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2015 IKF World Korfball Championship 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) ← 2011 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2015.
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.
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 .
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 .
Qualified teams
Great Britain until 2003.Germany from 1978 to 1987.
First round
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 .
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org Belgium Australia
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Russia Brazil
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Australia Brazil
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Belgium Russia
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Belgium Brazil
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Australia Russia
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
Netherlands Czech Republic
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Germany Hungary
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Czech Republic Hungary
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Netherlands Germany
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Netherlands Hungary
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Czech Republic Germany
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
Hong Kong Poland
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Chinese Taipei Catalonia
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Catalonia Poland
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Chinese Taipei Hong Kong
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Chinese Taipei Poland
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Catalonia Hong Kong
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
China South Africa
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Portugal England
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Portugal China
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
England South Africa
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Portugal South Africa
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
England China
Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Second round
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
First match(es) will be played: 3 November 2015. Source: IKF , Worldkorfball.org Russia Chinese Taipei
Belgium Catalonia
Russia Catalonia
Belgium Chinese Taipei
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
First match(es) will be played: 3 November 2015. Source: IKF , Worldkorfball.org
Germany England
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Netherlands China
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Germany China
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Netherlands England
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
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
First match(es) will be played: 3 November 2015. Source: IKF , Worldkorfball.org
Australia Poland
Brazil Hong Kong
Brazil Poland
Australia Hong Kong
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
First match(es) will be played: 3 November 2015. Source: IKF , Worldkorfball.org
Czech Republic South Africa
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Hungary Portugal
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Hungary South Africa
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Czech Republic Portugal
Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Finals
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
Poland South Africa
Brazil Hungary
15th–16th place match
South Africa Brazil
13th–14th place match
Poland Hungary
9th–12th places
Bracket
9th–12th position placing matches
Australia Czech Republic
Hong Kong Portugal
11th–12th place match
Australia Hong Kong
9th–10th place match
Czech Republic Portugal
5th–8th places
Bracket
5th–8th position placing matches
Russia Germany
Catalonia China
7th–8th place match
Russia China
5th–6th place match
Germany Catalonia
Championship semifinals
Bracket
Semifinals
Chinese Taipei Netherlands
Belgium England
3rd–4th place match
Chinese Taipei England
Final
Netherlands Belgium
Statistics
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 .
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.Final standings
See also
Notes
References
"World Games 2017 qualification criteria" . International Korfball Federation "EVENT: IKF WORLD KORFBALL CHAMPIONSHIP" . International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2011-11-04."Belgium to host IKF World Championship in 2015" . International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-26.Jan Fransoo (IKF President) (1 November 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 .
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