Congratulations to the new 2016 IKF Europa Cup korfball champion: Dutch champion, PKC/SWK Groep.
After a great championship and 3/3 victories, the 1st over the German SG Pegasus (44-13) and the 2nd against the Czech Brno KK (15-40), the Dutch defeated 31-21 its most dangerous rival in the final: the Belgium champion Boeckenberg KC.
The crowd inside the Gabányi László Sportshall in Budapest enjoyed a fantastic 1st half were none of both teams clearly leaded the game. The 16-12 score by the Dutch with 0,6 second to go before the end of the first 25 minutes and the 17-12 within 10 seconds after the start of the 2nd half was a big blow in the Boeckenberg ambitions. In the 2nd half the Dutch were able to open the gap in the scoreboard, arriving at the end of the game with a comfortable and definitive 31-21.
Congratulations again to PKC/SWK Groep players and staff for an excellent tournament, and enjoy the well deserved 50th Alfons Janssens IKF Europa Cup. The 8th IKF Europa Cup for PKC in the history of this event; they are the most successful club team in the IKF history.
Some images of the final against Boeckenberg KC:
Photos by (c) Marco Spelten (www.Facebook.com/ActiefotografieNL)
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Last day of tournament in Budapest, in which the dutch PKC/SWKGroep has become the new IKF EUROPA CUP champions, after beating the belgian Boeckenberg KC by 31-21 in an incredible and exciting match. The bronze medal was achieved by the portuguese NC Benfica, after beating 22-14 the czech Brno KK. These are the rest of today’s final scores (Saturday, 16th January, 2016):
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Another great day in Budapest, with some very close games and lots of goals. Great atmosphere in this 50th jubilee edition of the tournament.
These are the final results of today’s matches in the 50th IKF Europa Cup 2016 Day 3:
Day 4 Finals Schedule (Saturday, 16th January, 2016)
You can watch in live streaming all Day4 last tournament matches in the following links: IKF EUROPA CUP 2016 Day 4 Finals Schedule & links (Saturday 16th, January, 2016)
To discover and enjoy the last images, captions and updated information of the tournament, visit and follow IKF social media profiles on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball
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Intense, long and exciting 2nd day of competition in this 50th IKF Europa Cup 2016 in Budapest (HUNGARY).
The 1st game between BONSON FJEP (FRA) 17 and UKK WUM Warszawa (POL) 26 was broken very early by the polish team. They open a 1-6 gap in the first ten minutes that remained during the rest of the match. Leaded by Krzysztof Rubinkowski (8) and Kamil Musialinski (7), they brought the UKK WUM Warszawa to the next round and will fight tomorrow for the 9th-10th place against Szentendrei Korfbal Klub (HUN). The 7 goals scored by Ludovic Bancel (FRA) were not enough to reach the polish.
The french team will play this friday vs the 1908 SZAC KSE (HUN) for the 11th-12th place in this IKF ECup 2016, after the exciting last game played between the two hungarian teams, that was decided in favour of the SKK by a golden goal scored by Marta Szuromi (16-17). Ten incredible last minutes in which SZAC almost achieve a big comeback.
In the 2nd game played at 13:10 (CET), Brno KK (CZE) beated the catalan champion CK Assessoria Vallparadis. The czechs played a very tough game, minimizing mistakes and trying to make things very hard for the catalans. The gap after the minute 19 became definitive for the catalans, which make the impossible to reach the czechs. CK Assessoria Vallparadis will play friday and saturday for the 5th-8th place.
Top scorers: Alexis Escardibul Tejeira (6) and Jose Luis Jurado (5) from CK Vallparadis, and Jan Sedy (5) from Brno KK.
The catalans will play against the german SG Pegasus, which make all the best to make some opposition in its game vs the powerful dutch PKC/SWKGroep (44-13). The high quality of the dutch in all the aspects of the game and the high score percentage was enough to obtain the victory. The dutch will play tomorrow against Brno KK (CZE) for a place in the final (1st-4th place). Top scorers: Danny den Dunnen (7), Johannis Schot (6), Nadhie den Dunnen (5) and Suzanne Struik (5).
