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List of world cups and world championships 

The following is a list of world cups and world championships, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background.

See also list of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth.

Contents

Men

Sport Competition name Competing
entities		 First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine skiing World Cup Individuals 1967 Bode Miller (overall)
Winners in 4 events (2008)		 2008/09 One year
Nations Austria (2008)
FIS Alpine World Skiing Championships Individuals 1931 Winners in 5 events 2009 Two years
American Football IFAF World Cup Nations 1999 United States (2007) 2011 Four years
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 31 events (2007) 2009 Two years
FINA World Championships - Short Course Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 20 events (2008) 2010 Two years
FINA Swimming World Cup Individuals 1989 Randall Bal (2007) 2008 One year
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979 Serbia (2006) 2010 Four years
Association Football (soccer) FIFA World Cup Nations 1930 Italy (2006) 2010 Four years
VIVA World Cup Nations 2006 Padania (2008) 2010 Two years
FIFA Club World Cup Clubs 2000 AC Milan (2007) 2008 One year
Athletics (track and field) IAAF World Cup in Athletics Nations and
continents		 1977 Europe (2006) 2010 Originally two years,
now four years
IAAF World Championships in Athletics Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 24 events (2007) 2009 Originally four years,
now two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2008) 2010 Two years
Australian football Australian Football International Cup Nations 2002 New Zealand (2005) 2008 Originally three years, now four years
Auto racing see the mixed section below[1]
Badminton BWF World Championships Individuals[D] 1977 Winners in 3 events (2007) 2009 One year (Non-Olympic years only)
Bandy Bandy World Cup Clubs 1974 Dynamo Moscow (2007) 2008 One year
Bandy World Championships Nations 1957 Russia (2008) 2009 One year[2]
Baseball Baseball World Cup Nations 1938 United States (2007) 2009 Two years
World Baseball Classic Nations 2006 Japan (2006) 2009 Four years after 2009
Basketball FIBA World Championship Nations 1950 Spain (2006) 2010 Four years
Beach Soccer FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nations 2005 Brazil (2008) 2009 One year
Biathlon Biathlon World Cup Individuals 1977/78 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
Nations 1996/97 Norway (2007/08)
Billiards (Pool) World Cup of Pool Nations 2006 China (2007) 2008 One year
WPA World Nine-ball Championship Individuals 1990 Daryl Peach (2007) 2008 One year
WPA World Eight-ball Championship Individuals 2004 Ralf Souquet (2008) 2009 One year
Boxing see List of undisputed boxing champions, List of heavyweight boxing champions etc. Individuals 1882 Winners in several weight classes At challenge N/a
World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 11 weight classes (2007) 2009 Two years
Boxing World Cup Nations 2005 Cuba (2006) 2008 One year
Canoeing ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships Individuals 1938 Winners in 18 events (2007) 2009 One year[3]
Cricket Cricket World Cup (One-day) Nations 1975 Australia (2007) 2011 Four years
ICC World Twenty20 (Twenty20) Nations 2007 India (2007) 2009 Approximately two years
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1925 Winners in 12 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Cross-country skiing World Cup Individuals 1973/74 Lukáš Bauer (overall)
Ola Vigen Hattestad (sprint) (2007/08)		 2008/09 One year
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1959 Canada (2008) 2009 One year
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Individuals 1927 Paolo Bettini (road race)
Fabian Cancellara (time-trial) (2007)		 2008 One year
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 1950 Lars Boom (2008) 2009 One year
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 6 events (2008) 2009 One year
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals and nations 1893 Winners in 10 events (2008) 2009 One year
Darts BDO World Darts Championship Individuals 1978 Mark Webster (2008) 2009 One year
PDC World Darts Championship Individuals 1994 John Part (2008) 2009 One year
Equestrian see the mixed section below[4]
Field hockey Hockey World Cup Nations 1971 Germany (2006) 2010 Four years
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals[5] 1896 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2009 One year
Fistball Fistball World Championships Nations 1968 Austria (2007) 2011 Four years
Futsal FIFA Futsal World Cup Nations 1989 Spain (2004) 2008 Four years
Gliding see the mixed section below[6]
Golf Mission Hills World Cup Nations 1953 Scotland (2007) 2008 One year
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals 1903 Winners in 8 events (2007) 2009 One year
Handball World Men's Handball Championship Nations 1938 Germany (2007) 2009 Two years
Ice hockey Ice Hockey World Championships Nations 1920 Russia (2008) 2009 One year
World Cup of Hockey Nations 1996 Canada (2004) Unknown[7] Intermittent
Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Nations 1967 Canada (2006) 2010 Four years
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Nations 2003 Canada (2007) 2011 Four years
Motorcycle Ice Racing World Individual Ice Racing Championship Individuals[8] 1966 Nikolai Krasnikov (2007) 2008 One year
World Team Ice Racing Championship Nations 1979 Russia (2007) 2008 One year
Motorcycling FIM MotoGP Championship Individuals 1949 Casey Stoner (2007) 2008 One year
Constructors Ducati (2007)
FIM World Enduro Championship Individuals 1990 Winners in 3 events (2007) 2008 One year
Nordic combined FIS Nordic combined World Cup Individuals 1983/84 Ronny Ackermann (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1925 Winners in 12 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Individuals[R] 1966 Winners in 4 events (2008) 2009 One year
Pitch and putt Pitch and Putt World Cup Nations 2004 Catalonia (2006) 2008 Two years
Polo World Polo Championship Nations 1987 Chile (2008) 2011 Three years
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2010 Two years
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1962 Winners in 5 events (2008)
and

