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NEWS ARCHIVE
7 May

Nations Confirmed for the IPCH World Championship 2026!

The International Powerchair Hockey community is excited to announce the confirmed nations and unveil the official logo for the 6th IPCH Powerchair Hockey World ... more
16 Apr

WADA launches Call for Contributions for Unintentional Doping Research Project 

Deadline to submit contributions: 23 June 2025 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to launch a Call for Contributions for its Unintentional Doping ... more
11 Apr

Become an IPCH International Referee – C License Course Now Open!

June 24th – 30th, 2025 Part of the IPCH Summer League Tournament The IPCH International Referee License Course is now open for applications. Designed for ... more
13 Mar

Call for bids to host the IPCH Powerchair Hockey Qualification Tournament for the European Region 2027 or European Championship 2028

Powerchair Hockey is growing, and with it comes the opportunity to shape the future of the sport. The International Powerchair Hockey Committee (IPCH) is looking ... more
8 Mar

New Leadership Appointed to IPCH Referee and Observer Committee (ROC)

The International Powerchair Hockey Federation (IPCH) has announced the new leadership of the Referee and Observer Committee (ROC). Under the guidance of Ilkka ... more
3 Mar

IPCH Thanks Davor Matijasevic for his dedicated leadership to the IPCH Referee Committee 

The International PowerChair Hockey Committee (IPCH) extends its deepest gratitude to Davor Matijasevic for his exceptional leadership and unwavering ... more
5 Feb

Updated Masterlist Now Online

We are pleased to announce that the updated IPCH Masterlist is now available online.  As previously mentioned during the Sport Congress, we are working ... more
30 Jan

Powerchair Hockey Stats Update

Top-10 All-Time Scorers Update • New entries: Jules van der Heijden (Netherlands) and Nasim Afrah (Germany) enter the top-10. • Kamal Tahtahi (Netherla... more
7 Jan

IPCH Endorses the 2nd Skorpions International Powerchair Hockey Tournament

The International Powerchair Hockey Committee (IPCH) is happy to announce the endorsement of the upcoming 2nd Skorpions International Tournament, scheduled to take ... more
30 Dec

IPCH announces official collaboration with the The Pilsen Powerchair Open 2025

The International Powerchair Hockey Committee (IPCH) is thrilled to announce the endorsement of the second edition of the Pilsen Powerchair Open, set to take place ... more
26 Dec

IPCH Scout Mobility - Dutch Nations Cup 2025

Powerchair Hockey fans, mark your calendars! The highly anticipated IPCH Scout Mobility - Dutch Nations Cup 2025 is set to take place in the picturesque town of De ... more
18 Dec

IPCH Officially Endorses the APHC Camp: A Unique Opportunity for Athletes and Officials

The International Powerchair Hockey (IPCH) is excited to officially endorse the upcoming APHC Camp, which will take place from June 24 to June 30, 2025, at the ... more
9 Dec

IPCH 16th Sport Congress 

We are pleased to invite you to the 16th Sport Congress of the International Powerchair Hockey (IPCH), which will be held online on Saturday, January 11, 2025. ... more
2 Dec

Join The IPCH Athletes & Coaches Committee! 

We are happy to announce the launch of the IPCH Athletes & Coaches Committee! This new initiative is designed to bring the voices of athletes and coaches to ... more
29 Oct

The Netherlands are your 2024 European Champions!

In Sunday’s final, we saw a rematch between title defender The Netherlands and Germany. This highly anticipated game certainly delivered. Germany took an early ... more
26 Oct

Who will become European Champion?

After another day filled with surprises, the final of the European Championship will be a rematch of the opening game of Group A between The Netherlands and ... more
25 Oct

The European Championship 2024 Group Games Are Over

Today, the final group games of the IPCH European Championship 2024 were concluded. After another day of thrilling games, we gladly share some information with ... more
19 Jul

European Championship 2024 - Official Match Schedule

IPCH is excited to announce the official match schedule for the European Championship 2024. The Opening Ceremony will take place on October 23rd, at 2pm CET and ... more
15 Jul

IPCH Sports Congress 2024 rescheduled

The IPCH SEC has evaluated several date options for the 2024 Sports Congress. Due to a variety of conflicts including Sports Congresses for other sports our ... more
6 May
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Join the IPCH Jury Member Online Course!

