The Netherlands are the 1st IKF European Beach Korfball champions!

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The Hague Beach Korfball Stadium (NED) hosted the 1st IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship 2017. A great weekend with international senior and U19 teams playing this new spectacular and different korfball discipline. After an intense weekend with two closely contested finals, The Netherlands won both gold medals in the senior and U19 categories.

In the senior category, Portugal won silver while Belgium won the bronze medal game against Czech Republic. The U19 silver medal went to Hungary, and Belgium U19 won bronze.

The event took place under sunny though windy circumstances, in the great Beach Stadium in The Hague (NED). About 1000 spectators attended the final match between the Netherlands and Portugal. During the weekend, also a grass-roots tournament took place on the beach next to the stadium.

You can review all the final results and rankings at www.beachkorfball.com

IKF OEBKC 2017 – Day 1: Updated results -> LINK
IKF OEBKC 2017 – Day 2 (Semi-finals & Finals): Updated results -> LINK

All images, videos and curiosities about this tournament are available on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #beachkorfball & #korfball):

Actiefotografie FB galleries (https://www.facebook.com/actiefotografieNL/)

Day 1: goo.gl/o2i6K9

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Day 2: goo.gl/4MWUGw

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Some images of the finals (by Dani E.):

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IKF Council accepts Suriname as Associate Member

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The Council of the International Korfball Federation has today accepted Suriname as (Associate) Member of the International Korfball Federation. This implies the team of Suriname can participate tomorrow officially in the IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship, due to start in The Hague.

A few final administrative matters still need to be resolved, but the Federation meets the criteria for admission based on the files submitted.

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Photo credit: Surinaamse Korfbal Federatie

The application of Suriname is noteworthy. Korfball was played for many decades in Suriname during the time it was a Dutch colony, but after independence in 1975, formal korfball structures gradually disappeared in the Caribbean country in South America, and Suriname was expelled as member of the International Korfball Federation some years ago. However, korfball continued to be played in school without a formal federation taking care.

Following a recent initiative by former Dutch international player Gerald van Dijk. A group of players with Surinamese roots in the Netherlands revived the Federation, and formally established the Surinaamse Korfbal Federatie. The SKF plans to actively work on the development of korfball in Suriname, along with strong international competitive ambitions, as they intend to participate in next year’s IKF Panamerican Korfball Championship in Cali (Colombia) which serves as a qualification event for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship.

Follow the 1st IKF Beach Korfball Champ. on www.beachkorfball.com

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The IKF recently launched a specially designed website for beach korfball: www.beachkorfball.com.

Due to the continuously growth of beach korfball all over the world and the first ever IKF Beach Korfball Championship this next weekend, the need is there to give beach korfball it’s own communication platform.

On www.beachkorfball.com you will find all relevant information about beach korfball in general and daily reports of this 1st IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship 2017 that will be held in The Hague from 19-20 August.

As usual, all images, reports, interviews, videos and curiosities will be also available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #beachkorfball & #korfball):

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Referee Clinics and Workshops Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong

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Mr Graham Crafter, IKF Secretary General and former Elite Referee for the IKF, conducted a two days Chinese Taipei Level B Referee Course on special invitation of Chinese Taipei Korfball Association. More than 20 candidates participated on 5 and 6 August. Mr Liu, a councelor of New Taipei City visited the Beach Korfball practical refereeing session in the Sunshine Sport and Recreation Part and expressed his interest and support to the future korfball activities in this city with the biggest population in Chinese Taipei.

After sharing his wide experience with referees from Chinese Taipei, Mr Crafter visited Hong Kong as special guest and chaired ongoing workshops on 9 and 11 August for the IKF appointed referees of the 2nd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships.

In the above mentioned referee educational events in Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong, the main focus was on the comparison among the rules of Korfball, Beach Korfball, Korfball4 (2 korfs) and 1-Zone Korfball (1 korf).

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Mr Jaap OUD passes away

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The International Korfball Federation has been informed of the passing of Mr Jaap Oud, holder of the IKF Badge of Honour, on 4 August 2017 at the age of 80.

Jaap Oud served in the eighties and nineties of the twentieth century over more than a decade the Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) as vice-president. When he stepped down in 1993 he was appointed KNKV Honorary Member.

