgier resigns from all positions in IPCH

After 8 years as international IPCH referee, Wilfried Bouttelgier has decided to resign from all official positions at IPCH. Wilfried has been an official IPCH referee since 2010 and been member of the referee committee since 2017. Head of committee, Davor Matijašević, would like to thank Wilfried for his role as an ... More

IPCH Qualification Tournament

Invitations sent for the IPCH Qualification Tournament

Invitations for the IWAS Powerchair Hockey (IPCH) Qualification Tournament has been sent. It will take place from the 8th - 14th October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Qualification Tournament is organized by CSOPD (Czech Sport Organization for Physically Disabled) and CPHF (Česká federace Powerchair Hockey). 5 ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | 2018 WORLD RANKING LIST

2018 WORLD RANKING LIST

During the Sport Congress 2018 the new concept of the World Ranking System and the consequent list was shared among the Nations. The new World Ranking System is based on the results of the individual games, putting more weight on newer results. Each team will get points for every game they play based on the result, the ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | CLASSIFICATION MANUAL UPDATED

CLASSIFICATION MANUAL UPDATED

As announced earlier, the classification system has been refined. (Read more here) Now we're pleased to announce that the classification manual has been updated. You can find the updated manual and other classification related documents in the download section under "Classification".   More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

After the result of the elections in the Sport Congress that followed the IPCH World Championship 2018, the new elected SEC, as announced, has been looking to recruit some more people to fulfill some of the vacant position left. We are really proud to announce that Kenny Verbraekel accepted to join the Sport ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM REFINED

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM REFINED

As presented in the Sport Congress 2018 thanks to a certain number of evidence-based researches and studies the IPCH Classification Committee has succeeded in proving the need of creating and using “half point classes” to better describe the functionality of each player and ensure a more fair and precise overall ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

NEW SPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At the Sport Congress this passed monday, the new IWAS Sport Executive Committee put together after the nominees was voted in. Current chairman Fabio Rodo (Italy) and Miro Reijonen (Finland) was candidates for the position as the chairman. Fabio Rodo was re-elected as chairman of the Sport Executive Committee. Anna ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | ITALY WORLD CHAMPIONS 2018

ITALY WORLD CHAMPIONS 2018

After a very close final between Denmark and the home team of Italy. We would like to congratulate Italy with the 2018 IPCH World Championship! It has been a tournament #asneverbefore in many ways. We have experienced surprising match results, extraordinary performances by athletes, loud supporters and a event as we ... More

International Powerchair Hockey | Official Website | CLASSIFIERS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCED

CLASSIFIERS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCED

We are pleased to announce the team of classifiers that will carry out the classification procedure at the 2018 IPCH World Championship. The team with chief classifier, Kees Van Breukelen, in the lead comes from The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Italy and Australia. More