2015 IKF World Korfball Championship

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.

2015 IKF World Korfball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates30 October–8 November
Teams16
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 played56
Goals scored2,605 (46.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Dmitry Kazachkov
(52 goals)
2011
2019
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2015.

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 other hosting candidate was New Zealand, who planned to host the tournament in Wellington.[2]

Qualified teams edit

Team Method of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
IKF
Ranking
[nb 1]
  Australia 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship runners-up 09th 2011 08
  Belgium Host country 10th 2011 02
  Brazil 2014 Pan-American Korfball Championship champions 01st 36
  Catalonia 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 9th place 08th 2011 07
  China 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 3rd place 03rd 2011 10
  Chinese Taipei 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship champions 08th 2011 03
  Czech Republic 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 5th place 05th 2011 06
  England 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 4th place 10th[A] 2011 05
  Germany 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 10th place 10th[B] 2011 09
  Hong Kong 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 4th place 02nd 2011 12
  Hungary 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 7th place 03rd 2007 14
  Netherlands 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship champions 10th 2011 01
  Poland 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 8th place 05th 2011 13
  Portugal 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 3rd place 08th 2011 04
  Russia 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 6th place 03rd 2011 11
  South Africa 2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship champions 06th 2011 15
  1. ^
    includes participations of   Great Britain until 2003.
  2. ^
    includes participations of   Germany from 1978 to 1987.

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pool E edit

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: 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 edit

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: 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 edit

Pool G edit

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: 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 edit

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: 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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

13th–14th place match edit

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

9th–12th places edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

9th–10th place match edit

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

5th–8th places edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

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

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

7th–8th place match edit

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

5th–6th place match edit

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

Championship semifinals edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

6 November 2015
18:00
Chinese Taipei   17–40   Netherlands
Report

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

3rd–4th place match edit

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

Final edit

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

Statistics edit

New record edit

  • Jesse de Bremaeker of Belgium scored 14 goals against Russia on 31 October 2015, tying the record for most goals by a single player in a match during the IKF World Korfball Championship, early set by Barry Schep.[4]
  • Belgium won against Brazil by 62–15 on 1 November 2015, which is the new world record for most total goals in one match and most goals by a single team in one match in IKF World Korfball Championship. The previous record was set during the 2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, when Netherlands beat India by 61–11.

Final standings edit

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
    Netherlands
    Belgium
    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 edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Belgium to host IKF World Championship in 2015". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  4. ^ Jan Fransoo (IKF President) [@korfballpres] (November 1, 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 – via Twitter.

External links edit