Portugal and U19 Belgium are the new 2019 IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) champions!

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The IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 has come to an end with Portugal raising the champions cup in the senior competition and Belgium in the U19. During the weekend of 6-7 July in the French city of Bonson, teams from eight different countries competed to become the 2019 European Beach Korfball champions.

 

On Day 2 the seniors played their last matches in the preliminary round, then continued with the semifinals and the finals. Portugal played the final against The Netherlands and won by penalty shots, after still level score in overtime. The U19 teams played the quarterfinals in a pool format, after which they continued with the semifinals and finals. The U19 Belgium 1 team beated The Netherlands U19 in the final by 6-4.

SENIORS FINAL RANKING:

1st – Portugal
2nd – Netherlands
3rd – Belgium
4th – Hungary
5th – Wales
6th – England
7th – France
8th – Morocco

Male top scorer: Arne Beeck (Belgium) – 22 goals
Female top scorer: Ilona Luisa van den Berg (Netherlands) – 31 goals

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U19 FINAL RANKING:

1st – Belgium 1
2nd – Netherlands 2
3rd – Netherlands 1
4th – Belgium 2
5th – France 1
6th – France 2

Male top scorer: Carel Wielinga junior (Netherlands) – 22 goals
Female top scorer: Lotte Fokker (Netherlands) – 16 goals

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On Day 1, the majority of the preliminary matches for the seniors were played. The last match for each team was played on Sunday. After the preliminary round, the teams were be divided into those who were playing for places 5-8 and those who were playing for places 1-4. The semifinals and finals were played on Sunday.

In the U19 category, all preliminary matches were played on Saturday, after which they were divided into 2 pools. Pool A consisted of the numbers 1, 3 and 5 of the preliminary round and pool B of the numbers 2, 4 and 6. These matches, together with the semifinals and the finals, were played on Sunday.

Match schedule & Day 1 updated results: Event page.

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The eight countries competing for the Senior’s title were:

  • Belgium
  • England
  • France
  • Hungary
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • The Netherlands
  • Wales

The three* countries competing for the U19’s title (with 2 teams each one) were:

  • Belgium 1 & 2
  • France 1 & 2
  • The Netherlands 1 & 2

(* Wales and Hungary U19 teams withdraw in the last moments due to unexpected circumstances. The second French U19 team participated out of competition).

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More info regarding the Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 is available on www.beachkorfball.sport, the event page and the Social Media channels of the IKF Beach Korfball:

Facebook: @BeachKor
Instagram: @beachkorfball
Twitter: @beachkorfball

Facebook (LOC) + Live streaming games: @BKWC2019Bonson

Bonson is ready for the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe): 7-8 July 2019

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Next Saturday starts the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 in Bonson, France. During the weekend of 6-7 July, teams from eight different countries will compete to become the 2019 European Beach Korfball champions.

On Day 1, the majority of the preliminary matches for the seniors are played. The last match for each team is played on Sunday. After the preliminary round, the teams will be divided into those who will be playing for place 5-8 and those who will be played for place 1-4. The semifinals and finals will all be played on Sunday.

In the U19 category, all preliminary matches will be played on Saturday, after which they will be divided into 2 pools. Pool A consist of the numbers 1, 3 and 5 of the preliminary round and pool B of the numbers 2, 4 and 6. These matches, together with the semifinals and the finals, will be played on Sunday.

For the updated match schedule released on Wednesday, July 3rd, go to the EVENT PAGE.

The best ranked European team in both categories will become European Beach Korfball Champion 2019. There are eight countries participating in the Senior’s competition and three* countries in the U19’s.

The eight countries competing for the Senior’s title are:

  • Belgium
  • England
  • France
  • Hungary
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • The Netherlands
  • Wales

The three* countries competing for the U19’s title (with 2 teams each one) are:

  • Belgium 1 & 2
  • France 1 & 2
  • The Netherlands 1 & 2

(* Wales and Hungary U19 teams withdraw in the last moments due to unexpected circumstances. The second French U19 team will participate out of competition.).

To stay up to date with everything regarding the Beach Korfball World Cup, follow www.beachkorfball.sport, the event page and the Social Media channels of the IKF Beach Korfball:

Facebook: @BeachKor
Instagram: @beachkorfball
Twitter: @beachkorfball

Facebook (LOC): @BKWC2019Bonson

Ready to start the 3rd U15 European Korfball Championship

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From 5 to 9 July 2019 in Dunakeszi, Hungary, the 2019 U15 European Korfball Championship will take place. The 3rd edition of this #U15EKC will have the following participant countries: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal and Slovakia.

