Ball Hockey World Championship in Dmitrov. Day one

In Dmitrov, day one of the 2018 Ball Hockey World Championship took place in Dmitrov, with the women's and men's Russian national teams competing.

Russia W took on Great Britain in the tournament's opening match, defeating their opponents 2:0. Earlier on, the Canadians thrashed the USA 6:1.

Later on, the men's Russian side took to the rink, getting the better of Slovakia 6:5 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

Group winners will move into the semi-final stage directly, while the teams in second and third positions do battle in special playoff matches.

June 13 schedule:

10:00, Czech Republic - Slovakia;
12:00, Czech Republic W - Great Britain W;
14:00, USA W - Russia W;
16:00, Russia - Great Britain;
18:00, Slovakia - Canada.

Russian Ice Hockey Federation