IKF European Korfball Tour – update November

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It is with great regret that the IKF EXCO has decided to cancel the IKF European Korfball Tour (EKT) Finals 2021 in February. This following the earlier decision to cancel the IKF EKT Challenger planned for January 2021.

In close alignment with the appointed host of the event, the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the IKF has come to the conclusion that it is no longer sensible to continue with the preparations for the IKF EKT-Finals 2021 in The Netherlands. Looking at the current corona situation within Europe and the expectations for the months to come, it is not realistic to believe that things will improve in such a way that it is possible to successfully and safely organise the event in February.

The IKF likes to express it’s gratitude towards the KNKV for their collaboration and efforts over the last months to properly prepare the EKT-Finals in The Netherlands.

Despite of this unfortunate announcement the IKF has good hope that during the year of 2021 things will normalise and European club competitions can and will take place in 2022. You can expect more information about the European club competitions for 2021 in the first quarter of the next year.

IKF European Korfball Tour 2021 – update October

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The IKF EXCO has decided to cancel the IKF European Korfball Tour Challenger(s) in January 2021. This decision has been taken following the current negative developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus in Europe. With the number of infections increasing and new restrictions imposed by national governments all over Europe, there is too much doubt to continue with the preparations for the EKT-Challengers.

The IKF would like to express its gratitude towards the Polish Korfball Association (PKA) for all the efforts over the last months to prepare the EKT-Challenger in Poland.

The IKF EXCO keeps the option open to hold the IKF EKT-Finals in February in The Netherlands. The developments of the corona pandemic will be monitored closely over the coming weeks and a final decision regarding the continuation of the EKT-Finals will be made ultimately the 1st of December.

Since the EKT-Challengers are cancelled, the two teams that would qualify through these events now need to be appointed. The IKF Competition Committee will discuss this situation in the coming weeks and will decide upon the criteria to appoint the two remaining teams.

IKF European Korfball Tour 2021 – update and draw

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Update IKF European Korfball Tour 2021

The preparations for the experimental IKF European Korfball Tour (EKT) 2021, planned to take place in January and February, are moving forward. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic uncertainties will remain for the next months, but at this moment the IKF has good hope that the event can take place as scheduled. A next official evaluation of the situation is scheduled for the middle of October.

 

EKT-Challengers:

At this moment the host of one of the two EKT-Challengers is confirmed. An agreement has been made with the Polish Korfball Association (PKA) to organise one of the EKT-Challengers, to be held from 7-9 January 2021 in Kiełczowie (Wroclaw area).

A second host for the EKT-Challenger has not yet been found. Currently, there is one final option the IKF is investigating. Ultimately in the second week of October, it will become clear if there will be a second host for the EKT-Challengers or not.

In the case that no second host is found, the IKF European Korfball Tour will continue with the organisation of one EKT-Challenger only. In this scenario the match schedule of the tournament will be adjusted in line with the final number of participants. The two best teams of the EKT-Challenger in Poland will then qualify for the EKT-Finals in The Netherlands.

 

EKT-Finals:

The six teams that are directly qualified for the EKT-Finals from 11-13 February 2021 all have confirmed their participation. The other two teams that will complete the tournament will qualify through the EKT-Challenger(s).

As announced earlier the EKT-Finals has no group stage and proceeds directly to the elimination stage with the quarter finals on Thursday, the semi-finals on Friday and the finals on Saturday. The teams that are eliminated in the quarter finals will play for the positions 5-8 in a parallel elimination format.

The match-up of the quarter final matches are decided upon by an open draw. Hence, any type of seeding would require to explicitly rank countries and teams without any precedent.

Since the host country of the tournament has indicated that the outcome of the draw of the EKT-Finals could affect the way of hosting the tournament, with one or two playing locations in The Netherlands, the draw has already been executed. This gives the host country the time to properly prepare the tournament. As can be seen, the two Challenger positions have been part of the draw. After finalising the EKT-Challenger(s) it will be decided where both teams end up in the match schedule, by conducting a second draw.

Underneath you find the draw of the European Korfball Tour Finals. More detailed information will follow in a later stage.

