4th IKF European Korfball Championship 2010
Rotterdam, Leeuwarden, Tilburg, Almelo, The Hague (Ned), 22-31 October 2010
Final Standings
| Pos | Country | P | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 7 | 0 | 256 | 74 | 21 |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 6 | 1 | 224 | 98 | 18 |
| 3 | Czech republic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 147 | 132 | 14 |
| 4 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 148 | 12 |
| 5 | Catalonia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 139 | 115 | 13 |
| 6 | England | 7 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 123 | 9 |
| 7 | Portugal | 7 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 114 | 6 |
| 8 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 157 | 9 |
| 9 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 112 | 128 | 14 |
| 10 | Hungary | 7 | 4 | 3 | 109 | 133 | 13 |
| 11 | Wales | 7 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 135 | 9 |
| 12 | Ireland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 109 | 5 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 123 | 10 |
| 14 | Serbia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 167 | 3 |
| 15 | Scotland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 85 | 151 | 3 |
| 16 | Turkey | 7 | 1 | 6 | 77 | 144 | 3 |
Reference: [1]
1st Round Results
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Pool A | Leeuwarden | |||
| 22.10.2010 | Hungary | 22 | Serbia | 16 |
| 22.10.2010 | Netherlands | 36 | Germany | 8 |
| 23.10.2010 | Germany | 36 | Serbia | 13 |
| 23.10.2010 | Netherlands | 41 | Hungary | 8 |
| 24.10.2010 | Germany | 21 | Hungary | 11 |
| 24.10.2010 | Netherlands | 45 | Serbia | 8 |
| Pool B | Tilburg | |||
| 22.10.2010 | Catalonia | 35 | Scotland | 7 |
| 22.10.2010 | Belgium | 38 | Poland | 10 |
| 23.10.2010 | Poland | 16 | Scotland | 11 |
| 23.10.2010 | Belgium | 29 | Catalonia | 12 |
| 24.10.2010 | Catalonia | 23 | Poland | 5 |
| 24.10.2010 | Belgium | 35 | Scotland | 9 |
| Pool C | Almelo | |||
| 22.10.2010 | Portugal | 20 | Turkey | 9 |
| 22.10.2010 | Czech Republic | 32 | Wales | 7 |
| 23.10.2010 | Portugal | 30 | Wales | 9 |
| 23.10.2010 | Czech Republic | 33 | Turkey | 9 |
| 24.10.2010 | Wales | 17 | Turkey | 13 |
| 24.10.2010 | Czech Republic | 20 | Portugal | 17 |
| Pool D | The Hague | |||
| 22.10.2010 | England | 24 | Ireland | 6 |
| 22.10.2010 | Russia | 23 | Slovakia | 14 |
| 23.10.2010 | England | 27 | Slovakia | 6 |
| 23.10.2010 | Russia | 16 | Ireland | 12 |
| 24.10.2010 | Slovakia | 13 | Ireland | 14 gg |
| 24.10.2010 | Russia | 26 | England | 24 |
1st Round Group Tables
| P | W | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Pool A | ||||||
| *Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 24 | 9 |
| *Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 60 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 103 | 0 |
| Pool B | ||||||
| *Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 41 | 9 |
| *Catalonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 41 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 72 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 86 | 0 |
| Pool C | ||||||
| *Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 33 | 9 |
| *Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 38 | 6 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 75 | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 70 | 0 |
| Pool D | ||||||
| *Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 9 |
| *England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 38 | 6 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 53 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 63 | 1 |
Quarter-Final Results
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Pool E | Rotterdam | |||
| 26.10.2010 | Germany | 26 | Russia | 25 |
| 26.10.2010 | Netherlands | 34 | England | 6 |
| 27.10.2010 | Germany | 15 | England | 11 |
| 27.10.2010 | Netherlands | 39 | Russia | 12 |
| Pool F | Rotterdam | |||
| 26.10.2010 | Catalonia | 17 | Czech Republic | 18 gg |
| 26.10.2010 | Belgium | 32 | Portugal | 16 |
| 27.10.2010 | Catalonia | 12 | Portugal | 25 |
| 27.10.2010 | Belgium | 35 | Czech Republic | 15 |
| Pool G | Rotterdam | |||
| 26.10.2010 | Hungary | 17 | Slovakia | 8 |
| 26.10.2010 | Serbia | 10 | Ireland | 16 |
| 27.10.2010 | Hungary | 14 | Ireland | 13 |
| 27.10.2010 | Serbia | 13 | Slovakia | 15 |
| Pool H | Rotterdam | |||
