IKF presents competition calendar 2017-2021

With the new IKF competition calendar 2017-2021 the number of (official) tournaments has increased. A clear choice have been made by the IKF Council to invest in the future of korfball by putting more emphasis on youth competition.

This means that starting from 2018 annually there will be held an Under 21 Korfball Championship, either a continental or world championship.

Apart from that the former (unofficial) Under 19 Korfball World Cup has been transformed into an official Under 19 World Korfball Championship, bi-annually organised. In the years without a World Championship Asia and Europe will have continental Under 19 Championships.

To stimulate korfball development around the globe, the Under 19 European Korfball Championship has been given an ‘Open’ status. This to provide the opportunity for countries in continents where no continental events are being organised to further develop the sport. For now the same thing counts for the Asian countries to give them the opportunity to play against the strongest European teams and keep improving their level.

The composition of the competition calendar for the seniors has remained the same as in the last years, with a yearly program for at least the top countries; a bi-annual continental championship in the even years is alternated with the World Korfball Championship and the World Games in the uneven years.

VIEW CALENDAR: IKF Global Continental Competition Overview 2017-2022 (.pdf)

 

 

IKF Europa Cup 2018 participants

After the first round IKF Europa Cup event in Prievidza (SVK) all 8 European national champion club teams are listed for the IKF ECup 11 – 13 January 2018 in Platja d’Aro, Catalonia.

The participants in the 52nd IKF EUROPA CUP korfball are:

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BELGIUM AKC Luma
CATALONIA CK Vallparadis / Assessoria
CZECH REPUBLIC Ceske Budejovice
ENGLAND Trojans Korfball Club
GERMANY SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e. V.
HUNGARY 1908 SZAC Budapest
NETHERLANDS TOP Sassenheim
PORTUGAL Núcleo de Corfebol de Benfica

1908 SZAC (HUN) & Pegasus (GER) classified for January’s IKF ECup 2018

The Hungarian 1908 SZAC Budapest and the German SG Pegasus are the last two participants qualified for the IKF Europa Cup 2018 Final Round in Platja d’Aro in Catalonia (from 11-13 January 2018), after playing the final 24 September of the IKF Europa Cup 2018 First Round in the city of Prievidza (Slovakia). They will join the six teams that already secured their spot during last year IKF Europa Cup edition.

Eight national champions competed during the weekend of 23 and 24 September in Prievidza. A great tournament showed one more time how intense, exciting and joyful these international korfball championships are. Congratulations to all participants for their effort, enthusiasm, all the energy and good ambiance transmitted during this weekend.

Special recognition and acknowledgment to local organizers and volunteers for an extraordinary and well organized tournament. It’s been a pleasure for everyone that attended to this event. Congratulations!

You can watch again all the games on Facebook’s IKF ECup R1 Event page on facebook.com/events/895836157237833 and facebook.com/SKK-Dolphins-Prievidza-161845083887617/

Moreover, you can also review all the statitistics, play-by-play and top scorers on www.worldkorfball.org/competitions/ikf-europa-korfball-cup-first-round-ikf-ecup-r1-101]

PARTICIPANTS in the IKF Europa Cup 2018 first round:

Pool A Pool B
A1 SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e. V. (GER) B1 Kocaeli Universiteit Sport Club (TUR)
A2 Association Korfbal Firminy (FRA) B2 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)
A3 AZS Balluff Wrocław (POL) B3 Edinburgh Mavericks (SCO)
A4 SKK Dolphins Prievidza (SVK) B4 Cardiff City & Met Korfball Club (WAL)

 

IKF ECUP 2018 1st Round: DAY 1 RESULTS (Saturday, 23rd)

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IKF ECUP 2018 1st Round: RANKING POOLS & DAY 2 SCHEDULE (Sunday, 24)

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IKF ECUP 2018 1st Round: FINAL RANKING POOLS & DAY 2 RESULTS (Sunday, 24)

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IKF ECUP 2018 1st Round: Image gallery

Images by Theo van der Linde

Faria is new IKF Secretary General; Allen and Elewaut elected in Exco

The IKF General Meeting 20 August 2017 in The Hague (NED) elected  three new members in its Council:

  • Ms Joana FARIA (POR)
  • Mr Kevin ALLEN (ENG)
  • Mr Björn ELEWAUT (BEL)

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Secretary General Faria, President Fransoo, and Exco Member  Allen after the election. Elewaut is not on this picture.

