IKF Ranking 2014
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisFollowing the IKF Continental Championships in 2014 in Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Europe and the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship the IKF has prepared a new revised overall ranking.
The IKF publishes the revised ranking in general once a year.
Ranking end 2014 | Ranking end 2013 | Country | Code | Points |
1 | 1 | Netherlands | NED | 188.000 |
2 | 2 | Belgium | BEL | 182.125 |
3 | 3 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 174.750 |
4 | 5 | Portugal | POR | 159.875 |
5 | 4 | England | ENG | 158.500 |
6 | 8 | Czech Republic | CZE | 136.500 |
7 | 6 | Catalonia | CAT | 133.000 |
8 | 9 | Australia | AUS | 130.750 |
9 | 7 | Germany | GER | 126.625 |
10 | 10 | China | CHN | 117.000 |
11 | 11= | Russia | RUS | 112.125 |
12 | 11= | Hong Kong China | HKG | 112.000 |
13 | 15 | Poland | POL | 111.250 |
14 | 16 | Hungary | HUN | 108.250 |
15 | 14 | South Africa | RSA | 101.000 |
16 | 18 | New Zealand | NZL | 91.000 |
17 | 13 | India | IND | 73.250 |
18 | 23 | Scotland | SCO | 72.500 |
19 | 20 | Turkey | TUR | 70.000 |
20 | 21 | Ireland | IRE | 69.500 |
21 | 19 | Slovakia | SVK | 68.750 |
22 | 22 | Serbia | SRB | 66.000 |
23 | 17 | Wales | WAL | 63.250 |
24 | 26 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 52.000 |
25 | 35 | Malaysia | MAS | 48.000 |
26 | 27 | France | FRA | 46.750 |
27 | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 45.000 |
28 | 31 | Korea | KOR | 42.250 |
29 | 24 | Romania | ROU | 39.000 |
30 | 30 | Greece | GRE | 35.250 |
31 | 34 | Macau China | MAC | 34.750 |
32 | 33 | Japan | JPN | 33.000 |
33 | 38 | Indonesia | INA | 22.750 |
34= | 28 | Luxembourg | LUX | 21.250 |
34= | 29 | Armenia | ARM | 21.250 |
36 | 43= | Brazil | BRA | 19.000 |
37 | 42 | Zambia | ZAM | 17.000 |
38 | Colombia * | COL | 14.000 | |
39 | 32 | Italy | ITA | 12.000 |
40 | 37 | United States | USA | 10.000 |
41= | 43= | Malawi | MAL | 8.000 |
41= | Mexico * | MEX | 8.000 | |
42 | 36 | Pakistan | PAK | 6.000 |
43 | 39 | Bulgaria | BUL | 4.000 |
44= | 40 | Cyprus | CYP | 3.000 |
44= | 41 | Nepal | NEP | 3.000 |
46= | 43= | Argentina | ARG | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Aruba | ARU | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Belarus | BLR | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | BIH | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Botswana | BOT | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Canada | CAN | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Croatia | CRO | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Curacao | CUR* | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Denmark | DEN | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Dominican Republic | DOM | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Finland | FIN | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Georgia | GEO | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Mongolia | MGL | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Singapore | SIN | 1.000 |
46= | 43= | Surinam | SUR | 1.000 |
* = prov. Member |
IKF AOKC shows positive steps for Asian korfball
/in Asia, Oceania, Organisational news /by Rob SmithCompleted on 23 August in Hong Kong, the 2014 IKF AOKC demonstrated marked progress for Asian korfball.
With ten teams competing, two more than the equivalent tournament four years ago in Zhengzhou, China, the standard of play in Hong Kong reflected strong recent development made in Asian korfball under IKF Asia President Inglish Huang.
Although China dropped one ranking place, to Australia, it is a young team that looks capable of making an impression at the 2015 World Championship. Strong and athletic, with equally dangerous male and female players, epitomised by captain Liang Shuaishuai and Muzi Li, it showed the discipline to impose its will against all other teams, aside from the accomplished Chinese Taipei and steadfast Australia. Following the most common Asian model for korfball development, members of this Chinese team are drawn from three universities: Zhengzhou University, Tianjin University of Science and Technology and the Southwest University in Chongqing municipality.
Most significant mover at this AOKC was Malaysia. Having not played at this level previously, it achieved fifth ranking at this tournament, securing the reserve place for the 2015 World Championship. Malaysia’s korfball, built around national pioneer and president of the Malaysia Korfball Association Chee-Yong Jungle Lim, started in 2007. It has close links to Malaysia’s independent Chinese school system. Most players, including coach Lau Wai Fun, have made the transition from basketball to korfball effectively. They combine determination with shooting accuracy, particularly from ‘clutch’ player Randy Ho Kang Lip, whose blend of physical presence and an excellent eye for the korf made him a constant threat and earned him the honour of the tournament’s fourth highest scorer. After this, Malaysia will certainly improve on its 2013 IKF ranking of 35, having passed four countries that were ranked above it last year, and its future looks bright.
