Hong Kong national korfball team

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Hong Kong
AssociationHong Kong China Korfball Association
IKF membership1988
IKF codeHKG Flag of Hong Kong.svg
IKF rank 10 (Jan. 2017)
World Championships
Appearances3
First appearance2011
Best result12th, 2015
Asia-Oceania Championship
Appearances5
First appearance1990
Best result3rd, 1990
Asia Championship
Appearances2
First appearance2004
Best result2n place, 2004
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The Hong Kong national korfball team is managed by the Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA), representing Hong Kong in Korfball international competitions.

Korfball Mixed gender team sport

Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight (8) players with four (4) female players and four (4) 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.

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The Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA) was established in 1999 with its mission of promotion and raising the standard of Korfball in Hong Kong.

Throughout the years, continuing efforts in the promotion and development of korfball for the local community were made with the focus to prepare players and officials to participate and achieve in both local and international korfball competitions.

Tournament history

IKF World Korfball Championship [1]
YearChampionshipHostClassification
2011 9th World Championship Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shaoxing (China)14th place
2015 10th World Championship Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12th place
2019 11th World Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Durban (South Africa)17th place
Asia-Oceania Championships
YearChampionshipHostClassification
19901st Asia-Oceania Championship Jakarta (Indonesia) Med 3.png 3rd place
19922nd Asia-Oceania Championship Delhi (India)DNP
19943rd Asia-Oceania Championship Adelaide (Australia)DNP
19984th Asia-Oceania Championship Durban (South Africa)DNP
20025th Asia-Oceania Championship Delhi (India)4th place
2006 7th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong4th place
2010 8th Asia-Oceania Championship Zhuzhou (China)4th place
2014 9th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong4th place
2018 10th Asia-Oceania Championship Saitama (Japan)4th place
Asia Championships
YearChampionshipHostClassification
20041st Asian Championship [2] Taiwan Med 2.png 2nd place
20082nd Asian Championship [3] Jaipur (India) [4] Med 3.png 3rd place

Current squad

National team in the 2015 IKF World Korfball Championship [5]

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.

Coach: Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cheng Wai Ming (鄭偉明)

No.PlayerGenderDoB/AgeCapsClub
1Cheong Chau Yee (張秋儀)F (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 30) Flag of Hong Kong.svg MYAA
3Ng Long Kwan (吳朗崑)M (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 27) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ace
4Tsang Wing Yan (曾詠茵)F (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 26) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ace
6Yau Tim Tim (邱甜甜)F (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 30) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Massive Dynamic Hamazing
8Wyinga Ip (葉穎嘉)F (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 28) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
9Ham Kwok Kuen (譚國權)M (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 30) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Massive Dynamic Hamazing
10Chan Ka Wai (陳嘉慧)F (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 27) Flag of Hong Kong.svg MYAA
13Akiko Tsujikawa (辻川明子)F (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 30) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Massive Dynamic Hamazing
14So Tung Pak (蘇東北)M (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 24) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Massive Dynamic Hamazing
15Chow Ka Hin (周家軒)M (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 26) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
16Chan Chun Kit (陳駿傑)M (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 24) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
17Mak Cheuk Hin (麥焯軒)M (1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 23) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
18Lau Ka Hei (劉家希)F (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994 (age 24) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
20Cheung Wing Yan (張永昕)M (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 23) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Dominant
21Luk Tsz Fung (陸子豐)M (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 27) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ace
32Law Ka Hei (羅嘉曦)F (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 31) Flag of Hong Kong.svg MYAA

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References

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  2. "Report on the 1 st Asia Korfball Championship". IKF. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
  3. "Asian Championship: 1 Chinese Taipei – 2 India – 3 Hong Kong China". IKF. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
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  5. "Players - Hong Kong". IKF-WKC-2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.