This summer event patronized by the IKF includes an indoor korfball competition as well as a beach korfball tournament.

You can follow this event and get all the updates, images and videos on the following official facebook page: facebook.com/U15EKC

More info: ikf.org/event/u15-european-korfball-championship

 

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U17 Korfball World Cup 2019 winner: The Netherlands!

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The 2019 U17 Korfball World Cup has its champion: The Netherlands! The Dutch team won the final against Belgium (23-13). Chinese Taipei achieved the Bronze medal by winning Portugal 16-10 in the game for 3rd place.

Congratulations to local organizers and to all 11 countries that participated in this successful 21st edition of the U17 KWC that took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2019.

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Another great tournament that showed us a lot of young talented korfball players and how powerful and exciting international korfball is.

U17 KWC 2019 FINAL RANKING:

1. The Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Chinese Taipei
4. Portugal
5. England
6. Czech Republic
7. Germany
8. Slovakia
9. Catalonia
10. Hong Kong China
11. Hungary
12. KNKV RTC South

U17 FINAL: NED – BEL

BRONZE MEDAL GAME: TPE – POR

The national squads competed in two different groups:

POOL A: The Netherlands, England, Germany, Portugal, Hong Kong China and KNKV RTC South.
POOL B: Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Catalonia, Hungary and Slovakia.

 

You can review all live scores, statistics, images and other related info visiting the official website and social profiles of the tournament (#U17KWC):

– Official website: www.u17kwc.com
– Facebook: facebook.com/U17KWC
– Twitter: twitter.com/U17KWC
– Instagram: instagram.com/U17KWC

More videos on IKF youtube channel: youtube.com/ikfchannel

This event was organized by KNKV, DSC, Rust Roest, PSV and patronized by IKF.

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Event info and links ► www.korfball.sport/?p=18948

Follow the U17 Korfball World Cup 2019 (29-30 June)

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The Dutch city of Eindhoven will repeat as host city of the 21st U17 Korfball World Cup (#U17KWC) that will take place in Sportvenue De Vijfkamp, on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2019.

The IKF and the LOC are glad to have eleven national U17 squads competing in two different groups:

POOL A: The Netherlands, England, Germany, Portugal, Hong Kong China and KNKV RTC South.
POOL B: Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Catalonia, Hungary and Slovakia.

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You can follow and check the match schedule and all live scores and other related info visiting the official website and social profiles of the tournament:

– Official website: www.u17kwc.com
– Facebook: facebook.com/U17KWC
– Twitter: twitter.com/U17KWC
– Instagram: instagram.com/U17KWC

LIVE STREAMING: You can watch Sunday’s Bronze medal game and Final live on IKF youtube channel: youtube.com/ikfchannel

Bronze medal game: https://youtu.be/8oExQ8bazbc
U17 Final: https://youtu.be/QMFQmZ3ivOc

This event organized by KNKV, DSC, Rust Roest, PSV and patronized by IKF.

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Event info and links ► www.korfball.sport/?p=18948

IKF WKC 2019: List of referees and jury officers

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The IKF is happy to announce the list of referees and jury officers appointed for the upcoming IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 that will be held from 1 to 10 August in Durban, South Africa.

JURY OFFICERS:

Breugelmans, Marc (BEL)
Dijkstra, Gert (NED)
Faria, Joana (POR)
Kuo-Chin Han, Esther (TPE)
van Heerden, Suzette (RSA)
Kumkevera, Roseline (ZIM)
Van der Linde, Theo (NED)
Piris, Nina (CAT)
R. de O. Silva, Alexandre (BRA)
Sjardijn, Jan (NED)
Stevenson, Sam (SCO)

REFEREES:

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The match schedule and more information about this tournament can be found on the following link: https://korfball.sport/event/ikf-world-korfball-championship-2/#tab-id-2

All #WKC2019 matches will be live-streamed through IKF YouTube channel and on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.sport

For more information about the event, follow www.korfball.sport and IKF Social Media profiles:
– On Facebook: @korfball.org
– On Instagram: @korfball_org
– On Twitter: @korfball

IKF Korfball World Congress 2019

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The next IKF Korfball World Congress will take place on August 7 and August 8 in the Garden Court Marine Parade Hotel, Durban, South Africa, during the IKF World Korfball Championship 2019.