The International Powerchair Hockey (IPCH) organization is thrilled to announce the launch of the IPCH Jury Member Online Course, in preparation for the upcoming ... more
3 May
Switzerland wins the In-Jet Tournament and claims second spot on WRL. Team Switzerland is pictured at the award ceremony of the In-Jet Tournament.

Switzerland claims second spot in world ranking list after successful IN-JET tournament

After a successful IN-JET Tournament in Jesolo (Italy), Switzerland now ranks second in the world ranking list. This tournament was an opportunity for the national ... more
28 Apr
Swiss supporters cheering during a game of Switzerland

A look back at the second IPCH Day

April 7th, we already celebrated our second IPCH day. The idea that was brought up in 2021 by the late Paul Desaulniers, has now become an annual collective ... more
23 Apr

Powerchair hockey community, get involved!

The Sports Executive Committee invites all members of the Powerchair Hockey community to an online Zoom meeting on May 4th from 2 to 4 pm CET. Key agenda items ... more
15 Apr

Everything you have to know about the Injet tournament

This Thursday, April 18th, teams will arrive in Jesolo, Italy ahead of the IN-JET Tournament, an international tournament sanctioned by IPCH and valid for World ... more
24 Feb
the groups of the European Championship, with in Group A The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Germany. In Group B we find Italy, Denmark, Finland and Belgium.

Groups for European Championship 2024 are set

Today, the groups for the European Championship 2024 in Denmark have been drawn! The place to be was Musholm in Slagelse, where the competition will take place in ... more
17 Feb
Picture of a hand choosing a ball out of a lottery bowl

European Championship 2024 Drawing Ceremony

The Drawing Ceremony of the IPCH European Championship 2024 is just a week away! This group draw is the first official and public step towards the upcoming ... more
13 Feb
Spanish coach looks worried during international game at 2022 World Championship in Sursee.

No Powerchair Hockey in 2024 Guttmann Games

Because not enough national teams were able to fully commit to participation, powerchair hockey will not be featured in this year’s World Abilitysport Guttmann ... more
4 Feb
two IPCH referees shake hands

4 referees from Development Group to whistle in 3 nations tournament

During the INJET 3 nations tournament scheduled in April, four referees from the development group will make their first international appearance. This is a result ... more
31 Jan
An Italian powerchair hockey player driving past a Finnish powerchair hockey player

IPCH Classifier and Referee Observer course at 3 nations tournament

From 18 to 21 April, The IN JET Tournament will be held at Villaggio Marzotto, Jesolo -Italy. The tournament will be organized by IPCH under the auspices of World ... more
20 Jan
a player performing a slalom during classification

Classification masterlist updated (12/23)

The Classification Masterlist is updated and can be found here. Lobbach October 2023 Including Switzerland and Germany, all the athletes classified in Lobbach ... more
15 Jan

Anna Rossi and Meghan Hines appointed as Technical Delegates for European Championship

IPCH’s Sport Executive Committee has announced the technical delegates for the upcoming European Championship in Denmark. Anna Rossi will be assisted by Meghan ... more
14 Jan

IPCH supports referee course at Australia’s Club Championship

From 19 to 21 January, the Australian Powerchair Hockey Association – NSW (APCHA) hosts its first Club Championship since COVID-19. This big event welcomes five ... more
12 Jan

Powerchair Hockey to feature in first World Abilitysport Guttmann Games

World Abilitysport has just announced its first ever Guttmann Games! This event will be held from 10-14 July 2024, hosting a competition programme of para dance ... more
6 Nov

IPCH Qualification Tournament 2023 in De Rijp has three nations battle for the final ticket to the EC2024.

