The 9th
Korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
was held in
Shaoxing
Shaoxing (; ) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as (''Yuè'') from the area's former inhabitants. ...
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, on October 27 – November 5, 2011 with 16 national teams in competition.
Teams
Pool matches
Legend
Second round
Title pools
Done with the two best teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.
Pools for 9th–16th places
Done with the two last teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.
Semifinals
13th–16th places
9th–12th places
5th–8th places
Championship semifinals
Finals
15th–16th places
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13th–14th places
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11th–12th places
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9th–10th places
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7th–8th places
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5th–6th places
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3rd–4th places
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FINAL
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Final standings
See also
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Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
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International Korfball Federation
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
The IKF was founded on 11 June 1933 ...
References
External links
World Championship websiteInternational Korfball Federation
{{IKF World Korfball Championship
Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
IKF World Korfball Championship
2011 in Chinese sport
Korfball in China