2024 Australian Dodgeroos Champions Of Asia
The Australian Dodgeroos have successfully defended their Mixed title, lifting the trophy at the 2024 Asian Dodgeball Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A delegation of 24 Australian players and staff were present at the Green Halls Olympic Arena, where eight nations participated across Asia: Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea. 
Dodgeball Australia (DA) is the National Sporting Organisation that is responsible for overseeing and developing the sport across Australia, including our national teams, the Australian Dodgeroos. DA is aligned with the World Dodgeball Association and the Asian Dodgeball Federation.
The Mixed Dodgeroos defeated some tough opposition en route to the Gold Medal, prevailing over Saudi Arabia, Japan and Malaysia during the knockout Finals Series.
The Women’s and Men’s Dodgeroos also had some success, but just fell short of a medal placing. The Women lost to Malaysia in the Bronze Medal Match, finishing in fourth place. While the Men went down to host’s Saudi Arabia in the Quarter Final, placing in fifth position.
The Asian Dodgeball Championships was streamed live across the world to over 500k viewers, with each of the four courts accessible to watch via a multi-platform.
“Dodgeball’s popularity and success in Australia is exciting for the sport’s development across the grassroots, social and high performance sectors. The success of our national team helps with the sport’s awareness, and hopefully it can inspire the next generation of players and coaches.”
“We thank the Saudi Dodgeball Federation and everyone involved for showcasing an amazing event. We are all so proud of our Dodgeroos. In our first international event since the pandemic, to come home with a trophy is an enormous achievement”, Dodgeball Australia President, Robert Di Fabio.
Tom Hickson, President of World Dodgeball states “The Riyadh 2024 Asian Dodgeball Championships was one of the greatest continental championships we have seen. It was a world class event in every aspect. A huge congratulations to the Australian National Mixed team in becoming the Asian Champions. This is a huge testament to the great work of Dodgeball Australia, athletes and coaching staff in making this happen.”
Dodgeball Australia would like to thank its sponsors for their continued support of the Australian Dodgeroos.
Major Partner: Chemist Warehouse
Apparel Partner: Sports Portal – Legea
Partners: Australian Venue Co., Budgy Smuggler, Niño Early Learning Adventures, Precinct Travel, Rainbow Meats, Rocktape Australia
Affiliation: World Dodgeball Association, Asian Dodgeball Federation
For media and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us:
Robert Di Fabio
President, Dodgeball Australia
Email: info@dodgeballaus.com.au
Phone: +61 431 052 148
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Kind Regards,
Robert Di Fabio,
President, Dodgeball Australia