2015 IKF World Korfball Championship

2015 IKF World Korfball ChampionshipTournament 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)

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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, while 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.[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]

## Contents

* 1 Qualified teams
* 2 First round
* 2.1 Pool A
* 2.2 Pool B
* 2.3 Pool C
* 2.4 Pool D
* 3 Second round
* 3.1 Pools for 1st–8th places
* 3.1.1 Pool E
* 3.1.2 Pool F
* 3.2 Pools for 9th–16th places
* 3.2.1 Pool G
* 3.2.2 Pool H
* 4 Finals
* 4.1 13th–16th places
* 4.1.1 Bracket
* 4.1.2 13th–16th position placing matches
* 4.1.3 15th–16th place match
* 4.1.4 13th–14th place match
* 4.2 9th–12th places
* 4.2.1 Bracket
* 4.2.2 9th–12th position placing matches
* 4.2.3 11th–12th place match
* 4.2.4 9th–10th place match
* 4.3 5th–8th places
* 4.3.1 Bracket
* 4.3.2 5th–8th position placing matches
* 4.3.3 7th–8th place match
* 4.3.4 5th–6th place match
* 4.4 Championship semifinals
* 4.4.1 Bracket
* 4.4.2 Semifinals
* 4.4.3 3rd–4th place match
* 4.4.4 Final
* 5 Statistics
* 5.1 New record
* 6 Final standings
* 7 See also
* 8 Notes
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## Qualified teams[edit | edit source]

Team  | Method of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Previous
appearance  | IKF
Ranking[nb 1]

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Australia | 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship runners-up  | 09th  | 2011 | 08
Belgium | Host country  | 10th  | 2011 | 02
Brazil | 2014 Pan-American Korfball Championship champions  | 01st  | –  | 36
File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 9th place  | 08th  | 2011 | 07
China | 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 3rd place  | 03rd  | 2011 | 10
Chinese Taipei | 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship champions  | 08th  | 2011 | 03
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 5th place  | 05th  | 2011 | 06
England | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 4th place  | 10th[A] | 2011 | 05
Germany | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 10th place  | 10th[B] | 2011 | 09
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 4th place  | 02nd  | 2011 | 12
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 7th place  | 03rd  | 2007 | 14
Netherlands | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship champions  | 10th  | 2011 | 01
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 8th place  | 05th  | 2011 | 13
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 3rd place  | 08th  | 2011 | 04
Russia | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 6th place  | 03rd  | 2011 | 11
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship champions  | 06th  | 2011 | 15

1. ^

includes participations of  Great Britain until 2003.

2. ^

includes participations of  Germany from 1978 to 1987.

## First round[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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
(H) Host

Belgium v  Australia

30 October 2015
14:00

Belgium | 51–17  |  Australia

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong)

Russia v  Brazil

30 October 2015
18:00

Russia | 34–12  |  Brazil

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)

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Australia v  Brazil

31 October 2015
14:00

Australia | 34–8  |  Brazil

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)

Belgium v  Russia

31 October 2015
18:00

Belgium | 47–14  |  Russia

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)

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Belgium v  Brazil

1 November 2015
16:00

Belgium | 62–15  |  Brazil

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)

Australia v  Russia

1 November 2015
20:00

Australia | 28–36  |  Russia

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Dean Woods (England)

### Pool B[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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  | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 64  | 81  | −17  | 3  | Pools for 9th–16th places
4  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 43  | 90  | −47  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

Netherlands v File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

30 October 2015
14:00

Netherlands | 41–16  | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)

Germany v File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

30 October 2015
18:00

Germany | 21–17  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)

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Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg v File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

31 October 2015
14:00

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 27–13  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Dean Woods (England)

Netherlands v  Germany

31 October 2015
18:00

Netherlands | 35–12  |  Germany

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)

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Netherlands v File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

1 November 2015
16:00

Netherlands | 42–13  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg v  Germany

