[Updated] The 23rd U17 Korfball World Cup has started in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This U17 KWC 2023 will take place from 1 to 2 July in Sportvenue De Vijfkamp, with eleven national U17 teams competing in two different groups and the following match schedule for Day 1:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING POOLS:
The live stream of all matches will be available on IKF Youtube channel on the following link: youtube.com/ikfchannel
To follow and check all the results, the updated match schedule, live scores, rankingsand other related info, you can visit the official LOC website and social profiles of the tournament:
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The IKF has launched the refined set-up of the IKF Korfball Champions League. After the inaugural season the IKF EXCO has evaluated the event(s), taking into consideration the feedback of the participating clubs, the national federations, the IKF Officials and the IKF Committees.
The new set-up honours the main goals of the IKF KCL, while adjusting the set-up in such a way that the main feedback point are incorporated. The main goals that form the fundament for the IKF KCL are:
Have more competitive matches between clubs of similar level from different countries across the entire European club competitions;
Improve quality at all levels;
Have a feasible path to winning a title across multiple levels;
Have competitive finals (KCL, Challenger, Satellite);
Gradually increase the number of club teams from a country that can get European competition at their level.
The main points of feedback from the teams, national federations, officials and IKF Committees were:
Lower the costs for teams;
Reduce travel for participants – fewer events for individual clubs;
Desire to have more certainty around location and timing of events – longer preparation time;
Play one match per day and full games;
Have fewer events and longer, if necessary;
Have fewer matches against the same opponents from previous rounds;
Have a ‘more international’ feel in the KCL Final;
Have more international experience and enhance social contacts.
These findings led to the following set-up of the IKF Korfball Champions League:
National federations receive the invitation letter and registration form for their qualified teams as soon as possible. The locations of the IKF KCL R1A will be in Lisbon, Portugal, and the R1B in Cardiff, Wales. The location for the IKF KCL R2 is Marki, Poland, and the location for the IKF KCL Satellite Final is Antalya, Türkiye.
Update 16/1/2024: Qualified teams & host cities confirmed so far
Update 17/6/2023: Qualified teams & host cities confirmed so far
Update 6/7/2023 – Live draw (to decide which teams will play the KCL R1-A and R1-B):
Update 6/7/2023 – 21:00 (CEST) – The groups are known:
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The Thailand Korfball Association hosted from 5 to 7 May 2023 the second edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023. Pattaya Beach became the beautiful scenario where 9 teams from 3 different continents competed during three intense days for a medal in this always exciting championship in Asia.
The ranking at the end of the regular competition was leaded by Chinese Taipei, followed by Thailand in 2nd position, and theUnited States of America in 3rd place. The 4 last matches to decide the final positions didn’t change the current ranking, and the win of TPE over THA by 8:4 in the big final of the tournament proclaimed them as winners and champions of this IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023.
Gold medal: Chinese Taipei
Silver medal: Thailand
Bronze medal: USA
Australia, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, United States of America and Thailand were the participants. All games were live streamed by Thailand Korfball on www.youtube.com/@IKFasia, and all image galleries from each game are already available on www.facebook.com/Beachkorfball.
Congratulations to all participants, officials and volunteers for these amazing days of competition and the great atmosphere and friendship bweteen all the teams.
Again, a big thank you to Thailand Korfball for an excellent organisation of this IKF BKWC (Asia) 2023, that together with the organisation of last November’s IKF AOKC 2022, has demostrated a remarkable and outstanding professionalism and commitment with all the organizational tasks required.