| 26.10.2010 | Poland | 23 | Turkey | 7 |
| 26.10.2010 | Scotland | 15 | Wales | 18 |
| 27.10.2010 | Poland | 17 | Wales | 12 |
| 27.10.2010 | Scotland | 12 | Turkey | 15 |
Note: Matches between teams from the same 1st Round Group carried forward from 1st Round
| P | W | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| TOP GROUPS | ||||||
| Group E | ||||||
| *Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 26 | 9 |
| *Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 72 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 89 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 75 | 0 |
| Group F | ||||||
| *Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 43 | 9 |
| *Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 69 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 64 | 3 |
| Catalonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 72 | 1 |
| BOTTOM GROUPS | ||||||
| Group G | ||||||
| *Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 9 |
| *Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 37 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 44 | 4 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 53 | 0 |
| Group H | ||||||
| *Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 9 |
| *Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 45 | 6 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 52 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 49 | 0 |
Placement Semi-Finals (Topsportcentre, Rotterdam)
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| 13-16 Semi-Finals | ||||
| 28.10.2010 | Slovakia | 20 | Scotland | 15 |
| 28.10.2010 | Serbia | 23 | Turkey | 12 |
| 9-12 Semi-Finals | ||||
| 28.10.2010 | Hungary | 18 | Wales | 14 |
| 28.10.2010 | Ireland | 18 | Poland | 21 |
| 5-8 Semi-Finals | ||||
| 28.10.2010 | Russia | 15 | Catalonia | 19 |
| 28.10.2010 | England | 17 | Portugal | 15 |
| 1-4 Semi-Finals | ||||
| 28.10.2010 | Germany | 11 | Belgium | 34 |
| 28.10.2010 | Czech Republic | 11 | Netherlands | 36 |
Placement Finals (Rotterdam)
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| 15-16 Place | Topsportcentre | |||
| 30.10.2010 | Scotland | 16 | Turkey | 12 |
| 13-14 Place | Topsportcentre | |||
| 30.10.2010 | Slovakia | 21 | Serbia | 14 |
| 11-12 Place | Topsportcentre | |||
| 30.10.2010 | Ireland | 10 | Wales | 11 |
| 9-10 Place | Topsportcentre | |||
| 30.10.2010 | Poland | 20 | Hungary | 19 |
| 7-8 Place | AHOY, Rotterdam | |||
| 31.10.2010 | Russia | 15 | Portugal | 23 |
| 5-6 Place | AHOY, Rotterdam | |||
| 31.10.2010 | Catalonia | 21 | England | 16 |
| Bronze Medal | AHOY, Rotterdam | |||
| 31.10.2010 | Germany | 11 | Czech Republic | 18 |
| Championship | AHOY, Rotterdam | |||
| 31.10.2010 | Belgium | 21 | Netherlands | 25 |
Report
Ireland finished 12th of 16 in their first ever outing in the European Korfball Championships, in Netherlands 2010. Having lost their opening two gamesto England and Russia, they beat Slovakia 14-13 on the Golden Goal to finish third in their first round group.
The match against Slovakia carried over to the Quarter-Finals group, where they beat Serbia and lost by a single goal to Hungary, thus finishing second in the group and qualifying for the 9th-12th Semi-Finals.
Ireland lost to Poland in their Semi-Final, and then lost by a single goal, 10-11, to Wales in the 11th-12th Place match.
About
Korfball is a Dutch variation of Basketball, where in keeping with the Dutch Total Football tradition, players on both teams switch between playing attack & defense after two score by either team. Attack & defense also play in zones, which they must stay in, much like in Netball.
Websites
[1] International Korfball Federation (2016) International Korfball Federation History July 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://ikf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IKF-European-Korfball-Championship-history-July-2016.pdf [Accessed 30 January 2017]
Images
[2] International Korfball Federation (2015) IKF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://ikf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo1.jpg [Accessed 31 January 2017]
[3] Ireland Korfball Association (2020) EKC 2010 Team Photo [Internet] Available from: http://irelandkorfball.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/5129898826_36cc56f56a_b-768×512.jpg [Accessed 26 March 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.
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