Day 1 of the IKF U19 WKC 2019, held from 19-21 April in ‘t Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden, has come to an end. Today all the group matches and the opening ceremony were scheduled.
Tomorrow, all the quarter and semifinals will be played for the top two and the two highest ranked third countries. The remaining four countries start to play their matches in the round-robin format.
Moving on to the quarterfinals are The Netherlands, Germany, Chinese Taipei, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, England and the Czech Republic.
Moving on to the round robin format are Catalonia, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong China.
Tomorrow’s match schedule can be found at the U19 WKC event page.
Don’t miss any of the matches by following the live streams on worldkorfball.org, the IKF Social Media channels and via the hashtags #U19WKC and #korfball:
Facebook: @korfball.org
Instagram: @korfball_org
Twitter: @korfball
The first official IKF U19 World Korfball Championship (IKF U19 WKC) is ready to start in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (in sport centre ‘t Kalverdijkje) from 19 to 21 April 2019.
During this event, the best 12 U19 national teams will showcase their talent and compete for the U19 World Korfball champions trophy.
PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES (12)*:
Belgium, England, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Catalonia, Czech Republic, China, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and The Netherlands.
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In three months’ time, from 6 to 7 July, the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 will be held in Bonson, France. There will be a competition for both Seniors and for U19 teams. The best ranked European team in both categories will become European Beach Korfball Champion 2019. During the press conference just given by the Local Organizing Committee in Bonson, the countries who will be participating at the Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 are announced. There are eight countries who will participate in the Senior’s competition and five countries in the U19’s competition.
The eight countries competing for the Senior’s title are:
Belgium
England
France
Hungary
Morocco
Portugal
The Netherlands
Wales
The six countries competing for the U19’s title are:
Belgium
France
Hungary
The Netherlands
Wales
To stay up to date with everything regarding the Beach Korfball World Cup, follow the website, the event page and the Social Media channels of the IKF Beach Korfball:
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IKF President Jan Fransoo was in Turkey this week for informal meetings with the Turkish Development Sports Federation, the umbrella organization responsible for the development of sports in Turkey, including korfball.
He met with the leadership team of Turkish korfball, lead by TDSF President Hassan Özturk, to discuss the development within Turkey and the international participation of Turkish teams, following the late withdrawal of Turkey from last year’s IKF European Korfball Championship in the Netherlands. Recognizing the complex governance situation, a common vision was developed towards the participation of Turkish representative teams in international events.
Yuksel Abdikoglu, TDSF President Özturk, IKF President Fransoo, Lale Güler at the informal meeting in Ankara
Development of korfball in Turkey has been very strong, with dozens of universities now having a korfball team, and the Turkish club championship having been well-established. The TDSF is now taking next steps, which include the development of the club championship into a more extended league, and – in collaboration with the Turkish School Sports Federation – organizing the first high school korfball championship in the country, where about 60 teams are expected to take part. In the common vision between IKF and TDSF, the strong national development should also further strengthen the international participation and results of Turkish representative teams.
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The IKF regrets to announce the passing of Mr Max van Leeuwen, bearer of the IKF Badge of Honor, at age 87 on 19 March 2019. Mr Van Leeuwen has spent a part of his life supporting the development of korfball, with in particular in the 20th century the emphasis as member of the IKF Promotion Committee, development in the United States of America and as president of the Swan Fund.
He was awarded the IKF Badge of Honor in 2000.
Mr Van Leeuwen is survived by his wife and two children. A mourning ceremony was held on 23 March 2019 in Capelle aan de IJssel, The Netherlands.
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From 20 to 25 May the IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship (AOKC) is being held in Shaoxing, China. Today, the IKF announces the countries who will be participating in Shaoxing. This tournament functions as a qualification for the IKF U21 World Korfball Championship 2020 in Chinese Taipei. Which positions in the final ranking equal qualification will be announced later.
