The 2013 Korfball European Bowl was the qualifying competition for the 2014 European Korfball Championship, split into two divisions: Central, in Prievidza (Slovakia), and Eastern, in Papendrecht (Netherlands). 3 best teams of each division will join the 10 qualified-teams-by-ranking for competing in the European Championship.
The Central Division took place in Prievidza (Slovakia) from 8 to 9 June and the winners were Slovakia. Serbia and Scotland were qualified for European Championships too. [1]
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 |  Slovakia |
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| 4 |  Sweden |
The Eastern Division took place in Papendrecht (Netherlands) from 18 to 19 October, and the winners were Turkey. Wales and Ireland were the other teams qualified for the European Championship.
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 Wales | 8 g.g. | |||||
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 Ireland | 7 | |||||
| Wales | 4 | |||||
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 Turkey | 7 | |||||
| Turkey | 12 | |||||
 France | 6 | |||||
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| Ireland | 15 g.g. | |||||
| France | 14 | |||||
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| | Turkey |
| | Wales |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | France |
| 5 |  Greece |
| 6 |  Romania |
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