... in 8 more events (2007)

 2009 One year (but not for Olympic events in Olympic years)
Rowing World Cup Nations 1997 Winners in 8 events (2008) 2009 One year
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup Nations 1954 Australia (2000) 2008 Intermittent
Rugby union Rugby World Cup Nations 1987 South Africa (2007) 2011 Four years
Rugby union sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 1993 Fiji (2005) 2009 Four years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 Winners in 4 events (2007) 2011 Four years
ISAF Match Racing World Championship Individuals 1998 Peter Gilmour 2007 One year
Sculling World Sculling Championship Individuals 1831 Evans Fischer (1957) Defunct


Shooting ISSF World Cup Individuals 1988 Winners in 9 events 2008 One year
ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations 1897 Winners in 69 events (2006) 2010 Four years
ISSF World Shotgun Championships Individuals and nations 1934 Winners in 12 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals normal hill 1962 Adam Małysz (2007) 2009 Two years
Individuals large hill 1925 Simon Ammann (2007) 2009 Two years
National Team normal hill 2001 Austria (2005) Defunct Only 2001 and 2005
National Team large hill 1962 Austria (2007) 2009 Two years
Ski flying World Championships Individuals 1972 Gregor Schlierenzauer (2008) 2010 Two years
National Team 2004 Austria (2008) 2010 Two years
Ski jumping World Cup Individuals 1979/80 Thomas Morgenstern (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
National Team  ? Norway (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008) 2002 Italy 2010 Two years
Snooker World Snooker Championship Individuals 1927 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2008) 2009 One year
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1889 Sven Kramer (2008) 2009 One year
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Lee Kyu-Hyuk (2008) 2009 One year
World Single Distance Championships Individuals and Nations 1995 Winners in 6 events (2008) 2009 One year[9]
Speed Skating World Cup Individuals and Nations 1985/86 Winners in 6 events (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
Speedway Speedway World Team Cup (1960-2000)
Speedway World Cup (since 2001)		 National Team 1960 Denmark (2008) 2009 One year
Speedway World Pairs Championship National pair 1970 Sweden (1993) Defunct One year until 1993
Individual Speedway World Championship (1936-1994)
Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995)		 Individuals 1936 Nicki Pedersen (2007) 2008 One year
Squash World Open Individuals 1976 Amr Shabana (2007) 2008 One year
World Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 Winners in 2 events (2006) 2008 Two years
World Team Squash Championships Nations 1967 England (2007) 2009 Two years
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Individuals[D] 1926 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2009 One year since 2003
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 1926 China (2008) 2010 Two years
Ten-Pin Bowling WTBA World Championships Nations 1954 Winners in 6 events (2006) 2008 Two years
QubicaAMF World Cup Individuals 1965 Bill Hoffman (2007) 2008 One year
World Ten-pin Team Cup Nations 1994 USA (2004) Defunct Two years until 2004
Tennis Davis Cup[10] Nations 1900 United States (2007) 2008 One year
Tennis World Champion named by the ITF Individuals 1978 Roger Federer (2007) 2008 One year
Tennis World Champions named by the ITF Doubles teams 1996 Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2007) 2008 One year
World Championship Tennis Individuals 1971 John McEnroe (1989) Defunct One year until 1989
Touch Football Touch Football World Cup Nations 1988 Australia (2007) 2011 Four years
Volleyball Volleyball World Cup Nations 1965 Brazil (2007) 2011 Four years
Volleyball World Championship Nations 1949 Brazil (2006) 2010 Four years

