Chinese Taipei retain their title in the 3rd IKF Asian Korfball Championship
The 3rd IKF Asian Korfball Championship came to an end today with some very entertaining matches, particularly in the afternoon session. Chinese Taipei, having beaten Japan 21 – 9 in the semi-final, beat China, who reached the final with a 23 – 6 win over Macau China, by 18 goals to 13. In the bronze medal match Macau China beat Japan 10 -8 to clinch their first medal since 2004. Malaysia beat Korea , who qualified to play for 5th place following a 9 – 3 win over Indonesia, by 12 goals to 9.
The final ranking is:
1 Chinese Taipei 2 China 3 Macau China 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 Korea 7 Indonesia