2019 IKF World Korfball Championship

The 11th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in August 2019 in Durban, South Africa and won by the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to South Africa on 7 November 2015, ahead of the bid by New Zealand.[2]

2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates1–10 August
Teams20
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (10th title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Jing Zhao
(39 goals)[1]

In October 2016, the number of teams participating was increased from 16 to 20. The four extra places were awarded to the Americas (1), Africa (1) and Asia & Oceania (2). The Americas are now allotted 2 spots, Africa 2 spots, Europe 10 spots, and Asia and Oceania 6 spots (with a minimum of 1 for Oceania).[3] Due to withdrawals, in the end there will only be 1 team participating from the Americas and Africa (each), leading to 11 for Europe and 7 for Asia & Oceania.

This tournament also acted as the qualification tournament for Korfball at the World Games 2021, with eight teams qualifying for the World Games. The IKF aimed to have teams from up to four continents present at the World Games, therefore the top eight finishing nations qualified, with the exception that when a team finished in the top eleven as the highest finishing team from a top four continent not already having a qualifier, then this team would have qualified instead of the last placed team from an already qualified continent. This de facto meant that the top five finishers were always certain of qualification, while the outcome for the teams in places six through eight depended on the continent of origin of teams up to place eleven. Additionally, Catalonia was ineligible for qualification as the World Games are contested by national instead of regional teams.[4]

Teams

Qualification

In February 2019, the IKF announced that both  Dominican Republic and  Zimbabwe withdrew from the tournament despite both having qualified for the first time ever. First reserve of the Americas ( Brazil) was unable to step in and ultimately the first reserves of Europe ( Slovakia) and Asia ( Macau) were invited and accepted the invitation.[5]

Team Date of
qualification		 Method of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Previous
appearance		 IKF
Ranking[nb 1]
 Australia 2 August 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 3rd place 10th 2015 10
 Belgium 15 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 11th 2015 03
 Catalonia 15 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 09th 2015 12
 China 1 August 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship runners-up 04th 2015 04
 Chinese Taipei 31 July 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship winners 09th 2015 02
 Czech Republic 16 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 06th 2015 07
 England 15 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 11th[A] 2015 06
 Germany 14 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 11th[B] 2015 05
 Hong Kong 1 August 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 4th place 03rd 2015 11
 Hungary 16 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 04th 2015 09
 Ireland 18 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball B-Championship top-2 finish 01st – 20
 Japan 3 August 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 5th place 02nd 1999 24
 Macau 14 February 2019 Invited[5] 01st – 30
 Netherlands 14 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 11th 2015 01
 New Zealand 3 August 2018 2018 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 6th place 01st – 16
 Poland 18 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball B-Championship top-2 finish 06th 2015 13
 Portugal 15 October 2018 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship top-8 finish 09th 2015 08
 Slovakia 14 February 2019 Invited[5] 03rd 2003 17
 South Africa 7 November 2015 Host country 07th 2015 15
 Suriname 3 March 2018 2018 Pan-American Korfball Championship champions 01st – 21
  1. ^
    includes participations of  Great Britain until 2003.
  2. ^
    includes participations of  Germany from 1978 to 1987.

Draw

For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the IKF World Korfball Ranking of December 2018. Pot 1 contained the best five teams (which were automatically assigned to pools A through E), pot 2 contained the next best five teams, and so on for pots 3 and 4, with the exception of Suriname which was placed into pot 3 instead of 4 as the IKF specified that each continental champion would at least be positioned in pot 3.[6] Finally, it is not allowed to have four European, three Asian or two Oceanian countries in the same pool. In case this happens during the draw, the relevant country will change position with the country drawn after. In case this is not possible, the change will be made with the country that has been drawn before.

The draw took place on 20 April 2019.[7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Netherlands (1, CH Europe)
 Chinese Taipei (2, CH Asia-Oceania)
 Belgium (3)
 China (4)
 Germany (5)

 England (6)
 Czech Republic (7)
 Portugal (8)
 Hungary (9)
 Australia (10)

 Hong Kong (11)
 Catalonia (12)
 Poland (13)
 South Africa (15, CH Africa)
 Suriname (21, CH Pan-America)

 New Zealand (16)
 Slovakia (17)
 Ireland (20)
 Japan (24)
 Macau (30)

Group stage

Competing countries will be divided into five groups of four teams (groups A to E). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top three teams of each group and the best fourth-placed team advancing to the knockout stage.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 99 22 +77 9 Round of 16
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 47 48 −1 6
3  Catalonia 3 1 0 0 2 39 65 −26 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 29 79 −50 0 Finals for 17th–20th places
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

