The next IKF European Korfball Championship (IKF EKC) will be competed between 16 countries.
The countries are: Belgium, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands (reigning champion), Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Wales.
The IKF EKC are to be held from 13 to 21 October 2018 in the Netherlands, in the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden.
The pool draw – 4 pools of 4 each – will take place 17 April 2018 in Leeuwarden.
We will publish the pools 18 April.
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Day 2 at the 1st round of the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018 in Budapest (HUN) ended with the following results:
Hungary won the final of this IKF EKC 2018 First Round by beating Serbia 24-11. Both teams are qualified for the EKC Final Round next year in The Netherlands (13-21 October 2018). First reserve squad for the Final Round is Ireland, which ended third in this event.
Highlights: During this tournament, Switzerland achieved its first ever international win.
During Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October 2017, eight national teams competed to achieve a place for the EKC 2018 final round (Event’s info). Only the numbers 1 and 2 in this first round will qualify for the IKF EKC in 2018 in The Netherlands (13-21 October 2018).
The participant teams were ARMENIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, SERBIA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND and UKRAINE. These last two countries had their first international appearance.
All games could be followed live on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.org. Live results, matches schedule, game statistics, play-by-play, scorers and ranking pools were available live from Gabányi László Sportshall.
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The first day at the 1st round of the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018 in Budapest (HUN) showed us some nice games, a lot of exciting moments and the first golden goal of the tournament. These are today’s results and tomorrow’s match schedule, updated ranking pools and top scorers so far:
During Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October 2017, eight national teams will compete to achieve a place for the EKC 2018 final round (Event’s info). Only the numbers 1 and 2 in this first round will qualify for the IKF EKC in 2018 in The Netherlands (13-21 October 2018).
The participant teams are ARMENIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, SERBIA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND and UKRAINE. These last two countries have their first international appearance.
All games can be followed live on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.org. Live results, matches schedule, game statistics, play-by-play, scorers and ranking pools will be available live from Gabányi László Sportshall.
Moreover, updated images and videos will be published on the following Facebook’s event page during the whole weekend: Facebook link
The first round of the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018 (IKF EKC 1st Round) is ready to start in Budapest, Hungary.
During Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October 2017, eight national teams will compete to achieve a place for the EKC 2018 final round (Event’s info). Only the numbers 1 and 2 in this first round will qualify for the IKF EKC in 2018 in The Netherlands (13-21 October 2018).
The participant teams are ARMENIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, SERBIA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND and UKRAINE. These last two countries have their first international appearance.
All games can be followed live on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.org. Live results, matches schedule, game statistics, play-by-play, scorers and ranking pools will be available live from Gabányi László Sportshall.
Moreover, updated images and videos will be published on the following Facebook’s event page during the whole weekend: Facebook link
*UPDATE 27/10/2017: Information about the possibility of live webcasting of the games will be announced as soon as it’s confirmed by the LOC.
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One more time, The Netherlands beat Belgium in the IKF EKC final played in Dordrecht’s Sportboulevard Sunday, October 30,2016. The power of the Dutch team was overwhelming in the first minutes, creating a huge gap in the scoreboard with 10-2 at the end of the first quarter, making it almost impossible to go back for the Belgians.. Belgium tried to recover, but it was an impossible mission given the excellent performance of the Dutch who were supported by a home crowd of 4,000 in a sold-out venue. The final result: 27-14.
The bronze medal game was a terrific and exciting game between two similar and experienced teams. Catalonia lead in the beginning, but Portugal came back and turned the game around. Only in the last minutes the Catalan team was able to open a little breach, which became decisive in the final result (12-16). This bronze medal is the first ever achieved by the Catalan national korfball team in an IKF senior tournament.
The final IKF EKC 2016 ranking is:
Gold medal: The Netherlands
Silver medal: Belgium
Bronze medal: Catalonia
4th place: Portugal
5th place: Germany
6th place: England
7th place: Czech Republic
8th place: Russia
9th place: Poland
10th place: Turkey
For more information, all the statistics, updated top scorers and ranking pools, visit the following link: www.worldkorfbal.org
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel went on with more and new suprises every day. Enjoy again it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
On www.worldkorfball.org you can find and rewatch all games played during all the championship, live streamed in HD high quality webcasting, with English commentaries by Tom Brady.
Six games were played today in IKF EKC 2016 Day 7 in Dordrecht. The most important duels were the ones involving teams with options to achieve the 5th place in this IKF European Korfball Championship 2016.
At the end of the day, Germany was able to beat both England and Czech Republic, becoming 5th classified in this tournament. In 6th place ended England and in 7th, Czech Republic. Russia beated Poland (15-13) to reach place 8 in IKF EKC 2016 and secure its spot in 2018 IKF EKC “A” group.
The final ranking after today’s games is:
5th place: Germany
6th place: England
7th place: Czech Republic
8th place: Russia
9th place: Poland
10th place: Turkey
Tomorrow Sunday, October 30, will be the big day, with the bronze medal game between Portugal and Catalonia (at 11:30). Later at 13:30 (local time), the big IKF EKC 2016 final: The Netherlands – Belgium.
