The World Games korfball program online

The World Games korfball program is online.

Of course you may follow the korfball event during the World Games in Cali, Colombia through the IKF online scoring software system directly attached to the jury table in the korfball venue in Cali.

Follow the link: Korfball in the World Games 2013 in Cali

As well there is a free of charge app available to follow this and all other international korfball events on your smartphone: World Korfball for Android.

Marmara University Sport Club Turkish champion

The Marmara University Sport Club is the 2013 national club champion in Turkey.

IKF Europa Cup 2014 contract signed

Saturday 22 June 2013 the IKF Europa Cup (IKF ECup) contract was signed. The 48th edition of the IKF ECup will take place in Papendrecht, The Netherlands between Wednesday 15 and Saturday 18 January 2014. Twelve club teams from all over Europe will participate in this annual 4-day event in January.

On the left Jan Fransoo, IKF President. In the middle Martin Dekker, President PKC and Local Organiser. On the right Rob Meijer, KNKV President.

Live webcasting – Youth korfball

Saturday 22 June the YouTube Korfball Channel  – ikfchannel – will show youth korfball amongst others in LIVE webcasting.

In the city of Dordrecht,The Netherlands, this Saturday the KNKV organises the finals in the outdoor competition. The Local Organising Committee of the clubs in Dordrecht, the city council of Dordrecht  and the KNKV support related to the Year of the Youth 2013 the webcasting project.

The following matches will go live to the world (all starting times are in Amsterdam time zone):

Youth till 13 years; starting 1100 AM : Oranje Wit C1 – Achilles C1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msBdh32l2tA

Youth till 16 years; starting 1330 PM : DeetosSnel B1 – GroenGeel B1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkYFEY9ghMs

Youth till 19 years; starting 1700 PM :  DSC A1 – Fortuna/MHIR A1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maKwTdq3IwY

Seniors; starting 1900 PM :  PKC/Hagero – Blauw Wit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1CrATpZ014

 

 

Germany in the Worldwide Korfball Match

Germany participated in the Year of the Youth day on June 15, 2013.

Approximate 120 children played many matches in the Worldwide Korfball Match – the KORFS against the BALLS – in Selm (in the near of Dortmund). It was good weather to play korfball. All children in the age from 9 until 18 years joined the matches.

The matches ended with a final score 94 – 81 in 6 hours 45 minutes playing time.

Source Detlef Dülfer; Germany

Three qualifiers for the 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship

The IKF European Bowl Central region event in Prievidza, Slovakia did finish Sunday June 9th, 2013. The numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the event ranking did earn a ticket for the IKF European Korfball Championship 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Based on the match results the teams from Slovakia, Serbia and Scotland qualify.

Follow the IKF European Bowl on worldkorfball.org

Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th the IKF European Bowl Central Region event plays in Prievidza, Slovakia.

worldkorfball.org is the IKF online software system connected with the jury table. If you want to follow the matches in Prievidza use the link: http://www.worldkorfball.org/competitions/70.html

Kim Cocu (NED) ends international career

Dutch korfball star Kim Cocu yesterday informed national coach Jan-Sjouke van den Bos that she is no longer available for the Dutch national team. She faces a lot of physical problems, and has decided to focus on her new club Blauw-Wit Amsterdam. Cocu, currently still playing for KZ/Hiltex, holds IKF European Korfball Championship, IKF World Korfball Championship, and World Games titles. In 2010, she was selected as the best female player in the Netherlands Korfball League. source: KNKV

VKC Kolin victors in Czech korfbal extra league final.

The champion of the Czech Republic Korfball League for this year is VKC Kolin with this victory being the club’s ninth title in their history. VKC Kolin won the final defeating KCC Sokol České Budejovice , who was last year‘s champion with a final score of 20:17.

The scores were close throughout the entire game with the victors only breaking away in the closing minutes of an exciting match. The half time result was 10:9 in favour of Kolin and 8 minutes before the end of the match the scores were equal 17:17. However 2 late goals from Radka Cermakova enabled VKC Kolin to break away and take the championship title for 2013.

KC Brno clinched 3rd place by beating MS Znojmo 17:12.

Portugal announces World Games selection

Isabel Teixeira, national coach of Portugal, announced the list of players for the korfball tournament of the World Games, due to be held from 31 July until 4 August in Cali (COL).

Men:

Bruno Amaral (CCCD)
Guilherme Luz (NCB)
João Campilho (CCCD)
Júlio Ruivo (NSC)
Miguel Costa (CIF) (capitão)
Tiago Luz (CCCD)
Pedro Correia (NCB)

Women:
Ana Cordeiro (NCB)
Isabel Almeida (CIF) (sub-capitã)
Joana Faria (NCB)
Joana Oliveira (NCB)
Luíse Costa (NCB)
Sílvia Silva (CasCC)
Tânia Alves (CCCD)

Source: sapo.pt