1 August 2019
11:00
Netherlands  41 – 5  New Zealand
Report

Referee: Wing Hung Lee

1 August 2019
12:45
Czech Republic  17 – 14  Catalonia
Report

Referee: Ugurtan Akbulut

2 August 2019
12:00
Czech Republic  23 – 11  New Zealand
Report

Referee: Dan Lin Huang

2 August 2019
13:45
Netherlands  35 – 10  Catalonia
Report

Referee: Pardeep Dahiya

3 August 2019
12:00
Catalonia  15 – 13  New Zealand
Report

Referee: Steve Jones

3 August 2019
13:45
Netherlands  23 – 7  Czech Republic
Report

Referee: Miguel Wensma

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 92 37 +55 9 Round of 16
2  Poland 3 2 0 0 1 44 67 −23 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 0 2 55 71 −16 3
4  Ireland 3 0 0 0 3 47 63 −16 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

1 August 2019
10:00
Chinese Taipei  27 – 14  Ireland
Report

Referee: Peter Van Der Terp

1 August 2019
11:45
Australia  19 – 21  Poland
Report

Referee: Carlos Faria

2 August 2019
12:00
Australia  22 – 20  Ireland
Report

Referee: Lukas Pazourek

2 August 2019
13:45
Chinese Taipei  35 – 9  Poland
Report

Referee: Tina Van Grimberge

3 August 2019
12:00
Chinese Taipei  30 - 14  Australia
Report

Referee: Pardeep Dahiya

3 August 2019
13:45
Poland  14 – 13  Ireland
Report

Referee: Lukas Filip

Group C
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 0 99 32 +67 9 Round of 16
2  England 3 2 0 0 1 67 54 +13 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 40 74 −34 3
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 0 3 40 86 −46 0 Finals for 17th–20th places
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

1 August 2019
14:30
Belgium  34 – 12  Slovakia
Report

Referee: Steve Jones

1 August 2019
20:00
England  30 – 17  Hong Kong
Report

Referee: Lukas Pazourek

2 August 2019
15:30
England  24 – 10  Slovakia
Report

Referee: Luke Rosie

2 August 2019
17:15
Belgium  38 – 7  Hong Kong
Report

Referee: Ugurtan Akbulut

3 August 2019
19:00
Belgium  27 – 13  England
Report

Referee: Carlos Faria

3 August 2019
19:00
Hong Kong  16 – 18  Slovakia
Report

Referee: Peter Van Der Terp

Group D
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 2 1 0 0 92 52 +40 8 Round of 16
2  Suriname 3 2 0 1 0 77 37 +40 7
3  Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 72 55 +17 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 0 3 14 111 −97 0 Finals for 17th–20th places
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

1 August 2019
13:30
China  42 – 8  Macau
Report

Referee: Pardeep Dahiya

1 August 2019
18:15
Hungary  12 – 24  Suriname
Report

Referee: Lukas Filip

2 August 2019
17:15
Hungary  36 – 2  Macau
Report

Referee: Carlos Faria

2 August 2019
19:00
China  21 – 20  Suriname
Report

Referee: Miguel Wensma

3 August 2019
15:30
Suriname  33 – 4  Macau
Report

Referee: Dan Lin Huang

3 August 2019
17:15
China  29 – 24  Hungary
Report

Referee: Ugurtan Akbulut

Group E
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 83 22 +61 9 Round of 16
2  Germany 3 2 0 0 1 76 32 +44 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 39 80 −41 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 20 84 −64 0 Finals for 17th–20th places
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

1 August 2019
17:30
South Africa  4 – 36  Portugal
Report

Referee: Dan Lin Huang

1 August 2019
19:15
Germany  37 – 12  Japan
Report

Referee: Luke Rosie

2 August 2019
15:30
Portugal  33 – 8  Japan
Report

Referee: Peter Van Der Terp

2 August 2019
19:00
South Africa  6 – 29  Germany
Report

Referee: Steve Jones

3 August 2019
15:30
Germany  10 – 14  Portugal
Report

Referee: Tina Van Grimberge

3 August 2019
17:15
South Africa  10 – 19  Japan
Report

Referee: Wing Hung Lee

Ranking of fourth-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Ireland 3 0 0 0 3 47 63 −16 0 Knockout stage
2 C  Hong Kong 3 0 0 0 3 40 86 −46 0 Finals for 17th–20th places
3 A  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 25 78 −53 0
4 E  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 20 84 −64 0
5 D  Macau 3 0 0 0 3 14 111 −97 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

Knockout stage

Round of 16

5 August 2019
15:30
Netherlands  34 - 7  Ireland
Report
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban
Referee: Dan Lin Huang

5 August 2019
15:30
Poland  9 - 22  Germany
Report
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban
Referee: Lukas Pazourek

5 August 2019
17:15
China  31 - 9  Slovakia
Report
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban
Referee: Tina Van Grimberge

5 August 2019
19:00
Portugal  15 - 11  Catalonia
Report
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban
Referee: Luke Rosie

