IKF Europa Cup 2013 logo
The IKF Europa Cup 2013 logo in Budapest, Hungary.
The event takes place from Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 January 2013.
It is the 47th IKF Europa Cup in a row. The first event was in 1965 in England.
IKF Europa Cup 2013 Officials
/0 Comments/in Korfball News /by Bart NieuwenwegDuring the IKF Europa Cup 2013 in Budapest, Hungary the following IKF Officials will guide the event:
The IKF coordinating officer is Mr Jan SJARDIJN (NED).
Referees
| Name | Country of origin |
| Ms Sandra ANUS | GER |
| Mr Ronald BUIS | NED |
| Mr Tamas ELEKES | HUN |
| Mr Ondrej FRIDRICH | CZE |
| Mr Paul JEANES | ENG |
| Mr Miguel WENSMA | BEL |
The referee assessors are Mr Gerrit VAN DER BEEK (NED) and Mr Walter EIJSINK (NED).
Jury
| Name | Country of origin | |
| Mr Theo VAN DER LINDE | NED | |
| Ms Malgorzata BOS | POL | |
| Mr Marc BREUGELMANS | BEL | |
| Mr Le MINH DUC | HUN |
IKF Photographer: Mr Cor MANTEL (NED)
Qualifying for the Olympics
/in Column /by Bart NieuwenwegI often get asked the question what it takes for a sport to be on the Olympic program. Many are interested to learn about criteria such as universality, TV and other commercial exposure, and youth appeal. Despite the long list of criteria that the IOC uses to make a well-informed decision, the key answer to this question is that it is a competition. Entering the Olympic program is a competition between sports. Therefore, we as korfball community need to answer the question what we need to do to outperform some of the sports that are currently on the program.
The answer is that much remains to be done, but it can be summarized in 3 words: stronger international participation, changing medal tables at our events, and a larger viewership among those that do not play korfball. Our targets towards 2023 are to have a sold out world championship for all matches, irrespective of the location, to have two countries in the final that are not among today’s three A countries, and to have 75 countries in the world championship qualification.
With our fantastic sport that is so close to Olympic values we have the best possible addition to the Olympic program. With your work as korfball volunteers in your country you can help us in making the world to realize this.
Jan Fransoo
President, International Korfball Federation
President, Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
Vice-President, SportAccord
Mr Wolfgang Gebauer (58) passed away
/0 Comments/in Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegThursday, 15 November 2012, Wolfgang Gebauer, passed away in the age of 58 after a long period of illness. He was a korfball player of Germany’s first generation in his club Adler Rauxel and inside the national association DTB. He served as IKF treasurer from 2003 till 2007.
Wolfgang Gebauer lived for korfball.
He was a player during the IKF Europa Cup 1976 in London. A few years later Wolfgang made his next step: In 1982 he was elected club president in Adler Rauxel. He recognized that local success could be adequate to local improvements but realized that korfball needed more attention on the international level as well. He took the Chair of the German National Korfball organization in 1990.
In 1997 Wolfgang’s engagement was honored by the IKF with the “Pin of Merit”.
Together with his wife Birgit he managed many minor and major tasks for our sport. He escorted the German national senior team during the IKF World Korfball Championship 1995 in India. He a committed driver for and during the IKF U23 World Korfball Championship 2004 in Duisburg (finishing with a bronze medal for the U23 German team).
In 2003 “Gebi” (its nickname inside Germany ) was appointed treasurer in the IKF EXCO recognizing his accurate and objective perception. Already affected by his disease but still fighting he continued such engagement inside the IKF till 2007. During the IKF World Korfball Championship in Brno (Czech Republic) in such year IKF President, Dr. Jan Fransoo, thanked him using the phrase “… a real Schatzmeister“.
“We all grieve for a great friend, a fantastic sports guy, and an excellent mediator in Europe. I am sure that Wolfgang’s engagement will leave a mark in our international Korfball family for a long time. “ There are no additions necessary to the words from Dieter Fernow .
The IKF korfball family wishes Birgit, Christian and Bastian as well as your relatives and partners strength for the next period of time.
