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The Netherlands secure gold at the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

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Herentals, Belgium – 12 July 2025 | The Netherlands have won gold at the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025, finishing the tournament with a dominant performance and a convincing 28-14 win over host nation Belgium in the final.

The final took place on Saturday in Herentals, Belgium, with a strong turnout of Belgian supporters who filled the arena with energy and backed their team from the first whistle to the last. Belgium gave everything they had, but the Netherlands were simply a class above.

The Dutch team controlled possession, converted their chances with precision, and dictated the pace from start to finish. Jorien Jordaan (NED) top scored in the final scoring 8 goals, capping off a standout tournament

It was a dominant display – not just in the final, but throughout the tournament – and the Netherlands proved once again why they’re the strongest U21 side in Europe.

In the bronze medal match, Catalonia and Türkiye faced off in a tight and competitive battle. After four intense quarters, Catalonia managed to pull ahead in the final minutes, claiming third place and a spot on the podium.

This year’s championship brought together eight teams from across Europe for six days of fast-paced matches and exciting play. Fans in the arena and watching our live stream got a glimpse of korfball’s future – young players with serious potential, sharp team play, and plenty of moments to remember.

The IKF thanks the Royal Belgian Korfball Federation (KBKB), the city of Herentals, and all the volunteers, officials, and fans who helped make the event a success.

Congratulations to the Netherlands – IKF U21 European Champions 2025!

Final ranking of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

Top Scorer of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

The Podium of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

Live streams

*Click on the right ≣ icon to select the game you want to watch

Full results and final Scores

Final Ranking Group Phase

Image gallery of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to watch and follow this tournament live on YouTube.com/ikfchannel and on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and live streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play), as well as on social media on the hashtags #u21ekc and #korfball, with the best image galleries, clips and highlights.
You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles (see below):

► facebook.com/korfball.org
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

Stay safe online!

Beware of fake profiles, pages, events, and live stream links impersonating the International Korfball Federation (IKF) or the local organisers on social media!

Scammers are actively using these fake accounts to trick people into clicking on malicious links, for example, encouraging you to watch a live stream, or join a Facebook group or profile, that can lead to identity theft, malware infections, and other cybercrimes.

Remember: All games will be live streamed and free to watch ONLY on IKF YouTube channel: YouTube.com/ikfchannel. These same live streams will be available inside IKF’s data website www.worldkorfball.sport , allowing fans to follow each match next to all its statistics, scorers and results.

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Live coverage of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025 (7 – 12 July)

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From 7 to 12 July 2025, the city of Herentals in Belgium will host the IKF U21 European Korfball Chapmionship 2025 (#u21ekc). Eight of Europe’s best U21 teams will compete for the title in what promises to be an exciting week of top-level Korfball. The tournament begins with a group stage, played over the first three days, with teams devided into Group A and Group B. After a rest day, the competition continues with cross-finals, leading into the final ranking machtes on the last day – culminating in the u21 championship final.

Korfball fans around the world can follow all the action daily on korfball.sport and via the IKF’s official channels: YouTube.com/ikfchannel and www.worldkorfball.sport. Stay tuned for live streams, results, images and the latest updates as the tournament unfolds.

Day 5 Results | The match schedule of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship 2025

 

Final Ranking Group Phase

Daily Results of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship

Live streams

*Click on the right ≣ icon to select the game you want to watch

Image Gallery of the IKF U21 European Korfball Championship

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to watch and follow this tournament live on YouTube.com/ikfchannel and on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and live streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play), as well as on social media on the hashtags #u21ekc and #korfball, with the best image galleries, clips and highlights.
You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles (see below):

► facebook.com/korfball.org
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

Stay safe online!

Beware of fake profiles, pages, events, and live stream links impersonating the International Korfball Federation (IKF) or the local organisers on social media!

Scammers are actively using these fake accounts to trick people into clicking on malicious links, for example, encouraging you to watch a live stream, or join a Facebook group or profile, that can lead to identity theft, malware infections, and other cybercrimes.

Remember: All games will be live streamed and free to watch ONLY on IKF YouTube channel: YouTube.com/ikfchannel. These same live streams will be available inside IKF’s data website www.worldkorfball.sport , allowing fans to follow each match next to all its statistics, scorers and results.

