IKF U21 WKC 2018 Day 3: Videos, reviews, results & updated ranking pools

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Third day of competition at the IKF U21 World Korfball Championship 2018 in Budapest, HUNGARY. Follow and watch all games through IKF live webcasting on worldkorfball.org: Click here

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Match 11: BELGIUM 40 – HONG KONG 5

The opening match of day 3 was as entertaining as the result was predictable. Belgium were always going to be clear winners against Hong Kong China. Both teams started brightly, Belgium playing with focus and Hong Kong China determined to create opportunities. Belgium scored quickly, with eight goals from six scorers in six minutes before Hong Kong China could open their account. The teams kept the play entertaining for the spectators with 24 goals in the first half, Belgium leading 21-3. Belgium appeared to relax a little, taking more half-chances. Hong Kong China rotated players during the second half as they looked for more goals. The referee continued to keep the game flowing and the goals kept coming. In the 4th quarter, Belgium made their only substitution, an injury precaution. The goals kept coming and Belgium looked to score 40. Despite a miss with three seconds to go, they scored the 40th goal in the final second. Belgium winning 40-5.
Hong Kong China play Czech Republic on day 4 with the winners expected to take 3rd place in the pool. Belgium have a rest before taking on England on day 5.

Match 12: PORTUGAL 16 – CHINESE TAIPEI 19

Portugal and Chinese Taipei faced each other in the second match of the day. Having won their first two matches, both teams are looking for semi-final places. Could Portugal upset the rankings to move to the top of Pool B? The game started at a frenetic pace with both teams converting several chances in a close first quarter. Chinese Taipei just edging it 7-9. As the half progressed, the match became more physical and the referee more involved, including a yellow card on ten minutes. The more physical play led to fewer quality scoring opportunities. Chinese Taipei maintained their lead through to half time, but Portugal sensing a chance for the upset competed well. The half time score 11-14 to Chinese Taipei.
The second half was hard fought and attritional with the defences dominating and heavy collisions causing players to hit the floor. Chinese Taipei just edged the quarter to lead by four, 14-18, with ten minutes to go. There was a lot of action in the last quarter as Portugal kept pressing. They scored two to reduce the deficit to two. Chinese Taipei hit back immediately. Despite all Portugal’s effort, Chinese Taipei managed the game well and no goals were scored in the final eight minutes as Chinese Taipei won 16-19 to remain unbeaten in Pool B.

Match 13: CHINA 24 – TURKEY 15

China and Turkey both lost their first two matches and needed a win to challenge for a top eight place. The teams are happy with a physical contest and the referee was kept involved from the start. They traded goals during the first quarter, though China crept ahead steadily. A missed Turkey penalty being a sign of things to come. A lower scoring second quarter was just won by China 4-3 to take an 11-8 half time lead. The third quarter was all about penalties as players looked to create opportunities under the post. Nine penalties awarded, four missed as the teams shared the goals. China headed into the last quarter still three ahead 15-12. Another penalty miss from Turkey and five China goals sealed the win as China went eight ahead. Both teams continued to trade goals and kept the stadium entertained, China winning 24-15.

Match 14: HUNGARY 21 – GERMANY 23

The early evening match on day 3 saw the hosts Hungary take on Germany in front of a large partisan crowd. Hungary won their opening two matches and were looking for a third to push for a semi-final place. Germany needed a win to have any chance of the top four. The opening exchanges saw Germany in control but unable to convert enough chances to dominate and Hungary were able to stay in touch. Germany pulled away to lead 6-8 at the end of first quarter. Determined play from Hungary saw them draw level 10-10 before slipping back again as Germany took the first half 12-15.
With both teams pushing for a win and a noisy crowd, the second half was a battle and the referee paid close attention to the physical post play. Hungary were getting plenty of possession but could not find the accuracy needed to score fast enough. Germany were being more clinical and were always a goal or two ahead, running out winners 21-23 to get their first points of the Championships.