After that period he became member of the first IKF Committee responsible for the set-up and organisation of korfball events in Europe. He served the IKF in that role for more than 13 years. In total he served the IKF for more than 20 years – since 1985 – on many occasions as jury member and IKF Coordinating Officer. In the General Meeting 21 January 2006 in Utrecht (NED)  Mr Jan Fransoo presented him with the Badge of Honour.

Jaap Oud was involved with korfball over many decades. He served his club, Groen Geel, the KNKV and the IKF – i.e. the korfball community – with great dedication and commitment.

For all his professional, volunteering and political activities he was knighted by the Dutch queen.

The IKF has lost a man with great commitment to education and development of national / international korfball. We send our sincere condolences to his wife, Jeanet, children and grandchildren.

The Netherlands repeats as World Games champion!

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The World Games 2017 has another gold medalist: The Netherlands, after winning 26-14 Chinese Taipei in today’s korfball final at Wroclaw’s WKK Sport Center in Poland. The Asian team obtains the silver medal after playing the final for the first time. Belgium won the Bronze medal in the previous game against Germany (24-9).

DAY 5: FULL GAMES & RESULTS

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Great Britain 25 – Poland 18

China 19 – Australia 17

Belgium 24 – Germany 9 (Bronze medal game)
Click here to watch it on The Olympic Channel (available worldwide and with no restrictions)

The Netherlands 26 – Chinese Taipei 14 (Gold medal game)
Click here to watch it on The Olympic Channel (available worldwide and with no restrictions)

TWG 2017 FINAL RANKING:
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Visit www.worldkorfball.org to review all TWG matches with statistics, play-by-play, top scorers and much more.

You can also watch again all The World Games 2017 matches on IKF Youtube channel and here inside the following playlist:

TWG 2017 DAY 5 IMAGES, by Marco Spelten Actiefotografie.nl

TWG 2017 DAY 5 IMAGES VOL. II: Images by WOC – Wroclaw Organizing Committee

All images, reports, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #TWG2017 #korfball):

The World Games 2017 official website: www.theworldgames2017.com/en

The IWGA World Games Live Channel: LIVE STREAMING

IWGA: THE WORLD GAMES WROCLAW 2017 – HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights day 1
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-1-2

Highlights day 3
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-3
Korfball -> 14:41-17:55

Highlights day 4
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-4
Korfball -> 13:47-15:28

Highlights day 5
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-5
Korfball -> 21:17-24:25

Highlights day 6
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/iwga-the-world-games-wroclaw-2017-highlights-day-6
Korfball -> 18:43-21:06

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2017 – WROCLAW: https://www.facebook.com/TWG2017/videos/1418010108268059/

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2014 – CALI:

IWGA Vice President Bishop to present korfball medals

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The International Korfball Federation is very proud to announce that tonight’s medals in the korfball competition of The World Games will be presented by Max Bishop, Vice-President of the International World Games Federation.

IKF President Jan Fransoo will accompany Mr Bishop in the Medal Ceremony: “As President of the IKF, and on behalf of the entire korfball delegation here at The World Games, I am extremely happy that Mr Bishop has accepted our invitation to present the medals tonight. Korfball has been continuously on the program of The World Games since 1985.”

The medal ceremony will be conducted at the WKK Sports Center in Wroclaw, immediately following the gold medal match. The gold medal match will start at 19:00, while the medal ceremony is expected to take place around 20:15. Netherlands will play against Chinese Taipei to contest the gold medal – a historic line-up, as it is the first time in the history of The World Games that an Asian country will play in the gold-medal match of the korfball tournament. The match will be broadcasted live in many countries worldwide, while in some other countries it will be a delayed broadcast. In countries without any public braodcasting, the match can be accessed via worldkorfball.org

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TWG 2017: Day 4 (Mon, July 24): Finalists known

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The Netherlands and Chinese Taipei will play The World Games 2017 big final for the first time in TWG history this Tuesday, July 25th, at 19:00. It’s also the first time that an Asian team arrives to The World Games final. The Dutch beated Germany 25-13 and Chinese Taipei defeated Belgium by 18-22 in the other semi-final. This last game was an incredible match, exciting and vibrating, with lots of goals and with no clear winner until the last minutes. For Bronze medal, at 17:00, Belgium and Germany will try to achieve this rewarding position in the final podium.

