Philippines national korfball team

Philippines
AssociationPhilippine Korfball Federation (KKF)
IKF membership2014
IKF codePHI Philippines
IKF rank42 (Dec. 2020)
World Championships
Appearances1
First appearance2023
Best result24th place
Asia-Oceania Championship
Appearances2
First appearance2018
Best result10th place

The Philippines national korfball team is the team which represents the Philippines in international korfball competitions. It is sanctioned and managed by the Philippine Korfball Federation.

Background

Korfball was introduced in the Philippines at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in 2007.[1] Korfball was brought in by a delegation of UST's Institute of Physical Education and Athletics which attended a korfball seminar workshop in Hong Kong. The Philippine Korfball Federation (PKF) was established within the year.[2] The PKF became a member of the International Korfball Federation (IKF) on September 13, 2014.[3]

A national youth team was formed which joined the 2015 Under-23 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship; their first IKF-sanctioned international event.[4] A senior team was eventually formed with the Philippines making their Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship debut in the 2018 edition which was hosted in Japan.[5][6]

The Philippines gained a place in the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship in Taipei via an invite after China withdrew.[7]

Tournament history

World Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
2023 12th World Championship Taipei (Chinese Taipei) 24th place
Asia-Oceania Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
2014 9th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong Did not enter
2018 10th Asia-Oceania Championship Saitama (Japan) 10th
2022 11th Asia-Oceania Championship[8] Pattaya (Thailand) 11th

References

  1. ^ "Korfball, Anyone?". Journal Online. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "UST korfball lands 6th in Asian tourney". The Varsitarian. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Philippines is 61st IKF Member". International Korfball Federation. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "IKF U23 AOKC Minor Places Determined". International Korfball Federation. August 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "IKF AOKC 2018 Day 1: Reviews, results, images & videos". International Korfball Federation. July 28, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (July 29, 2018). "Chinese Taipei thrash South Korea on opening day of Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship". Inside the Games. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Woods, Dean (October 2, 2023). "Philippines to participate at World Championship". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Ezpeleta, Dani (December 7, 2022). "Chinese Taipei wins the IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship 2022". International Korfball Federation. Retrieved November 4, 2024.


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