 

Day 1
Thursday 11-02-2021
A KC Floriant (BEL) PKC/Vertom (NED)
B NC Benfica (POR) Challenger
C KV Adler Rauxel e.V. (GER) Boeckenberg KC (BEL)
D Challenger TOP Sassenheim (NED)
Day 2
Friday 12-02-2021
E loser A loser B
F winner A winner B
G loser C loser D
H winner C  winner D
Day 3 
Saturday 13-02-2021
loser E loser G
winner E winner G
loser F loser H
winner F winner H

A new update about the European Korfball Tour is planned for the end of October or beginning of November, after the official evaluation moment that has been scheduled.

IKF U19 Open European Korfball Championship 2020 canceled

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Today the Netherlands government, in coordination with the Netherlands Olympic Committee, decided that all sports events will be canceled until the end of this month. This includes training and preparation activities.

While the U19 OEKC is starting 10 days after this period ends, the disruption in sports is huge. It is not at all unlikely that this period will be extended. Moreover, travel restrictions in Europe are increasing day-by-day, and a number of countries have imposed travel restrictions on the Netherlands. Effectively, this current decision of the Netherlands government, along with multiple decisions of other governments implies that the U19 Open European Korfball Championship unfortunately will need to be canceled on the earlier announced dates of 10-12 April 2020. The International Korfball Federation and the Royal Dutch Korfball Association have jointly concluded this today. We will review in due course whether an option can be created to organise the championship at a later date. At this stage, however, this is unclear and no commitment can be made for that.

We realise that on the one hand the cancelation of this event is a major disappointment for the athletes and officials that have been preparing for this event for such a long time. At the same time, health considerations are critical, not only for our athletes and officials, but also in relation to our joint responsibility to combat this virus.

We would like to thank the KNKV and the Local Organising Committee for the extensive efforts they have conducted in the preparations of this event.

Bec KC is the champion of the IKF Europa Shield 2020!

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The English Bec Korfball Club repeats as champion in this 2020 edition of the IKF Europa Shield after beating the Catalan CK Vallparadís in today’s final. The German KV Adler Rauxel was able to win the Czech Brno KK in an intense and tight Bronze medal game.

From 24 to 26 January 2020 the IKF Europa Shield 2020 has been taking place in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. During this 3-day tournament, eight club teams from seven European countries were competing to win this year’s edition organized by Korfball Deutschland.

Let’s celebrate another exciting and intense IKF Europa Shield and the great organisation of the local club TuS Schildgen. Congratulations to all participants, officials and volunteers for their enthusiasm and collaboration in such a great event.

This is the IKF Europa Shield 2020 final ranking:

1st place: Bec KC (ENG)
2nd place: CK Vallparadís (CAT)
3rd place: KV Adler Rauxel (GER)
4th place: Brno KK (CZE)
5th place: TuS Schildgen (GER)
6th place: Kocaeli University (TUR)
7th place: GD Bons Dias (POR)
8th place: KS Defenders (POL)

Gold medal: Bec KC (ENG) - Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

Gold medal: Bec KC (ENG) – Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

Silver medal: CK Vallparadís (CAT) - Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

Silver medal: CK Vallparadís (CAT) – Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

Bronze medal: KV Adler Rauxel (GER) - Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

Bronze medal: KV Adler Rauxel (GER) – Photo: korfbalfoto.nl

All games can be watched again on IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport and on IKF social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. More info, all results, image galleries and videos can be found on ► https://korfball.sport/?p=23200

DAY 3 Final results (Sunday 26.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
8:45 Semi-final 1 Bec KC (ENG) – Brno KK (CZE) 16-13 📺 / 📊
9:50 Semi-final 2 CK Vallparadís (CAT) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 18-12 📺 / 📊
10:55 For places 7/8 GD Bons Dias (POR) – KS Defenders (POL) 21-7 📺 / 📊
12:00 For places 5/6 TuS Schildgen (GER) – Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) 27-9 📺 / 📊
13:10 Bronze medal Brno KK (CZE) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 12-14 📺 / 📊
14:20 Final Bec KC (ENG) – CK Vallparadís (CAT) 22-9 📺 / 📊

Review the #ESHIELD2020 on social media!

