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Dodgeball is a team sport in which players on two opposing teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves. The objective of each team is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them with thrown balls, catching a ball thrown by an opponent, or inducing an opponent to commit a violation, such as stepping outside the court.
[3] [4] In 2012, the first Dodgeball World Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur. [5] In 2021, WDBF's membership reached 80 members, all also members of the relevant continental federations. [6] While earlier editions of the Dodgeball World Championship only included foam, starting with 2022, a cloth category was created. [7]
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 sport's global governing body. It was initially an open event, but stopped being an open event as the membership grew, and now works by qualification. [ 1 ]
to freeze others, who must remain in sight without hiding. The player with the ball takes a set number of steps toward another and tries to hit them. If hit, the player gets a penalty letter (S, P, U, or D). If a player gets all four letters, they are eliminated. Catching the ball transfers the throw to the thrower.
The WDA's World Ranking points are awarded to member nations based purely on their final position at recognised international tournaments. These events include, World Cup qualifiers, the World Cup and World Invitational. Each category (men’s, women’s and mixed) will have their own rankings system.
Before the opening rush of an amateur game during the 2008 World Championship. The NDL Amateur Association holds an amateur dodgeball season year round via the NDL Championship Tour. The amateur dodgeball season is composed of nationwide tournaments, and culminates with the Dodgeball World Championship (DWC).
The World Dodgeball Association, also known as WDA, is the world governing body for the sport of dodgeball. World Dodgeball Association (WDA) was granted observer status by the Global Association of International Sports Federations in 17 April 2020.
Super Dodge Ball [a] is a dodgeball-based sports game produced by Technos Japan Corp. originally released as an arcade game in 1987.In Japan, it was the second game starring Technos Japan's video game character Kunio-kun, following Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (the Japanese version of Renegade), although the connection between the two games was removed in the western release.