Joana Faria is the first IKF Council member from Portugal. She is also a member of the Executive Committee and will serve as the first female IKF Secretary General.

Kevin Allen is also a member of the Executive Committee. He will carry the responsibility for korfball development and the IKF’s rules and regulations.

Björn Elewaut, also a member of the Executive Committee, will become responsible for refereeing and the further development of the level of international referees, along with a special project focus on the development of IKF Europe.

Mr Graham Crafter (ENG) did not seek re-election following fourteen years of service to the IKF as Secretary General. He had been awarded the IKF Honorary Membership in 2015. Mr Frank Buvens ( BEL) also did not seek re-election after having served for fifteen years on the IKF Executive Committee. The General Meeting appointed him as Honorary Member of the federation.

IKF Secretary General Crafter and Exco Member Buvens retire after many years of service

After a long period of service on the IKF Council and Executive Committee two respected board members stepped down; Mr Graham Crafter (ENG) and Mr Frank Buvens (BEL).

Graham Crafter served the IKF as Secretary General for a period of 14 years.

Frank Buvens served the IKF as Exco and Council member – for competitions and refereeing – since November 2002, nearly 15 years.

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Crafter, Fransoo, and Buvens (from left to right)

Both Crafter and Buvens have a long – over decades – history in korfball. Both were respected international referees in the past as well. Their contributions to korfball in their respective countries and in international korfball is huge. For their ongoing commitment and dedication to korfball both received distinctions in their countries as well. Crafter was appointed IKF Honorary Member by the General Meeting on 7 November 2015.

IKF President, Mr Jan Fransoo, proposed the General Meeting on 20 August 2017 in The Hague to appoint Buvens Honorary Member as well. With a big hand of applause the General Meeting voted unanimously in favor.

Fransoo took the opportunity to thank both IKF Council members with warm and well deserved words.

The Netherlands are the 1st IKF European Beach Korfball champions!

The Hague Beach Korfball Stadium (NED) hosted the 1st IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship 2017. A great weekend with international senior and U19 teams playing this new spectacular and different korfball discipline. After an intense weekend with two closely contested finals, The Netherlands won both gold medals in the senior and U19 categories.

In the senior category, Portugal won silver while Belgium won the bronze medal game against Czech Republic. The U19 silver medal went to Hungary, and Belgium U19 won bronze.

The event took place under sunny though windy circumstances, in the great Beach Stadium in The Hague (NED). About 1000 spectators attended the final match between the Netherlands and Portugal. During the weekend, also a grass-roots tournament took place on the beach next to the stadium.

You can review all the final results and rankings at www.beachkorfball.com

IKF OEBKC 2017 – Day 1: Updated results -> LINK
IKF OEBKC 2017 – Day 2 (Semi-finals & Finals): Updated results -> LINK

All images, videos and curiosities about this tournament are available on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #beachkorfball & #korfball):

Actiefotografie FB galleries (https://www.facebook.com/actiefotografieNL/)

Day 1: goo.gl/o2i6K9

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Day 2: goo.gl/4MWUGw

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Some images of the finals (by Dani E.):

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IKF Council accepts Suriname as Associate Member

The Council of the International Korfball Federation has today accepted Suriname as (Associate) Member of the International Korfball Federation. This implies the team of Suriname can participate tomorrow officially in the IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship, due to start in The Hague.

A few final administrative matters still need to be resolved, but the Federation meets the criteria for admission based on the files submitted.

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Photo credit: Surinaamse Korfbal Federatie

The application of Suriname is noteworthy. Korfball was played for many decades in Suriname during the time it was a Dutch colony, but after independence in 1975, formal korfball structures gradually disappeared in the Caribbean country in South America, and Suriname was expelled as member of the International Korfball Federation some years ago. However, korfball continued to be played in school without a formal federation taking care.

