UK Wallball
{{short description| UK Governing body for Wallball}}
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UK Wallball is the governing body for the sport of Wallball in the United Kingdom.
Codes
UK Wallball oversees the sport of Wallball (also known as 1-Wall Handball) in the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland, as GAA Handball, the governing body for Gaelic handball as well as the international codes of handball including Wallball/1-Wall handball in Ireland, operates on an all-island basis, GAA Handball governs, manages and promotes Wallball in the six counties of Ireland that form Northern Ireland.
National and international competitions
=UK competitions=
The top UK competition for Wallball, is the UK Open, which also serves as a stop on the European 1-Wall Tour. The UK Open is held in the Westway Sports Centre in London{{cite web |title=Massive Success for London Players at UK Open |url=https://ukwallball.co.uk/massive-success-for-london-players-at-uk-open/ |website=UK Wallball |access-date=2 May 2021 |date=26 February 2019}} and is typically held in February each year.
=International competitions=
As with the UK competitions, there are many international Wallball competitions, the main two being the European 1-Wall Tour, of which as previously mentioned, the UK Open serves as a tour stop, and the World Handball Championships which are run every 3 years. In 2012, the 'Worlds' was held in Ireland, in the Citywest International Events Arena in Dublin.{{cite news |title=Handball extravaganza set for Citywest |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2012/1010/341078-a/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |publisher=RTÉ |date=10 October 2012 |language=en}} The 2015 competition was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web |title=Calgary to host the 2015 World Handball Championship |url=https://www.sporttourismcanada.com/calgary-to-host-the-2015-world-handball-championship/ |website=Sport Tourism Canada |access-date=25 January 2021 |date=12 October 2012}} The 2018 World Championships was held in Minnesota, USA. The 2021 World Championships were due to take place in Ireland; however, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two codes of handball played in the World Handball Championships are 4-Wall/'40x20' handball and Wallball/One-Wall handball.