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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 1–10 August |
| Teams | 20 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (10th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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]
- ^ includes participations of
Great Britain until 2003. - ^ 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 |
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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 |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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| Report |
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban Referee: Tina Van Grimberge |
5 August 2019 19:00 |
| Portugal |
15 - 11 | Catalonia |
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| Report |
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban Referee: Luke Rosie |
5 August 2019 13:45 |
| Chinese Taipei |
42 - 22 | Japan |
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| Report |
Westville Campus Hall 2, Durban Referee: Ugurtan Akbulut |
5 August 2019 17:15 |
| England |
18 - 22 | Suriname |
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| Report |
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban Referee: Lukas Filip |
5 August 2019 13:45 |
| Belgium |
26 - 7 | Hungary |
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| Report$ |
Westville Campus Hall 1, Durban Referee: Wing Hung Lee |
5 August 2019 19:00 |
| Czech Republic |
27 - 15 | Australia |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |
19th-20th place match
17th-18th place match
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
| Qualified for the 2022 World Games | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Netherlands |
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Belgium |
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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 |
Notes
- The rankings are shown as of December 2018. These are the rankings used for the final draw.
- 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 to be played the very next day in which both teams would meet again.
References
- https://www.worldkorfball.org/topscorers/ikf-world-korfball-championship-ikf-wkc-119 Top scorers IKF World Korfball Championship
- "Winner of the bid for he 11th IKF WKC in 2019?". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- "IKF Council extends World Championship participation to 20 countries, sets rules for Korfball4 and Beach korfball". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- "Qualification criteria The World Games 2021 known". International Korfball Federation. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 – Participants known". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- "Tournament set-up and draw criteria IKF World Korfball Championship 2019". IKF. 21 February 2019.
- "Draw confirms pool composition for IKF World Korfball Championship 2019". IKF. 20 April 2019.