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Belgium wins the senior and the U19 IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023

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The 3rd edition of a spectacular the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023 has finished in the Polish city of Wroclaw. From 25 to 26 August, 13 teams from 3 different continents competed to be the new champion in this new and fascinating korfball discipline, recently included in the official program of the next World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China.

The 2 fields located at Wrocław Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław became the perfect scenario for great and exciting matches, where all teams had the chance to compete for the win. The sand and the intensity of this discipline guaranteed a lot of tight matches, and lots of them were decided during exciting golden goal extra periods.

Australia, Belgium, Catalonia, England, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Türkiye, United States Of America and Wales were the participants in the senior category, and the Belgians were the ones who reached the top position after winning the senior final against the Netherlands by 6-8. They reached the final after winning their semi-final vs Poland by 7-10 in a great match. Congratulations!

Photos by: Marco Spelten

The Dutch team got the silver medal by fighting until the last second of every match, like they did in the final vs BEL and also during the thought semi-final vs USA which they won by one single goal (4-3).

Photos by: Marco Spelten

For the Bronze medal, Poland, the current world champions, played against an intense and competitive strong squad from the United States. The Americans were leading the game with 3 goals in advantage, but in the last 3 minutes, an impressive comeback from the Polish team decided the game in favour of the locals with a close 11-12.

Photos by: Marco Spelten

The U19 competition played between Belgium, Catalonia, Netherlands and Poland finished with another duel NED-BEL, also ending in favour of the Belgian players by 5-6. Catalonia finished 3rd and Poland 4th.

FINAL RANKING: SENIOR COMPETITION

1st – Belgium
2nd – The Netherlands
3rd – Poland
4th – United States Of America
5th – Hungary
6th – France
7th – Catalonia
8th – Wales
9th – Türkiye
10th – Australia
11th – Scotland
12th – England
13th – Sweden

FINAL RANKING: U19 COMPETITION

1st – Belgium
2nd – The Netherlands
3rd – Catalonia
4th – Poland

FINAL RESULTS AFTER DAY 2

The IKF and the PKA were honored to have the Polish Olympic Committee as a patron of this important international event, successfully organised, once again, by the Polish Korfball Association and lots of great volunteers and officials. Thank you very much to all of them for their support and good job and spirit!

LIVE STREAM PLAYLIST:
*Click on the top-right icon ≣ to view all games scheduled

All games were available to watch live for free on YouTube.com/ikfchannel: Link to playlist

Day 1 | Field 1: youtu.be/r5_P-Y6Chcs | Field 2: youtu.be/xwYmAEXhXL4

Day 2 | Field 1: youtu.be/Nfosn8WqGxs | Field 2: youtu.be/Mj8FgzMknSE

All results, scorers and rankings are available on https://www.worldkorfball.sport/competitions/ikf-beach-korfball-world-cup-2023-europe-152

FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA

All fans around the world were also follow this tournament, with the best image galleries, videos and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:

► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► twitter.com/beachkorfball
► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball

IMAGE GALLERY | Day 2

By Marco Spelten – www.actiefotografie.nl

IMAGE GALLERY | Day 1

By Marco Spelten – www.actiefotografie.nl

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Follow the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023!

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[Updated after Day 1] The Polish Korfball Association is ready to host the 3rd edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023. From 25 to 26 August, 14 13 teams from 3 different continents will be competing for a place in the final podium at Wrocław Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław.

UPDATE 27/8/2023 – https://korfball.sport/belgium-wins-the-senior-and-the-u19-ikf-beach-korfball-world-cup-europe-2023/

Australia, Belgium, Catalonia, England, France, Hungary, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Türkiye, United States Of America and Wales are the participants in the senior category.

UPDATED RESULTS & RANKING AFTER DAY 1

24/8/2023 – 18:00 pm ⚠️ URGENT ⚠️ Updated match schedule: The IKF and LOC have faced a last-minute withdrawal of Morocco, due to VISA problems. Despite various efforts, the required documents to travel to Poland were not obtained. Therefore, the IKF BKWC (Europe) 2023 will take place with 13 senior teams.

The U19 event will be played by Belgium, Catalonia, Netherlands and Poland.

The IKF and the PKA are honored to have the Polish Olympic Committee as a patron of this important international event.