1 November 2015
20:00

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 21–24  |  Germany

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong)

### Pool C[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Chinese Taipei | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 103  | 45  | +58  | 9  | Pools for 1st–8th places
2  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 94  | 55  | +39  | 6
3  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 40  | 73  | −33  | 3  | Pools for 9th–16th places
4  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 47  | 111  | −64  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg v File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

30 October 2015
16:00

Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 24–18  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Attendance: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)

Chinese Taipei v File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

30 October 2015
20:00

Chinese Taipei | 32–23  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)

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Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg v File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

31 October 2015
16:00

Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg | 42–16  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)

Chinese Taipei v File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

31 October 2015
20:00

Chinese Taipei | 26–9  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)

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Chinese Taipei v File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

1 November 2015
14:00

Chinese Taipei | 45–17  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)

Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg v File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

1 November 2015
18:00

Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg | 29–7  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)

### Pool D[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 77  | 53  | +24  | 4  | Pools for 9th–16th places
4  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 39  | 103  | −64  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org

China v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

30 October 2015
16:00

China | 30–14  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)

Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg v  England

30 October 2015
20:00

Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 18–19 (g.g.)  |  England

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)

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Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg v  China

31 October 2015
16:00

Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 17–22  |  China

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)

England v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

31 October 2015
20:00

England | 31–13  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)

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Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

1 November 2015
14:00

Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 42–12  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)

England v  China

1 November 2015
18:00

England | 26–18  |  China

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)

## Second round[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

#### Pool E[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg 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 on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org
(H) Host

Russia v  Chinese Taipei

3 November 2015
18:00

Russia | 17–31  |  Chinese Taipei

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Belgium v File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

3 November 2015
20:00

Belgium | 24–14  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

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Russia v File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

4 November 2015
18:00

Russia | 22–23  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Belgium v  Chinese Taipei

4 November 2015
20:00

Belgium | 25–18  |  Chinese Taipei

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

#### Pool F[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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 on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

Germany v  England

3 November 2015
18:00

Germany | 15–26  |  England

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Netherlands v  China

3 November 2015
20:00

Netherlands | 60–12  |  China

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

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Germany v  China

4 November 2015
18:00

Germany | 27–26 (g.g.)  |  China

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Netherlands v  England

4 November 2015
20:00

Netherlands | 40–13  |  England

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

### Pools for 9th–16th places[edit | edit source]

#### Pool G[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 90  | 49  | +41  | 9  | Finals for 9th–12th places
2  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 85  | 61  | +24  | 6
3  | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

Australia v File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

3 November 2015
14:00

Australia | 28–22  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Brazil v File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

3 November 2015
16:00

Brazil | 15–42  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

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Brazil v File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

4 November 2015
14:00

Brazil | 11–33  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

Australia v File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

4 November 2015
16:00

Australia | 28–19  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

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Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

#### Pool H[edit | edit source]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 94  | 40  | +54  | 9  | Finals for 9th–12th places
2  | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 84  | 47  | +37  | 6
3  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 49  | 68  | −19  | 3  | Finals for 13th–16th places
4  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 35  | 107  | −72  | 0

First match(es) will be played on 3 November 2015. Source: IKF, Worldkorfball.org

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

3 November 2015
14:00

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 40–10  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg v File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

3 November 2015
16:00

Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 11–28  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

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Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

4 November 2015
14:00

Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 25–13  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg v File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

4 November 2015
16:00

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 17–24  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

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Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent

## Finals[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

#### Bracket[edit | edit source]

| 13th–16th position placing matches| | 13th-14th place match

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| 5 November – Antwerp| |

| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland| 25

| 7 November – Antwerp

| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa| 20 |

| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland| 14

| 5 November – Antwerp

| | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary| 18

|  Brazil| 9

| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary| 24 |

| 15th-16th place match

| 7 November – Antwerp

| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa| 22

|  Brazil| 12

#### 13th–16th position placing matches[edit | edit source]

Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg v File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

