Looking back at tchoukball’s summer world tour!

This summer, international tchoukball experienced a month of madness: four continental championships, on four continents, between July 9 and August 8, 2026. Taiwan, Tunisia, Colombia, and finally Switzerland each hosted their share of nations and great sporting stories. Here's what to remember from each continent.

Asia: 11th Asia-Pacific Championship - Taiwan (July 9-12)

Singapore claims the title : its very first continental crown in the history of Singaporean tchoukball, in a particularly strong Asian field. They win the final 28-19 against Hong Kong. Chinese Taipei's men's team completes the podium.

On the women's side, Hong Kong takes the title, beating Chinese Taipei 28-17. Singapore finishes third after their win over Macau (30-14).

Women's category :

1. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
2. 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
3. 🇸🇬 Singapore
4. 🇲🇴 Macau
5. 🇰🇷 South Korea
5. 🇵🇭 Philippines
7. 🇹🇭 Thailand
8. 🇨🇳 China
9. 🇮🇳 India

Africa: African Championship - Monastir, Tunisia (July 20-26)

Three nations took part (Tunisia, Benin, Cameroon) in this African championship held in Tunisia.
Benin wins 51-42 in the men's competition. Cameroon takes the title in the women's competition.
Honorable mention to Tunisia for their fighting spirit throughout the matches.

Women's category : 

1 - 🇧🇯 Bénin
2 - 🇨🇲 Cameroon 
3 - 🇹🇳 Tunisia A
4 - 🇹🇳 Tunisia B

Americas: 7th Pan American Championship - Bogotá, Colombia (July 23-26)

The Pan American Championship was the most packed competition of the summer (men, women, Masters +40, U13/U15/U18).
No fewer than ten nations took part, including a Chile sending its very first U18 selection.

On the competition side, the men's event saw Colombia prevail in the final against Brazil (51-50). Uruguay finished on the third step of the podium with their win in the small final against Argentina (62-43).

In the women's event, Uruguay wins the championship thanks to their final victory over Colombia, 53 to 37. Argentina finishes 3rd after beating Brazil (43-34).

Women's category : 

1 - 🇺🇾 Uruguay
2 - 🇨🇴 Colombia 1 
3 - 🇦🇷 Argentina 
4 - 🇧🇷 Brazil
5 - 🇦🇷 Argentina 2

Europe: European Championship - Macolin, Switzerland (August 1-8)

To close out the summer, Switzerland hosted its European Championship on home soil for the first time since 2006. The last edition on Swiss soil was 20 years ago, and it was also in Macolin.

In the women's category, Switzerland claims the European champion title, beating Italy 51-43 in the final on Saturday, August 8 in Macolin.

In the men's category, Italy triumphed with a flawless run. The Italian team won the European Championship by beating Switzerland in the final (70-59). Spain rounds out the podium.

Special mention to Switzerland, who won all 4 crowns up for grabs across the various junior competitions (M15 and M18, men and women).
We also salute Poland's fine run in the junior categories: a silver medal in the boys' M15 category, followed by a beautiful bronze medal in the girls' M15 category after a nail-biting final against Switzerland (a one-point loss, 48-47).

Women's category : 

1 - 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2 - 🇮🇹 Italy
3 - 🇩🇪 Germany
4 - 🇬🇧 United Kingdom