The third edition of World Hoopers Open Championship will be held 3-6 September 2026 at the Unitur Footbal Stadium in Rogla, Slovenia
Each nation can enter 20 participants for the Individual Championship. and one team for each height category for the Nation Team Championship.
Like last year, there will be also an International Open Hooper Cup in 2026, Participation is open for everybody, not only for members of the WHOC National Teams.
The third edition of World Hoopers Open Championship will be held at the Unitur Footbal Stadium in Rogla - Slovenia (VA), an outdoor activity resort amidst unspoilt nature in northeastern Slovenia
The venue is located 115km north-east of Ljunljana, 45km south-west of Maribor
Rogla stadium
Rogla 1
3214 Rogla
Slovenia
link to Google Maps
GPS Coordinates:
46.453729062312384, 15.33483878116546
46°27'13.425"N 15°20'5.419"E
2) Bungalow Macesen
Rogla, 105, 3214 Zreče
Tel: +386 (0)3 757 71 00
Mail: rogla@unitur.eu
Distance from the venue: 3 min auto (1,1 km) rogla.eu/en/accommodation/macesen-bungalows
3) Hotel reAktiv
Slomškova ulica 4, 3214 Zreče
Tel: +386 (0)7 066 66 11
Mail: info@hotel-reaktiv.si
Distance from the venue: 25 min auto (17,3 km) hotel-reaktiv.si
5) Camping Center Kekec
Pohorska ulica 35c, 2000 Maribor
Tel: +386 (0)40 665 732, +386 (0)40 225 386
Mail: info@cck.si; bernard@cck.si
Distance from the venue: 1 ora auto (40 km) cck.si
Organisation
WHOC2026 is organized by
IN-DOG, kinološki športni center,
2317 Oplotnica
For info and details about the event write to the address below
info@whoc.dog
Future Years
2026 Slovenia - Rogla 3-6/9/2026
2027
candidate: Great Britain
2028
candidate: The Netherlands
2029 candidate: USA
WHOC
World Hoopers Open Chanmpionship (WHOC) is born from an idea of Alfonso Sabbatini, who is the legal owner of the name, acronym, logo, concept, framework, definitions, rules & regulations and everything related to it.
The mission is to provide a framework for the ultimate in hoopers competition, showcasing the highest level human/canine partnership, sportsmanship, and athleticism; and enabling all dogs, whether pedigreed or not, to compete in an environment that is focused on the sport of hoopers.
WHOC will be an annual event with the aim to be hosted by organisers in a different country each year
Nations can send their teams to participate.
Entry for teams from each country must come from only one national team leader. The national team leader wishing to seek recognition to bring its team to WHOC 2026 should contact us at
info@whoc.dog
The National Manager is responsible for writing a document that explains how people in the country can become members
of the WHOC national team. Each country’s team selection process must be non-discriminatory with regard to both handlers and dogs,
and must be approved by the WHOC organising committee.
If your country is not represented yet, you can participate is individual too
