European Korfball B-Championship

European Korfball B-Championship is a second level korfball competition for European national teams organized by the International Korfball Federation and is placed below the European Korfball A-Championship.

History

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The tournament features the nations that have not qualified for the European Korfball A-Championship and a promotion/relegation system will be put into place between both championships, with the winner of the B-Championships promoting to the A-Championships, although the exact manner is yet to be defined. The tournament can be seen as the successor of the defunct Korfball European Bowl, although that tournament served as a qualifier for both European Korfball Championship and the Korfball World Championship. The B-Championships are held every two years, always in the same year as the A-Championship. The first edition was hosted by the Netherlands in 2018.

Results

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European Korfball B-Championship
Year Host Final Third place match #Number of teams
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
I 2018  Netherlands  Poland 21-7  Ireland  Slovakia 18–15  Wales 7
II 2021  Poland  Poland 18-15  Slovakia  Turkey 17-9  Scotland 8
III 2024[1][2]  Turkey  Poland 14-9  Turkey  Wales 12(gg)-11  Slovakia 8

Debut of teams

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Year Debutants Total
2018  France
 Hungary
 Ireland
 Poland[A]
 Scotland
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Wales
8
2020  Greece
  Switzerland
 Turkey
3
2024 0
Total 11
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    In 2018, the tournament was played at the same time and place as the A-Championship. After the group stage of both tournaments, an intermediate stage was held in which the bottom two teams from the A-Championship faced off against the top two teams of the B-Championship, with the winners continuing at the A-level and the losers at the B-level. Poland initially started in the A-Championship but lost its match against Hungary, and was therefore relegated, continuing to play the remainder of the tournament as part of the B-Championship, which is counted as their debut at this level. The same goes for Hungary, which started at the B-Championship but ended the tournament in the A-Championship.

Medals summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Poland3003
2 Slovakia0112
 Turkey0112
4 Ireland0101
5 Wales0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IKF European Korfball Championship B-Division 2024". IKF.
  2. ^ "Poland is the winner of the IKF European Korfball Championship B-Division 2024". IKF.