FINAL RESULTS AND OFFICIAL FINAL RANKING:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 3:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 2:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 1:
All fans around the world were able to follow this tournament, with all the results, rankings, image galleries and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TPE_champions_IKFBKWC2023Asia.jpg3801000Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2023-05-09 15:08:162023-12-11 08:58:43Chinese Taipei wins the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023
The International World Games Association yesterday accepted the proposal of the IKF to include beach korfball as a second korfball discipline in the program of The World Games in 2025 in Chengdu, China. This inclusion implies that apart from (indoor) korfball in an 8v8 format, that has been included in every single edition of The World Games since 1985, also beach korfball will be included in a 4v4 format. The inclusion of beach korfball is a direct consequence of the overall success of our full gender-balanced team sport in the recent editions of The World Games in Birmingham, Wroclaw and Cali, and the successful inaugural edition of the first World Beach Korfball Championship in 2022 in Morocco. In both korfball disciplines, 8 teams will participate.
The IKF is delighted with this decision by the IWGA. IKF President Fransoo: “Beach Korfball has been developing rapidly over the past years. Smaller teams and the ability to play this anywhere, make the discipline accessible to everyone. Moreover, the gender-balanced nature of korfball fit very well with the beach culture. Beach korfball is as fast and dynamic as indoor korfball, but with matches of just 2*8 minutes, and typically many goals being made, a single 90-minute spectator session can easily accommodate 4 matches with all being decisive. Together with the IWGA and the Chengdu organizing committee, we plan to create a festive atmosphere in the beach stadium at TWG 2025. The inclusion of beach korfball will provide an opportunity for many more of the IKF Member countries to qualify for The World Games.”
Korfball features again in the program of The World Games 2025 in Chengdu
During yesterday’s IWGA Annual General Meeting in Madrid, the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the International World Games Association unveiled the programme for the 12th edition of the Games. Korfball will continue its appearance since 1985 (the 2nd edition of TWG in London). Since then, korfball has been included has taken part in every edition.
Jan Fransoo reelected for a second term in the ExCo of the IWGA
The president of the International Korfball Federation, Jan Fransoo, was confirmed as Executive Committee member of the International World Games Association for a 2nd term during this IWGA AGM 2023 in Madrid. With 7 candidates for four positions, he received extensive support from the membership, with 23 out of the 31 voting Federations supporting him already in the first round of voting.
José Perurena (ICF) was re-elected as the President, Tom Dielen (WA) as the new Vice President and Lukas Hinder contniues as the Treasurer. Executive Committee members for the new term: Anna Arzhanova (CMAS), Volker Bernardi (WFDF), Jan Fransoo (IKF), and John Liljelund (IFF).
Header image by Marco Spelten
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[Updated] The Thailand Korfball Association is ready to host the second edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023. From 5 to 7 May, Pattaya Beach will be the beautiful scenario where 9 teams from 3 different continents will be competing for a place in the final podium.
Australia, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, United States of America and Thailand are the participants. Which team will raise the champion’s trophy? Discover it following and watching live all the competition through Thailand Korfball live streams on: www.youtube.com/@IKFasia
After an excellent organisation of the IKF AOKC 2022 in November last year, the IKF is looking forward to another outstanding event in collaboration with Thailand Korfball Association.
FINAL RESULTS AND OFFICIAL FINAL RANKING:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 3:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 2:
UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 1:
All fans around the world can also follow this tournament, with all the results, rankings, image galleries and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:
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Twelve teams have been competing in the Belgian city of Ghent from 7 to 9 April for the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2023 trophy. Portugal, Morocco, Netherlands, England, France, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Hong Kong China, Germany, Catalonia, Slovakia and Belgium were the participants, and one team has been playing at another level during all its matches: the Netherlands.
In today’s final against the unbeaten Belgium, the Dutch players were able to perform a very good game again, and the few goals scored by the opponent facilitated an easy win (5-21) for the Netherlands in this final match.
The Champions: The Netherlands
England and Chinese Taipei played for Bronze in the previous game, and the Asian team leaded the match from the very begining with a spectacular and dynamic korfbal, that allowed them to win by 13-26.
