# 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.
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

| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | IKF Ranking |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Czech Republic | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 5th place | 05th | 2011 | 06 |
| England | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 4th place | 10th | 2011 | 05 |
| Germany | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 10th place | 10th | 2011 | 09 |
| Hong Kong | 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 4th place | 02nd | 2011 | 12 |
| Hungary | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 7th place | 03rd | 2007 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship champions | 10th | 2011 | 01 |
| Poland | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 8th place | 05th | 2011 | 13 |
| Portugal | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 3rd place | 08th | 2011 | 04 |
| Russia | 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship 6th place | 03rd | 2011 | 11 |
| South Africa | 2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship champions | 06th | 2011 | 15 |
* ^ includes participations of Great Britain until 2003.
* ^ includes participations of 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 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 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 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
Belgium v Australia
* 30 October 2015 14:00
| Belgium | 51–17 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Lee Wing Hung (Hong Kong)
Russia v Brazil
* 30 October 2015 18:00
| Russia | 34–12 | Brazil |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)
Australia v Brazil
* 31 October 2015 14:00
| Australia | 34–8 | Brazil |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)
Belgium v Russia
* 31 October 2015 18:00
| Belgium | 47–14 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)
Belgium v Brazil
* 1 November 2015 16:00
| Belgium | 62–15 | Brazil |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)
Australia v Russia
* 1 November 2015 20:00
| Australia | 28–36 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Dean Woods (England)

### 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 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 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 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
Netherlands v Czech Republic
* 30 October 2015 14:00
| Netherlands | 41–16 | Czech Republic |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Chen Chi-wei (Chinese Taipei)
Germany v Hungary
* 30 October 2015 18:00
| Germany | 21–17 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)
Czech Republic v Hungary
* 31 October 2015 14:00
| Czech Republic | 27–13 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Dean Woods (England)
Netherlands v Germany
* 31 October 2015 18:00
| Netherlands | 35–12 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)
Netherlands v Hungary
* 1 November 2015 16:00
| Netherlands | 42–13 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)
Czech Republic v Germany
* 1 November 2015 20:00
| Czech Republic | 21–24 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* 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 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 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 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
Hong Kong v Poland
* 30 October 2015 16:00
| Hong Kong | 24–18 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Attendance: Vincent van der Beken (Belgium)
Chinese Taipei v Catalonia
* 30 October 2015 20:00
| Chinese Taipei | 32–23 | Catalonia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Ronald Buis (Netherlands)
Catalonia v Poland
* 31 October 2015 16:00
| Catalonia | 42–16 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)
Chinese Taipei v Hong Kong
* 31 October 2015 20:00
| Chinese Taipei | 26–9 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Carlos Faria (Portugal)
Chinese Taipei v Poland
* 1 November 2015 14:00
| Chinese Taipei | 45–17 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)
Catalonia v Hong Kong
* 1 November 2015 18:00
| Catalonia | 29–7 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)

### 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 | Pools for 1st–8th places |
| 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 | Pools for 9th–16th places |
China v South Africa
* 30 October 2015 16:00
| China | 30–14 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Luke Rosie (Australia)
Portugal v England
* 30 October 2015 20:00
| Portugal | 18–19 (g.g.) | England |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Miguel Wensma (Belgium)
Portugal v China
* 31 October 2015 16:00
| Portugal | 17–22 | China |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Pardeep Dahiya (India)
England v South Africa
* 31 October 2015 20:00
| England | 31–13 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Peter Busik (Slovakia)
Portugal v South Africa
* 1 November 2015 14:00
| Portugal | 42–12 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Jan Henk Hoeksma (Netherlands)
England v China
* 1 November 2015 18:00
| England | 26–18 | China |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen Referee: Lukas Filip (Czech Republic)

## 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | Finals for 5th–8th places |
Russia v Chinese Taipei
* 3 November 2015 18:00
| Russia | 17–31 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Belgium v Catalonia
* 3 November 2015 20:00
| Belgium | 24–14 | Catalonia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Russia v Catalonia
* 4 November 2015 18:00
| Russia | 22–23 | Catalonia |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Belgium v Chinese Taipei
* 4 November 2015 20:00
| Belgium | 25–18 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

#### 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | Finals for 5th–8th places |
Germany v England
* 3 November 2015 18:00
| Germany | 15–26 | England |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Netherlands v China
* 3 November 2015 20:00
| Netherlands | 60–12 | China |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Germany v China
* 4 November 2015 18:00
| Germany | 27–26 (g.g.) | China |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Netherlands v England
* 4 November 2015 20:00
| Netherlands | 40–13 | England |
| | Report | |
* 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 | Finals for 9th–12th places |
| 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 | Finals for 13th–16th places |
Australia v Poland
* 3 November 2015 14:00
| Australia | 28–22 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Brazil v Hong Kong
* 3 November 2015 16:00
| Brazil | 15–42 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Brazil v Poland
* 4 November 2015 14:00
| Brazil | 11–33 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen
Australia v Hong Kong
* 4 November 2015 16:00
| Australia | 28–19 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Tielenhei, Tielen

