The first two days of Rink Hockey have produced no particular surprises in terms of results. In the Senior Women’s World Championship, four teams are already on six points in the standings, and they are the four teams expected to do well before the tournament began. They will face each other tomorrow in a double-header that could already split the standings: Portugal–Italy at 14:00 and Spain–Argentina at 20:00. In Group A, Argentina secured 5–1 and 6–0 wins against Switzerland and France respectively, once again confirming the strength of the team assembled by the 2022 world champions. Spain beat France 6–0, but in today’s match against Chile they struggled greatly against the South American side’s defence, managing to claim all three points only in the final second, thanks to Aina Florenza’s decisive goal. In Group B, Portugal and Italy are top with perfect records, having beaten India (28–0) and Colombia (5–0), and Brazil (13–1) and India (21–0), respectively. Colombia beat Mexico 4–1 and are on three points. Yesterday evening, the venue was changed at the International Committee’s decision because the COP Arena rink was in less-than-ideal condition. The schedule has therefore been amended, with all matches now being played at SND Arenita.

The Under 19 Championship is still wide open after two days of qualifying. Two teams have certainly shown that they have something extra compared with their opponents: Spain in Group A and Portugal in Group B, both with two wins from two matches. Spain beat Italy and Argentina 4–1 and 6–1 respectively, while Portugal secured an 11–1 win against Colombia and a 3–1 win against France. Italy and Argentina, who will face each other tomorrow at 10:00, have beaten Argentina 7–0 and 7–3. Here too, the schedule has changed: two matches have been postponed to 7 October, the rest day, and moved to the morning at SND Arenita. Live Streaming on World Skate TV www.worldskate.tv

World Championship Senior Women Matchday 1 - 4th October 11:00 - Portugal – India = 28-0 13:15 - Italy – Brazil = 13-1 15:30 - Colombia – Mexico = 4-1 17:45 - Spain – France = 8-0 20:00 - Argentina – Switzerland = 0-6 Matchday 2 - 5th October 14:00 - India – Italy = 0-21 16:00 - France – Argentina = 0-6 18:00 - Chile – Spain = 2-3 20:00 - Portugal – Colombia = 5-0 22:00 - Mexico – Brazil =4-8

Standing: Group A: Argentina and Spain 6 points, Chile, Switzerland and France 0 points (Chile and Switzerland 1 match less) Group B: Portugal and Italy 6 points, Colombia 3 points, Brazil 3 points, Mexico and India 0 points

Matchday 3 - 6th October 14:00 - Portugal – Italy 16:00 - India – Mexico 18:00 - Brazil – Colombia 20:00 - Spain – Argentina 22:00 - Switzerland – Chile Matchday 4 - 7th October 13:15 - Brazil – Portugal 15:30 - Colombia – India 17:45 - Italy – Mexico 20:00 - Switzerland – Spain 22:00 - Chile – France Matchday 5 - 8th October 11:00 - Mexico – Portugal 13:15 - Switzerland – France 15:30 - India – Brazil 17:45 - Italy – Colombia 20:00 - Argentina - Chile

Matchday 6 - 9th October - Semi-finals 1/4 place 17:30 - 2nd Group A - 1st Group B 20:00 - 1st Group A - 2nd Group B

Matchday 6 - 9th October - Semi-finals 5/11 place 10:00 - 5th Group A - 6th Group B 12:30 - 3rd Group B - 4th Group A 15:00 - 4th Group B - 3rd Group A

Matchday 7 - 10th October - Finals 10:45 - 5th Group A - 5th Group B 17:30 - Loser Semi-final #2 - Loser Semi-final #1

20:00 - Winner Semi-final #2 - Winner Semi-final #1

World Championship Under 19 Men Matchday 1 - 4th October 13:15 - Switzerland – Argentina = 3-7 15:30 - Spain – Italy = 4-1 17:45 - Portugal – Colombia = 11-1 20:00 - India – France = 0-19 Matchday 2 - 5th October 08:00 - Colombia - India (October 7th) 08:00 - Italy - Switzerland = 7-0 10:00 - France – Portugal = 1-3 12:00 - Argentina – Spain = 1-6 Matchday 3 - 6th October 08:00 - Colombia – France 10:00 - Italy – Argentina 12:00 - Portugal – India 11:15 - Spain - Switzerland (October 7th) Matchday 4 - 8th October - Quarter-finals Matchday 5 - 9th October - Semi-finals Matchday 6 - 10th October - Finals