From November 16th to 19th, International PowerChair Hockey (IPCH) welcomes para-athletes from Belgium, Czech Republic and Slovenia in Sporthal De Oosterven, De ... more
4 Oct

Anti-doping education program kicks off on 12 October

On 12 October, IPCH and World Abilitysport kick off the anti-doping education program. With online seminars, IPCH and World Abilitysport aim to educate everybody ... more
18 Jun

The success of the one-on-one meetings

At the Sports Congress back in November 2022, we announced to the nations that we intended to invite every single powerchair hockey nation to a one-on-one meeting ... more
9 May
A picture of the sports hall of the 2018 IPCH Powerchair Hockey World Championship

Bid to become the host nation for the 2026 IPCH World Championship

Now that IPCH has announced the QT2023 and has assigned the EC2024 to Denmark, it’s time to start planning the next major international competition. As of now, ... more
19 Apr

2023 Qualification Tournament takes place in De Rijp (Netherlands)

IPCH is happy to announce that the 2023 - Qualification Tournament for the European Championship will be organized in De Rijp (The Netherlands) from 16 to 19 ... more
7 Apr

Meet the N.1 Powerchair Hockey Scorer of all times: Anders Berenth

Hello Anders, we have some great news to share with you: you have surpassed all other athletes and are now the all-time international powerchair hockey top scorer. ... more
7 Apr

Most goals in International Powerchair Hockey: get to know the top scorers!

What better occasion than the #ipchday to release the updated IPCH Top Scorer List? The list counts all the goals scored in officially sanctioned IPCH tourname... more
6 Apr

APRIL 7th: The International Powerchair Hockey Day

A day to celebrate our passion for Powerchair Hockey! It was March 2021 when Paul Desaulniers from Canada sent an email to the Sport Executive Committee of the ... more
10 Mar

Join the 1st International PCH Day - 7th April 2023

We are excited and proud to announce that we have decided to launch an awareness initiative to promote and boost knowledge of our beloved sport POWERCHAIR HOCKEY.... more
6 Feb

Denmark appointed as hosting nation for the IPCH European Championship 2024

IPCH is happy to announce that the hosting nation for the IPCH European Championship 2024 has finally been selected. Denmark will host the competition in ... more
10 Oct

IPCH bids to organise Qualification Tournament 2023

Prior to the European Championship 2024 (EC 2024), there should be a qualification tournament (QT) to determine which of the European nations that are not automat... more
11 Sep

Classification masterlist updated (09/22)

At the past IPCH World Championship in Sursee, the Classifiers have succesfully classified 49 athletes. As a result, the classification masterlist has been updated ... more
28 Aug

Denmark wins the IPCH World Championship 2022 in Sursee

Denmark has won the IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship 2022 in Sursee (Switzerland), that took place from 9 to 14 August. They beat The Netherlands in a very ... more
26 Jun

Game schedule announced for the IPCH World Championship 2022 in Sursee

IPCH is proud to announce the game schedule for the IPCH World Championship 2022, that will take place in a little over a month from now. The Local Organizing ... more
16 Jun

15th Sport Congress takes place at 19 November 2022

The 15th Sport Congress of IWAS Powerchair Hockey (IPCH) will be held on Saturday 19th November 2022 - Online. PCH Sport Congresses are held every two years and ... more
6 Jun

Classification masterlist updated

At the past IPCH Dutch Bever Nations Cup, the Classifiers have performed a huge task by successfully classifying 30 players. As a result, the classification ... more
14 May

Game schedule announced for the IPCH Bever Dutch Nations Cup

IPCH gladly announces the game schedule for the upcoming IPCH Bever Dutch Nations Cup. This official event takes place on 28 and 29 May in Eindhoven, The Netherla... more
16 Apr
sports congress 2022 postponed

IPCH SPORT CONGRESS 2022 - INFORMATION

During the last months, the IPCH Sport Executive Committee has several times discussed the opportunity to move the IPCH Sports Congress that normally happens right ... more
9 Mar

Groups for the ipch world championship 2022!