#### 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 | Finals for 9th–12th places |
| 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 | Finals for 13th–16th places |
Czech Republic v South Africa
* 3 November 2015 14:00
| Czech Republic | 40–10 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Hungary v Portugal
* 3 November 2015 16:00
| Hungary | 11–28 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Hungary v South Africa
* 4 November 2015 14:00
| Hungary | 25–13 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent
Czech Republic v Portugal
* 4 November 2015 16:00
| Czech Republic | 17–24 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* 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 | 13th–16th position placing matches | 13th-14th place match | 13th-14th place match |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp |
| Poland | 25 |
| Poland | 25 | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| South Africa | 20 | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| South Africa | 20 | Poland | 14 |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp | | Poland | 14 |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp | Hungary | 18 |
| Brazil | 9 | Hungary | 18 |
| Hungary | 24 | | |
| Hungary | 24 | 15th-16th place match | 15th-16th place match |
| | | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| | | South Africa | 22 |
| | | Brazil | 12 |

#### 13th–16th position placing matches

Poland v South Africa
* 5 November 2015 14:00
| Poland | 25–20 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp
Brazil v Hungary
* 5 November 2015 16:00
| Brazil | 9–24 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 15th–16th place match

South Africa v Brazil
* 7 November 2015 14:00
| South Africa | 22–12 | Brazil |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 13th–14th place match

Poland v Hungary
* 7 November 2015 16:00
| Poland | 14–18 | Hungary |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

### 9th–12th places
#### Bracket

| 9th–12th position placing matches | 9th–12th position placing matches | 9th-10th place match | 9th-10th place match |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp |
| Australia | 16 |
| Australia | 16 | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| Czech Republic | 17 | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| Czech Republic | 17 | Czech Republic | 20 |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp | | Czech Republic | 20 |
| 5 November – Antwerp | 5 November – Antwerp | Portugal | 19 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | Portugal | 19 |
| Portugal | 27 | | |
| Portugal | 27 | 11th-12th place match | 11th-12th place match |
| | | 7 November – Antwerp | 7 November – Antwerp |
| | | Australia | 23 |
| | | Hong Kong | 9 |

#### 9th–12th position placing matches

Australia v Czech Republic
* 5 November 2015 18:00
| Australia | 16–17 (g.g.) | Czech Republic |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp
Hong Kong v Portugal
* 5 November 2015 20:00
| Hong Kong | 6–27 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 11th–12th place match

Australia v Hong Kong
* 7 November 2015 18:00
| Australia | 23–9 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 9th–10th place match

Czech Republic v Portugal
* 7 November 2015 20:00
| Czech Republic | 20–19 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

### 5th–8th places
#### Bracket

| 5th–8th position placing matches | 5th–8th position placing matches | 5th-6th place match | 5th-6th place match |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp |
| Russia | 17 |
| Russia | 17 | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| Germany | 24 | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| Germany | 24 | Germany | 15 |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp | | Germany | 15 |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp | Catalonia | 16 |
| Catalonia | 32 | Catalonia | 16 |
| China | 23 | | |
| China | 23 | 7th-8th place match | 7th-8th place match |
| | | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| | | Russia | 30 |
| | | China | 41 |

#### 5th–8th position placing matches

Russia v Germany
* 6 November 2015 14:00
| Russia | 17–24 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp
Catalonia v China
* 6 November 2015 16:00
| Catalonia | 32–23 | China |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 7th–8th place match

Russia v China
* 8 November 2015 9:30
| Russia | 30–41 | China |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 5th–6th place match

Germany v Catalonia
* 8 November 2015 11:30
| Germany | 15–16 (g.g.) | Catalonia |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

### Championship semifinals
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp |
| Chinese Taipei | 17 |
| Chinese Taipei | 17 | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| Netherlands | 40 | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| Netherlands | 40 | Netherlands | 27 |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp | | Netherlands | 27 |
| 6 November – Antwerp | 6 November – Antwerp | Belgium | 18 |
| Belgium | 30 | Belgium | 18 |
| England | 14 | | |
| England | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 8 November – Antwerp | 8 November – Antwerp |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 21 |
| | | England | 12 |

#### Semifinals

Chinese Taipei v Netherlands
* 6 November 2015 18:00
| Chinese Taipei | 17–40 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp
Belgium v England
* 6 November 2015 20:00
| Belgium | 30–14 | England |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### 3rd–4th place match

Chinese Taipei v England
* 8 November 2015 13:30
| Chinese Taipei | 21–12 | England |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

#### Final

Netherlands v Belgium
* 8 November 2015 15:30
| Netherlands | 27–18 | Belgium |
| | Report | |
* Lotto Arena, Antwerp

## 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

Key :
* 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 |