Gold medal: Netherlands
Silver Medal: Belgium
Bronze Medal: Chinese Taipei
In the game for 5th place, Czech Republic beated Catalonia 19-12 and Germany won an exciting match versus Portugal by one single goal (14-13).
Thanks to the Royal Belgian Korfball Association for organising such a wonderful tournament, and to all teams, players, coaches, managers, officials and most importantly, the volunteers, for all their hard and good work and friendship. This is korfball!
DAY 3 IMAGE GALLERY (by Marco Spelten)
The Champions: The Netherlands
Gold medal: Netherlands
Silver Medal: Belgium
Silver Medal: Belgium
Bronze Medal: Chinese Taipei
FULL TOURNAMENT’S RESULTS: OFFICIAL MATCH SCHEDULE:
LIVE STREAM PLAYLIST:
All fans around the world were be able to follow this tournament live on youtube.com/ikfchanneland on www.worldkorfball.sport(with live results and streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …). For more local information and tickets there was the LOC official website: www.u19wkc2023.com
On social media you can find the best images, clips and highlights, visiting the official IKF profiles (see below) and via the hashtags #U19WKC and #korfball:
The Belgian city of Ghent is hosting from 7 to 9 April the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2023. Portugal, Morocco, Netherlands, England, France, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Hong Kong China, Germany, Catalonia, Slovakia and Belgium will play during these 3 days for a place in the final podium.
UPDATE 9/4 – 19:30H: Updated Final Results | Day 3
UPDATE 8/4 – 21:30H: Updated Match Schedule | Day 3
UPDATE 7/4 – 20:30H: Day 1 Results and Group Standings
OFFICIAL MATCH SCHEDULE:
All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament live on youtube.com/ikfchanneland on www.worldkorfball.sport(with live results and streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …).
For more local information and tickets you can also visit the LOC official website: www.u19wkc2023.com
On social media you will be able to find the best images, clips and highlights, visiting the official IKF profiles (see below) and via the hashtags #U19WKC and #korfball:
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/event_web_day1_banner.png6301500Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2023-04-06 15:29:242023-12-11 08:58:45The time for the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2023 has arrived!
The IKF Executive Committee has awarded Tilbert La Haye the IKF Pin of Merit for his outstanding service to the IKF.
Tilbert is honoured with this distinction because of his efforts for the IKF general and especially to beach korfball during his time as IKF CEO and as a volunteer. As a volunteer, he played a key role in the organisation of the korfball competition at The World Games 2013 in Cali. After becoming the IKF CEO in 2016, Tilbert made the IKF Office more central in the IKF operations, allowing the IKF to better leverage the efforts of many volunteers. He managed the expanding IKF Competition Calendar and has been critical to the development of beach korfball into a full-fledged korfball discipline.
Tilbert announced his departure at the end of 2022: “After almost 7 years working for the IKF, it is time to discover new grounds and take on a different professional challenge. It has been a huge pleasure to work in a unique sports environment, enjoying the many warm and passionate contacts from all around the world. I would like to make use of this opportunity to thank everyone for the support and pleasant cooperation over the years and would like to wish the IKF and all its partners the best for the future.”
The IKF Executive Committee is grateful for the dedication of Tilbert to the IKF, and understands his ambition to discover new professional grounds. We wish him every success in his future endeavours.
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The IKF Korfball Champions League Final has its champion: the Dutch club PKC/Vertom, after beating by 19-10 Fortuna/Delta Logistiek in the big final. The Belgian Borgerhout/Groen-Wit KC and Floriant Merelbeke played an exciting and tight game for 3rd place, that was decided by 18- 19 in favour of Floriant in the last minutes.
From 10 to 11 February 2023, this final event was taking place in the Dutch city of Delft, between the best four korfball clubs in Europe playing to win the 1st edition of this new European club trophy.
