IKF publishes the revised Rules of Korfball
As of 1 September 2015 the revised IKF Rules of Korfball are in place. These rules are applicable in all IKF events as of 1 September 2015.
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Mady Tims IWGA athlete of the month
Today the International World Games Association published the announcement:
Congratulations to Mady Tims, IWGA Athlete of the Month for April 2015. The Korfball player (38) from the Netherlands gave her farewell at the Dutch Korfball League Finale on 11 April. More than 10,000 spectators at the sold-out Ahoy arena in Rotterdam experienced the touching goodbye. She left the court right after her PKC/SWK Groep teammate, Johannis Schott, scored four seconds before the end the winning point.
With a huge cheer from her fans, white tulips from her teammates, and tears in her eyes, it was a moment to be cherished. Her club, PKC, won the final match against TOP by a score of 22 to 21. Mady Tims left the court as a champion. She helped to make it happen by scoring a point in the final. It was the 500th korf in her career as a player for PKC.
The English commentator of the match described her as the “most fantastic player in the world of Korfball”. Jan Fransoo, President of the International Korfball Federation, called her, “a korfball icon”. She said after the match and her emotional farewell, “Korfball is my passion”. She added, “There are so many great moments I can look back to.”
Indeed, “Lady” (her nickname) Tims is a three-time European Champion, and three-time World Champion with the national team of the Netherland. The Dutch team, with her help, won the TWG 2005 Gold Medal in Duisburg, Germany.
“Winning the title with PKC made my last match so special”, she said after the match in Rotterdam in April. That’s the way she likes to step down. In 2011 when she retired from the Dutch national team, it was the final of the World Korfball Championship in China. The title match against the archrival Belgium was her final international competition. She scored three times for her team, which won 32:26.
Watch her last match and the emotional moment of her substitution four seconds before the end of the final on The World Games Channel.
Learn more about Korfball on The World Games Channel.
The full article plus photos follow the link: Link to the article on Mady Tims
Photo credits: http://www.actiefotografie.nl/
IKF UKWC day 1
Some images from the IKF University Korfball World Cup day 1; 16 April 2015.
The results and the matches planned can be found under: IKF UKWC Matches; click here.
The second day is underway.
IKF UKWC matches on worldkorfball.org
The IKF University Korfball World Cup starts today. You can follow the matches on your Pc, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Click HERE to go to the direct connection between the jury table in the University venue in Norwich, England and the IKF match database and follow all matches.
The – free of charge – World Korfball app shows all matches as well.
All match times published are in the London summer time zone.
This event is patronised by FISU.
Geert Keuning awarded the IKF Pin of Merit
The IKF has awarded its Pin of Merit to Mr Geert Keuning from Leeuwarden (Netherlands) for outstanding service for the development of korfball. In 1995 Mr Keuning was one of the initiators to organize a youth korfball team from Leeuwarden to travel by bus to Russia as part of the city’s friendship link with Orel. This trip served as the birth of korfball in Russia. Over the subsequent 20 years, Mr Keuning has continued to support the development of korfball in Russia, many years as the official IKF development officer for Russia. To this very date Mr Keuning is active as a supporter, mostly in the background, to assist the Russian with many practical matters. He has also maintained the korfball friendship link between Leeuwarden and Orel, which was captured in a TV documentary of the Frisian TV a few years ago. Apart from his volunteering for the IKF, Mr Keuning has been organiser of the U19 Korfball World Cup since 9 years on behalf of the KNKV to support the Local Organizing Committee of the U19 Korfball World Cup.
IKF President Fransoo presented Keuning with the Pin just before the final of this year’s 20th U19 Korfball World Cup; 5 April 2015.
IKF University Korfball World Cup starts 16 April
Thursday 16 April 2015 the “IKF UKWC” event starts in Norwich, England.This universities event is patronaged by FISU. Eight teams compete.
For the pools and match schedule: Click here IKF UKWC 2015 Pools + Match schedule.
