Rink Hockey World Championship
| Founded | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIRS) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |
 Argentina (5th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
 Spain (16 times) |
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIRS) |
| Number of teams | 7 – 9 |
| Current champions |
 Austria (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
 United States (3 titles) |
The FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup, also known as FIRS Roller Hockey "A" World Championship, is the international championship for roller hockey organized by FIRS.
The world championship tournament is held every two years, on the odd years. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Through the 2015 World Cup, only five countries have taken the Roller Hockey World Cup: England winning two times, Portugal winning fifteen times, Spain winning sixteen times, Italy winning four times and Argentina winning five times.
Since the 2003 World Cup all events have been 16-team events, featuring a four group round-robin tournament with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group advance to an eight team knockout final series.
The FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship was the second-tier level international championship for roller hockey organized by FIRS. The event was a 7 to 9-team event, featuring a two group round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group advanced to an eight team knockout final series. This model was discontinued in favour of a B group in the "A" World Championship, starting with the 2017 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup.
The tournament was held every two years, on the even years. The first event was held in 1984, in the city of Paris.
The first three-placed nations were granted an entry to next year's "A" World Championship and the last three-placed nations on the "A" tournament were relegated to the next year's "B" World Championship.
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