The korfball competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification A total of 8 teams competed in the korfball event at the 2022 World Games.
The 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC) acted as the qualification tournament. The eight best teams qualified for the World Games, because the top 8 consisted of participants from at least four different continents.
Qualified teams Team Date ofqualification Method ofqualification Finalsappearance Previousappearance 5 August 2019 Finished first at the 2019 IKF WKC.10th2017 5 August 2019 Finished second at the 2019 IKF WKC.10th2017 5 August 2019 Finished third at the 2019 IKF WKC.9th2017 5 August 2019 Finished fourth at the 2019 IKF WKC.2nd2017 5 August 2019 Finished fifth at the 2019 IKF WKC.9th2017 5 August 2019 Finished sixth at the 2019 IKF WKC.1st- 5 August 2019 Finished seventh at the 2019 IKF WKC.4th2013 5 August 2019 Finished eight at the 2019 IKF WKC.5th2013
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Knockout stage 5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team4567
Medalists Mixed tournamentBarbara BrouwerEsther CordusTerrenc GrieminkAnouk HaarsFleur HoekJelmer JonkerLaurens LeeuwenhoekJessica LokhorstAlwin OutDaan PreuningerHarjan VisscherSanne van der WerffOlav van WijngaardenBrett ZuijdwegtKian AmorgasteJulie CaluweLars CourtensLauren DenisShiara DriesenAmber EngelsJari HardiesLennert ImpensLisa PauwelsStien ReyntjensCedric SchoumackerSaar SeysBrent StruyfJordan de VogelaereChan Ya-hanChang Chieh-shengChang Shu-chiChen Chun-taChen CinChiu Han-shengHuang Tzu-yaoKao Chen-yuLin Ya-wenLo Kai-yehPeng Chien-chinTai Wei-jheWang Yi-wenWu Chun-hsien
References
External links What's korfball? And why is it gaining popularity in Birmingham, Alabama? The World Games 2022 International Korfball Federation