2023 IKF World Korfball Championship

Last updated
2023 IKF World Korfball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTaiwan
Dates20–29 October 2023
Teams24
Venue(s) Taipei Gymnasium [1]
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (11th title)
Runners-upFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Third placeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Fourth placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played82
Goals scored2,780 (33.9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fleur Hoek
(33 goals) [2]
← 2019
2027 →

The 12th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in Taipei, Taiwan. [3] It was the first time in the history of the IKF World Korfball Championship, the final wasn't played between Belgium and the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to Taiwan on 9 August 2019, ahead of the bids of Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The Netherlands was awarded the hosting rights for the 2027 IKF World Korfball Championship instead. [4]

Contents

In November 2022, the number of teams participating was increased from 20 to 24. The Americas are now allotted 2 spots, Africa 2 spots, Europe 12 spots, and Asia and Oceania 7 spots (in addition to the host country), among which at least one Oceanian country. (with a minimum of 1 for Oceania). [5] Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Turkey are making their debut in the tournament.

The tournament also serves as the only qualification event for the 2025 World Games, with eight qualification places available. The IKF framework aims at having 4 continents representing Korfball at the TWG 2025 out of the five continents represented in the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship – Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania. To make this happen, participants from 4 continents should finish in the top-11 at the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship. To determine the teams qualifying, IKF set out a series of rules:

  1. All qualified teams for the 2025 World Games must participate in the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship
  2. As host of the 2025 World Games, China must be ranked in top 13 at the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship to guarantee the qualification as host of the 2025 World Games. If China does not finish in top 13 of the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship, a wildcard will be given to be decided by IKF Council vote, taking the interest of quality of the competition, global representation, and marketing impact into account.
  3. If the top 8 ranking, including China, consists of participants of at least 4 continents the top 8 will qualify directly.
  4. If four continents are represented in the Top 11 then:
    1. China qualifies (if in top 13) but does not count on behalf of Asia
    2. If China does not finish in top 13 of the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship, a wildcard will be given to be decided by IKF Council vote
    3. Considering only Top 11 teams, the highest ranked team from each continent qualify
    4. Starting with the highest ranked team and descending, teams who have not qualified via the steps above are then added until eight places are filled
  5. If three or two continents are represented in the Top 11 then:
    1. China qualifies (if in top 13) but does not count on behalf of Asia
    2. If China does not finish in top 13 of the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship, a wildcard will be given to be decided by IKF Council vote
    3. Considering only Top 11 teams, the highest ranked team from each of those continents qualifies
    4. Starting with the highest ranked team and descending, teams who have not qualified via the steps above are then added until eight places are filled
  6. If only one continent is represented in the Top 11 then:
    1. China qualifies (if in top 13) but does not count on behalf of Asia
    2. If China does not finish in top 13 of the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship, a wildcard will be given to be decided by IKF Council vote
    3. Starting with the highest ranked team and descending, teams who have not qualified via the step above are then added until eight places are filled

Teams

Qualification

Originally, the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship was intended to involve 20 teams, but on 27 November 2022 the IKF decided to expand the tournament to 24 teams. As the European qualifiers had already been completed at that time and the IKF had awarded three extra places to European teams, third-place finishers Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary and Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia qualified instantly, while the IKF decided that the fourth-place finisher ranked which was ranked highest on the IKF rankings per 1 January 2023 would qualify as well. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland as such qualified as well, with Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland becoming first reserve.

The draw for the tournament was made on 10 July 2023, at which point it became clear that both Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco and Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe had withdrawn from the tournament and the IKF had instead invited reserves Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia and Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa.

Finally, on 2 October 2023, the IKF confirmed that Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines would replace Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China.