Lower down the rankings Korea matched the place it attained in 2010, though should be a big improver next time around as it looks most able to follow Chinese-Taipei’s successful formula for korfball excellence. Korfball’s establishment in the Seoul National University of Korea, which is one of the most prestigious in the country and has close links with Prof Huang’s own National Taipei University of Education, bodes well. Korea’s international korfballers are current students of the university and graduates who are now working as teachers. Through their efforts, korfball is set for inclusion in the country’s primary school curriculum. Although it competes with basketball and volleyball for the attention of young athletes, the Korea Korfball Federation, which was founded in 2006, has a viable pathway to cultivate a second generation, particularly with the close co-operation of Dr Huang and his university.
Macau’s korfball is also university-centred. In this instance the University of Macau, which has a brand new campus with some excellent facilities that look set to significantly boost the potential of korfball in China’s second Special Administrative Region.
Alone among IKF Asia members, Japan is currently the only country mainly relying on the club system for domestic development and education. In recent years Japan Korfball Association’s key leader Yoshimitsu Tobisa, known throughout korfball as Tobi, has established new clubs in Nagoya and Nagasaki. In November this year Japan’s inaugural national korfball championship will be held, with foremost Asian referee Ivan Lee of Hong Kong conducting a pre-tournament refereeing workshop.
Also welcomed back to an AOKC for the first time since 1994 was the nation with the longest korfball history outside The Netherlands and Belgium: Indonesia, where korfball was first played in the 1920s. This, however, is a new start with a young team, under Adelaida Koraag, who played in the team during its previous era. Although finishing last in Hong Kong, the gap between Indonesia and the next ranked teams was not great, and with recent problems the federation has suffered now apparently resolved, there is cause for optimism.
Apart from the eight teams that played in Hong Kong, alongside IKF Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand, IKF Asia has six other members: India, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Singapore. Looking forward to 2018, when the next IKF AOKC will be staged, it is reasonable to expect that at least three of these will join the tournament. This is likely to include newcomers the Philippines, where solid foundations have been laid at the University of Santo Tomas, Asia’s oldest university, which dates back to 1611. Also probably ready to step up in four years will be Singapore, where korfball was dormant for several years until business consultant Derek Ang stumbled across the sport on Google, and was so intrigued that he decided to properly establish korfball in his country. Although it is still early days, he has made good progress with promotion into schools, including sending a number of coaches to a recent clinic in Malaysia. It seems likely that, with continued support from its neighbours, Singapore’s korfball community will grow and progress sufficient to send a team to the 2018 IKF AOKC. By that time korfballers from Vietnam and Sri Lanka might also be ready to join the party.
All of which strengthens the case for korfball’s recognition by the Olympic Council of Asia, which Prof Huang has been working on for a number of years. This recognition would enable entry by the sport into the Asian Games, and various other cyclical multi-sport events staged throughout the continent. A decision on this is expected before the end of 2014, and would mark another significant step for international korfball.
IKF AOKC 2014 final order of teams (with 2010 positions in brackets): 1 (1) Chinese Taipei, 2 (3) Australia, 3 (2) China, 4 (4) Hong Kong, 5 (-) Malaysia, 6 (6) New Zealand, 7 (7) Korea, 8 (-) Macau, 9 (-) Japan, 10 (-) Indonesia.
In 2010 India finished fifth and Pakistan finished eighth, neither participated in 2014, while Malaysia, Macau, Japan and Indonesia participated in 2014, though not in 2010.
2nd Worldwide korfball youth event
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisIn the weekend of 14 – 15 June 2014 the IKF Development and Education Committee wants to celebrate another edition of the worldwide korfball youth event. As a follow up of the succesful International Korfball Youth Day Celebration held 15 June 2013 and following the great result of the Worldwide Korfball Match created by IKF Europe Development officer, Mr. Bandor Nagy, we organise the 2nd edition.
If players and teams are ready to play a match between team Korfs and team Balls, please join the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/635176416557674/ in order to follow the information regarding the worldwide match.
Our intention is to tally the results of all the Korfs teams and the Balls teams aggregated, so it will be a country-wide korfball match between the two teams. We will have an interactive map where the visitors can see the results at each location, and by age group, including all the names of the players who played korfball in that location during the weekend of the 14-15 June. Next to the map, the big score board will show the progressive overall standings. At the end of the weekend we will have the final result between Korfs and Balls and we wil also post pictures, videos and reports from many locations.