All games will be available to watch live for free on YouTube.com/ikfchannel: Link to playlist

Day 1 | Field 1: youtu.be/r5_P-Y6Chcs | Field 2: youtu.be/xwYmAEXhXL4

Day 2 | Field 1: youtu.be/Nfosn8WqGxs | Field 2: youtu.be/Mj8FgzMknSE

All results, scorers and rankings are available on https://www.worldkorfball.sport/competitions/ikf-beach-korfball-world-cup-2023-europe-152

LIVE STREAM PLAYLIST:
*Click on the top-right icon ≣ to view all games scheduled

FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA

All fans around the world can also follow this tournament, with all the results, rankings, image galleries and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:

► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► twitter.com/beachkorfball
► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball

IMAGE GALLERY

By Marco Spelten – www.actiefotografie.nl

IMAGE GALLERY – DAY 1

By Marco Spelten – www.actiefotografie.nl

PREVIOUS NEWS

24/7/2023  – The match schedules for the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023 senior & U19 categories have been published.

6/7/2023 – 20:30 (CEST) – The groups are known:

6/7/2023 – 20:00 (CEST) – Live draw:

 

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Chinese Taipei wins the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023

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The Thailand Korfball Association hosted from 5 to 7 May 2023 the second edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023. Pattaya Beach became the beautiful scenario where 9 teams from 3 different continents competed during three intense days for a medal in this always exciting championship in Asia.

The ranking at the end of the regular competition was leaded by Chinese Taipei, followed by Thailand in 2nd position, and theUnited States of America in 3rd place. The 4 last matches to decide the final positions didn’t change the current ranking, and the win of TPE over THA by 8:4 in the big final of the tournament proclaimed them as winners and champions of this IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023.

 

Gold medal: Chinese Taipei

Silver medal: Thailand

Bronze medal: USA

Australia, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, United States of America and Thailand were the participants. All games were live streamed by Thailand Korfball on www.youtube.com/@IKFasia, and all image galleries from each game are already available on www.facebook.com/Beachkorfball.

LIVE STREAMS:
📺 Day 1: https://youtu.be/aufp_sm-TCY
📺 Day 2: https://youtu.be/o-JwS8_oq6k
📺 Day 3: https://youtu.be/Aq5wIIQxidA

Congratulations to all participants, officials and volunteers for these amazing days of competition and the great atmosphere and friendship bweteen all the teams.

Again, a big thank you to Thailand Korfball for an excellent organisation of this IKF BKWC (Asia) 2023, that together with the organisation of last November’s IKF AOKC 2022, has demostrated a remarkable and outstanding professionalism and commitment with all the organizational tasks required.

FINAL RESULTS AND OFFICIAL FINAL RANKING:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 3:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 2:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 1:

All fans around the world were able to follow this tournament, with all the results, rankings, image galleries and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:

► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► twitter.com/beachkorfball
► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball

LOC’s Event FB Page, with more photos and videos: https://bit.ly/BKWC_Asia2023

DAY 1 IMAGE GALLERY (Games 1 to 6):

You can find all image galleries from each game visiting the following link: www.facebook.com/Beachkorfball

Photos by Krit Suttipithuk (www.facebook.com/tour.ly.5)

25/4/2023 – Promotional video

25/4/2023 – Press conference

 

Let’s enjoy the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023

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[Updated] The Thailand Korfball Association is ready to host the second edition of the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2023. From 5 to 7 May, Pattaya Beach will be the beautiful scenario where 9 teams from 3 different continents will be competing for a place in the final podium.

Australia, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, United States of America and Thailand are the participants. Which team will raise the champion’s trophy?  Discover it following and watching live all the competition through Thailand Korfball live streams on: www.youtube.com/@IKFasia

After an excellent organisation of the IKF AOKC 2022 in November last year, the IKF is looking forward to another outstanding event in collaboration with Thailand Korfball Association.