TeamDate of
qualification		Method of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Previous
appearance		 IKF
Ranking [nb 1]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 4th place11th 2019 14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9 August 2019Automatic qualification12th 2019 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20 December 2022 IKF Pan-American Korfball Championship 2022 2nd place2nd 2015 20
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 5 November 2022 IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-B 2022 1st place10th 2019 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 9 August 2019Host10th 2019 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 9 August 2019Automatic qualification7th 2019 8
Flag of England.svg  England 22 October 2022 IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-A 2022 1st place12th [upper-alpha 1] 2019 10
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9 August 2019Automatic qualification12th [upper-alpha 2] 2019 4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 7th place4th 2019 15
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 27 November 2022 [upper-alpha 3] IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-B 2022 3rd place5th 2019 11
Flag of India.svg  India 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 5th place7th 2011 23
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1 January 2023 [upper-alpha 4] Highest ranked 4th place finisher of EU qualifiers2nd 2019 18
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 6th place3rd 2019 19
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10 July 2023 [upper-alpha 5] Invited after withdrawal of Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1st–28
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9 August 2019Automatic qualification12th 2019 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 3rd place2nd 2019 13
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2 October 2023 [upper-alpha 6] Invited after withdrawal of Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1st–38
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22 October 2022 IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-A 2022 2nd place7th 2019 12
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9 August 2019Automatic qualification10th 2019 6
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 27 November 2022 [upper-alpha 7] IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-A 2022 3rd place4th 2019 16
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 July 2023 [upper-alpha 5] Invited after withdrawal of Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 8th 2019 24
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 20 December 2022 IKF Pan-American Korfball Championship 2022 1st place2nd 2019 7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4 December 2022 IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022 8th place1st–27
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5 November 2022 IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-B 2022 2nd place1st–22
  1. ↑ Includes participations of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain until 2003.
  2. ↑ Includes participations of Flag of Germany.svg  Germany from 1978 to 1987.
  3. ↑ Already finished 3rd at the IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-B 2022 on 5 November 2022. IKF decided on 27 November 2022 to expand the tournament, meaning the 3rd placed finishers also qualified.
  4. ↑ Already finished 4th at the IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-A 2022 on 22 October 2022. IKF decided on 27 November 2022 that the highest ranked 4th place finisher on 1st January 2023 would also qualify.
  5. 1 2 Appeared in the draw after being invited due to the withdrawals of Morocco and Zimbabwe.
  6. ↑ Appeared after the draw after being invited due to the withdrawal of China.
  7. ↑ Already finished 3rd at the IKF EU World Korfball Championship Qualifier-A 2022 on 5 November 2022. IKF decided on 27 November 2022 to expand the tournament, meaning the 3rd placed finishers also qualified.

Format and draw

As the tournament was expanded from 20 to 24 teams, the IKF implemented a new format. Instead of five groups of four, the first stage of the tournament will now feature eight groups of three teams (Groups A through H). The top two teams from each group will progress to the second group stage which features four groups of four teams (Groups I through L). Results obtained against teams also progressing from the same group are retained in the second group stage. The top two teams of the second group stage will then move into the knockout stages, which will determine places 1 through 8.

Teams finishing third in the first round will be paired in four matches, with the four losing teams playing in a round robin phase for places 21 through 24. The four winning teams will progress and be placed in a knockout tournament with the teams finishing fourth in the second group stage of the main tournament, to determine places 13 through 20. Finally, the four teams finishing third in the second group stage will be put in a round robin group to determine places 9 through 12.

On 10 July 2023, the official IKF World Korfball Championships 2023 group draw took place. [6] The top eight teams of the IKF Ranking were awarded spots in groups A-H respectively. According to their ranking, the remaining 16 teams were put into 4 pots. The teams in pot 1 were awarded spots in groups H-E, teams in pot 2 spots in groups D-A, teams in pot 3 spots in groups A-D and teams in pot 4 spots in groups E-H. If a group would consist of 3 teams from the same continent, the country drawn would be pushed to the next group. For example, Turkey was drawn in group A but was moved to group B as it already contained Netherlands and Slovakia from Europe. The pots for the draw are shown below.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia (9)
Flag of England.svg  England (10)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (11)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (12)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (13)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (14)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (15)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (16)		Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (18)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (19)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (20)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (22)		Flag of India.svg  India (23)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (24)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (27)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (28)

Just a few weeks before the tournament, 5th seed Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China withdrew from the tournament, with Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (38) invited in to take its place.