On 5th March in Nottwil, Switzerland, the drawing ceremony for the IPCH World Championship 2022 took place. The ceremony was conducted by the Local Organizing ... more
18 Feb
drawings

IPCH World Championship drawings ceremony - 5th March 2022 in Nottwill

The IPCH World Championship is approaching fast, after such a long period of inactivity we are all very eager to see some action on the international level again. ... more
15 Dec

Finnish Powerchair Hockey players showcasing their skills in the men’s World Floorball Championships

Finnish Powerchair Hockey national team got an opportunity to showcase the sport and their individual skills during the final day of the men’s World Floorball ... more
20 Nov
Bever Dutch Nations Cup

IPCH announces the Bever Dutch Nations Cup 2022

IPCH is happy to announce the IPCH Bever Dutch Nations Cup 2022. will be held in Eindhoven from 27th to 30th May 2022. This official IPCH event will be organized ... more
7 Nov
Header Global Development Network

Global Development Network a new SEC initiative

For quite some time, the IPCH Development Committee has been hard at work on a brand new initiative. We are now ready and excited to introduce to you the Global ... more
4 Jun

Technical Delegates for WC2022 appointed

Little over 1 year to go for the IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship 2022! It is good to see some countries have resumed training and competition after such ... more
28 May

Canada and USA 1 goal 2 countries

During the last six months there has been several meetings between the IPCH and representatives from both Canada and USA respectively. In the beginning the aim ... more
11 Apr

1st IPCH Referee Town Hall

After such a long time away from the field and in the sight of the upcoming World Championship 2022 the IPCH Referee committee has organized yesterday the first-e... more
2 Apr
calling for bids

CALLING FOR BIDS FOR QT23 and EC24

While the SEC is working hard on the organization of the upcoming World Championship 2022, time has also come to start looking forward. With the aim of having ... more
19 Mar

IPCH Sport Congress - 5th June 2021

PCH Sport Congresses are held every two years and provides an arena for IPCH Member Nations to discuss and decide about policies, management rules and regulations ... more
12 Mar

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022: ALLOCATED NATION AND INVITATION SENT

The 5th IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship will take place from 7th to 15th August 2022 in Switzerland. This will be the first time Switzerland will host ... more
30 Dec

SWITZERLAND APPOINTED AS HOSTING NATION FOR THE POWERCHAIR HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

IPCH is happy to announce that the hosting nation for the IPCH World Championship 2022 has finally been selected. Switzerland will host the competition in ... more
24 Dec

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2020 has been a very complicated year, that no one could predict. Many competitions and games have been cancelled or postponed, taking away from athletes and ... more
4 Dec

IPCH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CANCELLED!

The complicated and unpredictable situation created by the COVID-19 Pandemic brought, last march, the IPCH Sport Executive Committee, in agreement with the Local ... more
30 Sep

NEW DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

We're happy to announce that Danni Hillbrandt-Mogensen is the new Development Officer for the IPCH Sport Executive Committee. You may know Danni as a player for ... more
22 Jul

Masterlist updated

As announced last June IPCH thanks to the work of the Classification Committee the refinement of the Trunk Assessment is now officially in place. IPCH also ... more
19 Jun

CLASSIFICATION: TRUNK ASSESSMENT REFINEMENT 

In 2016 a first research on the Trunk Assessment was conducted by students of the University of Applied Science in The Hague (The Netherlands), the project led to ... more
15 Jun

Call for bids: 2022 IPCH World Championship

Dear Sporting Friends, We proudly look back on a very successful IWAS Powerchair Hockey World Championship in 2018: the efforts of the Italian organizers with all ... more
7 May

NEW DATES FOR THE POSTPONED EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

We can now announce the new dates for the IPCH European Championship 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19. The IPCH and the Local Organizing Committee ... more
12 Mar

IPCH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP POSTPONED

THE IPCH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 POSTPONED! Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The IPCH and Local Organizing Committee have decided ... more
27 Feb

UPDATED WORLD RANKING LIST - GERMANY NEW NUMBER 1

The IPCH Euro Stars Tournament was a very thrilling experience for all the teams involved in the competition as well as for the IPCH Officials and Staff involved. ... more
27 Feb

ITALY WINS THE IPCH EURO STARS

Last week 4 nations were gatheret in Lignano Sabbiadoro, for the official IPCH Euro Stars tournament. The tournament was meant as a warm-up tournament for the ... more
7 Feb

IPCH EURO STARS SCHEDULE

The IPCH Euro Stars tournament is coming closer and we hope you're as excited as we are. Here you find the match schedule for the tournament: more
31 Jan
EURO STARS

BOOKING INFORMATION EURO STARS 2020

Don’t miss the chance to follow live the IPCH Euro Stars tournament - warming up to EC2020! In order to follow your team in Lignano supporters can book a room ... more
21 Jan

