The flag football competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 14 to 17 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field. The competition only included the women's tournament.
| Flag football at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field |
| Dates | 14–17 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 1 |
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations |
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for the event: Originally, Spain was set to compete, but were unable to attend. The next-placed team at the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship, Italy, was invited.
| Event | Location | Dates | Total places | Qualified NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's – 8 teams | ||||
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | China |
| 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship | Lahti | 27–30 August 2024 | 7 | United States Mexico Japan Austria Canada Great Britain Italy |
Participating nations
- Austria
- Canada
- China
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Italy
- Mexico
- United States
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's tournament | Mexico
| United States
| Canada
|
Source: TWG 2025
Draw
The draw which has been conducted by January 2025 followed a serpentine format, with teams placed according to their standings from the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship. Spain had not withdrawn by the time the draw occurred.
| Team |
|---|
| United States (1) |
| Austria (4) |
| Canada (5) |
| China (NR) |
| Team |
|---|
| Mexico (2) |
| Japan (3) |
| Spain* (6) |
| Great Britain (7) |
- (*) Later replaced by Italy (8) after the draw
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 77 | +49 | Quarterfinals | — | 39–31 | 48–34 | 39–12 | |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 76 | +37 | 31–39 | — | 34–25 | 48–12 | ||
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 127 | −21 | 34–48 | 25–34 | — | 47–45 | ||
| 4 | China (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 134 | −65 | 12–39 | 12–48 | 45–47 | — |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 44 | +77 | Quarterfinals | — | 34–13 | 41–24 | 46–7 | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 13–34 | — | 26–24 | 26–13 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 73 | +8 | 24–41 | 24–26 | — | 33–6 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 105 | −79 | 7–46 | 13–26 | 6–33 | — |
Final round
Bracket
| Placement (Fifth place) | Consolation (5th–8th) | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 August | Italy | 12 | 16 August | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | 28 | United States | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 35 | 16 August | Austria | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 August | Great Britain | 28 | 17 August | |||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 34 | United States | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| China | 13 | 16 August | Mexico | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 August | Mexico | 40 | 16 August | |||||||||||||||
| Placement (Seventh place) | China | 28 | Mexico | 25 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||||
| 17 August | Japan | 22 | 16 August | Canada | 13 | 17 August | ||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | Canada | 32 | Austria | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 33 | Japan | 27 | Canada | 38 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 6 | 33 |
| Italy | 0 | 12 | 12 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 08:30
- Referee: R: Jed Brookes-Lewis (GBR) DJ: Magdalena Szymko (POL) FJ: Xing Tianyu (CHN) SJ: Wei Di (CHN)
- Report: TWG 2025
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| Japan | 20 | 7 | 27 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 09:50
- Referee: R: Desiree Abrams (USA) DJ: Nathan Cope (AUS) FJ: Giane Pessoa (BRA) SJ: Zhang Qipeng (CHN)
- Report: TWG 2025
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Austria | 27 | 13 | 40 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 11:10
- Referee: R: Daniel Barrera Madsen (DEN) DJ: Mara Steiner (GER) FJ: Riccardo Zampedri (ITA) SJ: Zhuang HengLi (CHN)
- Report: TWG 2025
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 12:30
- Referee: R: Desiree Abrams (USA) DJ: Nathan Cope (AUS) FJ: Giane Pessoa (BRA) SJ: Jed Brookes-Lewis (GBR)
- Report: TWG 2025
Consolation matches
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Great Britain | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 17:40
- Referee: R: Desiree Abrams (USA) DJ: Nathan Cope (AUS) FJ: Giane Pessoa (BRA) SJ: Zhang Qipeng (CHN)
- Report
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Japan | 14 | 8 | 22 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 18:50
- Referee: R: Jed Brookes-Lewis (GBR) DJ: Magdalena Szymko (POL) FJ: Riccardo Zampedri (ITA) SJ: Mara Steiner (GER)
- Report
Semifinals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| Austria | 25 | 14 | 39 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 15:00
- Referee: R: Daniel Barrera Madsen (DEN) DJ: Mara Steiner (GER) FJ: Riccardo Zampedri (ITA) SJ: Zhuang HengLi (CHN)
- Report: Report
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Canada | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 16 August 2025
- Game time: 16:20
- Referee: R: Jed Brookes-Lewis (GBR) DJ: Magdalena Szymko (POL) FJ: Xing Tianyu (CHN) SJ: Wei Di (CHN)
- Report
Placement matches
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 20 | 13 | 33 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 17 August 2025
- Game time: 09:00
- Referee: R: Wei Di (CHN) DJ: Xing Tianyu (CHN) FJ: Zhang Qipeng (CHN) SJ: Zhuang HengLi (CHN)
- Report
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| China | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 17 August 2025
- Game time: 10:10
- Referee: R: Daniel Barrera Madsen (DEN) DJ: Magdalena Szymko (POL) FJ: Giane Pessoa (BRA) SJ: Mara Steiner (GER)
- Report
Bronze medal match
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Canada | 19 | 19 | 38 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 17 August 2025
- Game time: 11:30
- Referee: R: Desiree Abrams (USA) DJ: Nathan Cope (AUS) FJ: Wei Di (CHN) SJ: Mara Steiner (GER)
- Report
Gold medal match
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Mexico | 14 | 12 | 26 |
at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field
- Date: 17 August 2025
- Game time: 12:50
- Referee: R: Daniel Barrera Madsen (DEN) DJ: Jed Brookes-Lewis (GBR) FJ: Riccardo Zampedri (ITA) SJ: Xing Tianyu (CHN)
- Report
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