Match 15: NETHERLANDS 53 – CZECH REPUBLIC 12

The final match of the day saw the Czech Republic take on The Netherlands. The result was never likely to be a surprise and the Dutch started well, scoring 5 in three minutes. An early Czech timeout did little to stem the flow and Netherlands put in a scoring display. 18 goals were scored in the first ten minutes, Netherlands leading 15-3. The Czech Republic fought hard and slowed the scoring and forced a Dutch timeout at 25 minutes with the score at 28-5. Netherlands would have had an eye on the 40 scored by Belgium earlier. The timeout changed the tempo and ten goals were scored in five minutes, Netherlands 37 Czech Republic 6. The referee and players kept the game flowing and the crowd were rewarded with a 22 goal quarter as twelve players scored 3 or more in the game. Final score 53-12

DAY 4 SCHEDULE

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Match schedule, tournament rules and more on ➡️ ikf.org/event/ikf-u21-world-korfball-championship

You can follow and watch all games through IKF live webcasting on worldkorfball.org: Click here
For ikfchannel on YouTube: Click here

Official page on Facebook (LOC): facebook.com/IKFU21WKC2018
Official event site on Facebook (IKF): facebook.com/events/147931785836069

All images, reports, highlights, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (#U21WKC):

IKF U21 WKC 2018 Day 2: Videos, reviews, results & updated ranking pools

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Day 2 is on at the IKF U21 WKC 2018! Find here live updates and reviews of today Sunday games at the IKF U21 World Korfball Championship 2018 in Budapest, HUN. You can follow and watch all games through IKF live webcasting on worldkorfball.org: Click here

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Match 6: CZECH REPUBLIC 20 – ENGLAND 7

Having played in the final match on day 1, the Czech Republic were back for match one on day 2, facing an England team looking to respond to their day 1 defeat. England started well taking an early lead, but six straight goals from the Czech Republic saw them take strong command on the match. A series of England missed penalties and high quality Czech free passes emphasised the gap between the teams and the Czech Republic lead kept growing, 10-5 at half-time becoming 13-7 going into the last quarter. England continued to make mistakes while the Czech Republic remained composed and in control, winning the final quarter 7-0 to finish the match 20-7 winners. The Czech Republic are likely to play Hong Kong China for 3rd place in Pool A with England are struggling to reach the top eight.

Match 7: PORTUGAL 24 – CHINA 14

Match 2 day 2 brought together Portugal looking to follow up their opening day win and China looking to measure their progress at this level. Both teams started brightly with Portugal having the better of the early exchanges as a hard working China failed to score from several opportunities. As yesterday, Portgual lost their way a little scoring only three in a lacklustre second quarter to lead 11-6 at half-time. That changed in a frenetic third quarter with the teams scoring freely and the coaches making a number of substitutions. Portugal continued to dominate and outscored China 9-5 in the quarter to take a nine goal lead into the last quarter. With Portugal looking comfortable, the coaches continued to make changes and the match ended scrappily as Portugal won 24-14. Portugal have won two from two as they look to reach the semi-finals. China have further chances for wins to reach the top eight.

Match 8: NETHERLANDS 21 – BELGIUM 14

The latest encounter in the oldest rivalry in international korfball, The Netherlands and Belgium, took place, unusually in the group stages and on day 2. The match started with a high quality first quarter with lots of energy and lots of goals. The Dutch getting the edge of 14 goals scored to lead 8-6. Both teams tightened their defences with Belgium asking questions of the Netherlands attack. A combative phase of the game worked well for Belgium as they levelled 12-12 shortly after half-time. However, Netherlands responded well and despite the ongoing physical presence of the Belgian defence, the Dutch scored seven consecutive to lead 19-12 and take the game away from Belgium. The match won, the final quarter was an anti-climax with more physical and lower quality play and the championships second yellow card. The Netherlands won 21-14 and have the upper hand should the teams meet again in the final.