Korfball in large Multi-Sports Event in Chinese Taipei
/0 Comments/in Korfball News /by Bart NieuwenwegKorfball was recently featured in a large multi-sport event held in Nantou (TPE). More than 20 sports participated in the three day event including 14 World Games sports. The korfball event attracted entries from nine counties and as well as local officials referees from Hong Kong also took part.
The final round consisted of a round robin series with the top three counties playing each other. The results were very close with two matches having a one goal winning margin and the other went to golden goal. The winners were Taoyuan county. For photos click read more.
IKF President Fransoo will not seek re-election as ARISF President
/0 Comments/in Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegIKF President Jan Fransoo yesterday informed the membership of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) that he will not run for a third term as President when his current term will expire next May. In his letter Fransoo cited that he needs to focus his spare volunteer time on the IKF: “The International Korfball Federation has grown so much in the past decade that we feel it is now the right moment to make next steps towards eventual inclusion in the Olympic Program. For this purpose, my Federation needs my full and undivided attention, at least for the next few years until my current term as IKF President expires in 2015.”
Fransoo (46) conducts his activities as a sport administrator next to a full-time job. Upon his retirement as ARISF President, he will have served on the ARISF Council for 12 years, including 8 years as its President. His decision will also end his membership of the Council of SportAccord, since this is tied to the ARISF Presidency.
Mr Johan Wiegerink (67) passes away
/0 Comments/in Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegThe IKF has been informed that Mr Johan Wiegerink has passed away 1 November 2012. Despite the fact he was ill his death came as a schock. He was 67 years of age. Johan Wiegerink was the committed chair of the Local Organising Committee of IKF Europe Korfball Championship in the Netherlands in 2010. The event became a success due to his professional attitude, his indepth knowledge of the korfball community and his ability to mobilise proefessionals and volunteers.
The IKF President, Dr Jan Fransoo, presented him the Pin of Merit on 31 October 2010 in the closing dinner of that very successful event. Johan Wiegerink was awarded member in the Order of Orange Nassau by the Dutch Queen.
Thursday 8 November at 14.00 PM local Dutch time the funeral service will take place in the city of Enschede.
We wish his wife, children, grandchildren and other members of the family strength in the period that is ahead of them. The korfball world will remember him with greatest respect.
IKF Ranking November 2012
/0 Comments/in Organisational news /by Bart NieuwenwegFollowing the IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Barcelona (CAT) the IKF has prepared a new revised ranking.
As of 5 November 2012 the actual ranking is:
| Ranking | Country | Code | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands | NED | 249,500 |
| 2 | Belgium | BEL | 240,000 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 231,625 |
| 4 | England | ENG | 212,500 |
| 5 | Catalonia | CAT | 206,500 |
| 6 | Germany | GER | 199,125 |
| 7 | Portugal | POR | 193,875 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | CZE | 182,125 |
| 9 | Australia | AUS | 164,750 |
| 10 | China | CHN | 161,125 |
| 11 | Hong Kong China | HKG | 156,500 |
| 12 | India | IND | 156,000 |
| 13 | Russia | RUS | 154,625 |
| 14 | Poland | POL | 153,250 |
| 15 | South Africa | RSA | 137,875 |
| 16 | Hungary | HUN | 132,125 |
| 17 | Wales | WAL | 108,750 |
| 18 | New Zealand | NZL | 106,125 |
