Belize Retains Pok ta Pok Crown with Another World Cup Win | Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it
From yucatanmagazine.com - December 10, 2022 1:05 PM

Belize's Pok ta Pok team, Ek' Balam, won the Pok ta Pok World Cup again.  Congratulations!  They traveled to Merida, and retained their crown with this threepeat.

 

'Mérida has kicked off an international Pok ta Pok tournament, also known as the "Mayan ball game" World Cup...

 

Belize’s team took a strong early lead, winning four matches in a row against two Guatemalan teams, as well Panamá and Mexico. Their victory was a three-peat. Previously Ek’ Balam Belize won the 2017 and 2019 Maya ball game championships.'