It all comes down to today. After 4 days of intense competition at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, the korfball event is set to conclude with a final day of four matches to determine the podium places and final standings.
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) can now confirm the final referee appointments.
Following observation by IKF Referee observers Jorge Alves (POR) and Richard Rense (NED), the officials have been selected to oversee the decisive final matches of the mixed indoor korfball competition.
Here are the official referee appointments for today’s matches:
- For 7th place: China vs. Portugal
- Referees: Megan Frederickson (AUS) and Stan de Groot (NED)
- Jury: Gert Dijkstra (NED) and Lau Wai Sim (MAS)
- For 5th place: Germany vs. Suriname
- Referees: Steve Jones (GBR) and Leon Liao (TPE)
- Jury: Marc Breugelmans (BEL) and Wong Sin Yee (HKG)
- For the Bronze medal: Czechia vs. Chinese Taipei
- Referees: Stan de Groot (NED) and Olga Gandia Pérez (ESP)
- Jury: Michael Janssens (BEL) and Lau Wai Sim (MAS)
- For the Gold medal: Netherlands vs. Belgium
- Referees: Carlos Faria (POR) and Chris West (GBR)
- Jury: Nina Piris (ESP), Wong Sin Yee (HKG), and Lau Wai Sim (MAS)
How to Watch All the Final Matches
You can watch all of today’s final matches live and for free! Streams are available on the official The World Games Live website at live.theworldgames.org and through the official The World Games app, available on both Android and iOS.
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Good luck to the match officials and the teams!
