The 2nd Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships in fistball was held from the 22 to 24 November 2018 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Burnley, Melbourne in Australia. It was the first time the Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships have been held in Australia.https://www.ifa-fistball.com/en/english-new-zealand-new-champion-at-apfc-2018/https://www.fistball.com.au/fistball-in-australia/mens-national-team/https://fistballindia.com/
New Zealand were crowned Asia-Pacific Champions for the first time, defeating Australia 4:3 in the final.
Participants 4 teams took part in the 2018 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships, equalling the number of teams at the previous Asia-Pacific Championships in 2014.
The 2 returning teams from the 2014 Asia-Pacific Men's Championships in Pakistan, Australia and India, were joined by New Zealand and Samoa, who were competing for their first time.
Pakistan were a late withdrawal from the competition due to visa complications.
The 4 teams that competed in the 2018 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships in Australia were:
1 from Asia 3 from Oceania
Structure All matches of the Asia-Pacific Championships were played to four winning sets (best of seven sets).
Round Robin Stage In the round robin stage the 4 competing teams played off against each other to determine rankings for the Semi Finals.
Semi Finals The #1 ranked team played against the #4 ranked team, with the winning teams progressing to the final and the losing team relegated to the 3rd Place Playoff. The #2 ranked team played against the #3 ranked team, with the winning team progressing to the final and the losing team relegated to the 3rd Place Playoff.
Finals The winners of the Semi Finals played off in the Final The losers of the Semi Finals played off in the Bronze Medal Match
Schedule & Results
Round Robin Stage
Rank Team Matches Sets Scores Points 1 3:0 12:4 164:132 6 2 2:1 11:4 153:107 4 3 1:2 4:8 96:121 2 4 0:3 1:12 96:149 0
22.11.2018 Australia – Samoa 4:0 (11:6, 11:5, 11:6, 11:5) 22.11.2018 New Zealand – Samoa 4:1 (11:6, 11:8, 13:15, 11:6,11:6) 23.11.2018 New Zealand – India 4:0 (11:4, 11:9, 11:7, 11:6) 23.11.2018 Australia – India 4:0 (11:5, 11:5, 11:8, 11:4) 23.11.2018 Samoa – India 0:4 (9:11, 5:11, 13:15, 6:11) 23.11.2018 New Zealand – Australia 4:3 (5:11, 4:11, 7:11, 11:8, 11:9, 14:12, 11:3)
Semi Finals 24.11.2018 New Zealand – Samoa 4:1 (11:6, 11:9, 11:8, 8:11, 12:10) 24.11.2018 Australia – India 4:0 (11:5, 11:4, 11:3, 11:2)
Bronze Medal Match (3rd/4th Placing) 24.11.2018 India – Samoa 4:1 (14:12, 11:6, 6:11, 13:11, 11-8)
Final 24.11.2018 Australia – New Zealand 3:4 (3:11, 15:13, 7:11, 11:9, 6:11, 12:10, 12:10)
Final standings RankCountry1234
References
External links 2019 Men's Fistball World Championships Official Website