5 August 2019
13:45
Chinese Taipei  42 - 22  Japan
Report
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban
Referee: Ugurtan Akbulut

5 August 2019
17:15
England  18 - 22  Suriname
Report
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban
Referee: Lukas Filip

5 August 2019
13:45
Belgium  26 - 7  Hungary
Report$
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban
Referee: Wing Hung Lee

5 August 2019
19:00
Czech Republic  27 - 15  Australia
Report
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban
Referee: Steve Jones

Quarter-finals
  5th place match (10 August 2019) 5th–8th place playoffs (8 August 2019) Quarterfinals (6 August 2019) Semifinals (8 August 2019) Final (10 August 2019)
                                               
        Netherlands  25  
        Germany  9  
      Germany  18           Netherlands  27  
      Portugal  15           China  12  
      China  25
        Portugal  21  
      Germany  16           Netherlands  31
      Suriname  8           Belgium  18
        Chinese Taipei  20  
          Suriname  18  
    Suriname  18           Chinese Taipei  19
  7th place match (10 August 2019)         Czech Republic  5           Belgium  20     3rd place match (10 August 2019)
      Portugal  16       Belgium  27       China  16
      Czech Republic  17         Czech Republic  10         Chinese Taipei  25

Finals for 9th–16th places
  13th place match (9 August 2019) 13th – 16th place play-offs (7 August 2019) 9th – 16th place play-offs (6 August 2019) 9th – 12th place play-offs (7 August 2019) 9th place match (9 August 2019)
                                               
        Ireland  12  
        Poland  16  
      Ireland  14           Poland  14  
      Slovakia  18           Catalonia  15  
      Slovakia  8
        Catalonia  25  
      Slovakia  20           Catalonia  15
      Australia  19           England  19
        Japan  6  
          England  25  
    Japan  13           England  20
  15th place match (9 August 2019)         Australia  21           Hungary  18     11th place match (9 August 2019)
      Ireland  18       Hungary  22       Poland  21
      Japan  19         Australia  15         Hungary  13

Finals for 17th–20th places

Round-robin stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 57 37 +20 9 Ranking match 17th-18th
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 61 43 +18 6
3  South Africa 3 0 1 2 40 53 −13 1 Ranking match 19th-20th
4  Macau 3 0 1 2 31 56 −25 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2019. Source: [6][7]

5 August 2019
12:00
South Africa  11 – 16  Hong Kong
Report

Referee: Miguel Wensma (BEL)

5 August 2019
12:00
New Zealand  21 – 8  Macau
Report

Referee: Peter Van Der Terp (NED)

6 August 2019
12:00
Hong Kong  19 – 7  Macau
Report

Referee: Lukas Filip (CZE)

6 August 2019
12:00
South Africa  13 – 21  New Zealand
Report

Referee: Lukas Pazourek (CZE)

7 August 2019
12:00
New Zealand  19 – 22  Hong Kong
Report

Referee: Tina Van Grimberge (BEL)

8 August 2019
12:00
South Africa  16 – 16[nb 2]  Macau
Report

Referee: Wing Hung Lee (HKG)

19th-20th place match

9 August 2019
12:00
South Africa  23 – 9  Macau
Report

Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (IND)

17th-18th place match

10 August 2019
09:00
Hong Kong  21 – 19  New Zealand
Report

Venue

Two venues are used to host all games this championship. Both are located on the Westville campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Final standings
Key
Qualified for the 2021 World Games
Rank Team
 Netherlands
 Belgium
 Chinese Taipei
4  China
5  Germany
6  Suriname
7  Czech Republic
8  Portugal
9  England
10  Catalonia
11  Poland
12  Hungary
13  Slovakia
14  Australia
15  Japan
16  Ireland
17  Hong Kong
18  New Zealand
19  South Africa
20  Macau
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See also

Notes
  1. The rankings are shown as of December 2018. These are the rankings used for the final draw.
  2. At the final whistle the scores were even and when referee Lee invited the teams to play a golden goal period as per the rules of the tournament, they mutually declined, opting instead to save themselves for the 19th-20th place game tomorrow in which both teams would meet again.

References
  1. https://www.worldkorfball.org/topscorers/ikf-world-korfball-championship-ikf-wkc-119 Top scorers IKF World Korfball Championship
  2. "Winner of the bid for he 11th IKF WKC in 2019?". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  3. "IKF Council extends World Championship participation to 20 countries, sets rules for Korfball4 and Beach korfball". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. "Qualification criteria The World Games 2021 known". International Korfball Federation. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 – Participants known". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  6. "Tournament set-up and draw criteria IKF World Korfball Championship 2019". IKF. 21 February 2019.
  7. "Draw confirms pool composition for IKF World Korfball Championship 2019". IKF. 20 April 2019.
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