First group stage

Competing countries were divided into eight groups of three teams (groups A through H). Teams in each group played one another on a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the Second Group Stage.

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 220007916+636Second Group Stage: Group I 39–940–7
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 210013044−14321–5
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 200021261−490 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 220007518+576Second Group Stage: Group J 43–932–9
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 201012760−33218–17 GG
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 200112650−241 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group C

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 220006821+476Second Group Stage: Group K 30–1338–8
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 210013141−10318–11
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 200021956−370 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group D

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Japan.svg  JPN
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 220004316+276Second Group Stage: Group L 14–1329–3
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210013817+21325–3
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20002654−480 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group E

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of England.svg  ENG Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI
1Flag of England.svg  England 220005612+446Second Group Stage: Group L 26–10
2Flag of India.svg  India 210013437−33
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 200021354−410 3rd-place Playoffs 2–3011–24
Source: [7]

Group F

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Portugal.svg  POR Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 220005012+386Second Group Stage: Group K 16–934–3
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 210013220+12323–4
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20002757−500 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group G

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Suriname.svg  SUR Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS
1Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 220004913+366Second Group Stage: Group J 22–827–5
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 210013327+6325–5
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 200021052−420 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Group H

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Flag of Catalonia.svg  CAT Flag of Thailand.svg  THA
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 220004920+296Second Group Stage: Group I 25–1524–5
2Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 210013932+7324–7
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 200021248−360 3rd-place Playoffs
Source: [7]

Second round

Second group stage

Four groups of four are formed, with teams keeping the results against teams they already met during the first group stage.

Group I

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Flag of Catalonia.svg  CAT Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3300011832+869 Knockout stage 37–940–1439–9 [lower-alpha 1]
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 320015567−12625–15 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 310024875−273 Finals for 9th–12th place
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 300033279−470 Finals for 13th–20th place 13–2110–19
Source: [7]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Carried over from first group stage

Group J

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 330009230+629 Knockout stage 15–834–1343–9 [lower-alpha 1]
2Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 320015231+21622–8 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 310024576−313 Finals for 9th–12th place
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 300033789−520 Finals for 13th–20th place 8–2220–24
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [7]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Carried over from first group stage

Group K

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 330008542+439 Knockout stage 24–2231–730–13 [lower-alpha 1]
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320016040+20616–9 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310023557−223 Finals for 9th–12th place
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 300033071−410 Finals for 13th–20th place 7–2210–19
Source: [7]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Carried over from first group stage

Group L

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of England.svg  ENG Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of India.svg  IND
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330006431+339 Knockout stage 15–814–13 [lower-alpha 1] 35–10
2Flag of England.svg  England 320015332+21626–10 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 310024445−13 Finals for 9th–12th place 7–1924–12
4Flag of India.svg  India 300033285−530 Finals for 13th–20th place
Source: [7]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Carried over from first group stage

3rd-place Playoffs

The teams finishing third during the First Group Stage are paired with each other. In the 3rd-place Playoffs, teams winning their first match play a second round to determine the order amongst winners, but all four will move on to play for places 13 through 20 in a knockout tournament involving losing teams from the Second Group Stage. Teams losing their first match in the 3rd-place Playoffs are grouped together in a group of four playing for places 21 through 24.

23 October 2023
14:00 UTC+08:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg6–14Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
report

23 October 2023
15:45 UTC+08:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg15–7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
report

23 October 2023
17:30 UTC+08:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg24–15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
report

23 October 2023
19:00 UTC+08:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg16–7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
report

Winners' playoff

Matches below serve only to determine seeding going into the finals for 13th–20th place, which all four teams will take part in irrespective of the below results.

