| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 6–13 July 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
The second edition of the IKF U21 World Korfball Championship took place in Kemer, Turkey and has been organized by the International Korfball Federation. [1]
The Netherlands won the trophy. [2]
Competing countries were divided into two groups of six teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NED | TPE |  CAT |  CHN |  TUR |  IND | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 43 | +152 | 15 | Quarterfinals | 41–9 | 48–11 | |||||
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 63 | +56 | 12 | 11–26 | 20–16 | 27–3 | |||||
| 3 | Catalonia (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 88 | +4 | 9 | 18–13 | 22–11 | 27–3 | |||||
| 4 | China (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 127 | −51 | 6 | 11–32 | 24–13 | ||||||
| 5 | Turkey (E) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 112 | −50 | 3 | 7–31 | 7–29 | 16–17 | 21–13 | ||||
| 6 | India (E) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 148 | −111 | 0 | 5–49 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BEL |  GER |  MAS |  HKG |  NZL |  AUS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 28 | +144 | 15 | Quarterfinals | 33–9 | 31–5 | 30–7 | ||||
| 2 | Germany (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 89 | −6 | 9 | 9–12 | 19–13 | ||||||
| 3 | Malaysia (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 9 | 5–34 | 24–11 | ||||||
| 4 | Hong Kong (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 9 | 13–11 | 18–17 | 16–10 | |||||
| 5 | New Zealand (E) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 91 | −19 | 3 | 18–21 | 13–14 | ||||||
| 6 | Australia (E) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 126 | −82 | 0 | 2–44 | 13–25 | 8–17 |
| 11 July 2024 Quarter-final 1 | Chinese Taipei | 27–8 | Malaysia | |
| 14:15 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 11 July 2024 Quarter-final 2 | Germany | 7–20 | Catalonia | |
| 16:00 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 11 July 2024 Quarter-final 3 | Netherlands | 55–8 | Hong Kong | |
| 17:45 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 11 July 2024 Quarter-final 4 | Belgium | 32–5 | China | |
| 19:30 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Game 31 | Turkey | 18–10 | Australia | |
| 10:45 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Game 32 | New Zealand | 20–15 | India | |
| 12:30 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Semi-final 1 | Malaysia | 13–24 | China | |
| 14:15 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Semi-final 2 | Germany | 22–16 | Hong Kong | |
| 16:00 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Semi-final 3 | Chinese Taipei | 16–20 | Belgium | |
| 17:45 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Semi-final 4 | Catalonia | 7–36 | Netherlands | |
| 19:30 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Places 11/12 | Australia | 20–21 | India | |
| 9:00 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Places 9/10 | Turkey | 30–17 | New Zealand | |
| 10:45 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Places 7/8 | Malaysia | 16–13 | Hong Kong | |
| 12:30 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Places 5/6 | China | 13–17 | Germany | |
| 14:15 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Bronze medal | Chinese Taipei | 19–9 | Catalonia | |
| 16:00 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Final | Belgium | 6–24 | Netherlands | |
| 17:45 (local time) | ||||
| Report | ||||
| IKF U21 World Korfball Championship |
|---|
 2nd title |
| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pei-Yun Wu ( Chinese Taipei) | 39 |
| 2 | Jorien Jordaan ( Netherlands) | 34 |
| 3 | Joke van Maldeghem ( Belgium) | 33 |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Netherlands |
 | Belgium |
 | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Catalonia |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Malaysia |
| 8 | Hong Kong |
| 9 | Turkey |
| 10 | New Zealand |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Australia |
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