Kunst and Schilders best players of the WKC

Richard Kunst from the Netherlands and Nikki Schilders from Belgium have been selected by a jury of former national team coaches as most valuable players of the tournament.

Kunst (aged 22) scored 31 goals in the tournament, and with 8 in the final he was of decisive importance in securing the 9th world title for the Netherlands. Schilders (25) scored 16 goals in the tournament and was of all-round importance both in the crucial match against Chinese Taipei and in the final against the Netherlands.