Women

Sport Competition name Competing
entities		 First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Individuals 1967 Lindsey Vonn (overall)
Winners in 5 events (2007/08)		 2008/09 One year
Nations Austria (2007/08)
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Individuals 1931 Winners in 5 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 20 events (2007) 2009 Two years
FINA World Championships - Short Course Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 20 events (2008) 2010 Two years
FINA Swimming World Cup Individuals 1988/89 Therese Alshammar (2007) 2008 One year
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979 Australia (2006) 2010 Four years
Association Football (soccer) FIFA Women's World Cup Nations 1991 Germany (2007) 2011 Four years
Athletics (track and field) IAAF World Cup in Athletics Nations and
continents		 1977 Russia (2006) 2010 Originally two years,
now four years
IAAF World Championships in Athletics Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 23 events (2007) 2009 Originally four years,
now two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2008) 2010 Two years
Auto racing see the mixed section below[1]
Badminton BWF World Championships Individuals[D] 1977 Winners in 3 events (2007) 2008 One year
Bandy Bandy World Championships Nations 2004 Sweden (2008) 2009 One year[11]
Baseball Women's Baseball World Cup Nations 2004 Japan (2008) 2010 Two years
Basketball FIBA World Championship for Women Nations 1953 Australia (2006) 2010 Originally intermittent,
now four years
Biathlon Biathlon World Cup Individuals 1982/83 Magdalena Neuner (2007/08) 2008/09 One year
Nations 1996/97 Germany (2007/08)
Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 13 weight classes (2006) Unknown Unknown
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1954 Winners in 6 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Cross-country skiing World Cup Individuals 1978/79 Virpi Kuitunen (overall)
Petra Majdič (sprint) (2007/08)		 2008/09 One year
Cricket Women's Cricket World Cup (one-day) Nations 1973 Australia (2005) 2009 Four years
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1979 Canada (2008) 2009 One year
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Individuals 1927 Marta Bastianelli (road race)
Hanka Kupfernagel (time trial) (2007)		 2008 One year
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 4 events (2008) 2009 One year
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 2000 Hanka Kupfernagel (2008) 2009 One year
Equestrian see the mixed section below [4]
Field hockey Women's Hockey World Cup Nations 1974 Netherlands (2006) 2010 Four years
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals[5] 1896 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2009 One year
Gliding[6] Women's World Gliding Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 3 classes (2007) 2009 Two years[12]
Golf Women's World Cup of Golf Nations 2005 Philippines (2008) 2009 One year
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals
and Nations		 1903 Winners in 6 events (2007) 2009 One year, except Olympic years
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Individuals
and Nations		 1963 Winners in 9 events (2007) 2009 Two years[13]
Handball World Women's Handball Championship Nations 1957 Russia (2007) 2009 Two years
Ice Hockey IIHF World Women Championships Nations 1990 United States (2008) 2009 One year
Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse World Cup Nations 1982 Australia (2005) 2009 Four years
Netball Netball World Championships Nations 1963 Australia (2007) 2011 Four years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Individuals[R] 1966 Winners in 4 events (2008) 2009 One year
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Winners in 2 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Ringette World Ringette Championships Team 1990 Finland 2009 Two years
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1974 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2009 One year
Rowing World Cup Nations 1997 Winners in 6 events (2008) 2009 One year
Rugby league Women's Rugby League World Cup Nations 2000 New Zealand (2005) 2008 Intermittent
Rugby union Women's Rugby World Cup Nations 1991 New Zealand (2006) 2010 Four years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 Winners in 4 events (2007) 2011 Four years
ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship Individuals 1999 Claire Leroy 2008 One year
Shooting ISSF World Cup Individuals 1988 Winners in 6 events (2007) 2008 One year
ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations 1958 Winners in 23 events (2006) 2010 Four years
World Shotgun Championships Individuals and nations 1967 Winners in 4 events (2007) 2009 Two years
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008) 2002 Italy 2010 Two years
Softball ISF Women's World Championship Nations 1965 United States (2006) 2010 Four years
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1933 Paulien van Deutekom (2008) 2009 One year
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Jenny Wolf (2008) 2009 One year
World Single Distance Championships Individuals and Nations 1995 Winners in 6 events (2008) 2009 One year[9]
Speed Skating World Cup Individuals and Nations 1985/86 Winners in 6 events (2007/08) 2008-09 One year
Squash World Open Individuals 1979 Rachael Grinham (2007) 2008 One year
World Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 Winners in 2 events (2006) 2008 Two years
World Team Squash Championships Nations 1979 England (2006) 2008 Two years
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Individuals[D] 1926 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2010 Two years
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 2000 (1926) China (2006) 2008 Two years
Ten-Pin Bowling WTBA World Championships Nations 1963 Winners in 6 events (2007) 2009 Two years
QubicaAMF World Cup Individuals 1972 Ann-Maree Putney (2007) 2008 One year
World Ten-pin Team Cup Nations 1994 England (2004) Defunct Two years until 2004
Tennis Fed Cup[14] Nations 1963 Russia (2007) 2008 One year
Tennis World Champion named by the ITF Individuals 1978 Justine Henin (2007) 2008 One year
Tennis World Champions named by the ITF Doubles teams 1996 Cara Black & Liezel Huber (2007) 2008 One year
Touch Rugby Touch Football World Cup Nations 1988 Australia (2007) 2011 Four years
Volleyball Volleyball World Cup Nations 1973 Italy (2007) 2011 Four years
Volleyball World Championship Nations 1952 Russia (2006) 2010 Four years