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Netherlands secure Gold at the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship

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The Netherlands have lived up to their pre-tournament favourites tag, clinching the Gold medal at the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship, which concluded today. The final, officiated by Lukas Pazourek (CZE) and Pardeep Dahiya (IND), saw the Dutch team defeat Belgian with a decisive 18-10 victory with Jinthe Kraaijeveld leading the scoring for the Netherlands with an impressive 5 goals.

Yani Thonon opened the scoring for Belgium with a running-in shot, but it wasn’t long before the Netherlands, sporting their new Craft kit, quickly established a significant lead, scoring 9 unanswered goals. The half-time score stood at 11-5 in favour of the Netherlands, a gap that ultimately proved too challenging for Belgium to overcome in the second half.

The journey to the final saw some compelling semi-final clashes on Saturday. In the first semi-final, the Netherlands demonstrated their dominance early on against the host nation, Czechia. By half-time, the score stood at a commanding 3-13 in favour of the Dutch, effectively securing their place in the final. Final score: 7-23. With the result decided, the Czech team quickly turned their focus to the bronze medal match the following day. The Dutch team’s performance was marked by their clinical shooting accuracy, particularly from their male players, with Seth Roeleven leading the way with 5 goals, followed by Bert Zijlema with 4, and Mikai Van Het Kaar with 3.

The second semi-final provided a much tighter and more dramatic affair between Belgium and Chinese Taipei. In a thrilling contest, Chinese Taipei held a slender 6-8 lead at the half-time break. However, Belgium emerged from the interval with renewed vigour, scoring five unanswered goals that forced Chinese Taipei into an immediate time-out. Despite a valiant effort and two late goals in the dying seconds, Chinese Taipei couldn’t overcome Belgium’s second-half surge. The final score was 14-12 in favour of Belgium, and the emotional scenes after the final whistle clearly illustrated the significance of the victory for the Belgian players, coaching staff, and their enthusiastic supporters in the arena.

Bronze medal match

Earlier today the battle for the Bronze medal also provided excitement, with Chinese Taipei emerging victorious over the host nation, Czechia. The final score stood at 19-14 in favour of Chinese Taipei, securing them a well-deserved place on the podium. Adding to the success of the event, the Bronze medal match between Czechia and Chinese Taipei was broadcast live on national television in Czechia. Another landmark moment represents a significant step forward in raising the profile of korfball within Czechia and exposing our dynamic sport to a wider audience.

958 goals scored

Guillem MartÍn of Catalonia distinguished himself as the top male goal scorer of the championship, scoring an impressive 24 goals. Throughout the championship, he consistently found the korf, contributing to the grand total of 958 goals scored across all matches of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025. On the female side, Anna VÁgÓ of Hungary emerged as the top scorer with a total of 20 goals, also contributing to the impressive overall tally.

Our thanks…

The International Korfball Federation is immensely grateful to the Czech Korfball Association for their outstanding work in hosting this successful championship. The dedication of the numerous volunteers and the tireless efforts of all the IKF officials ensured a smooth running and overall success of the event. Without their commitment and passion, this memorable championship would not have been possible.

Final ranking

The final rankings of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship:

  1. The Netherlands
  2. Belgium
  3. Chinese Taipei
  4. Czechia
  5. Catalonia 󠰷󠁿
  6. England
  7. Türkiye
  8. Hong Kong China
  9. Germany
  10. Hungary
  11. Portugal
  12. Slovakia
  13. Poland

The Podium

Full results

Live streams

*Click on the right ≣ icon to select the game you want to watch

Final Scores – FRI, 18/04

Final Scores – SAT, 19/04

Final Scores – SUN, 20/04

The teams of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to watch and follow this tournament live on youtube.com/ikfchannel and on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and live streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …), as well as on social media on the hashtags #u19wkc and #korfball, with the best image galleries, clips and highlights.
You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles (see below):
► facebook.com/korfball.org
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

Daily coverage of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025 (18-20 April)

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All ready in Kutná Hora, Czechia to host this year’s IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025. From 18 to 20 April, the Czech Korfball Association will host this always intense and exciting international youth event.

During this 3-day tournament, thirteen teams will play a group phase the first day, that will decide the quarter-finalists and the round-robin places 9 to 13 on the second and the third day.

As usual, all fans around the world will be able to watch and follow this tournament live for free on YouTube.com/ikfchannel and on www.worldkorfball.sport, with all the updated results, statistics, scorers and Rankings, as well as on social media on the Hashtags #u19wkc and #korfball, with the best Image galleries, Clips and highlights.