At the IKF U21 AOKC, six countries will be participating to become the U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Champion. These countries are:
Congratulations to Chinese Taipei’s national beach korfball team for becoming the very 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) champion after beating China in yesterday’s final at Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.
This tournament took place on 9 and 10 March 2019 hosted by Hong Kong Korfball Association as excellent local organizer. During two great and intense days, the University Group tournament and the official Open Group were played, ending with these final rankings:
*The Open Group participants were competing for the IKF World Cup Title, whereas the University Group pool were playing for an official IKF Recognized competition.
OPEN GROUP:
1st place: Chinese Taipei 2nd place: China 3rd place: Hong Kong 4rth place: Japan 5th place: Thailand
UNIVERSITY GROUP:
1st place: Chinese Taipei 2nd place: China 3rd place: Thailand 4rth place: Hong Kong
This is a great step forward in the international development of beach korfball around the world. With this event added to the IKF Competition Calender, two Beach Korfball World Cups will be organized in 2019. The next one will take place from 6 to 7 July in the French city of Bonson, that will host the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019.
LIVE STREAMING GAMES:
You can review and watch again all the games, images and results visiting the following link: facebook.com/bkwcasia2019
DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY:
By Hong Kong China Korfball Association.
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bkwcasia2019_open_champion_web.jpg321682Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2019-03-11 11:24:052019-03-12 13:46:33Chinese Taipei: 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) Champion
End of Day 2 at the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019 that has taken place from 9 to 10 March 2019 in Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.
This Sunday, the Open group teams competed during the whole day for the big trophy: be the 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup Asia Champion! At the end of the day, and after some interesting and tight games under an intermittent soft rain, the final ranking was defined:
1st place: Chinese Taipei 2nd place: China 3rd place: Hong Kong 4rth place: Japan 5th place: Thailand
Congratulations to all participants and the Hong Kong China Korfball Association for an extraordinary organization of this 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup Asia.
You can review and watch again all the games, images and results visiting the following link: facebook.com/bkwcasia2019
DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY:
By Hong Kong China Korfball Association (to be updated).
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End of Day 1 at the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019 that is taking place from 9 to 10 March 2019 in Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.
Today was the University Group tournament, competing for an official IKF Recognized special award. After an exciting and excellent competition performed by all teams, this is the final ranking:
1st place: Chinese Taipei 2nd place: China 3rd place: Thailand 4rth place: Hong Kong
Tomorrow Sunday, March 10th, the Open Group participants will compete for the IKF World Cup Title (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Thailand).
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bkwkasia2019_uni_banner.jpg7171875Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2019-03-09 11:57:462019-03-09 20:42:44IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019: University group results
From 9 to 10 March 2019, the Hong Kong China Korfball Association is hosting the first edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019 that will take place during this weekend in Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court. This is a great step forward in the international development of beach korfball. With this event added to the IKF Competition Calender, two Beach Korfball World Cups will be organized in 2019.
Although this will be the first edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup in Asia, the national korfball federation of Hong Kong has plenty experience with organising successful beach korfball tournaments. Starting in 2000, the federation has annually organized a beach korfball event for both seniors and juniors. Apart from the first edition, the tournament was organised at Repulse Beach every year. Due to its popularity among tourists, this venue served as the perfect place to promote (beach) korfball in Hong Kong and beyond. That participants of that tournament were mostly from Hong Kong, although occasionally, teams from Macau and Taiwan also entered the competition. The first edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) is therefore organized by an experienced host, and will be of a more international character than the previous tournaments.
There will be two categories at the IKF BKWC (Asia); Open Group and University Group. The Open Group participants will compete for the IKF World Cup Title, whereas the University Group pool will be an official IKF Recognized competition.
OPEN GROUP (5): China, Hong Kong, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Thailand.
UNIVERSITY GROUP (4): China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Thailand.
The matches in the Open Group will be played on the first day of the event. The University Group matches will be played at the second day of the tournament.
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ready_bkwca2019.png321682Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2019-03-08 12:11:402019-03-09 09:54:46All ready for the 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia)