In today’s first games, China won its MATCH vs Great Britain (27-24), as well as Australia beated host team Poland 18-20, and they will play this Tuesday at 13:00 for 5th place. Both matches were really intense and tight, and the audience at Wroclaw’s WKK Sport Center enjoyed with two great games. Great Britain and Poland will fight for 7th place at 11:00.

DAY 4 RESULTS:
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DAY 5 SCHEDULE:
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DAY 4: FULL GAMES

China 27 – Great Britain 24.

Poland 18 – Australia 20

Belgium 18 – Chinese Taipei 22 (1st Semi-final)

The Netherlands 25 – Germany 13 (2nd Semi-final)

>>Click here to know where to watch all these korfball final games to be played on Tuesdat, July 25th<<

You can watch live all Day 4 games on www.worldkorfball.org, with statistics, top scorers and much more.

TWG2017 Youtube playlist (with all the games played and scheduled of TWG 2017).

TWG 2017 DAY 4 IMAGES, by Marco Spelten Actiefotografie.nl

All images, reports, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #TWG2017 #korfball):

More info, tournament rules, updated schedule and more on TWG 2017 Korfball Event

The World Games 2017 official website: www.theworldgames2017.com/en

The IWGA World Games Live Channel: LIVE STREAMING

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2017 – WROCLAW: https://www.facebook.com/TWG2017/videos/1418010108268059/

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2014 – CALI:

TWG 2017: Day 3 (Sun, July 23): Report, videos and images (Semi-finalists known)

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Third day is over in The World Games 2017 Korfball Competition. The Netherlands and Chinese Taipei have ended first of their groups with 3 wins, and they will play the semi-finals against Germany (20:45) and Belgium (19:00) respectively on Monday. Fighting for 5th place, China – Great Britain at 13:30, and Poland vs. Australia at 15:15.

After Day 3, these are the results and final ranking pools.

DAY 3 RESULTS:
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FINAL RANKING POOLS:
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Today’s 1st game between Australia and The Netherlands ended with a clear victory in favour of the Dutch by 10-30.

Belgium and China played the 2nd game, which also finished with a smashing 36-13. The 6-0 in the first 4 minutes clearly showed the path for an easy game for the Belgians.

The game of the day was Great Britain vs. Germany. As expected, another great and exciting korfball match, decided in the last 2 minutes. Intense, vibrating and decisive as usual when these two great squads play one against the other.

The last match of the day was Poland vs. Chinese Taipei. The power of the Asian team was decisive and gave no options to the local team, that improved its scoring during the 2nd half, providing good goals to the big crowd that attented the game.

Monday, July 24th, it’s going to be a great day for korfball, with very interesting semi-finals. Enjoy them all!

DAY 4 SCHEDULE:
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You can watch live all Day 4 games on www.worldkorfball.org, with statistics, top scorers and much more.

Here you have the Youtube playlist with all the games scheduled to be played on Monday, July 24th.

TWG 2017 DAY 4 IMAGES, by Marco Spelten Actiefotografie.nl

All images, reports, interviews, videos and curiosities will be available live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles (and via hashtags #TWG2017 #korfball):

More info, tournament rules, updated schedule and more on TWG 2017 Korfball Event

The World Games 2017 official website: www.theworldgames2017.com/en

The IWGA World Games Live Channel: LIVE STREAMING

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2017 – WROCLAW: https://www.facebook.com/TWG2017/videos/1418010108268059/

VIDEO OF THE WORLD GAMES 2014 – CALI:

TWG 2017: Watching the final day live

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During the first four days of the korfball tournament at The World Games 2017 (July 21-24), live coverage is available via the IKF Channel on Youtube and worldkorfball.org. On the final day (July 25), this will be different depending on your location.

Broadcasting rights have been acquired for The World Games by many countries. In the countries that have acquired the broadcasting rights, the IKF Channel on Youtube and worldkorfball.org will not be visible due to geoblocking. The list of countries and broadcasters is available HERE. Check with your local broadcaster whether the korfball matches will be broadcasted live or whether they will be broadcasted delayed. The Olympic Channel (www.olympicchannel.com) has included the korfball matches in their provisional scheduled as delayed matches. The Olympic Channel can be accessed worldwide without restriction.

For those viewers in countries where the rights have not been acquired, we are happy to confirm that the IKF Channel on YouTube and worldkorfball.org will cast the matches via our livestream.

More info HERE