IKF referees in 2014
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisThe following korfball referees are appointed international referees in 2014.
Name | Country | Rank |
Filip Lukás | CZE | ELITE |
Jeanes Paul | ENG | ELITE |
Jones Steve | WAL | ELITE |
van Meerten Henry | NED | ELITE |
Buis Ronald | NED | A |
Elekes Tamás | HUN | A |
Fridřich Ondrej | CZE | A |
Golawski Maciek | POL | A |
Hoeksma Jan Henk | NED | A |
Van der Beken Vincent | BEL | A |
van der Lucht Marco | NED | A |
Wensma Miguel | BEL | A |
Anus Sandra | GER | B |
Berkel Georg | GER | B |
CHEN Chih-Wei (Jack) | TPE | B |
CHIU Jon Chiang | TPE | B |
Elewaut Björn | BEL | B |
Faria Carlos | POR | B |
LEE Wing Hung (Ivan) | HKG | B |
Meeus Kris | BEL | B |
Osiński Piotr | POL | B |
Van Grimberge Tina | BEL | B |
Woods Dean | ENG | B |
Almeida Isabel | POR | C |
Alves Jorge | POR | C |
Antunes Carla | POR | C |
Bencivenga Domenico | ITA | C |
Boldizsár Végh | HUN | C |
Brian Muringa Fungai | ZIM | C |
Buckle Ian | IRL | C |
Busik Peter | SVK | C |
Campilho Joao | POR | C |
CHIU Fei (Marc) | HKG | C |
de Almeida Mario | POR | C |
Dhaiya Pradeep | IND | C |
Diaz Jordi | CAT | C |
Diekmann Frank | GER | C |
FU Zheneli Ding | CHN | C |
Garcia Adrià | CAT | C |
Grafton John | IRL | C |
HUANG Dan-Lin (Alice) | TPE | C |
Jaszczuk Bartosz | POL | C |
Kotlář Ľuboš | SVK | C |
Kumar P. Santosh | IND | C |
Kumar Sandeep | IND | C |
Ma Ding | CHN | C |
Marks Megan | AUS | C |
Navarro Javi | CAT | C |
Negi Singh Vijaypal | IND | C |
Qin Cong | CHN | C |
Qin Jian | CHN | C |
Rashmi Dorothy Sharma | IND | C |
Rosie Luke | AUS | C |
Schwarze Martin | GER | C |
Sieber Alexander | ENG | C |
TANG Jason | HKG | C |
Theÿse Christie | RSA | C |
TSANG Chi Hon (Ben) | HKG | C |
Turchányi Bálint | HUN | C |
Vargas Antonio Guijarro | CAT | C |
Velimir Čučaković | SRB | C |
Voda Tomás | CZE | C |
YE Tsung-Chi (Mike) | TPE | C |
Worldkorfball.org new release
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisTuesday 7 or Wednesday 8 January 2014 the IKF will launch the completely redesigned version of worldkorfball.org
This on line software system serves the IKF jury in major IKF Events. The jury keeps control of the matches with the support of the software and the connected database. They register players, referees, coaches, scorers, substitutions, reversible substitutions, yellow and red cards; all match related actions. Second goal of the on line system is to give korfball spectators from all over the world the opportunity to follow the game as well behind their Pc, laptop, tablet and/or smartphone. There is an Android app as well.
The redesigned system follows the changed IKF rules – including the reversible substitutions, integrates with news form the IKF website and integrates with the ikfchannel on YouTube.
The 48th IKF Europa Cup in Papendrecht (NED) will be the first IKF event with the redesigned jurysoftware.
The first version of the software was released just before the IKF World Korfball Championship in 2007 in Brno (CZE).
Season’s Greetings from the korfball community
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisThe entire international korfball community sends all of you the sincere Season’s Greetings as well as the best wishes for a healthy and sportive 2014!
Win a copy of the IKF Guide to Korfball Coaching!
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegThe IKF gives away 5 copies of the IKF Guide to Korfball Coaching written by Ben Crum! The challenge: 1,000 likes on our Facebook Page!
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THE CHALLENGE: one week to reach 1,000 Facebook Fans!
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegTime to spread korfball worldwide. Invite your friends to like this page, so all korfball fans around the world follow the latest international korfball news.
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The IKF Executive Committee
/in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Organisational news /by Frans WalvisIKF Executive Committee in 2013 as elected after the General Meeting 27 October 2013 in Lisbon (POR).
From left to right:
Mr Frank Buvens (BEL), Mrs Danielle RUTS (BEL), Dr Jan FRANSOO (president) (NED), Mr Gert DIJKSTRA (NED), Mr Graham CRAFTER (ENG), Mr Frans WALVIS (NED)