5 November 2015
14:00

Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 25–20  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

Brazil v File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

5 November 2015
16:00

Brazil | 9–24  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 15th–16th place match[edit | edit source]

South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg v  Brazil

7 November 2015
14:00

South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 22–12  |  Brazil

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 13th–14th place match[edit | edit source]

Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg v File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

7 November 2015
16:00

Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 14–18  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

### 9th–12th places[edit | edit source]

#### Bracket[edit | edit source]

| 9th–12th position placing matches| | 9th-10th place match

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| 5 November – Antwerp| |

|  Australia| 16

| 7 November – Antwerp

| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic| 17 |

| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic| 20

| 5 November – Antwerp

| | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal| 19

| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong| 6

| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal| 27 |

| 11th-12th place match

| 7 November – Antwerp

|  Australia| 23

| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong| 9

#### 9th–12th position placing matches[edit | edit source]

Australia v File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

5 November 2015
18:00

Australia | 16–17 (g.g.)  | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg v File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

5 November 2015
20:00

Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 6–27  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 11th–12th place match[edit | edit source]

Australia v File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

7 November 2015
18:00

Australia | 23–9  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 9th–10th place match[edit | edit source]

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg v File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

7 November 2015
20:00

Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 20–19  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

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Lotto Arena, Antwerp

### 5th–8th places[edit | edit source]

#### Bracket[edit | edit source]

| 5th–8th position placing matches| | 5th-6th place match

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| 6 November – Antwerp| |

|  Russia| 17

| 8 November – Antwerp

|  Germany| 24 |

|  Germany| 15

| 6 November – Antwerp

| | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia| 16

| File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia| 32

|  China| 23 |

| 7th-8th place match

| 8 November – Antwerp

|  Russia| 30

|  China| 41

#### 5th–8th position placing matches[edit | edit source]

Russia v  Germany

6 November 2015
14:00

Russia | 17–24  |  Germany

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Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg v  China

6 November 2015
16:00

Catalonia File:Flag of Catalonia.svg | 32–23  |  China

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#### 7th–8th place match[edit | edit source]

Russia v  China

8 November 2015
9:30

Russia | 30–41  |  China

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#### 5th–6th place match[edit | edit source]

Germany v File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

8 November 2015
11:30

Germany | 15–16 (g.g.)  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

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#### Bracket[edit | edit source]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 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[edit | edit source]

Chinese Taipei v  Netherlands

6 November 2015
18:00

Chinese Taipei | 17–40  |  Netherlands

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Belgium v  England

6 November 2015
20:00

Belgium | 30–14  |  England

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Chinese Taipei v  England

8 November 2015
13:30

Chinese Taipei | 21–12  |  England

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#### Final[edit | edit source]

Netherlands v  Belgium

8 November 2015
15:30

Netherlands | 27–18  |  Belgium

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## Statistics[edit | edit source]

### New record[edit | edit source]

* 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.

## Final standings[edit | edit source]

Key  | Qualified for the 2017 World Games as non-European team in top-11

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| 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

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File:Gold medal icon.svg |  Netherlands
|  Belgium
|  Chinese Taipei
4  |  England
5  | File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia
6  |  Germany
7  |  China
8  |  Russia
9  | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
10  | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
11  |  Australia
12  | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
13  | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
14  | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
15  | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
16  |  Brazil

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Korfball World Championship
* International Korfball Federation

## Notes[edit | edit source]

1. ^ The rankings are shown as of November 2014. These are the rankings used for the final draw.

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ "World Games 2017 qualification criteria". International Korfball Federation. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
2. ^ "EVENT: IKF WORLD KORFBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2011-11-04.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Belgium to host IKF World Championship in 2015". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
4. ^ Jan Fransoo (IKF President) [@korfballpres] (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.

## External links[edit | edit source]

* International Korfball Federation

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