The Canadian National Dodgeball Championship tournament was first run by Dodgeball Canada in 2016 in Toronto. The event was the first of its kind in Canada, where representative dodgeball teams from many provinces were selected to compete on a grand stage. It was designed with 2 goals in mind – First, to provide a venue for the best teams from around the country to come together to compete. Second, to serve as a scouting platform for the year’s selection of Team Canada for the WDBF World Championships. Previously, Team Canada’s players were selected using video footage and local tryouts, where players may never have met the people they were competing with for spots.

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Without a doubt the dodgeball world has become much more cohesive since the foundation of this event. Players look forward to seeing friends they have made in previous tournaments every time Canada comes together to compete. Our big country feels closer and closer every year.

In the time that this tournament has existed, the scope has grown with each year. After being unable to hold the event in 2020 and 2021 due to covid-19, 2022 will be the largest National Championship to date, with 44 total teams competing. The production of the event also gets more sophisticated each year, with games from multiple courts being live-streamed for spectators around the world.