Furthermore, all local spectators and supporters travelling to Czechia to follow this wonderful tournament can buy tickets via the following page: https://www.ticketportal.cz/

Day 1 results and updated match schedule of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025

Ranking – Group Phase

Live streams

*Click on the right ≣ icon to select the game you want to watch

Final Scores – FRI, 18/04

Final Scores – SAT, 19/04

The teams of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2025

Where to follow

All fans around the world will be able to watch and follow this tournament live on youtube.com/ikfchannel and on www.worldkorfball.sport (with live results and live streams, statistics, scorers, play-by-play …), as well as on social media on the hashtags #U19wkc and #korfball, with the best image galleries, clips and highlights.
You can find all this content and much more visiting the following official IKF profiles (see below):

► facebook.com/korfball.org
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

Stay safe online!

Beware of fake profiles, pages, events, and live stream links impersonating the International Korfball Federation (IKF) or the local organisers on social media!

Scammers are actively using these fake accounts to trick people into clicking on malicious links, for example, encouraging you to watch a live stream, or join a Facebook group or profile, that can lead to identity theft, malware infections, and other cybercrimes.

Remember: All games will be live streamed and free to watch ONLY on IKF YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/ikfchannel. These same live streams will be available inside IKF’s data website www.worldkorfball.sport, allowing fans to follow each match next to all its statistics, scorers and results.

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Chinese Taipei wins Championships in 1-Korf Korfball4 Format

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After retaining 2-Korf titles Chinese Taipei continues their dominance in 1-Korf format by winning the finals in both the age groups U19 & U16. Taipei defeated Hong Kong in U16 finals by 17-3 goals. Malaysia U16 wins the Bronze medal in a close encounter against Thailand with a narrow margin of 1 goal.
In the U19 category of 1-Korf Chinese Taipei secured gold medal by defeating China by a massive margin. China could score only 2 goals in a reply of 15 goals scored by Chinese Taipei. Ya-Ni CHU from Taipei had a commanding game and was involved in sealing the win. Once again Malaysia could finish with the bronze medal with the win over 8-5 goals against Thailand. Even with the loss, Thailand made quite an impression with their skills and talent in both the categories.

1-Korf Final Rankings

Final Rankings

MVP in Different Categories:

1. U16 2-Korf Male MVP: Pacharaphat Snpaiboonphol (Thailand)
2. U16 2-Korf Female MVP: Pei-Chun Tsai (Chinese Taipei)
3. U16 1-Korf Male MVP: Yu-Hsin Chen (Chinese Taipei
4. U16 1-Korf Female MVP: Wing-Ka Lam (Hong Kong)
5. U19 2-Korf Male MVP: Sheng-Chieh Lin (Chinese Taipei)
6. U19 2-Korf Female MVP: Suet Ying Foo (Malaysia)
7. U19 1-Korf Male MVP: Lotion Cao (China)
8. U19 1-Korf Female MVP: Ya-Ni CHU (Chinese Taipei)

For more updates, please visit:
Official FB page, with updated results and images from games ➡️ facebook.com/3rd-IKF-ASIA-U19-U16-Korfball-Championships

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3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball Championships 2018: Day 4 Results & Images

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As Day 4 action of the 1-Korf progresses we are getting close to having a clear picture of ranking spots. Only six more matches to go in order to know the finalists. Mainly there were no surprises on Day 4 of the U19 & U16 championships, except Hong Kong defeated China in U16 (11:6). Malaysia took the revenge of their yesterday’s loss in 2-Korf format from Thailand. This may be attributed to obviously different game tactics used in both the formats. Taipei remains undefeated on Day 4 and close to reserve their spot in the finals. Tomorrow in the second half we will have finals and other ranking matches for the 2-Korf format.

Games can be followed live on Facebook page on 14 and 15 April 2018 https://www.facebook.com/OurSport.tv. Live results, matches schedule, game statistics, play-by-play, scorers and ranking pools will be available live from GYMNASIUM, THE AFFLILIATED JHONGLI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JLSHS) OF NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.

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3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships 2018: Day2 Results & Images

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The second day was committed to Korfball4 with 1 korf format. The highlight of the day was the arrival of team Sri Lanka. They were received with a warm welcome from Chinese Taipei Korfball Association.

Thailand U16 team defeated China U16 by a margin of 6 goals, final tally at the end of match stood 12-6. This is an encouraging feat for the newest member of the korfball community. Thailand U16 also showed some resistance against the defending champions Chinese Taipei U16 by scoring 8 goals against 16 of Chinese Taipei.