This year’s edition of the congress aims to promote the sharing of experiences and ideas among members focusing on two main themes: Global Korfball Development and Strengthening Our National Organisations.

The registration for the IKF Korfball World Congress is still open until July, 8th 2019 and it must be done by email to office@ikf.org

You can consult the detailed program of the IKF Korfball World Congress here.

Chinese Taipei wins the IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019

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Congratulations to Chinese Taipei after beating China 23-5 in the IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019 Final played today in the Chinese city of Shaoxing. Hong Kong won the Bronze medal game against New Zealand (14-9), and all 4 teams are officially qualified to play the next IKF U21 World Korfball Championship that will be played in 2020 in Chinese Taipei. The last participant team, Thailand, ended in 5th place.

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From 20 to 25 May 2019, the Chinese city of Shaoxing hosted this U21 qualifying tournament, organized by the Chinese Korfball Association.

You can review all final results, top scorers and all the statistics on ► www.worldkorfball.sport

 

 

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More images, videos and pictures can be found on IKF social media profiles:

► Facebook.com/korfball.org
► Twitter.com/korfball
► Instagram.com/korfball_org

Hashtags: #u21AOKC #korfball

Images by Toby Tsui, Pardeep Dahiya and @Shootitnews.

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IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019: Finalists known

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Pool games have ended at the IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019. Chinese Taipei has won all its games and will play against China the IKF U21 AOKC 2019 Final tomorrow at 15:30. Hong Kong and New Zealand will play for Bronze medal earlier at 13:30 (local time). The last participant team, Thailand, has ended in 5th place.

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From 20 to 25 May 2019, the Chinese city of Shaoxing is hosting this U21 qualifying tournament for the next IKF U21 World Korfball Championship that will be played in 2020 in Chinese Taipei.

All tournament’s information can be found on the following link ► korfball.sport/?p=19329

UPDATED RESULTS, SCORERS & STATISTICS:

You can follow all results, scorers and statistics on ► www.worldkorfball.sport

OFFICIAL MATCH SCHEDULE:

IKF event site ► korfball.sport/event/ikf-u21-aokc/#tab-id-2

PARTICIPANT TEAMS (5)*:

Chinese Taipei, China, Hong Kong China, New Zealand and Thailand. (*Sri Lanka, unfortunately, had to withdraw in the last moment).

VENUE:

Shaoxing Sports Center Address: No.1, Tushan Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.

Share your moments on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #U21AOKC!

More info on IKF social media profiles:

► Facebook.com/korfball.org
► Twitter.com/korfball
► Instagram.com/korfball_org

Hashtags: #u21AOKC #korfball

Images by Toby Tsui, Pardeep Dahiya and @Shootitnews.

The IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019 has started!

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The IKF U21 Asia Oceania Korfball Championship 2019 (IKF U21 AOKC) has started in the Chinese city of Shaoxing. From 20 to 25 May 2019, national U21 teams of Chinese Taipei, China, Hong Kong China, New Zealand and Thailand will play to qualify for the next IKF U21 World Korfball Championship that will be played in 2020 in Chinese Taipei.

The Chinese Korfball Association is the organizer of this event.  All tournament’s information can be found on the following link ► korfball.sport/?p=19329

UPDATED RESULTS, SCORERS & STATISTICS:

You can follow all results, scorers and statistics on ► www.worldkorfball.sport

OFFICIAL MATCH SCHEDULE:

IKF event site ► korfball.sport/event/ikf-u21-aokc/#tab-id-2

PARTICIPANT TEAMS (5)*:

Chinese Taipei, China, Hong Kong China, New Zealand and Thailand. (*Sri Lanka, unfortunately, had to withdraw in the last moment).

VENUE:

Shaoxing Sports Center Address: No.1, Tushan Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.

Share your moments on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #U21AOKC!

More info on IKF social media profiles:

► Facebook.com/korfball.org
► Twitter.com/korfball
► Instagram.com/korfball_org

Hashtags: #u21AOKC #korfball

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Images by Toby Tsui, Pardeep Dahiya and @Shootitnews.