You can enjoy and review all the tournament again on IKF official channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org

► facebook.com/eshield2020 (LOC)
► instagram.com/eshield2020 (LOC)

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Day 3

Image galleries and videos from Days 1 and 2 can be found on ► https://korfball.sport/?p=23200

IKF Europa Shield 2020: Final games review (Day 3)

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From 24 to 26 January 2020 the IKF Europa Shield 2020 is taking place in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. During this 3-day tournament, eight club teams from seven European countries are competing to win this year’s edition organized by Korfball Deutschland.  The last winner was the English Bec Korfball Club. There has been three different champions in the last 4 years and all korfball fans know that everything can happen in this exciting and unpredictable tournament.

All games can be watched live through IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport and on IKF social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. More info & tournament rules can be found on ► www.korfball.sport/?p=20545

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On this post you will find updated reviews with results, live game videos, links and images of the final games of this tournament (Day 3).

DAY 3 (Sunday 26.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
8:45 Semi-final 1 Bec KC (ENG) – Brno KK (CZE) 16-13 📺 / 📊
9:50 Semi-final 2 CK Vallparadís (CAT) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 18-12 📺 / 📊
10:55 For places 7/8 GD Bons Dias (POR) – KS Defenders (POL) 21-7 📺 / 📊
12:00 For places 5/6 TuS Schildgen (GER) – Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) 27-9 📺 / 📊
13:10 Bronze medal Brno KK (CZE) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 12-14 📺 / 📊
14:20 Final Bec KC (ENG) – CK Vallparadís (CAT) 22-9 📺 / 📊

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► facebook.com/korfball.org
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► instagram.com/korfball_org

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The IKF Europa Shield 2020 is on! Updated results & videos

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From 24 to 26 January 2020 the IKF Europa Shield 2020 is taking place in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. During this 3-day tournament, eight club teams from seven European countries are competing to win this year’s edition organized by Korfball Deutschland.  The last winner was the English Bec Korfball Club. There has been three different champions in the last 4 years and all korfball fans know that everything can happen in this exciting and unpredictable tournament.

All games can be watched live through IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport and on IKF social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. More info & tournament rules can be found on ► www.korfball.sport/?p=20545

On this post you will find updated reviews with results, live game videos, links and images of the each competition day (group phase + crossings + final games).

PARTICIPANTS (Group phase ranking pools):

 POOL A – Points Day 1 Day 2 Total  Position
Bec Korfball Club (ENG) 3 6 +9  1st
Club Korfbal Vallparadís (CAT) 3 3 +6 2nd
Grupo Desportivo dos Bons Dias (POR) 0 0 +0  4th
TuS Schildgen 1932 e.V. (GER) 0 3 +3 3rd
 POOL B – Points Day 1 Day 2 Total  Position
KV Adler Rauxel e.V. (GER) 3 6 +9  1st
Brno Korfbal Klub (CZE) 3 3 +6  2nd
Kocaeli University Sport Club (TUR) 0 3 +3 3rd
KS Defenders Korfball Wroclaw (POL) 0 0 +0  4th

#ESHIELD2020 Match Schedule

DAY 1 (Friday 24.1.2020)

 Time Pool Teams  Result  Video/Stats
17:00 B KS Defenders (POL) – Brno KK (CZE) 5-26 📺 / 📊
18:05 A TuS Schildgen (GER) – CK Vallparadís (CAT) 15-16 📺 / 📊
19:50 B KV Adler Rauxel (GER) – Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) 27-7 📺 / 📊
20:55 A GDD Bons Dias (POR) – Bec KC (ENG) 12-14 📺 / 📊

DAY 2 (Saturday 25.1.2020)

 Time Pool Teams  Result  Video/Stats
9:45 B Brno KK (CZE) – Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) 19-10 📺 / 📊
10:50 A CK Vallparadís (CAT) – GDD Bons Dias (POR) 14-11 📺 / 📊
11:55 B KV Adler Rauxel (GER) – KS Defenders (POL) 23-5 📺 / 📊
13:00 A TuS Schildgen (GER) – Bec KC (ENG) 20-21 📺 / 📊