| 19 | Slovakia | SVK | 103,250 |
| 20 | Ireland | IRE | 94,000 |
| 21 | Turkey | TUR | 86,375 |
| 22 | Serbia | SRB | 85,500 |
| 23 | Scotland | SCO | 80,500 |
| 24 | Romania | ROU | 65,000 |
| 25 | Sweden | SWE | 63,000 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 59,750 |
| 27 | Luxembourg | LUX | 56,750 |
| 28 | Armenia | ARM | 52,750 |
| 29 | France | FRA | 46,250 |
| 30 | Korea | KOR | 36,250 |
| 31 | Greece | GRE | 35,750 |
| 32 | Italy | ITA | 26,000 |
| 33 | Pakistan | PAK | 19,750 |
| 34 | United States | USA | 11,000 |
| 35 | Malaysia | MAS | 8,875 |
| 36 | Japan | JPN | 7,000 |
| 37= | Macau China | MAC | 5,000 |
| 37= | Bulgaria | BUL | 5,000 |
| 39 | Cyprus | CYP | 3,000 |
| 40 | Nepal | NEP | 2,000 |
| 41= | Argentina | ARG | 1,000 |
| 41= | Aruba | ARU | 1,000 |
| 41= | Belarus | BLR | 1,000 |
| 41= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | BIH | 1,000 |
| 41= | Botswana | BOT | 1,000 |
| 41= | Brazil | BRA | 1,000 |
| 41= | Canada | CAN | 1,000 |
| 41= | Croatia | CRO | 1,000 |
| 41= | Curacao | CUR* | 1,000 |
| 41= | Denmark | DEN | 1,000 |
| 41= | Dominican Republic | DOM | 1,000 |
| 41= | Finland | FIN | 1,000 |
| 41= | Georgia | GEO | 1,000 |
| 41= | Indonesia | INA | 1,000 |
| 41= | Malawi | MAL | 1,000 |
| 41= | Mongolia | MGL | 1,000 |
| 41= | Singapore | SIN | 1,000 |
| 41= | Surinam | SUR | 1,000 |
| 41= | Zambia | ZAM | 1,000 |
IKF Guide to Korfball Coaching
/0 Comments/in Korfball News /by Bart NieuwenwegIn cooperation with the IKF Mr Ben Crum, senior coach advisor to the IKF, prepared the new book; The IKF Guide to Korfball Coaching.
The book is available for sale. The first 300 Guides are delivered already.
IKF President, Dr Jan Fransoo states in his foreword: “It is a wish of every korfball player and korfball coach worldwide to have a new coaching guide to korfball. It is a dream of those very same players and coaches to have this book written and edited by Ben Crum, who is arguably the greatest contributor to the knowledge of coaching korfball in the sport’s history.”
The price is EUR 19.95 per book, excluding postage costs.
You can order the book now; see the orderform under contact or send an e-mail to the IKF Office with your name, number of books you order, your e-mail address and complete delivery address.
The IKF will send an invoice. Delivery will take place after receipt of payment in full.
IKF Europa Korfball Shield
/0 Comments/in Korfball News /by Bart NieuwenwegThis year the IKF Europa Korfball Shield will be played in Trebon (CZE) on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 January 2013.
The 8 participants are:
| Pool A | Pool B | ||
| CK VALLPARADIS | CAT | KV Adler Rauxel e.V | GER |
| VKC Kolín | CZE | CASCAIS CORFEBOL CLUBE | POR |
| Nottingham | EKA | Óbudai Korfball Klub | HUN |
| AZS Balluff Wroclaw | POL | Korfbal klub Brno | CZE |
The match schedule is on the next page after Read more…
The match schedule of the IKF Europa Korfball Shield 2013;
| Friday 25 January 2013 | |||
| 17:30 | B | KV Adler Rauxel e.V | Óbudai Korfball Klub |
| 18:30 | A | VKC Kolín | AZS Balluff Wroclaw |
| 19:30 | B | CASCAIS CORFEBOL CLUBE | Korfbal klub Brno |
| 20:30 | A | CK VALLPARADIS | Nottingham |
| Saturday 26 January 2013 | |||
| 10:00 | B | KV Adler Rauxel e.V | Korfbal klub Brno |
| 11:00 | A | VKC Kolín | Nottingham |
| 12:00 | B | CASCAIS CORFEBOL CLUBE | Óbudai Korfball Klub |
| 13:00 | A | CK VALLPARADIS | AZS Balluff Wroclaw |
| 15:00 | B | KV Adler Rauxel e.V | CASCAIS CORFEBOL CLUBE |
| 16:00 | A | Nottingham | AZS Balluff Wroclaw |
| 17:00 | B | Óbudai Korfball Klub | Korfbal klub Brno |
| 18:00 | A | CK VALLPARADIS | VKC Kolín |
| Sunday 27 January 2013 | |||
| 9:00 | C | A1 | B2 |
| 10:00 | D | A2 | B1 |
| 11:00 | A3 | B3 | |
| 12:00 | A4 | B4 | |
| 13:10 | Loser C | Loser D | |
| 14:10 | Winner C | Winner D | |