Live webcasting Dutch Korfball Final
Saturday 11 April 2015 in AHOY Sportcentre in Rotterdam the finals of the Dutch Korfballeague 2014/2015 takes place in front of more than 10,000 spectators.
The big final (TOP/Quoratio – PKC/SWK Groep) starts 1900 PM (Rotterdam time zone). The match is guided by IKF referee Mr Marcel Luttik and his assistant referee Mr Joeri Kok.
The three matches are available thru the ikfchannel on YouTube.
1900PM – Dutch Korfball final TOP/Quoratio – PKC/SWK Groep (English commentary)
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXuhSCUoEj4
1900 PM – Dutch Korfball final TOP/Quoratio – PKC/SWK Groep (Dutch commentary)
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMRyKzWQ5s8
1630 PM – Dutch Korfball bronze medal match KZ/Hiltex – Blauw Wit (Amsterdam) (Dutch Commentary)
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhl3nLNfIiQ
1400 PM – Dutch U19 / Youth Korfball final Fortuna A1 – DeetosSnel A1 (Dutch Commentary)
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhvunOXZBQ
Netherlands wins U19 KWC in 2015
The U19 team from the Netherlnds is the winner of the 2015 jubilee edition of the U19 Korfball World Cup.
In front of more than 1,200 spectators the Dutch youth team beat their eternal rivals from Belgium in an exciting final. Most of the match was very close only in the final minutes of the game Netherlands created a gap. The final whistle of IKF referee, Peter Busik from Slovakia was with 19 – 13.
The bronze medal was for the youngsters from Chinese Taipei. They beat the big surprise of this event Hungary with 16-13.
New Zealand as newcomer in this event achieved the 10th place.
The city of Leeuwarden was three days the center of youth korfball in the 20th edition of this major event.
IKF President, Mr Jan Fransoo handed the cup to the winners.
The total U19 Korfball World Cup ranking in 2015 is:
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Chinese Taipei
- Hungary
- England
- Portugal
- Germany
- Catalonia
- Czech Republic
- New Zealand
- China
- Brazil
- Romania.
IKF University Korfball World Cup starts next week
In almost one week time the IKF, the English Korfball Association (EKA) and the Local Organising Committee will welcome the eight competing teams in Norwich (England) at the “IKF UKWC 2015 patronaged by FISU” event.
We bring you up to date the final pools + match schedule + timings. The IKF UKWC event is:
- New tournament, so no recent history about results & ranking
- Therefore we used the global IKF ranking as starting-point
- All teams can play for the championship
- Pool A + B by drawing pairs, so no predictable pools, although there is no recent history.
Due to the late Russian withdrawel, luckily replaced on very short notice by NED 2 (thanks to KNKV), based on above mentioned criteria and review by the IKF Competitions Committee the IKF CC jumped to the conclusion to change from drawing pairs into the snake-procedure. Following the snake-procedure and the above mentioned criteria the IKF CC decided on the pools A and B. The IKF UKWC pools and match schedule is filled accordingly; IKF UKWC 2015 Pools + Match schedule; click here.
U19 Korfball World Cup start
Thursday 2 April 2015 Mr Andries EKHART, elderman of the city of Leeuwarden (NED), welcomed the teams from all over the world. He had warm words for all teams that came to the province Friesland and the city Leeuwarden. His opening was part of a spectacular opening ceremony in front of many hundreds of spectators in Sportcentre Kalverdijkje. Atletic groups, a Korfball4 match, 1-to-1 korfball matches were part.
The U19 KWC in 2015 is the 20th edition of this major youth korfball event. The organisers: KNKV, KNKV district North and the Dutch clubs K.V. Leeuwarden and Mid Fryslan may be proud. The IKF hopes this event will continue for many years.
Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April Leeuwarden will be the place to be for youth korfball. Sunday 5 April the finals will conclude this event.
The pools and match schedule for the U19 KWC: Click here for the U19 KWC schedule
The results you may find under: U19 KWC results
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