IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 – Participants known
In just five and a half months the IKF World Korfball Championship (WKC) 2019 in Durban South Africa, held from 1 to 10 August, will start. At this point, all the participants are known.
The IKF WKC 2019 will contain the highest number of participants in the history of korfball. The number of 16 countries during the IKF WKC 2015 in Belgium has grown to 20 participating countries at this year’s edition. The participating countries all have qualified themselves during their Continental Championships in 2018.
Of the initial 20 countries that qualified for the IKF WKC 2019 the Dominican Republic and Zimbabwe unfortunately had to withdraw. While also the first reserve of the Americas (Brazil) was not able to step in, the first reserves of Europe (Slovakia) and Asia (Macau China) have been approached as replacements. Both countries happily accepted the invitation.
The participating countries are:
| Countries | IKF World Ranking* |
| Australia (OC) | 10 |
| Belgium (EU) | 3 |
| Catalonia (EU) | 12 |
| China (AS) | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei (AS) | 2 |
| Czech Republic (EU) | 7 |
| England (EU) | 6 |
| Germany (EU) | 5 |
| Hong Kong China (AS) | 11 |
| Hungary (EU) | 9 |
| Ireland (EU) | 20 |
| Japan (AS) | 24 |
| Macau China (AS) | 30 |
| Netherlands (EU) | 1 |
| New Zealand (OC) | 16 |
| Poland (EU) | 13 |
| Portugal (EU) | 8 |
| Slovakia (EU) | 17 |
| South Africa (AF) | 15 |
| Surinam (AM) | 21 |
The 20 countries will be divided over five pools by a public draw during the IKF U19 WKC, Saturday 20 April. In the coming weeks the pool draw procedure, pot composition and the tournament set-up will be announced. So, keep a close look at the IKF Website and Social Media Channels.
*Based on the IKF World Ranking of December 31st 2018
