2015_IKF_World_Korfball_Championship
The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship were held in the Belgian cities of Ghent, Tielen and Antwerp in 2015. Ghent and Tielen hosted the first and second round matches, whilst the placing matches and finals were all held in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 30 October–8 November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 2,605 (46.52 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dmitry Kazachkov(52 goals) |
← 2011 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2015. | |
This tournament also acts as the qualification tournament for Korfball at the World Games 2017. Seven teams will qualify for the World Games, including first all non-European teams finishing in the top 11. As such, at least one and maximum six non-European teams will qualify. Then, the remaining slots will be filled by the top European teams in this competition, with the exception of Poland which have already qualified as host country of the World Games 2017.[1]
The International Korfball Federation chose to award the hosting rights for the tournament to Belgium on 4 November 2011. The other hosting candidate was New Zealand, who planned to host the tournament in Wellington.[2]
- ^ includes participations of
Great Britain until 2003. - ^ includes participations of
Germany from 1978 to 1987.
All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)
The draw for the first round was made on 7 February 2015 and the matches will be played in Ghent and Tielen.[3]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 46 | +114 | 9 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 87 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 95 | −16 | 3 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
| 4 |  Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 130 | −95 | 0 |
30 October 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong) |
31 October 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei) |
31 October 2015 18:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands) |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 41 | +77 | 9 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 2 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 81 | −17 | 3 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
| 4 |  Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 0 |
30 October 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei) |
31 October 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Dean Woods (England) |
31 October 2015 18:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium) |
1 November 2015 16:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia) |
1 November 2015 20:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong) |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 45 | +58 | 9 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 2 |  Catalonia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 55 | +39 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 3 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
| 4 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 111 | −64 | 0 |
30 October 2015 16:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Attendance: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium) |
30 October 2015 20:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands) |
31 October 2015 16:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic) |
31 October 2015 20:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal) |
1 November 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium) |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 8 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 2 |  China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 4 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
| 4 |  South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 103 | −64 | 0 |
31 October 2015 20:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia) |
1 November 2015 14:00 |
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands) |
All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)
The top two teams of each group in the first round advanced to the pools for the top 8th places (pools E and F), while the other teams move into pools G and H which will determine positions 9 to 16. In each second round pool the top two will advance to a finals playoff for the top positions, with the bottom two teams dropping into the playoffs for the bottom positions. During the second round, all matches will still be played in Ghent and Tielen, but due to the tournament structure, all teams that played in Ghent in round 1 will now play in Tielen and vice versa.
Pools for 1st–8th places
Pool E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | Catalonia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 3 | Finals for 5th–8th places |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 101 | −48 | 0 |
Pool F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 37 | +98 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 2 | Finals for 5th–8th places |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 119 | −58 | 1 |
Pools for 9th–16th places
Pool G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 49 | +41 | 9 | Finals for 9th–12th places |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 6 | |
| 3 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 3 | Finals for 13th–16th places |
| 4 | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 109 | −75 | 0 |
Pool H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 40 | +54 | 9 | Finals for 9th–12th places |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 3 | Finals for 13th–16th places |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 107 | −72 | 0 |
All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)
The top two teams of pools E and F play the championship finals, while the other teams play for placing positions and possible qualification for the Korfball at the World Games 2017 tournament. Note that from this round on, all matches are played in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
13th–16th places
Bracket
| 13th–16th position placing matches | 13th-14th place match | |||||
| 5 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Poland | 25 | |||||
| 7 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| South Africa | 20 | |||||
| Poland | 14 | |||||
| 5 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Hungary | 18 | |||||
| Brazil | 9 | |||||
| Hungary | 24 | |||||
| 15th-16th place match | ||||||
| 7 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||
| Brazil | 12 | |||||
13th–16th position placing matches
15th–16th place match
13th–14th place match
9th–12th places
Bracket
| 9th–12th position placing matches | 9th-10th place match | |||||
| 5 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Australia | 16 | |||||
| 7 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 17 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 20 | |||||
| 5 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 6 | |||||
| Portugal | 27 | |||||
| 11th-12th place match | ||||||
| 7 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Australia | 23 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 9 | |||||
9th–12th position placing matches
11th–12th place match
9th–10th place match
5th–8th places
Bracket
| 5th–8th position placing matches | 5th-6th place match | |||||
| 6 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||
| 8 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||
| 6 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Catalonia | 16 | |||||
| Catalonia | 32 | |||||
| China | 23 | |||||
| 7th-8th place match | ||||||
| 8 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Russia | 30 | |||||
| China | 41 | |||||
5th–8th position placing matches
7th–8th place match
5th–6th place match
Championship semifinals
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 17 | |||||
| 8 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Netherlands | 40 | |||||
| Netherlands | 27 | |||||
| 6 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Belgium | 18 | |||||
| Belgium | 30 | |||||
| England | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 November – Antwerp | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||
| England | 12 | |||||
Semifinals
3rd–4th place match
Final
New record
- Jesse de Bremaeker of Belgium scored 14 goals against Russia on 31 October 2015, tying the record for most goals by a single player in a match during the IKF World Korfball Championship, early set by Barry Schep.[4]
- Belgium won against Brazil by 62–15 on 1 November 2015, which is the new world record for most total goals in one match and most goals by a single team in one match in IKF World Korfball Championship. The previous record was set during the 2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, when Netherlands beat India by 61–11.
| Qualified for the 2017 World Games as non-European team in top-11 | |
| Qualified for the 2017 World Games as best European team (remaining four places) | |
| Qualified for the 2017 World Games as hosts (already pre-tournament) | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands |
 |
Belgium |
 |
Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Catalonia |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | China |
| 8 | Russia |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Portugal |
| 11 | Australia |
| 12 | Hong Kong |
| 13 | Hungary |
| 14 | Poland |
| 15 | South Africa |
| 16 | Brazil |
- The rankings are shown as of November 2014. These are the rankings used for the final draw.
- "World Games 2017 qualification criteria". International Korfball Federation. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "EVENT: IKF WORLD KORFBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2011-11-04.[permanent dead link]
- "Belgium to host IKF World Championship in 2015". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- Jan Fransoo (IKF President) [@korfballpres] (November 1, 2015). "Yesterday, De Bremaeker (BEL) evened record held by @barryschep for most goals ever in a single WKC match: 14 (Credits to @nlkorfbal)" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via Twitter.