The Second Pan-American Korfball Championship[1] was held in Colombia from 2 March 2018 to 4 March 2018, with 6 national teams in competition. The tournament also served as an American qualifier for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, with the top two nations qualifying for the world championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| City | Cali |
| Dates | 2 March 2018– 4 March 2018 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Suriname (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Dominican Republic |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 365 (24.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ariën van den Berg (21 Goals) |
Brazil was the defending champion but had to settle for third as Suriname and Dominican Republic took the top two spots and qualified for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship.
Results edit
The six teams played a simple group stage tournament, with the top team crowned Pan-American champions. Suriname secured the title on 3 March with one match to play as they had a three point lead over Brazil and Dominican Republic, two teams which they had already beaten and which still had to play each other in the final match to determine second place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 35 | +69 | 15 | 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 12 | |
| 3 | Brazil
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Colombia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Argentina
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Costa Rica
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 86 | −57 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
15 − 13 | Argentina
|
| Colombia
|
5 − 21 | Suriname
|
| Dominican Republic
|
24 − 6 | Costa Rica
|
| Brazil
|
10 − 18 | Suriname
|
| Dominican Republic
|
13 − 5 | Argentina
|
| Colombia
|
12 − 3 | Costa Rica
|
| Argentina
|
8 − 22 | Suriname
|
| Colombia
|
12 − 19 | Dominican Republic
|
| Brazil
|
17 − 8 | Costa Rica
|
| Dominican Republic
|
9 − 20 | Suriname
|
| Argentina
|
10 − 9 | Costa Rica
|
| Colombia
|
8 − 11 | Brazil
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| Suriname
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23 − 3 | Costa Rica
|
| Colombia
|
11 − 7 | Argentina
|
| Dominican Republic
|
17 − 6 | Brazil
|
Key: G denotes win by golden goal.
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Suriname
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
Brazil
|
| 4 | Colombia
|
| 5 | Argentina
|
| 6 | Costa Rica
|
References edit
- ^ "IKF Pan American Korfball Championship - 2018". worldkorfball.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.