Mixed

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Auto racing Formula One World Championship Individuals 1950 Kimi Räikkönen (2007) 2008 One year
Constructors 1958 Scuderia Ferrari (2007)
World Rally Championship Individuals 1977 Sébastien Loeb (2007) 2008 One year
Manufacturers 1973 Ford (2007)
World Touring Car Championship Individuals 1987 Andy Priaulx (2007) 2008 One year
Manufacturers BMW (2007)
World Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers 1925 Delage (1927) Defunct One year until 1927
World Sportscar Championship Constructors;
from 1985 teams		 1953 Winners in several classes Defunct One year until 1992
Individuals 1981 Defunct One year until 1992
Equestrian FEI World Equestrian Games Individuals 1990 Winners in 16 events (2006) 2010 Four years
Show Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum / Shutterfly (2008) 2009 One year
Glider aerobatics FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Individuals 1985 Georgij Kaminski (2007) 2009 Two years
Nations Hungary (2007)
Gliding World Gliding Championships Individuals 1937 Winners in 6 classes (2008) 2010 Two years[12]
Korfball Korfball World Championship Nations 1978 Netherlands (2007) 2011 Four years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 Winners in 3 events (2007) 2011 Four years
ISAF Team Racing World Championships Nations 1995 USA 2007 Two years

Notes

  1. ^ a b Auto racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors
  2. ^ The second Bandy World Championships were held in 1961 and the championships were held every two years from then on and every year since 2003
  3. ^ Flatwater Racing canoeing world championships take place every year, except years in which a Summer Olympic Games is held
  4. ^ a b Equestrian events make no distinction between male and female competitors
  5. ^ a b Includes the Pairs and Ice Dance events, shared between male and female skaters
  6. ^ a b There exist mixed and women's gliding championships. The most prominent female competitor in mixed world gliding championship was Hanna Reitsch.
  7. ^ The World Cup of Hockey was held in 1996 and 2004. A further event is not currently planned
  8. ^ World Champions in Individual Ice Racing
  9. ^ a b In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held.
  10. ^ Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status
  11. ^ Every year since 2006
  12. ^ a b The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition
  13. ^ Changed from 2005.
  14. ^ Fed Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. It was called Federation Cup until 1995.

    R.  ^R  - One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.
    D.  ^D  - Includes three Doubles events, one for men, one for women, and one for mixed doubles.
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