Regional Teams Tournament U15

The tournament where all regions in Czech Republic are represented by their best players took place this year in Hostivar, Prague. The participants from Prague, Pilsen, and Hradec Kralove regions were in one group, the other group consisted of South Moravian, Pardubice, and Central Bohemia.

The playing time of the matches was 2x12 minutes of net time. Each of the teams had the certainty of playoffs, with the group winners securing a direct promotion to the semifinals. The second and third teams had to fight for the elite four in the quarterfinals.

The first duel took place between ball hockey players from Prague and the Pilsen region, in which the players from the capital did better - they won 4:0. Then the ball hockey players of the Pardubice Region started the match against the Central Bohemians. This duel was very close, and the players of the Central Bohemian Region managed to win on penalties. Prague dominated in its group, which was shown by the match against the Hradec Kralove players, where Prague won in overtime. The Central Bohemians showed strength against the Moravians and the Hradec Kralove region unexpectedly lost to the Pilsen ball hockey players 2:4. The group was closed by the match of the South Moravian Region against the team of the Pardubice Region. The Pardubice players lost for the second time in the group after penalties.

The "home" players from Prague together with players from Central Bohemia were promoted directly to the semifinals. These teams had to wait for their opponent from the quarterfinal fights. In the first of them, the Pilsen region clashed with the Pardubice region. The players from the east of Bohemia showed their immense lust for victory and unexpectedly defeated the Pilsen players 3:0. The Hradec Kralove region surprised the South Moravians in the second quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, the Central Bohemians faced players from the Pardubice Region, who lost to the favored Central Bohemian Region 2:0. Prague confirmed the role of the favorite against the Hradec Kralove region and qualified for the finals after a clear victory of 7:1. In the duel for third place, the Hradec Kralove region secured bronze medals in penalties and Prague showed once again their dominance against the Pardubice region and won the whole tournament of the regional teams in category U15.