Match 9: HUNGARY 19 – TURKEY 7

The 4th clash of day 2 saw hosts Hungary take on Turkey. Two teams seeking a win to help their challenge for a top eight spot. Hungary took the better of an open first half, both teams creating opportunities though struggling to convert enough. Despite seeing a host of running shots miss, Hungary did enough to lead 9-3 at half time. The match struggled to come alive in the 3rd quarter with both teams continuing to create opportunities though not finishing many. Turkey took the quarter 3-2 to reduce the gap to 11-6. The crowd took it on themselves to inject life into the match during the final quarter. To good effect. Hungary began to make their good work pay and they scored eight goals in the quarter to finish deserved winners 19-7. With wins over China and Turkey already, the hosts look to have achieved a top eight place and it could be more with pool matches against Germany and Portugal to come.

Match 10: CHINESE TAIPEI 25 – GERMANY 7

The final match of the day between Chinese Taipei and Germany was always going to be a contest of contrasting sporting cultures. The physical and direct play of Germany against the composure and precision of Chinese Taipei. Under the referee’s watchful eye, the play flowed during the first half and Chinese Taipei took advantage with some accurate shooting to score seven in the first quarter and nine in the second. Germany continued to compete, scoring five, but were unable to pressure the Chinese Taipei attack. Half time score, 16-5. The pattern continued in the second half and the crowd continued to be entertained with flowing competitive korfball and goals, though the last quarter was relaxed with the result decided. Final score was 25-7. Chinese Taipei continue to a probable semi-final match with Belgium and Germany have some tough matches to secure a top eight slot.

DAY 3 SCHEDULE

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Match schedule, tournament rules and more on ➡️ ikf.org/event/ikf-u21-world-korfball-championship

You can follow and watch all games through IKF live webcasting on worldkorfball.org: Click here
For ikfchannel on YouTube: Click here

Official page on Facebook (LOC): facebook.com/IKFU21WKC2018
Official event site on Facebook (IKF): facebook.com/events/147931785836069

All images, reports, highlights, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (#U21WKC):

IKF World Ranking 2018 (from 1 July)

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The IKF World Ranking 2018 (from 1 July) is based on the revised world ranking criteria 2018, approved by the IKF EXCO in June. Due to the continuously development of  korfball around the globe and the establishment of  the IKF Competition Calendar 2018-2021, an update of the world ranking criteria was required.

Link to ranking (.pdf): https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IKF-World-Ranking-2018_07_01.pdf

Points for the ranking are mainly earned through participation in official IKF events, with a weighting for each event given according the importance of the event. Ranking points earned are weighted less each year, until the next edition of this event is held and the previous edition of the event drops out of the calculations.

Countries who take part in qualifications for a Final Round of an event, for example the IKF European Korfball Championship (EKC) Round 1, are also awarded points like they participated in the main event. Only after finalising all continental events in a certain year a Continental Championship will be taken into account in the World Ranking.

USA Korfball pioneer Ralph Davis passes away at 96

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Today, the International Korfball Federation has been informed of the passing of Ralph Davis, holder of the IKF Badge of Honour, at the age of 96, amid his next of kin. Ralph Davis was one of the pioneers of korfball in the United States in the late 1970s. Many consider him one of the two founding fathers of US Korfball, together with Jan Broekhoff.

Davis was a coach of the Portland State University Korfball Team and served as President of the US Korfball Federation. Apart from korfball, he was very active in sports throughout his entire life.  He was a Seaside and Gearhart ocean-front lifeguard, credited with 250 life-saving rescues, physical education instructor at Portland State University, and a coach in football, track and cross country athletics. Further, he was founder and director of the Seaside Marathon and its summer Beach Run. The latter he created in 1966 together with his late wife Betty, who also was a former life guard. She supported him over many years in korfball activities. He was active in the gym until very recently continuing to practice sports.

His true dream, however, was a further growth of korfball in the US, which may happen now that The World Games have been awarded to Birmingham (AL, USA) in 2021. At those games, we will surely remember Ralph Davis’s most famous quote, with which he signed off all his letters: “If it isn’t korfball, it isn’t”.

The global korfball community have lost a pioneer in korfball and a friend of many. We send our condolences to Vaunda, Bryan, Scott and their families.

 

IKF EKC R1 West & East 2016: Day 3 (Sunday) Review & results

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Last day in IKF EKCR1 West and East tournaments, that allow us to know the four teams that qualifies and will participate in the next IKF EUROPEAN KORFBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 in Dordrecht (The Netherlands) from 22 to 30 October 2016: GERMANY, TURKEY, CATALONIA and POLAND. Congratulations!