SPORTS CONGRESS 2020

Dear Powerchair Hockey friends, The Sport Congress 2020 will be held on Monday 8th June 2020, in Pajulahti Olympic and Paralympic Training Centre that will host ... more
4 Dec
EURO STARS

SPOTS OPEN FOR REFEREE OBSERVER AND JURY COURSES

For the upcoming Euro Stars Tournament, there are still spots open for the Referee Observer and Jury courses. We highly encourage the nations to consider this ... more
24 Nov

IPCH EURO STARS TOURNAMENT CONFIRMED

We are happy to confirm the IPCH Euro Stars Tournament will take place from 20 to 24 February in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD). The tournament will count for I... more
9 Nov

GROUPS FOR THE IPCH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

Today during the Apuväline assistive technology & accessibility exhibition in Tampere, Finland, the drawing ceremony for the European Championship 2020 took ... more
24 Oct

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWING

On the 9th of November the drawing ceremony for the 2020 European Championship will take place in Tampere, Finland. The drawing ceremony will together with an ... more
20 Oct

TECHNICAL DELEGATES FOR THE EC2020 ANNOUNCED

We're happy to announce that IPCH have chosen Anna Rossi (Italy) as Technical Delegate and Aina Budde (Denmark) as Assistant Technical Delegate for the European ... more
24 Sep
training courses

Training courses Euro Stars tournament

Dear IPCH Friends, We're happy to announce that, FIWH and the Italian National Team offered IPCH to organize training courses. The courses will be for Referees, ... more
17 Sep
EURO STARS

IPCH EURO STARS | WARM UP TO EC2020

Dear Teams, We're happy to announce that FIWH and the Italian National Team offered IPCH the chance to organize an official IPCH Tournament valid for WRL in ... more
13 Sep
SEC MEMBERS

TWO SEC MEMBERS RESIGNED

We’re sorry to announce that both Niels ten Hagen and Nikolaj Richelsen have chosen to resign from all of their SEC and IPCH duties, due to personal reasons. All ... more
11 Sep
EC2020

EC2020 Dates Announced

We are very pleased to inform you that the Finnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities has been awarded the hosting of the IWAS Powerchair ... more
15 Apr
SPORT CONGRESS 2018 MINUTES

SPORT CONGRESS 2018 MINUTES

The minutes from the IPCH Sport Congress 2018 in Lignano, has just been released. Besides the representatives from the IPCH Sport Executive Committee, there were ... more
1 Apr
ATSO AHONEN

INTERVIEW | ATSO AHONEN

I saw a newspaper article about Powerchair Hockey when I was 10 years old and just found out about my diagnosis. A year later I attended a course for families with ... more
9 Jan
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 ... more
14 Dec
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 ... more
12 Dec
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 ... more
22 Nov

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 ... more
22 Nov

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. ... more
1 Nov

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 ... more
1 Nov

INTERVIEW | AN VANHEUSDEN

I got to know Powerchair Hockey in the first week after I switched from a regular school to a specialized school. I met the person that would become my coach for ... more
22 Oct

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 ... more
5 Oct

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 ... more
1 Oct

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 ... more
25 Sep

INTERVIEW | ANDERS BERENTH

In 2004, me and some other guys played hockey in a wheelchair for fun while practicing for another type of wheelchair hockey, called el-hockey (this sport is only ... more
23 Sep

INTERVIEW | MEGHAN HINES

When I was 9 I was at a doctor’s appointment at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto (one of the Toronto rehab centres) when a boy and his mother approached me and ... more
21 Sep

INTERVIEW | KIERAN WATTS

I discovered Powerchair Hockey in 2010. I had been playing other sports previously, but I had friends that played Powerchair Hockey. They were preparing for the ... more
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WORLD RANKING (UPDATED 07/01/2025)

1. Netherlands 97,02
2. Denmark 84,46
3. Italy 72,87
4. Switzerland 72,87
5. Germany 70,36
6. Finland 49,49
7. Belgium 45,30
8. Spain 26,41
9. Canada 14,57
10. Czech Republic 13,38
11. Australia 6,74
12. Slovenia 2,98

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