Following a recent initiative by former Dutch international player Gerald van Dijk. A group of players with Surinamese roots in the Netherlands revived the Federation, and formally established the Surinaamse Korfbal Federatie. The SKF plans to actively work on the development of korfball in Suriname, along with strong international competitive ambitions, as they intend to participate in next year’s IKF Panamerican Korfball Championship in Cali (Colombia) which serves as a qualification event for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship.

Referee Clinics and Workshops Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong

Mr Graham Crafter, IKF Secretary General and former Elite Referee for the IKF, conducted a two days Chinese Taipei Level B Referee Course on special invitation of Chinese Taipei Korfball Association. More than 20 candidates participated on 5 and 6 August. Mr Liu, a councelor of New Taipei City visited the Beach Korfball practical refereeing session in the Sunshine Sport and Recreation Part and expressed his interest and support to the future korfball activities in this city with the biggest population in Chinese Taipei.

After sharing his wide experience with referees from Chinese Taipei, Mr Crafter visited Hong Kong as special guest and chaired ongoing workshops on 9 and 11 August for the IKF appointed referees of the 2nd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships.

In the above mentioned referee educational events in Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong, the main focus was on the comparison among the rules of Korfball, Beach Korfball, Korfball4 (2 korfs) and 1-Zone Korfball (1 korf).

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The Netherlands repeats as World Games champion!

The World Games 2017 has another gold medalist: The Netherlands, after winning 26-14 Chinese Taipei in today’s korfball final at Wroclaw’s WKK Sport Center in Poland. The Asian team obtains the silver medal after playing the final for the first time. Belgium won the Bronze medal in the previous game against Germany (24-9).

DAY 5: FULL GAMES & RESULTS

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Great Britain 25 – Poland 18

China 19 – Australia 17

Belgium 24 – Germany 9 (Bronze medal game)
Click here to watch it on The Olympic Channel (available worldwide and with no restrictions)

The Netherlands 26 – Chinese Taipei 14 (Gold medal game)
Click here to watch it on The Olympic Channel (available worldwide and with no restrictions)

TWG 2017 FINAL RANKING:
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Visit www.worldkorfball.org to review all TWG matches with statistics, play-by-play, top scorers and much more.

You can also watch again all The World Games 2017 matches on IKF Youtube channel and here inside the following playlist:

TWG 2017 DAY 5 IMAGES, by Marco Spelten Actiefotografie.nl

TWG 2017 DAY 5 IMAGES VOL. II: Images by WOC – Wroclaw Organizing Committee

All images, reports, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #TWG2017 #korfball):

The World Games 2017 official website: www.theworldgames2017.com/en

The IWGA World Games Live Channel: LIVE STREAMING

IWGA: THE WORLD GAMES WROCLAW 2017 – HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights day 1
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-1-2

Highlights day 3
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-3
Korfball -> 14:41-17:55

Highlights day 4
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-4
Korfball -> 13:47-15:28

Highlights day 5
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-5
Korfball -> 21:17-24:25

Highlights day 6
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-6
Korfball -> 18:43-21:06

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2017 – WROCLAW: https://www.facebook.com/TWG2017/videos/1418010108268059/

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2014 – CALI:

IWGA Vice President Bishop to present korfball medals

The International Korfball Federation is very proud to announce that tonight’s medals in the korfball competition of The World Games will be presented by Max Bishop, Vice-President of the International World Games Federation.

IKF President Jan Fransoo will accompany Mr Bishop in the Medal Ceremony: “As President of the IKF, and on behalf of the entire korfball delegation here at The World Games, I am extremely happy that Mr Bishop has accepted our invitation to present the medals tonight. Korfball has been continuously on the program of The World Games since 1985.”

The medal ceremony will be conducted at the WKK Sports Center in Wroclaw, immediately following the gold medal match. The gold medal match will start at 19:00, while the medal ceremony is expected to take place around 20:15. Netherlands will play against Chinese Taipei to contest the gold medal – a historic line-up, as it is the first time in the history of The World Games that an Asian country will play in the gold-medal match of the korfball tournament. The match will be broadcasted live in many countries worldwide, while in some other countries it will be a delayed broadcast. In countries without any public braodcasting, the match can be accessed via worldkorfball.org

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