The korfball competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 7–17 August 2025, in Chengdu in China. Beach korfball make its debut as official discipline in World Games sports program.
Qualification A total of 11 teams competed in the korfball and beach korfball events at the 2025 World Games.
The 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC) acted as the qualification tournament for the indoor tournament. The seven best teams, and China as host qualified for the World Games.
The 2024 World Beach Korfball Championship acted as the qualification tournament for the beach tournament. The champions and runners-up qualified directly, while the other 6 teams qualified based on the world rankings.
Qualified teams Indoor event Team Date ofqualification Method ofqualification Finalsappearance Previousappearance 29 October 2023 Host2nd2017 29 October 2023 Champions at the 2023 IKF WKC11th2022 29 October 2023 Runners-up at the 2023 IKF WKC10th2022 29 October 2023 3rd at the 2023 IKF WKC11th2022 29 October 2023 4th at the 2023 IKF WKC5th2022 29 October 2023 5th at the 2023 IKF WKC2nd2022 29 October 2023 6th at the 2023 IKF WKC10th2022 29 October 2023 7th at the 2023 IKF WKC6th2022
Beach event Team Date ofqualification Method ofqualification Finalsappearance 28 April 2024 Finished first at the 2024 WBKC1st 28 April 2024 Finished second at the 2024 WBKC1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 1st in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 2nd in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 4th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 5th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 6th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st 16 January 2025 Ranked 10th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings1st
Medalists IndoorJessica LokhorstEsther CordusNikki BoerhoutDanielle BoadiFleur HoekSabine VerhoefMarije VisserOlav van WijngaardenRan FaberHarjan VisscherCarlo de VriesAlwin OutJulian FrieswijkBo OppeAmber EngelsLisa van GorpLisa PauwelsLise van MaldeghemJoke van MaldeghemBritt SaeyEline DenieNick VerwerftJordan de VogelaereSiebe de LeyJarre de LeyThomas ThijsJoppe BellemansKian AmorgasteLin Ya-wenCho Ya-huiWu Pei-yunChen CinChang Shu-chiLo Kai-yehChan Ya-hanChen Yuan-haoChang Chieh-shengChiu Shao-enChen Chun-taKao Chen-yuTsai Tsung-yuHsu Ching-chenBeachHuang Ying-tingWu Jia-yiChu Shu-pingWang Yi-wenChang Chia-chuanWang Ming-kaiMandy KoelmanLynn BijkerkJessie HeuvelingJasper van der EijkAndre ZwartJesper TolsmaElin LoosLauren SomersPaulien RyckxRuben VergaertAxel van GenechtenCedric Schoumacker
Indoor tournament Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage 5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
References
External links The World Games 2025 International Korfball Federation Korfball – Results Book Beach Korfball Results Book