 Time Pool Teams  Result  Video/Stats
15:00 B KV Adler Rauxel (GER) – Brno KK (CZE) 19-14 📺 / 📊
16:05 A Bec KC (ENG) – CK Vallparadís (CAT) 15-14 📺 / 📊
17:10 B Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) – KS Defenders (POL) 12-11 (GG) 📺 / 📊
18:15 A TuS Schildgen (GER) – GDD Bons Dias (POR) 17-12 📺 / 📊

DAY 3 (Sunday 26.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
8:45 Semi-final 1 Bec KC (ENG) – Brno KK (CZE) 16-13 📺 / 📊
9:50 Semi-final 2 CK Vallparadís (CAT) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 18-12 📺 / 📊
10:55 For places 7/8 GD Bons Dias (POR) – KS Defenders (POL) 21-7 📺 / 📊
12:00 For places 5/6 TuS Schildgen (GER) – Kocaeli Univ. (TUR) 27-9 📺 / 📊
13:10 Bronze medal Brno KK (CZE) – KV Adler Rauxel (GER) 12-14 📺 / 📊
14:20 Final Bec KC (ENG) – CK Vallparadís (CAT) 22-9 📺 / 📊

Follow the #ESHIELD2020 on social media!

Follow all the tournament on IKF official channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org

► facebook.com/eshield2020 (LOC)
► instagram.com/eshield2020 (LOC)

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Day 2

Day 3

The Dutch KV Fortuna is the new IKF Europa Cup Champion!

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The IKF Europa Cup 2020 that took  place in Budapest, Hungary, from 9 to 11 January 2020 has its new champion: the Duth team of KV Fortuna. During this 3-day event, national korfball champions from eight European countries have been competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  Spectacular and intense games took place during these 3 days, with some unforgettable matches such as the semifi-final between the Portuguese NC Benfica and the Belgian Kon. Kwik, today’s Bronze medal game NC Benfica – SG Pegasus, as well as the game for 5th place which faced the Hungarian 1908 SZAC Budapest vs Trojans KC from England.

A great event organised by the Hungarian Korfball Association and lots of local volunteers and professionals that brilliantly helped to host all the fans and supporters that attended the event. Thank you very much to all them!

The final IKF #ECUP2020 RANKING and results are as follows:

1st place: KV Fortuna (NED)
2nd place: Kon. Kwik KC (BEL)
3rd place: SG Pegasus (GER)
4th place: NC Benfica (POR)
5th place: Trojans KC (ENG)
6th place: SZAC Budapest (HUN)
7th place: KC Barcelona (CAT)
8th place: České Budějovice (CZE)

Gold medal: KV Fortuna (NED)

Gold medal: KV Fortuna (NED) – © Marco Spelten

Silver medal: Kon. Kwik KC (BEL)

Silver medal: Kon. Kwik KC (BEL) – © Marco Spelten

Bronze medal: SG Pegasus (GER)

Bronze medal: SG Pegasus (GER) – © Marco Spelten

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All games can be watched again on IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, top scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport. More info & tournament rules can be found on ► www.korfball.sport/?p=20069

On these posts you will find reviews with results, live videos and images of each day of competition.
► Day 1 Reviews ► Day 2 Reviews ► Day 3 Reviews ► Finals Reviews

DAY 3 Results (Saturday 11.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
10:30 For places 7/8 Barcelona (CAT) – Budějovice (CZE) 28-14 📺 / 📊
12:15 For places 5/6 Budapest (HUN) – Trojans (ENG) 14-15 GG 📺 / 📊
14:00 Bronze medal Pegasus (GER) – Benfica (POR) 19-18 📺 / 📊
16:00 Final Fortuna (NED) – Kwik (BEL) 34-18 📺 / 📊

 Review all the #ECUP2020 on social media!

You can also review the best moments of the tournament on IKF official channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org

Day 3 Image gallery

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IKF Europa Cup 2020 Day 3 (Finals): Updated results, images & videos

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Final day of competition at the the IKF Europa Cup 2020 that is taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 9 to 11 January 2020. During this 3-day event, national korfball champions from eight European countries have been competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  The last three editions were won by the Dutch TOP/SolarCompleet. Who will be the new champion: the Belgian Kon. Kwik KC or the Duth KV Fortuna? And the always spectacular and intense Bronze medal it’s going to be a “must-watch” game between the German SG Pegasus and the Portuguese NC Benfica  !

