Unlike other wheelchair sports, people without disabilities are allowed to compete in top-level competition.
[2][3][4] The first competition was played by three teams, Vichy, Roanne and Beauvais, as part of a French Téléthon.
[9] The first international between England and France took place in 2007 and the following year the inaugural World Cup was held in Australia.
All matches took place in community sports halls, including international games, often with no-one in attendance.
[11] However, following the 2021 World Cup (played in 2022), where the competition was given equal prominence with the men's and women's game,[12][13] the popularity of the sport, both during and after the tournament, exploded.
Games of the 2021 tournament, and following matches, have since been played in major areas in countries such as Australia, France, and the United Kingdom, often with several thousand in attendance.
The British domestic league is one of the more established in the world with over twenty teams from across the country taking part.