2015 IKF World Korfball Championship

2015 IKF World Korfball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Belgium
Dates 30 October–8 November
Teams 16
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands (9th title)
Runners-up  Belgium
Third place  Chinese Taipei
Fourth place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 56
Goals scored 2,605 (46.52 per match)
Top scorer(s) Russia Dmitry Kazachkov
(52 goals)

The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship were be 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.

This tournament also acts as the qualification tournament for Korfball at the World Games 2017. Seven teams will qualify for the World Games, including first all non-European teams finishing in the top 11. As such, at least one and maximum six non-European teams will qualify. Then, the remaining slots will be filled by the top European teams in this competition, with the exception of Poland which have already qualified as host country of the World Games 2017.[1]

The International Korfball Federation chose to award the hosting rights for the tournament to Belgium on 4 November 2011. The only other hosting candidate was New Zealand, who planned to host the tournament in Wellington.[2]

Qualified teams

Team Method of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
IKF
Ranking
[nb 1]
 Australia 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship runners-up 9th 2011 8
 Belgium Host country 10th 2011 2
 Brazil 2014 Pan-American Korfball Championship champions 1st 36
 Catalonia 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 9th place 8th 2011 7
 China 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 3rd place 3rd 2011 10
 Chinese Taipei 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship champions 8th 2011 3
 Czech Republic 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 5th place 5th 2011 6
 England 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 4th place 10th[A] 2011 5
 Germany 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 10th place 10th[B] 2011 9
 Hong Kong 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 4th place 2nd 2011 12
 Hungary 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 7th place 3rd 2007 14
 Netherlands 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship champions 10th 2011 1
 Poland 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 8th place 5th 2011 13
 Portugal 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 3rd place 8th 2011 4
 Russia 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 6th place 3rd 2011 11
 South Africa 2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship champions 6th 2011 15
  1. ^ includes participations of  Germany from 1978 to 1987.
  2. ^ includes participations of  Great Britain until 2003.

First round

All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)

The draw for the first round was made on 7 February 2015 and the matches will be played in Ghent and Tielen.[3]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 0 160 46 +114 9 Pools for 1st–8th places
2  Russia 3 2 0 0 1 84 87 3 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 0 2 79 95 16 3 Pools for 9th–16th places
4  Brazil 3 0 0 0 3 35 130 95 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
(H) Host.

30 October 2015
14:00
Belgium  51–17  Australia
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong)

30 October 2015
18:00
Russia  34–12  Brazil
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)

31 October 2015
14:00
Australia  34–8  Brazil
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)

31 October 2015
18:00
Belgium  47–14  Russia
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)

1 November 2015
16:00
Belgium  62–15  Brazil
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)

1 November 2015
20:00
Australia  28–36  Russia
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Dean Woods (England)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 118 41 +77 9 Pools for 1st–8th places
2  Germany 3 2 0 0 1 57 73 16 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 64 81 17 3 Pools for 9th–16th places
4  Hungary 3 0 0 0 3 43 90 47 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

30 October 2015
14:00
Netherlands  41–16  Czech Republic
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)

30 October 2015
18:00
Germany  21–17  Hungary
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)

31 October 2015
14:00
Czech Republic  27–13  Hungary
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Dean Woods (England)

31 October 2015
18:00
Netherlands  35–12  Germany
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)

1 November 2015
16:00
Netherlands  42–13  Hungary
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)

1 November 2015
20:00
Czech Republic  21–24  Germany
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong)

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 103 45 +58 9 Pools for 1st–8th places
2  Catalonia 3 2 0 0 1 94 55 +39 6
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 0 2 40 73 33 3 Pools for 9th–16th places
4  Poland 3 0 0 0 3 47 111 64 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

30 October 2015
16:00
Hong Kong  24–18  Poland
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Attendance: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)

30 October 2015
20:00
Chinese Taipei  32–23  Catalonia
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)

31 October 2015
16:00
Catalonia  42–16  Poland
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)

31 October 2015
20:00
Chinese Taipei  26–9  Hong Kong
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)

1 November 2015
14:00
Chinese Taipei  45–17  Poland
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)

1 November 2015
18:00
Catalonia  29–7  Hong Kong
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 0 76 49 +27 8 Pools for 1st–8th places
2  China 3 2 0 0 1 70 57 +13 6
3  Portugal 3 1 0 1 1 77 53 +24 4 Pools for 9th–16th places
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 39 103 64 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

30 October 2015
16:00
China  30–14  South Africa
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)

30 October 2015
20:00
Portugal  18–19 (g.g.)  England
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)

31 October 2015
16:00
Portugal  17–22  China
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)

31 October 2015
20:00
England  31–13  South Africa
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)

1 November 2015
14:00
Portugal  42–12  South Africa
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)

1 November 2015
18:00
England  26–18  China
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)

Second round

All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)

The top two teams of each group in the first round advanced to the pools for the top 8th places (pools E and F), while the other teams move into pools G and H which will determine positions 9 to 16. In each second round pool the top two will advance to a finals playoff for the top positions, with the bottom two teams dropping into the playoffs for the bottom positions. During the second round, all matches will still be played in Ghent and Tielen, but due to the tournament structure, all teams that played in Ghent in round 1 will now play in Tielen and vice-versa.

Pools for 1st–8th places

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 0 96 46 +50 9 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 0 1 81 65 +16 6
3  Catalonia 3 1 0 0 2 60 78 18 3 Finals for 5th–8th places
4  Russia 3 0 0 0 3 53 101 48 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org
(H) Host.

