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Netherlands is the 2015 World Champion

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The Netherlands has won the 10th IKF World Korfball Championship. In a fully packed Lotto Arena in Antwerp (BEL), the Netherlands eventually managed to win a match that was closely contested until in the 41st minute the Netherlands managed to create a 4-point margin that the fiercely fighting Belgians were unable to close. The final score was 18-27.

Close to 5,000 fans watched the match, with the 3,000 Belgians joined by a substantive 1,000+ crowd that came to support their team from the Netherlands.

The Belgian team were also supported by H.M. King Filip, who was introduced to both teams before the match and presented the Nico Broekhuijsen World Cup to captain Tim Bakker of the Netherlands after the match.

Match winners on the Dutch side were Richard Kunst with 8 goals and Marjolijn Kroon with 6, while Laurens Leeuwenhoek defensively controlled Belgian star Nick Jansens to only 3 goals. Jesse De Bremaeker scored 7 Belgian goals but it was insufficient for the Diamonds to regain their 1991 world title.

Photos by (c) Marco Spelten (www.Facebook.com/ActiefotografieNL – www.korfballphoto.com

You can also find all the photos of every WKC 2015 game in IKF facebook profile (Albums): https://goo.gl/isjFDN
www.facebook.com/korfball.org

Finals in the 10th IKF WKC

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Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2015 the finals are played to establish the final ranking in this 10th IKF World Korfball Championship. All matches are played in the LOTTO Arena in Antwerp, Belgium.

On Saturday 7 November the places 9 – 16 are contested

FINALS of the IKF World Korfball Championship in Belgium:

Saturday 7 November 2015 Lotto Arena, Antwerp
14:00 Brazil – South Africa 15th/16th places
16:00 Poland – Hungary 13th/14th places
18:00 Australia – Hongkong China 11th/12th places
20:00 Czech Republic – Portugal 9th/10th places

On Sunday 8 November the matches for the places 1 – 8 are played.

The Championship match start 15:30 PM (CET +1). The Belgian king is present in the SOLD OUT Lotto Arena,

Sunday 8 November 2015 (SOLD OUT) Lotto Arena, Antwerp
9:30 China – Russia 7th/8t places
11:30 Catalonia – Germany 5th/6th places
13:30 England Chinese Taipei Bronze Medal Match
15:30 Belgium – Netherlands World Korfball Championship Final
17:10 Medal + Closing Ceremony IKF WKC

Mr Dean Woods (ENG) is the referee in the 10th IKF WKC final. It is his first IKF WKC final.

Durban in South Africa awarded next IKF World Korfball Championship

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The IKF Council voted on 6 November 2015 for the country and city of the 11th IKF World Korfball Championship. The two bidders New Zealand and South Africa made their presentations to the IKF Council and other korfball delegates in the room. The session was open to all delegates.

IKF president, Mr Jan Fransoo, opened the envelope with the vote result Saturday 7 November 2015 immediately following the IKF General Meeting in Antwerp, Belgium. All over 70 delegated present in the IKF General Meeting took the message and within one minute after the announcement the first messages were on social media as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

The president of the South African Korfball Federation, Mr Les Williams (left on the photo), reacted very positive on the announcement; “South Africa and South African korfball are ready to prepare an excellent event in four years time.”

Winners from South Africa 20151107

The winners of the bid for the 11th IKF World Korfball Championship in 2019 in Durban, South Africa.

IKF WKC 2015 final

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The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship final on  Sunday 8 November 2015 15:30 P.M. (CET + 1) will be another historic match between the home nation Belgium and the reigning champions The Netherlands.

In the first semi final The Netherlands beat Chinese Taipei and in the second, Belgium beat England to establish the line up for the medal games.

So Chinese Taipei and England will play for the bronze medal at 13:30 PM (CET +1).

Winner of the bid for he 11th IKF WKC in 2019?

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Today the International Korfball Federation invited the press on Satuday 7 November 2015 at 12:00 noon (CET +1) for press presentations:

  1. 12:00 – the announcement of the winner of the bid for the 11th IKF World Korfbll Championship. The bidders are New Zealand and South Africa
  2. 12:15 – the presentation by the chair of the winning bid
  3. 12:30 – press conference by the chair of the winning bid and the president of the IKF

We expect to finish the session at 13:00 PM.

