Motoball News

The XXVIII Motoball-ECS in Neuville de Poitou (France) ended today with the victory of the German team, which managed to stop Russian dominance in the last 7 editions. The final was held in front of a large crowd between Germany and Russia. Final standings are as follows: 1st Place Germany 2nd Place Russia 3rd Place Belarus 4th Place France 5th Place The Netherlands 6th Place Lithuania   (FIM Europe Press Release 98/2013)  

The XXVIII Motoball-ECS in Neuville de Poitou (France) started on Monday, July the 8th. The Championship will continue until Sunday, July the 13th, when the Final will be held. Six teams are participating this year: Belorussia, Lithuania, France, Netherlands, Germany and 2012 Champions Russia. The weather has been so far nice and hot and a lot of spectators visited the matches. The promoter expect around 15.000 spectators at the end of the event. RESULTS DAY 1 Belorussia - Lithuania 4 : 1 France - Netherland 14 : 0 RESULTS DAY 2 France - Lithuania 13 : 1 Russia - Germany 3 : 4 Belorussia - Netherland 6 : 4 France - Russia 4 : 7   (FIM Europe Press Release 95/2013)  

The 2012 Moto Ball European Championship was held from the 23rd to the 28th of May in Kuppenheim (Germany) with the participation of the national team of Russia, France, Belarus, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Germany. After the preliminary rounds, the Russian, Belarus, French and German teams qualified for the Semi-finals. The final was held between Russia and Germany and the victory went to Russia with the score 10-4. The third position went to France that won 7-5 against Belarus. Russia won thus the 14th title of European Champion, to which it should be added to the 5 won as URSS and to the title won in 1992, when URSS was provisionally named CIS. Perfect organisation of the event and huge and enthusiastic attendance to all the matches.