24 October 2023
17:30 UTC+08:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg11–14Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
report

24 October 2023
19:00 UTC+08:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg21–13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
report

Knockout stage

Finals

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 13
Flag of England.svg  England 14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 41
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36
Flag of England.svg  England 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 27
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 26Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 26
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 18
Seventh placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 19Third place
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 17Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 21
Flag of England.svg  England 13Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 19Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 26

Finals for 9th–12th place

These places will be decided through a round-robin stage only, between the teams finishing third in their respective groups of the Second Group Stage.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsRankFlag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Catalonia.svg  CAT Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 320014643+36 [lower-alpha 1] 9th15–1410–11
2Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 320016550+156 [lower-alpha 1] 10th18–2121–1626–13
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310024146−53 [lower-alpha 2] 11th11–10
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 310023447−133 [lower-alpha 2] 12th
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2023. Source: [7]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 HTH: Catalonia 18 – 21 Hungary
  2. 1 2 HTH: Poland 11 – 10 Australia

Finals for 13th–20th place

Seventeenth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsThirteenth place
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 23
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 17Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 21
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 22
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 12
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13
Nineteenth placeFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12Fifteenth place
Flag of India.svg  India 18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 17
Flag of India.svg  India 21Flag of India.svg  India 6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11

Finals for 21st–24th place

These places will be decided through a round-robin stage only, between the four teams losing the 3rd-place Playoffs.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsRankFlag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 330006932+37921st16–1332–1021–9
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320014237+5622nd14–1315–8
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 310024460−16323rd
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 300033157−26024th14–21
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: [7]

Top scorers

RankNameGoals [2]
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fleur Hoek33
2 Flag of Suriname.svg Vladimir Slot29
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ran Faber28
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alwin Out27
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ya-wen Lin
6 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Heppekausen26
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Elizabeth Tighe25
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Chelsie Browne24
Flag of Poland.svg Tamara Siemieniuk
10 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Ferenc Majer23
Flag of New Zealand.svg Torsten Ball
Flag of Portugal.svg Luise Costa Ruivo
Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Martins Bernardino

Final ranking

Key
Qualified for the 2025 World Games
†Qualified for the 2024 European A-Championship
‡Qualified for the 2024 European B-Championship
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands †
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium †
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic †
5Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany †
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal †
8Flag of England.svg  England †
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary †
10Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia †
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ‡
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ‡
14Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
15Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia ‡
16Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
17Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland ‡
18Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
19Flag of India.svg  India
20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
21Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
23Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
24Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Korfball</span> Mixed gender team sport

Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m high pole.

European Korfball Championship or European Korfball A-Championship is a korfball competition for European national teams organized by the International Korfball Federation. It was played every four years from 1998 until 2014 and then moved to a tournament every two years, starting from 2016. The number of participated teams has varied between 8 and 16. The Netherlands national korfball team has won each edition.

The Hong Kong national korfball team is managed by the Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA), representing Hong Kong in Korfball international competitions.

The 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 49th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Monterrey were the three-time defending champions, but were unable to defend their title as they failed to qualify for the tournament.

The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship were held in the Belgian cities of Ghent, Tielen and Antwerp in 2015. Ghent and Tielen hosted the first and second round matches, whilst the placing matches and finals were all held in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.

The 2014 European Korfball Championship was held in Portugal from October 25 to November 2, with 16 national teams in competition.

All-Africa Korfball Championship (AAKC) is a korfball competition for African national teams organized by the International Korfball Federation. It has been held every four years since 2006 with the winner qualifying through to the IKF World Korfball Championship in the following year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Korfball at the 2017 World Games</span>

The korfball event at the World Games 2017 took place in Wrocław, Poland.

