"It was a great tournament, we won the silver but played other excellent games as well," says Slovak head coach Vladimir Vujtek.

Preparations for upcoming World Championship are well under way and also the target has already been set.

"Like last year, in 2013 our target is to play in the quarterfinals," says Vujtek. "We have to keep our feet on the ground and be realistic, even though we won silver last year."

Team Slovakia will play against Team France on Friday, May 3, in the opening game of the 2013 World Championship tournament in Helsinki. To check out the full game schedule, please click here.

Single tickets for the Team Slovakia as well as other games played in Helsinki will be released on Monday, February 4 at 9AM Finnish time. Prices to the Team Slovakia games start at 10 euros for adults.