Australian Dodgeroos Crowned Asian Champions

The Chemist Warehouse Australian Dodgeroos have claimed the trifecta at the 2015 Asian Dodgeball Championships, taking home the Gold in each of the Men’s, Women’s and Mixed categories.

In doing so, the Australian Men’s and Women’s teams have successfully qualified for the 2016 World Dodgeball Association World Cup, taking place in Manchester, England from April 15 – 17. The Mixed team will also participate in the World Mixed Invitational Event, held alongside the World Cup.

This year’s Asian Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia at the Darebin Community Sports Stadium, with a total of four nations in attendance – Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

With the Australian Men’s team triumphing in the Final, the Malaysian team also qualified for the World Cup, following their defeat in the Final to Australia.

The Women’s category saw a highly competitive 9-match World Cup Play-Off Series, contested between Australia and Malaysia. Australia prevailed in the series with 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 loses.

The Women’s Dodgeroos earned automatic qualification to next year’s World Cup, while Malaysia have booked in a qualification spot, and will contest a World Cup qualifying play-off tie with Cameroon and Northern Ireland.

The Mixed Category once again witnessed Australia overcome Malaysia in another nail biting affair. The Aussies went on to win the match 9 – 5.

MEN’S RESULTS / LADDER:

ROUND-ROBIN STAGE
Hong Kong 2 12 Malaysia
Australia 7 7 Malaysia
Singapore 13 1 Hong Kong
Singapore 2 12 Australia
Malaysia 14 0 Singapore
Hong Kong 0 14 Australia
Malaysia 10 4 Hong Kong
Hong Kong 7 7 Singapore
Malaysia 4 10 Australia
Australia 10 4 Singapore
Singapore 1 13 Malaysia
Australia 14 0 Hong Kong
Hong Kong 1 13 Malaysia
Australia 6 8 Malaysia
Singapore 0 14 Australia
Singapore 8 6 Hong Kong
Hong Kong 0 14 Australia
Malaysia 11 3 Singapore
Malaysia 12 2 Hong Kong
Australia 4 10 Malaysia
Hong Kong 8 6 Singapore
Australia 12 2 Singapore
3RD PLAY-OFF
Singapore 6 8 Hong Kong
FINAL
Malaysia 4 10 Australia

 

Position Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Malaysia 12 10 1 1 126 42 84 31
2 Australia 12 9 1 2 129 39 90 28
3 Singapore 12 2 1 9 48 120 -72 7
4 Hong Kong 12 1 1 10 33 135 -102 4

 

WOMEN’S RESULTS / LADDER:

World Cup Play-Off Series

Australia 7 7 Malaysia
Australia 10 2 Malaysia
Australia 9 5 Malaysia
Australia 4 10 Malaysia
Australia 12 2 Malaysia
Australia 8 6 Malaysia
Australia 6 8 Malaysia
Australia 8 6 Malaysia
Australia 6 8 Malaysia

 

Position Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Australia 9 5 1 3 70 54 16 16
2 Malaysia 9 3 1 5 54 70 -16 10

 

MIXED RESULTS / LADDER:

ROUND-ROBIN STAGE
Australia 4 10 Malaysia
Singapore 2 12 Malaysia
Australia 14 0 Singapore
Malaysia 8 6 Australia
Malaysia 10 4 Singapore
Singapore 6 8 Australia
Australia 8 6 Malaysia
Singapore 9 5 Malaysia
Australia 6 8 Singapore
FINAL
Malaysia 5 9 Australia

 

Position Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Malaysia 6 4 0 2 51 33 18 12
2 Australia 6 3 0 3 46 38 8 9
3 Singapore 6 2 0 4 29 55 -26 6