Both games will be live streamed on www.worlkorfball.org with English commentaries and also live on the Dutch national TV broadcaster NOS.
For more information, all the statistics, updated top scorers and ranking pools, visit the following link: www.worldkorfbal.org
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel will be going on with more and new suprises. Enjoy it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
On www.worldkorfball.org you can find and rewatch all games played today and during all the championship, live streamed in HD high quality webcasting, with English commentaries by Tom Brady.
https://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ekc2016_day7.png321682Dani Ezpeletahttps://korfball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/LogoIKF.pngDani Ezpeleta2016-10-30 00:21:492017-01-30 16:09:01IKF EKC 2016 Day 7 (Sat, Oct 29): Germany ends in 5th place
After the 5th day of competition in IKF EKC 2016 in Dordrecht, the semi finalists are known. Catalonia beated Germany in a very exciting game. The best scoring of the Catalans in the 3rd quarter allowed them to get enough advantage and decide the game in their favour by 21-16.
Previously, today’s 1st game between England and Portugal was clearly dominated by the Portuguese. England tried to go back, but the challenge was huge and Portugal kept scoring until the end of the game (12-17).
Belgium is the other known semi finalist. They will play against Catalonia on Friday at 18:00 PM (GMT + 2). Their last game vs Czech Republic (34-14) was very close at the beginning, but during the 2nd quarter the Diamonds showed all their potential and definitely decided the match.
The last game of this IKF EKC 2016 Day 5 ended with an spectacular 48-12 in favour of The Netherlands over Russia. From the very beginning it was clear that this game was a great chance to show to Dordrecht’s Sportboulevard audience how powerful and talented the Dutch team is. Great plays, fast balls, tricky goals and constant alley-oops as a demonstration of great showtime.
These are today’s Day 5 results, the updated ranking pools and the match schedule of games to play on Friday, October 28 (Day 6), after Thursday 27 as a day of rest.
For more information, all the statistics, updated top scorers and ranking pools, visit the following link: www.worldkorfbal.org
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel will be going on with more and new suprises. Enjoy it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
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Third EKC day in Dordrecht’s Sportsboulevard, with all teams one hundred percent concentrated and focused, while competing to achieve the best results in their duels.
Portugal and Germany gave no options to Poland and Turkey. But England and Czech Republic had to fight until the last minute to decide the winner. England started very strong and secure, but the czechs go back into the game and finished very close and with some chances to turn around the scoreboard in the last minutes.
The last match between Catalonia and Russia showed us how motivated and powerful is this catalan squad. With an overwhelming 1st quarter (13-4), they kept scoring until the end of the game, achieving the top result so far in this IKF EKC 2016, with 35 goals scored (35-11).
For more information, all the statistics, updated top scorers and ranking pools, visit the following link: www.worldkorfbal.org
Local schools and clubs visited the sports hall in the morning, and enjoyed the training session and later talking with the players of the national dutch squad. They also enjoyed today’s first game between Poland and Portugal, having fun and cheering both teams with a great joyfulness. An incredible morning for both players and children!
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel will be going on with more and new suprises. Enjoy it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
Here you have today’s results, ranking pools so far and all Day 3 games played and live streamed on www.worldkorfball.org.
Second day of competition in Dordrecht in this new edition of the IKF European Korfball Championship 2016. Germany and Portugal played their first match in this tournament against two of the strongest teams: The Netherlands and Belgium. These two teams have 2 wins over the other participants, while Poland and Turkey weren’t able to reach a victory after two games in this IKF EKC 2016.
For more information, all the statistics, top scorers and ranking pools visit the following link: www.worldkorfbal.org
On the other hand, this was another great day for korfball fans in Dordrecht Sportsboulevard, with lots of activities during the whole morning before the official games started: friendly games, special trainings and clinics. And later in the evening, the fan zone was as crowded as usual to play and try beach korfball and also see and meet the national Dutch korfball stars.
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel will be going on with more and new suprises. Enjoy it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
Here you have today’s results and all Day 2 games played and live streamed on www.worldkorfball.org.
The IKF European Korfball Championship 2016 has started in Dordrecht (The Netherlands). The first day of competition is always a tough test for all teams, and it’s exciting to see how much all teams have improved their games. A great week is coming!
Today’s spectators enjoyed a lot during all matches and also taking part in all the activities and events organized during this IKF EKC 2016. You can follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball.
Here you have today’s results and all Day 1 games played and live streamed on www.worldkorfball.org.
You can review and follow all the tournament live 24/7 on IKF social media profiles timelines and hashtags (#EKC2016) on facebook.com/korfball.org and twitter.com/korfball. Here you will find all photos, videos, behind the scenes and after match interviews.
The live webcasting and live streaming of all games through IKF Youtube channel will be going on with more and new suprises. Enjoy it from any country in the world! And discover IKF’s new Instragram account: instagram.com/korfball_org