FINAL RESULTS AND OFFICIAL FINAL RANKING:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 3:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 2:

UPDATED RESULTS AND RANKING AFTER DAY 1:

All fans around the world can also follow this tournament, with all the results, rankings, image galleries and photos on www.beachkorfball.sport, as well as on social media visiting the different @BeachKorfball profiles and via the hashtags #BKWC2023 and #beachkorfball:

► facebook.com/beachkorfball
► twitter.com/beachkorfball
► instagram.com/beachkorfball
► tiktok.com/@beachkorfball

LOC’s Event FB Page, with more photos and videos: https://bit.ly/BKWC_Asia2023

DAY 1 IMAGE GALLERY (Games 1 to 6):

You can find all image galleries from each game visiting the following link: www.facebook.com/Beachkorfball

Photos by Krit Suttipithuk (www.facebook.com/tour.ly.5)

25/4/2023 – Promotional video

25/4/2023 – Press conference

 

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

Participants Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 known

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In three months’ time, from 6 to 7 July, the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 will be held in Bonson, France. There will be a competition for both Seniors and for U19 teams. The best ranked European team in both categories will become European Beach Korfball Champion 2019. During the press conference just given by the Local Organizing Committee in Bonson, the countries who will be participating at the Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019 are announced. There are eight countries who will participate in the Senior’s competition and five countries in the U19’s competition.

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

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

The six countries competing for the U19’s title are:

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Hungary
  • The Netherlands
  • Wales

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

Facebook: @BeachKor

Instagram: @beachkorfball

Twitter: @beachkorfball

Chinese Taipei: 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) Champion

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Congratulations to Chinese Taipei’s national beach korfball team for becoming the very 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) champion after beating China in yesterday’s final at Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.

This tournament took place on 9 and 10 March 2019 hosted by Hong Kong Korfball Association as excellent local organizer. During two great and intense days, the University Group tournament and the official Open Group were played, ending with these final rankings:

*The Open Group participants were competing for the IKF World Cup Title, whereas the University Group pool were playing for an official IKF Recognized competition.

OPEN GROUP:

1st place: Chinese Taipei
2nd place: China
3rd place: Hong Kong
4rth place: Japan
5th place: Thailand

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UNIVERSITY GROUP:

1st place: Chinese Taipei
2nd place: China
3rd place: Thailand
4rth place: Hong Kong

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This is a great step forward in the international development of beach korfball around the world. With this event added to the IKF Competition Calender, two Beach Korfball World Cups will be organized in 2019. The next one will take place from 6 to 7 July in the French city of Bonson, that will host the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2019.

LIVE STREAMING GAMES:

You can review and watch again all the games, images and results visiting the following link: facebook.com/bkwcasia2019

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DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY:

By Hong Kong China Korfball Association.

 

IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019: Open group results

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End of Day 2 at the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019 that has taken place from 9 to 10 March 2019 in Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.

This Sunday, the Open group teams competed during the whole day for the big trophy: be the 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup Asia Champion! At the end of the day, and after some interesting and tight games under an intermittent soft rain, the final ranking was defined:

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1st place: Chinese Taipei
2nd place: China
3rd place: Hong Kong
4rth place: Japan
5th place: Thailand

 

Congratulations to all participants and the Hong Kong China Korfball Association for an extraordinary organization of this 1st IKF Beach Korfball World Cup Asia.

You can review and watch again all the games, images and results visiting the following link: facebook.com/bkwcasia2019

DAY 2 IMAGE GALLERY:

By Hong Kong China Korfball Association (to be updated).

 

IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019: University group results

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End of Day 1 at the IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Asia) 2019 that is taking place from 9 to 10 March 2019 in Hong Kong’s Tin Yip Road Park Artificial Sand Court.

Today was the University Group tournament, competing for an official IKF Recognized special award. After an exciting and excellent competition performed by all teams, this is the final ranking:

1st place: Chinese Taipei
2nd place: China
3rd place: Thailand
4rth place: Hong Kong

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Tomorrow Sunday, March 10th, the Open Group participants will compete for the IKF World Cup Title (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Thailand).

TOURNAMENT’S MATCH SCHEDULE:

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For more information go to the event page: https://korfball.sport/event/ikf-beach-korfball-world-cup-asia-2019

LIVE STREAMING GAMES & UPDATED RESULTS:

Visit the following link to watch via Facebook Live the live webcastings of all the games and to check the updated results and the latest images:

Official Facebook event page: facebook.com/bkwcasia2019

DAY 1 IMAGE GALLERY:

By Hong Kong China Korfball Association