Of course we publish the winner in the IKF website as well on Saturday.

Belgian King to attend WKC final on Sunday

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2015-09-12 10:25:31 epa04926994 Belgian King Philippe (C) smiles during his visit to the Jubilee Park for the launch of the 3,000 leaders of the youth movement 'Chirojeugd Vlaanderen' in Brussels, Belgium, 12 September 2015. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

2015-09-12 10:25:31 epa04926994 Belgian King Philippe (C) smiles during his visit to the Jubilee Park for the launch of the 3,000 leaders of the youth movement ‘Chirojeugd Vlaanderen’ in Brussels, Belgium, 12 September 2015. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

The Royal Palace of Belgium has announced that His Majesty King Filip of Belgium will attend the final of the 10th IKF World Korfball Championship in Antwerp on Sunday.

The final will be played in a sold-out Lotto Arena in front of about 5,000 korfball fans. Host country Belgium is one of the potential teams contesting in the final, as they have advanced to the semifinal in which they will play England on Friday. In the other semifinal, the Netherlands will play Chinese Taipei.

It is the first time in the history of the IKF World Korfball Championship that a Head of State attends the final of a World Korfball Championship (although other Heads of State have been present at other korfball events). The IKF and the Royal Belgian Korfball Federation KBKB are both very happy and proud that the King has taken the time out of his busy calendar with many requests to select this World Championship to attend.

Semifinals at the IKF WKC in Belgium

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The semi final matches in the 10th IKF World Korfball Championship are Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium:

The pools and matches are:

 Semi finals pools: Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
BEL NED AUS POR
TPE ENG HKG CZE
CAT GER POL HUN
RUS CHN BRA SAF
Thursday 5 November 2015 Lotto Arena, Antwerp Semi finals places 9 / 16
14:00 Poland- South Africa
16:00 Brasil-Hungary
18:00 Australia – Czech Republic
20:00 Hong Kong – Portugal
Friday 6 November 2015 Lotto Arena, Antwerp Semi finals places 1 / 8
14:00 Russia – Germany
16:00 Catalonia – China
18:00 Chinese Taipei – the Netherlands
20:00 Belgium – England

SEMIFINAL GAMES for 1st-8th PLACE.
DAY 8 (6-NOV-2015) IKF WKC 2015
YOUTUBE LINKS:

At 14:00: RUSSIA – GERMANY
https://youtu.be/1jN29jsniEo
www.worldkorfball.org/matches/russia-germany-1789

At 16:00: CATALONIA – CHINA
https://youtu.be/WdvivRmhuIM
www.worldkorfball.org/matches/catalonia-china-1790

At 18:00: CHINESE TAIPEI – NETHERLANDS
https://youtu.be/WdvivRmhuIM
www.worldkorfball.org/match…/chinese-taipei-netherlands-1791

At 20:00: BELGIUM – ENGLAND
https://youtu.be/AXLyDMecn2s
www.worldkorfball.org/matches/belgium-england-1792

WKC 2015: Deadline for press accreditation requests

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Due to a very large number of requests, the Local Organizing Committee will close the application for press accreditations for the semifinals and finals of the IKF World Korfball Championship at Thursday, November 5, at 12 Noon sharp. Any requests received after this time will not be processed.

The LOC will announce the selected media for accreditation no later than Friday, November 6.

Press requests, including the details of the applicant’s official press card, can be directed to press.accreditation@ikf-wkc-2015.be.

IKF WKC Quarter Finalists known

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Today the last quarter finalists were determined. Catalonia easily beat Hong Kong China, Russia needed to struggle a bit more against Australia, while the real fight was between Germany and the Czech Republic.

In a match that was close throughout, neither the Germans nor the Czechs reached their desired level of play, with poor shooting and passing, and a low score 3/4 through in the match. In the last quarter, however, the Germans found themselves and made the first gap of three goals in their favor. Despite missing three penalties in the last ten minutes, they were able to secure their lead and advance to the championship’s top 8 for the first time since 2003.