3 November 2015
18:00
Russia  17–31  Chinese Taipei
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

3 November 2015
20:00
Belgium  24–14  Catalonia
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

4 November 2015
18:00
Russia  22–23  Catalonia
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

4 November 2015
20:00
Belgium  25–18  Chinese Taipei
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 135 37 +98 9 Semifinals
2  England 3 2 0 0 1 71 78 7 6
3  Germany 3 0 1 0 2 54 87 33 2 Finals for 5th–8th places
4  China 3 0 0 1 2 61 119 58 1
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

3 November 2015
18:00
Germany  15–26  England
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

3 November 2015
20:00
Netherlands  60–12  China
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

4 November 2015
18:00
Germany  27–26 (g.g.)  China
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

4 November 2015
20:00
Netherlands  40–13  England
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Pools for 9th–16th places

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 90 49 +41 9 Finals for 9th–12th places
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 85 61 +24 6
3  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 73 63 +10 3 Finals for 13th–16th places
4  Brazil 3 0 0 0 3 34 109 75 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

3 November 2015
14:00
Australia  28–22  Poland
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

3 November 2015
16:00
Brazil  15–42  Hong Kong
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

4 November 2015
14:00
Brazil  11–33  Poland
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

4 November 2015
16:00
Australia  28–19  Hong Kong
Report
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 94 40 +54 9 Finals for 9th–12th places
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 84 47 +37 6
3  Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 49 68 19 3 Finals for 13th–16th places
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 35 107 72 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

3 November 2015
14:00
Czech Republic  40–10  South Africa
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

3 November 2015
16:00
Hungary  11–28  Portugal
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

4 November 2015
14:00
Hungary  25–13  South Africa
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

4 November 2015
16:00
Czech Republic  17–24  Portugal
Report
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Finals

All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)

The top two teams of pools E and F play the championship finals, while the other teams play for placing positions and possible qualification for the Korfball at the World Games 2017 tournament. Note that from this round on, all matches are played in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.

13th–16th places

Bracket

 
13th–16th position placing matches13th-14th place match
 
      
 
5 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Poland25
 
7 November – Antwerp
 
 South Africa20
 
 Poland14
 
5 November – Antwerp
 
 Hungary18
 
 Brazil9
 
 
 Hungary24
 
15th-16th place match
 
 
7 November – Antwerp
 
 
 South Africa22
 
 
 Brazil12

13th–16th position placing matches

5 November 2015
14:00
Poland  25–20  South Africa
Report

5 November 2015
16:00
Brazil  9–24  Hungary
Report

15th–16th place match

7 November 2015
14:00
South Africa  22–12  Brazil
Report

13th–14th place match

7 November 2015
16:00
Poland  14–18  Hungary
Report

9th–12th places

Bracket

 
9th–12th position placing matches9th-10th place match
 
      
 
5 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Australia16
 
7 November – Antwerp
 
 Czech Republic17
 
 Czech Republic20
 
5 November – Antwerp
 
 Portugal19
 
 Hong Kong6
 
 
 Portugal27
 
11th-12th place match
 
 
7 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Australia23
 
 
 Hong Kong9

9th–12th position placing matches

5 November 2015
18:00
Australia  16–17 (g.g.)  Czech Republic
Report

5 November 2015
20:00
Hong Kong  6–27  Portugal
Report

11th–12th place match

7 November 2015
18:00
Australia  23–9  Hong Kong
Report

9th–10th place match

7 November 2015
20:00
Czech Republic  20–19  Portugal
Report

5th–8th places

Bracket

 
5th–8th position placing matches5th-6th place match
 
      
 
6 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Russia17
 
8 November – Antwerp
 
 Germany24
 
 Germany15
 
6 November – Antwerp
 
 Catalonia16
 
 Catalonia32
 
 
 China23
 
7th-8th place match
 
 
8 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Russia30
 
 
 China41

5th–8th position placing matches

6 November 2015
14:00
Russia  17–24  Germany
Report

6 November 2015
16:00
Catalonia  32–23  China
Report

7th–8th place match

8 November 2015
9:30
Russia  30–41  China
Report

5th–6th place match

8 November 2015
11:30
Germany  15–16 (g.g.)  Catalonia
Report

Championship semifinals

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Chinese Taipei17
 
8 November – Antwerp
 
 Netherlands40
 
 Netherlands27
 
6 November – Antwerp
 
 Belgium18
 
 Belgium30
 
 
 England14
 
Third Place
 
 
8 November – Antwerp
 
 
 Chinese Taipei21
 
 
 England12

Semifinals

6 November 2015
20:00
Belgium  30–14  England
Report

3rd–4th place match

8 November 2015
13:30
Chinese Taipei  21–12  England
Report

Final

8 November 2015
15:30
Netherlands  27–18  Belgium
Report

Statistics

New record

Final standings

Key
Qualified for the 2017 World Games as non-European team in top-11
Qualified for the 2017 World Games as best European team (remaining four places)
Qualified for the 2017 World Games as hosts (already pre-tournament)
Rank Team
1st  Netherlands
2nd  Belgium
3rd  Chinese Taipei
4  England
5  Catalonia
6  Germany
7  China
8  Russia
9  Czech Republic
10  Portugal
11  Australia
12  Hong Kong
13  Hungary
14  Poland
15  South Africa
16  Brazil

See also

Notes

  1. The rankings are shown as of November 2014. These are the rankings used for the final draw.

References

  1. "World Games 2017 qualification criteria". International Korfball Federation. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "EVENT: IKF WORLD KORFBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  3. "Belgium to host IKF World Championship in 2015". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  4. Jan Fransoo (IKF President) [korfballpres] (1 November 2015). "Yesterday, De Bremaeker (BEL) evened record held by @barryschep for most goals ever in a single WKC match: 14 (Credits to @nlkorfbal)" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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