The World Championships had a Hungarian medallist, too!

By way of Krista Leveleky of the Australian team, the World Championships had yet again a participant and medallist of Hungarian ancestry, this time in New York. We’ve had a little chat with her about preparing for the event and her overall experiences.

Krista Leveleky (18)

* First of all, congratulations for your results on the Dodgeball World Cup. As the only Hungarian-related player of the World Cup.
– Thank you, we were of course hoping for the first place but are still very happy with bronze.

* When was the decision made that you can take part on the World Cup with the Australian team?
– Trials for the Australian Dodgeball team (Dodgeroos) started in December 2017 and the final squad was announced in April 2018.

* What was the reaction from your friends and family?
– My friends and family and myself were so excited to hear I had made the team especially since this is my first time representing my country at an international competition. 

* Was it easy to train together?How the team prepared for the World Cup? 
– The Dodgeroos were lucky in a way this year because the entire squad is from the same state of Australia so this meant is was quite easy for us all to train together.
We trained once or twice a week every week leading up to the World Cup. The training included fitness, strategy and skill development.

* What do you think about the level of games on the World Cup? 
– I was so excited to play in the World Cup and to play against the top nations in our sport. The level of competition was really tough. 

* What do you think about the opponents?
– I was most excited to see how we play against the Austrian team because they were really strong opponents.

* Which was your favourite match?
– My favourite match was against Singapore because that was my international debut and we played extremely well. It’s a match I won’t forget.

Krista Leveleky (18)


* What was the most memorable moment on the World Cup?
– So that’s also my most memorable moment as well as walking out in Madison Square Garden, the worlds most famous sporting arena for our first match against Canada. 

* Do you have any message to the Hungarian Dodgeball Team?
– Train hard on and off the Dodgeball court – diet and gym can make a huge difference. Good luck!

(BF/GSK)

Európai dominencia a világbajnokságon

Ma éjszaka a döntőkkel végetértek a küzdelmek a II. Dodgeball Világbajnokságon New Yorkban. 
Az európaiak dominanciáját jól mutatja, hogy mind három kategóriát sikerült megnyerniük és a kilenc érmes csapatból csak kettő nem erről a kontinensről érkezett.

A férfiaknál már az elődöntőben sor került a két évvel ezelőtti finálé visszavágójára, de most Malajzia óriási küzdelemben 15-13 arányban legyőzte a címvédő Angliát. 

A bronzmérkőzésen az ellenfél csalódottságát kihasználva az Észak-írek szerezték meg a győzelmet (15-13).
Míg a döntőben az Osztrák Sasok lerohanták a fáradt Maláj Tigriseket (8-0, 10-2), akik ugyan a második félidőre összekapták magukat, de ez már csak az eredmény kozmetikázására volt elegendő (15-11). A sógorok ezzel történetük legnagyobb sikerét aratva világbajnokok lettek.

Dodgeball World Cup 2018



Férfiak
World Champions: Ausztria 
Second place: Malajzia
Third place: Észak-Írország

Nők
World Champions: Anglia
Second place: Ausztria
Third place: Ausztrália

Vegyes
World Champions: Anglia
Second place: Skócia
Third place: Ausztria

Dodgeball World Cup 2018

Három hét múlva kezdődik a dodgeball vb

Pontosan három hét múlva augusztus 3-án kezdődik a sportág legnagyobb eseménye a Dodgeball Világbajnokság. A helyszín az ikonikus Madison Squere Garden lesz, ahol három kategóriában csapnak össze a világ legjobb kidobós csapatai.

Dodgeball World Cup – New York, USA



2018 Dodgeball World Championship
Férfiak: USA / Australia / Austria / Canada / Egypt / England / Malaysia / Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland / Singapore

Nők: USA / Australia / Austria / Canada / Egypt / England / Hong Kong / Malaysia / Singapore / Slovenia

Vegyes: USA / Australia / Austria / Canada / Egypt / England / Hong Kong / Malaysia / Scotland / Slovenia

Megkezdjük a dodgeball edzéseket

Egy újabb mérföldkőhöz érkeztünk a hazai modern kidobós történetében. Jövő héttől kezdve minden csütörtökön este 20.00 és 21.25 között dodgeball edzést tartunk a jól ismert újpesti helyszínen, annak kisebbik tornatermében.
Várunk benneteket, ha elmúltatok 16 évesek és már kedveltétek az oldalt. 

Dodgeball edzések Budapesten

  

A Market Zrt. csapata nyerte az első jótékonysági dodgeball tornát

It all started with this. On 24th March 2018, we organized the Charity Dodgeball Tournament at Újpest, at the Károly István Gimnázium, which had a significant importance in the sport’s history. Everything was new. The rules that we adapted, the special dodgeball balls that we had struggled to get, and of course, the game. This is how dodgeball was introduced in Hungary.

In 10 teams, close to 100 desperate, brave players fought for the beautiful cup and the honorable title, so they could say they were the first ones to win at the international version of 5-ball dodgeball in this country.
Eventually, in a very close match, the Market Zrt.’s team won, who managed to turn the game last minute against the Telenor team.

Thanks to the participating companies, we were able to collect 1.5 million Forints from the entry fees and support the “Ments Életet” charitable organization’s Dream Wizard program. The representatives of the organization also participated at the even, in their name, László Budai, member of the board of trustees thanked us:

The organizers honoured us by offering the revenue of the event to the “Ments Életet” foundation’s “Fulfil an ill child’s dream!” program. We could see great, cutthroat games. Congratulations to them! Thank you very much to our friend, Ferenc Bohács, and all participants!

László Budai