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 (with a minimum of 1 for Oceania).[1] Chinese Taipei are the defending champions and have all previous editions, except the edition of 2004 which was won by Australia.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan |
| City | Saitama |
| Dates | 29 July 2018– 5 August 2018 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chinese Taipei (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Top scorer(s) | Dongjie Zhang (27 Goals) |
Group stage
editThe ten participating teams were drawn into two groups of five, with teams in each group playing one another in a round-robin basis. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals, while the teams finishing third and fourth playoff for places 5 to 8. The two teams finishing last will play for 9th place.
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 45 | +96 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 9 | |
| 3 |  South Korea
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 89 | −40 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 4 |  Macau
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Philippines
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 115 | −78 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Macau
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25 − 4 | Philippines
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| Chinese Taipei
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39 − 9 | South Korea
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| Chinese Taipei
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37 − 9 | Macau
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| Australia
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30 − 5 | South Korea
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| Australia
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23 − 8 | Macau
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| Chinese Taipei
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38 − 15 | Philippines
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| South Korea
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25 − 10 | Philippines
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| Chinese Taipei
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27 − 12 | Australia
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| Australia
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27 − 8 | Philippines
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| South Korea
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14 − 10 | Macau
|
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 52 | +74 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Japan
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Indonesia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 119 | −86 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan
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10 − 9 | New Zealand
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| Indonesia
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3 − 25 | Hong Kong
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| Japan
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9 − 30 | China
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| Hong Kong
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17 − 10 | New Zealand
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| Indonesia
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4 − 28 | New Zealand
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| Hong Kong
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17 − 26 | China
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| China
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42 − 11 | Indonesia
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| Japan
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9 − 19 | Hong Kong
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| New Zealand
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15 − 28 | China
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| Japan
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24 − 15 | Indonesia
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Knockout stage
editSemi-finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| China | 23 | |||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||
| China | 13 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 22 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 37 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Australia | 18 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||
5th–8th place play-offs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||
| Japan | 13 | |||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||
| Macau | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||
| Macau | 8 | |||||
9th–10th place play-offs
edit| Final | ||
| Philippines | 12 | |
| Indonesia | 25 | |
Final standings
editThe top 6 qualified for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship.
| Final standings | |
|---|---|
|
Chinese Taipei
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China
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Australia
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| 4 | Hong Kong
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| 5 | Japan
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| 6 | New Zealand
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| 7 | Macau
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| 8 | South Korea
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| 9 | Indonesia
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| 10 | Philippines
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References
edit- ^ "IKF Council extends World Championship participation to 20 countries, sets rules for Korfball4 and Beach korfball". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2016-10-28.