The 11th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in August 2019 in Durban, South Africa and won by the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to South Africa on 7 November 2015, ahead of the bid by New Zealand.

The 2018 European Korfball A-Championship will be held in the Netherlands from 13 to 21 October 2018. Matches will be played in Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden. It will be the first edition where the European Korfball Championship is split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship, with the idea that a certain number of teams will relegate from the A-Championship to the B-Championship after each edition, and a certain number of teams from the B-Championship will be promoted. Whether this will be a direct promotion or relegation, or whether play-offs will need to be played, is yet to be determined.

The 2018 European Korfball B-Championship was held in the Netherlands from 13 to 21 October 2018. Matches were played in Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden. It was the first edition where the European Korfball Championship was split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship, with the idea that a certain number of teams will relegate from the A-Championship to the B-Championship after each edition, and a certain number of teams from the B-Championship will be promoted. Whether this will be a direct promotion or relegation, or whether play-offs will need to be played, is yet to be determined. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played by eight teams, but following a late withdrawal by Turkey, only seven teams took part.

The 2018 IKF European Korfball Championship First Round was held in Budapest, Hungary on 28 and 29 October 2017. The tournament served as the first round of the 2018 IKF European Korfball Championships to be held in the Netherlands in 2018, with both the winner and runner-up qualifying for the 2018 IKF European Korfball B-Championship. Hungary and Serbia qualified on 29 October 2017 as they won their semi-final matches against Ireland and Greece respectively. Later that same day, Hungary beat Serbia to win the tournament.

The Second Pan-American Korfball Championship was held in Colombia from 2 March 2018 to 4 March 2018, with 6 national teams in competition. The tournament also served as an American qualifier for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, with the top two nations qualifying for the world championship.

The 2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship (AAKC) was held in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, from 27 April to 29 April, with 3 national teams in competition.

The 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship is being held in Saitama, Japan with 10 national teams in competition, from July 29 to August 5. It is the tenth edition of the Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship and serves as a qualifier for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, with the top 6 teams qualifying. Chinese Taipei are the defending champions and have all previous editions, except the edition of 2004 which was won by Australia.

The 2020 IKF European Korfball Championship First Round was held in Lviv, Ukraine from 1 to 3 November 2019. The tournament served as the first round of the 2020 IKF European Korfball Championships to be held in the Poland in 2020, with both the winner and runner-up qualifying for the 2020 IKF European Korfball B-Championship. Turkey and Switzerland qualified on 3 November 2019 as they won their semi-final matches against Greece and Ukraine respectively. Later that same day, Turkey beat Switzerland to win the tournament.

The korfball competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Thomas & Uber Cup</span> Biennial international badminton team championship

The 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament was hosted at Bangkok, Thailand in the Impact Arena from 8 to 15 May 2022. This marks the third time Thailand has hosted the Thomas Cup, and second time for the Uber Cup.

The korfball competition at the 2025 World Games will take place in August 2025, in Chengdu in China. Beach korfball will make its debut as official discipline in World Games sports programme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League</span> European korfball tournament

The 2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League is the 2nd edition of IKF's premier competition for Korfball clubs under a new name. PKC/Vertom are the defending champions.

References

  1. ↑ "合球／世錦賽10月台北開戰 中華隊拚留金盃" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). United Daily News. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Top scorers IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC)". IKF. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ 黃, 巧雯. "合球世錦賽10月台北登場 台灣隊力拚留下冠軍". CNA. 中央通訊社. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "IKF WKC 2023 bidding status". International Korfball Federation. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ↑ "IKF Council decides to host 24 teams next year in Taipei: Hungary and Slovakia join earlier qualified teams from Europe". International Korfball Federation. 27 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Woods, Dean (2023-07-10). "IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 – Group Draw". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC) : Worldkorfball". www.worldkorfball.sport. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  1. ↑ The rankings are shown as of January 2023. These are the rankings used for the final draw.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.