REVIEW:

The final day of IKF EKC 2016 R1W, but not the finals as this qualifying tournament was in competition structure all six teams meeting each other once in these three days.

This was the day on which the decisions are not only for qualification for IKF EKC 2016, but also for IKF EKC 2018. After the four games played was the final ranking still not fixed.

Because of this all matches were important, everyone was aware of this and gave something special to all matches.
The first match against Sweden was important for Wales, In case of loss the fifth place was maximally attainable and thus no qualification for IKF EKC 2018. At winning this match they were depending on results in the next game between Ireland and France for qualification 2018. The Welshmen did what they had to do beating Sweden, 14-7.

For them the stressful waiting started. There were two scenario’s:

1. – If Ireland wins than places both Ireland as France itself for IKF EKC 2018, by that France already had won in an earlier match of Wales
2. – If France wins France and Wales both qualifies for IKF EKC 2018

It was a match with passion, emotion, beautiful actions but also mistakes on both sides.
The French public backed their team the whole match. Till the 21th minute the score was close, the gap never bigger as 2 goals. But in six minutes then the score went from 6-6 to 10-6 in favour of France. As a Phoenix Ireland fought back the last six minutes of the second half, after a thrilling last minute there was an equal score, 10 -10, so Golden Goal. In the second minute of the Golden Goal period Clément Chareyre scored his third, but most impotant goal in this match, final score 11-10. Because of this France ranked third, Wales ranked fourth and Ireland ends at the fifth place at IKF EKC 2016 R1W.

The last match of the event was formally not a final, but the atmosphere and the quality of the match was as a final. Both Catalonia as Turkey were eager to win.

The first part of the match Catalonia took the lead, but the Turkish team fought back. At halftime the score was 6 -9 in favour of Turkey. Important were the two missed penalties by Catalonia. In the second half the first two scores were of Turkey, this gap of 5 goals was to big for the Catalonian team to close, what even they did.

Turkey won the match, 14-12 and because of that is the winner of IKF EKC 2016 R1W.
The role of the women in the Turkish team is important, they scored nine of the fourteen goals.

It was a great event, with good sportsmanship at all teams, good cooperation between referees and jury, but above all a very good local organisation with a lot of volunteers and public

Day 3 (Sunday) results in IKF EKC R1 West & East 2016

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From Friday 3 until Sunday 5 June 2016, all participant teams were fighting to be the numbers 1 and 2 of their EKCR1 tournaments, which classified for the IKF EKC 2016 that will take place from 22 to 30 October 2016 in the Netherlands.

All games were played in Saint Etienne (France) and Nitra (Slovakia). And all games could be watched in through live streaming in the followings links inside www.worldkorfball.org IKF’s website:
R.West (St. Etienne): goo.gl/Q7A777
R.East (Nitra): goo.gl/VKrE2v

Review these two amazing tournaments through the internet on our live streaming links and visiting our social media profiles:

Official Facebook Events Page of the two tournaments:
R. EAST (Nitra – SVK): https://goo.gl/SMEzG2
R. WEST (Saint-Étienne – FRA): https://goo.gl/YDpZBn

Images from Day 3 in Saint Etienne (By Marco Spelten: facebook.com/actiefotografieNL)

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Images from Day 3 in Nitra: By www.facebook.com/sport.nitra (goo.gl/xMW0Vh)

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IKF University Korfball World Cup starts 16 April

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Thursday 16 April 2015 the “IKF UKWC” event starts in Norwich, England.This universities event is patronaged by FISU. Eight teams compete.

For the pools and match schedule: Click here IKF UKWC 2015 Pools + Match schedule.

New age groups and Korfball event planning

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Following the IKF Congress discussions in Lisbon end October 2013 and ongoing development in the IKF Competition Committee the IKF introduces a new programme of age related korfball events based on a four year cycle.

The details are in two documents:

  1. IKF Global & Continental Competition outlook 2015-2025 incl New Age Groups
  2. New Age Group IKF Competitions 20141119