The quarter final round of the IKF World Korfball Championship will start on Tuesday 3 November. Monday 2 November is a restday in the IKF WKC. Relevant results from the first round are carried forward into the QF round.

The Quarter Finals Pools are:

 Quarter finals pools  Pool E  Pool F  Pool G  Pool H
BEL NED AUS CZE
RUS GER BRA HUN
TPE ENG HKG POR
CAT CHN POL RSA
Tuesday 3 November 2015 Ghent Kasterlee (Tielen)
14:00 CZE-RSA AUS-POL
16:00 HUN-POR BRA-HKG
18:00 GER-ENG RUS-TPE
20:00 NED-CHN BEL-CAT
Wednesday 4 November 2015 Ghent Kasterlee (Tielen)
14:00 HUN-RSA BRA-POL
16:00 CZE-POR AUS-HKG
18:00 GER-CHN RUS-CAT
20:00 NED-ENG BEL-TPE

DAY 5 QUARTER FINALS (3-NOV-2015) YOUTUBE LINKS

14:00 (Ghent) CZECH REP-SOUTH AFRICA – https://youtu.be/RSf7Er1_lAw
14:00 (Tielen) AUSTRALIA-POLAND – https://youtu.be/MqPQSKbJr1s

16:00 (Ghent) HUNGARY-PORTUGAL – https://youtu.be/ChJCjXVN380
16:00 (Tielen) BRAZIL-HONG KONG – https://youtu.be/Gip27C7J0Jc

18:00 (Ghent) GERMANY-ENGLAND – https://youtu.be/S44bMwA8ysM
18:00 (Tielen) RUSSIA-CHINESE TAIPEI – https://youtu.be/ggXILsXdFkw

20:00 (Ghent) NETHERLANDS-CHINA – https://youtu.be/b2z9H2kNj00
20:00 (Tielen) BELGIUM-CATALONIA – https://youtu.be/U8Cw3X8ujY8

DAY 6 QUARTER FINALS (4-NOV-2015) YOUTUBE LINKS

14:00 (Tielen) BRA-POL 14.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kry8s1GkIQQ
14:00 (Ghent) HUN-RSA 14.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bhtj6FWdvM

16:00 (Tielen) AUS-HKG 16.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36YC4OljIP8
16:00 (Ghent) CZE-POR 16.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ey9t_sJGtY

18:00 (Tielen) RUS-CAT 18.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfX85CwWEA
18:00 (Ghent) GER-CHN 18.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdP-MK-CNnc

20:00 (Tielen) BEL-TPE 20.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG8dbbSPAPw
20:00 (Ghent) NED-ENG 20.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2la8Nr10Q1E

Asia surprises on first days of WKC2015; Portugal surprisingly drops from top 8

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The Asian teams from China and Hong Kong were the surprises on the first two days of the 10th IKF World Korfball Championship. China, currently ranked 10th in the world and second in Asia, surprisingly beat Portugal, 3rd at last year’s European Championship and ranked 4th in the world. Having lost the prior day to England after a golden goal, Portugal has missed qualifying for the top 2 places in their pool, and will not be able to finish higher than then 9th spot.

china win IKF WKC 2015 POR CHN

In a packed hall in Tielen, Belgium, the Portuguese started well against the Chinese, taking a lead to 9-2 in the beginning of the match. However, at half time the Chinese had almost made up the difference, coming back to 9-8. In the second half, the Chinese took the lead and, except for leveling once briefly, never lost control anymore of the match. With the victory, the Chinese have qualified for The World Games 2017 in Poland. They will play England tomorrow to decide who finishes top of their pool.

In another surprise, Hong Kong yesterday beat Poland. Also Hong Kong have set their ambition to reach The World Games, now that the IKF has decided to give more opportunities for non-European countries to qualify, in a move to further strengthen intercontinental competition.

In other matches, there were no surprises. Favorites Netherlands, Belgium, and Chinese Taipei so far have cruised to easy victories and have already secured their first position in their respective pools. The final pool matches will be played tomorrow, with Australia and Russia playing for a place in the top 8, just like Hong Kong China and Catalonia.

Full results and current pool ranking are available at worldkorfball.org