For more updates, please visit:
Official FB page, with updated results and images from games ➡️ facebook.com/3rd-IKF-ASIA-U19-U16-Korfball-Championships

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3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championships Fixtures are out

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Mark your calendar as IKF Asia U19 & U16 fixtures are out. It starts from Tuesday 10 and ends with final on Sunday 15 April 2018 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), 3rd IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball Championships 2018 will take place; with 6 teams from Asia will compete to be crowned as the best team in Asia. The participant teams are Chinese Taipei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Thailand will have their first international appearance.

Games can be followed live on Facebook page on 10,14 and 15 April 2018 https://www.facebook.com/OurSport.tv. Live results, matches schedule, game statistics, play-by-play, scorers and ranking pools will be available live from GYMNASIUM, THE AFFLILIATED JHONGLI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JLSHS) OF NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.

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IKF U19 Open European Korfball Championship

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In a little under two months the 30, 31 March and 1 of April the National U19 teams of Belgium, Brazil, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal and Turkey will face each other at the IKF U19 Open European Korfball Championship 2018 in Friesland, The Netherlands.

This year’s U19 tournament is a special one, while for the first time ever this long existent event has got an official IKF status. In 1996 the former district of the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), Friesland, organised an inaugural tournament for U19 players from countries all over the world. The tournament was the idea of the late Jan Hanekroot who was then the IKF Development Officer for England. The first edition involved five countries and was very successful and since then the Junior World Cup, later converted into Korfball World Cup, has grown throughout the years in quantity and quality. A great achievement!

The Netherlands’ representation in the tournament began with a regional Frisian team and was followed in subsequent years by the Junior Talent Team from District North, now named The Netherlands RTC North. Since 2008, the national under 19 squad has been participating in the tournament. In this year’s edition The Netherlands RTC North will complete the participants of the event for the last time. Starting with 2019 only National teams of countries will be allowed to participate.

From now on the former IKF patronaged U19 Korfball World Cup will continue as a biannual IKF U19 (Open) European Korfball Championship altered with a biannual IKF U19 World Korfball Championship. This automatically means that in the future the IKF U19 events are open for bidding for all IKF member countries. Nevertheless, the first IKF U19 World Korfball Championship in 2019 already has been allocated to the Dutch Royal Korfball Federation (KNKV).

The 13 teams of the 2018 edition are divided into three pools. On the first day of the tournament most of the pool matches will be played. The remaining pool matches will be played on the first part of the second day. Later that day the 8 highest placed countries will play the quarter- and semi-finals. While the 5 lowest ranked teams will continue their tournament in a new pool. On the third and last day the final classification will be decided and will it become clear who can call themselves IKF U19 Open European Korfball champions of 2018.

Each match (except the final day) will last two times 15 minutes real playing time with a 4-minute halftime break. If there’s no winner after regular playing time, a golden goal period of 5 minutes will decide who comes out as winner.

Would you like to see the korfball talents of each country live? Visit the event during the Easter weekend at ‘t Kalverdijkje in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The first match is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM on the 30th of March. The final match is scheduled to start at 2:45 PM on the 1st of April, after which the medal ceremony will start at 4:00 PM.

More info, pools & playing schedule you can find at: www.ikf.org/event/ikf-u19-open-european-korfball-championship.

 

Livestreaming of the games & interviews:
Livestream: Hall 1
Livestream: Hall 2
Interviews

Social media profiles:
Instagram IKF U19 OEKC
Facebook IKF U19 OEKC
Twitter IKF U19 OEKC

Hans Vroegh, long-time international development volunteer, dies at 76

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The IKF regrets to announce the passing of Mr Hans Vroegh, bearer of the IKF Pin of Merit, at age 76, following a progressive disease. Mr Vroegh has spent all of his life supporting the development of korfball, with in particular during the past decades an emphasis on international development. He was one of the key figures behind the “Apeldoorn Youth Tournament” which later developed into the IKF Youth World Cup, and invitation tournament for national U23 teams, and for the international development committee of the KNKV East District. Later, after moving to the North of the Netherlands, he also supported the U19 Korfball World Cup for some years. Within the IKF, Vroegh had been active as referee instructor and as development officer for India and Indonesia. He was awarded the IKF Pin of Merit in 2012.

Mr Vroegh is survived by his wife, two children and four grandchildren. A mourning ceremony will be held on January 10 in Oldeberkoop, Netherlands.

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