The international “Roy Hobbs World Series” tournament has ended in Florida recently. 

The championship was held for the 30^th time and sportsmen from all over the world gathered to compete for the championship title! As for Ukrainians, they participated in the championship for the second time.

In general, Ukrainian veterans won two matches of the tournament and lost in five games.

Ukrainian national team defeated their opponents “Chicago Colts” with the score 15-9, and won the next game against the “St. Paul Senator” team with the result 7-0. The fourth game of the tournament, the match against the “Kent Mudhens” team, was delayed due to bad weather conditions. Unfortunately, the next game day wasn’t successful for the Ukrainians and they lost to more experienced rivals with the score 5-1.

Despite the defeats, Ukrainian players have gained a great international experience for further competitions at both national and world sports arenas. The head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhii Dobryvechir shared his plans for the next year. He plans to take part in the championship with two teams in the age groups of 35+ and 45+ and to win at least three matches.

This year the “Kent Mudhens” team became the winner of the “Roy Hobbs World Series” tournament. In the final, they defeated players of the “PSOF Rangers” and won the championship title.