All games can be watched live through IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport. More info & tournament rules can be found on ► www.korfball.sport/?p=20069

*On these posts you will find reviews with results, live videos and images of each day of competition.
► Day 1 Reviews ► Day 2 Reviews ► Day 3 Reviews ► Finals Reviews

Updated Results & Final Match Schedule 
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DAY 3 (Saturday 11.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
10:30 For places 7/8 Barcelona (CAT) – Budějovice (CZE) 28-14 📺 / 📊
12:15 For places 5/6 Budapest (HUN) – Trojans (ENG) 14-15 GG 📺 / 📊
14:00 Bronze medal Pegasus (GER) – Benfica (POR) 19-18 📺 / 📊
16:00 Final Fortuna (NED) – Kwik (BEL) 34-18 📺 / 📊

 Follow the #ECUP2020 on social media!

You can also follow all the tournament on IKF official channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org

Day 3 Image gallery

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IKF Europa Cup 2020 Day 2: Updated pools, results, images & final games links

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Second day of competition at the the IKF Europa Cup 2020 that is taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 9 to 11 January 2020. During this 3-day event, national korfball champions from eight European countries are competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  The last three editions were won by the Dutch TOP/SolarCompleet. Who will be the new champion? Discover it here!

All games can be watched live through IKF Youtube live streaming channel with all the statistics, results, scorers and rankings on ► www.worldkorfball.sport. More info & tournament rules can be found on ► www.korfball.sport/?p=20069

On this post you will find updated reviews with results, live videos and images of the 2nd day of competition (group phase & crossings).

*On these other posts you will find reviews with results, live videos and images of each day of competition.
► Day 1 Reviews ► Day 2 Reviews ► Day 3 Reviews ► Finals Reviews

Updated Results & Final Match Schedule after Days 1 & 2 
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 POOL A – Points Day 1 Day 2 Total  Position
KV Fortuna (NED) 6 3 +9  1st
NC Benfica (POR) 6 0 +6  2nd
KCC Sokol České Budějovice (CZE) 0 0 +0  4th
KC Barcelona (CAT) 0 3 +3 3rd
 POOL B – Points Day 1 Day 2 Total  Position
Kon. Kwik KC (BEL) 6 3 +9 1st
Trojans KC (ENG) 3 0 +3  3rd
SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e.V. (GER) 3 3 +6 2nd
1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN) 0 0 +0 4th

#ECUP2020 Match Schedule

DAY 2 (Friday 10.1.2020)

 Time Pool Teams  Result  Video/Stats
9:00 A Budějovice (CZE) – Barcelona (CAT) 10-20 📺 / 📊
10:50 B Budapest (HUN) – Pegasus (GER) 7-12 📺 / 📊
12:10 A Fortuna (NED) – Benfica (POR) 23-9 📺 / 📊
13:30 B Kwik (BEL) – Trojans (ENG) 19-17 📺 / 📊

 

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
16:30 For places 5/8 Barcelona (CAT) – Budapest (HUN) 0-0 📺 / 📊
17:50 For places 5/8 Budějovice (CZE) – Trojans (ENG) 0-0 📺 / 📊
19:10 Semi-final 1 Fortuna (NED) – Pegasus (GER) 0-0 📺 / 📊
20:30 Semi-final 2  Benfica (POR) – Kwik (BEL) 0-0 📺 / 📊

DAY 3 (Saturday 11.1.2020)

 Time Teams  Result  Video/Stats
10:30 For places 7/8 Barcelona (CAT) – Budějovice (CZE) 28-14 📺 / 📊
12:15 For places 5/6 Budapest (HUN) – Trojans (ENG) 14-15 GG 📺 / 📊
14:00 Bronze medal Pegasus (GER) – Benfica (POR) 19-18 📺 / 📊
16:00 Final Fortuna (NED) – Kwik (BEL) 34-18 📺 / 📊

 Follow the #ECUP2020 on social media!

You can also follow all the tournament on IKF official channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram:
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► instagram.com/korfball_org

Day 2 Image gallery

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Semi-finals