The game between Boeckenberg KC (BEL) and Marmara University Sport Club (TUR) 28-6 also showed how powerful are the belgian, which will play vs NC Benfica (POR), after defeating the Trojans KC (ENG) by 18-15 in the most balanced game of the tournament so far. Pedro Amaro Correia (POR) became the top scorer of the match with 5 goals, and Nick Janssens with 8 scores and Matthias Demeulder with 6, the MVP’s against Marmara University.
These are the final results of today’s 2nd day matches in the 50th IKF Europa Cup 2016:
Day 3 Game Schedule (Friday, 15th January, 2016)
You can watch in live streaming all Day3 matches in the following links:
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The 50th IKF Europa Cup started with four matches and the opening ceremony.
The 1st goal in the 1st match was scored in the 1st minute by Hilal Karas from the Turkish champion Marmara University Sport Club. The match against the French champion, FJEP Bonson, was close till minute 45 when Marmara took a five point lead. The end result was 19-13 in favour of Marmara.
In the 2nd match the Polish champion, UKK WUM Warsawa, met the English champion, Trojans. The Polish team took a fast 1-4 lead but at 5-5 the English team repaired the gap. The scoring was high. After 7 minutes the scoreboard showed 6-5. At half time, after 25 minutes, 33 goals were scored (23-10 in favor of Trojans). In the 2nd half another 32 goals were scored and the English showed their commitment. The end result was 42-23.
Match 3 brought CK Vallparadis, Catalonia against 1908 SZAC Budapest – playing out of competition, as replacement after the late withdrawal of he Russian team – in the field. Vallparadis took the lead and extended the lead till 14-7 at half time. In minute 33 the score was 16-9 and fully unexpected 14 minutes later the score was 17-16; with 3 minutes to go! In the last 3 minutes the Catalan team managed to secure the win; 19-17.
After the opening ceremony the Hungarian champion, Szentendre, and the German champion, Pegasus, competed. It was a close match most of the 2 * 25 minutes. Both teams were in the lead and the spectators saw good level of play. At half time the score was 9-10 in favour of Pegasus. The Germans took after 10-10 the lead and were during the remainder of the second half at the good side of the scoring. At the final whistle Pegasus won by 4; 17-21. The referee was Paul Jeanes (ENG). This IKF Europa Cup is his final international event as referee.
These are the final results of today’s matches in the 50th IKF Europa Cup 2016:
Day 2 Game Schedule (Thursday, 14th January, 2016)
Direct links to follow and watch in live streaming all Day 2 matches:
You can follow and watch all games with live stats and all players info in www.worldkorfball.org
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The first match starts 13 January 1100 AM (Budapest time).
This is the Alphons Janssens Cup to win.
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The 50th edition of he IKF Europa Cup from Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 January 2016 in Budapest, Hungary brings 12 club teams on the floor. All matches are available all over the world thru our LIVE WEBCASTING team via worldkorfball.org and/or the ikfchannel on YouTube.
Due to the withdrawal of the Russian champion we publish the revised pools and match schedule:
The revised (revision 8 January 2016) pools are:
POOL A
PKC/SWK Groep (NED)
SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e. V. (GER)
Szentendrei KK (HUN)
POOL B
Boeckenberg KC (BEL)
Marmara University Sport Club (TUR)
FJEP Bonson (FRA)
POOL C
Nucleo de Corfebol de Benfica (POR)
Trojans (ENG)
UKK WUM Warszawa (POL)
POOL D
Korfbal Klub Brno (CZE)
Club Korfbal Vallparadís (CAT)
1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)