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The champions of the Dutch and the Belgian League were automatically qualified for the IKF KCL Final (Fortuna/Delta Logistiek and Korfbalclub Floriant Merelbeke), and they were joined by the number 1 and 2 of the IKF KCL R3, which were the Dutch PKC/Vertom and Borgerhout/Groen-Wit KC from Belgium. Previously, 4 qualifying rounds and 2 final events took place to reveal the 4 teams that will play this KCL Final. [Press kit booklet here]
All fans and supporters were welcome to see the matches live at Fortuna Hall (buy tickets), or they could also enjoy the 4 matches scheduled watching the live streams through the Olympic Channel.
The signal were be produced by the IKF and broadcasted live trough the Olympic Channel platform, as part of a collaboration and partnership between these two organisations. The IKF is an international federation officially recognised by the Olympic International Committee, and during the last years, korfball content has been broadcasted several times, specially during the World Games 2017 and 2022. This IKF KCL Final was expected to be the first of many more events and korfball content to be broadcasted during the next years.
Friday’s semi-finals and the game for 3rd place and big final on Saturday were be live-streamed on the following links, with two different signals, so fans could choose between English or Dutch commentary. There were special extra content before and after each game, with interviews, analysis, etc… around this exciting final event in Delft. Furthermore, on www.worldkorfball.sport, fans were able to watch these live streams next to all the statistics, live results and scorers and play-by-play actions.
10-11 February 2023: KCL Final in The Netherlands – To be played
LIVE STREAMS, RESULTS & SOCIAL MEDIA
All fans around the world were be able to follow this tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play, …) and live on the Olympic Channel.
On social media, the best images, clips and highlights were be published and shared on all IKF profiles (see below) and via the hashtags #KCL and #korfball:
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/header_KCL_Final_day2.png3801000Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2023-02-11 23:39:132023-12-11 08:58:46PKC/Vertom wins the IKF Korfball Champions League Final 2022-2023
From 10 to 11 February 2023, the IKF Korfball Champions League Final is taking place in the Dutch city of Delft. The best four korfball clubs in Europe will play to raise the most important European club trophy of this season.
The champions of the Dutch and the Belgian League automatically qualified for the IKF KCL Final (Fortuna/Delta Logistiek and Korfbalclub Floriant Merelbeke), and they are joined by the number 1 and 2 of the IKF KCL R3, which are the Dutch PKC/Vertom and Borgerhout/Groen-Wit KC from Belgium. Previously, 4 qualifying rounds and 2 final events took place to reveal the 4 teams that will play this KCL Final. [Press kit booklet here]
All fans and supporters are welcome to see the matches live at Fortuna Hall (buy tickets), or they can also enjoy the 4 matches scheduled watching the live streams through the Olympic Channel.
The signal will be produced by the IKF and broadcasted live trough the Olympic Channel platform, as part of a collaboration and partnership between these two organisations. The IKF is an international federation officially recognised by the Olympic International Committee, and during the last years, korfball content has been broadcasted several times, specially during the World Games 2017 and 2022. This IKF KCL Final is expected to be the first of many more events and korfball content to be broadcasted during the next years.
Friday’s semi-finals and the game for 3rd place and big final on Saturday will be live-streamed on the following links, with two different signals, so fans can choose between English or Dutch commentary. Don’t miss the special extra content before and after each game, with interviews, analysis, etc… around this exciting final event in Delft. Furthermore, on www.worldkorfball.sport you will be able to watch these live streams next to all the statistics, live results and scorers and play-by-play actions.
10-11 February 2023: KCL Final in The Netherlands – To be played
LIVE STREAMS, RESULTS & SOCIAL MEDIA
All fans around the world will be able to follow this tournament live on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play, …) and live on the Olympic Channel.
On social media, the best images, clips and highlights will be published and shared on all IKF profiles (see below) and via the hashtags #KCL and #korfball:
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/header_KCL_Final_day1.png3801000Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2023-02-09 15:38:082023-12-11 08:58:46IKF Korfball Champions League Final 2022-2023: Live coverage and updates