1908 SZAC Budapest plays out of competition.
The match schedule of the 50th IKF Europa Cup:
Wednesday 13 January 2016
11:00
Match B
Marmara University Sport Club (TUR)
FJEP Bonson (FRA)
12:50
Match C
Trojans (ENG)
UKK WUM Warszawa (POL)
14:40
Match D
Club Korfbal Vallparadís (CAT)
1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)
17:00
Opening Ceremony
18:00
Match A
Szentendrei KK (HUN)
SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e. V. (GER)
Thursday 14 January 2016
11:20
Match E
loser B
loser C
13:10
Match F
Korfbal Klub Brno
winner D
15:00
Match G
Nucleo de Corfebol de Benfica
winner C
16:50
Match H
Boeckenberg KC
winner B
18:40
Match I
PKC/SWK Groep
winner A
20:30
Match J
loser A
loser D
Friday 15 January 2016
10:30
Match K
loser E
loser J
12:30
Match L
winner E
winner J
14:30
Match M
loser F
loser I
16:30
Match N
loser G
loser H
18:30
Match O
winner F
winner I
20:30
Match P
winner G
winner H
Saturday 16 January 2016
10:00
Match Q
loser M
loser N
12:00
Match R
winner M
winner N
14:00
Match S
loser O
loser P
16:00
Match T
winner O
winner P
17:15
Medals and closing ceremony
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The International Korfball Federation has been informed by the Royal Belgian Korfball Federation KBKB that they will not send a team to next year’s U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc, Czech Republic. In a public statement, the KBKB cites a lack of financial resources to send a team at the required level of support and professionalism to the Championship. At the IKF General Meeting in Antwerp last month, the KBKB had already publicly announced that they will not be taking part in all international events in the future.
The IKF Executive Committee will further discuss the matter in its upcoming Exco Meeting, and has hence not yet taken an official position. IKF President Fransoo, who was personally informed by KBKB President Ruts ahead of the public announcement, regrets the decision that the KBKB has taken: “It is especially a severe decision for the Belgian U23 athletes that were so successful last year the European Championship by winning the gold medal. It is sad that the strongest team from the European qualifier will not take part in this U23 WKC. While I appreciate the short-term financial constraints, I do hope that the KBKB is able to increase its level of ambition in attracting financial resources to again take part in all Championships. Athletes at all ages should be given the opportunity to compete with their peers from other countries.”
In advance of the KBKB announcement, the IKF has already contacted the reserve countries to replace the Belgian team. The IKF Executive Committee will also reconsider the draw.
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Today we publish the pools and the match schedule for the IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop Rauxel, Germany from Friday 22 till Sunday 24 January 2016.
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Belgium will be the world’s hotspot for korfball for the next 10 days, with the 10th IKF World Korfball Championship being hosted in Turnhout-Tielen, Ghent and Antwerp. 16 countries from all five continents have qualified for the Championship, after four regional championships with a total of more than 40 countries taking part.
The Netherlands, who won 8 out of 9 previous World Korfball Championships, are the clear favorite for the title, with Chinese Taipei and host country Belgium the likely contenders for a place in the final. The Belgian national coach Elewaut announced his team is committed the regaining the world title. Belgium won the IKF World Korfball Championship in 1991, coincidentally the last time that the Belgians were the host. The dramatic last few minutes of that match are in the minds of all Dutch and Belgian korfball fans. This year’s final will be played on 8 November at 15:30 CET and will be broadcasted live on multiple TV channels in Europe and Asia. All matches can be watched live at the IKF Channel.
Brazil will make its debut at the IKF World Korfball Championship, and will be the first Latin American country to qualify since Aruba took part in 1991. The full list of countries and the match schedule is available online.
Eight countries at the IKF WKC 2015 will have the opportunity to qualify for The World Games 2017. Poland, as host country of TWG 2017, has qualified automatically. Due to the dominance of European countries in the IKF World Ranking, and the desire to increase the global participation at The World Games, the IKF Council has determined that any non-European country that finishes in the top-11 of this WKC would qualify, with the remaining countries coming from Europe. Currently, 3 non-European countries are ranked in the world’s top-11, being Chinese Taipei (3), Australia (8), and China (10).
Past results and the full history of the previous IKF World Korfball Championships are available in detail, while the current IKF World Korfball Ranking is also available.
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