On the weekend of 2/3 October, a group of 4 staff members and 14 players traveled to Poland, to represent the Switzerland at the European Korfball Championships (EKC B) being held from 4 to 9 October in Wroclaw, Poland. Switzerland together with host country Poland, Ireland, and Scotland formed Pool A, and Turkey, Slovakia, Wales, and Greece formed pool B. In the opening game of the tournament, Switzerland played its first ever game at European Championships, and THEY WON with less than a minute on the clock! You can relive and rewatch the game here. Did you also notice the new away shirts in white/blue, don’t they look amazing?! The second game in the pool was an exciting game against the Scottish team and the livestream can be found here. The third and last game in the pool was against the host Poland, where a ticket for the semifinals was at stake (watch it here). A rest day followed to regain energy and get back to strength, and with Switzerland becoming 3rd in pool A, the team played the cross-finals for the 5-8th place. Watch the exciting game against Greece again here. The final day, where host country Poland became the tournaments winner, the Swiss team played against Wales and ended the tournament like it started: with a win! If you have not watched this game, it is certainly worth it, and make sure you check out -in our opinion- the most beautiful goal of the tournament via this link.
For more information on all games in the tournament, you could read the summary overview of each day on the IKF website for day 1, day 2, day 3 of the pool phase, the semi-finals, and the finals. The EKC A will soon be played from 25-30 October and will also be livestreamed on the IKF channel on YouTube.
Thanks to our amazing staff Matthias, Ben, Lieke, and Carra (coaches, physiotherapist, team manager) and to all players Estelle, Jet, Afke, Anouk, Leah, Juliette, Fabienne, Rainier, Laurence, Daan, Gian Reto, Sam, Andy, and Tom. You all made us very proud!
We would like to thank again everyone who supported the team on the way to Poland, including our sponsors iET SA, Acumacon, Arcadis, NONAME sports consulting, Physiotherapie L. Kroes, DOM Nederland, EFESO Consulting, and Erbe Nederland, and all the volunteers and staff making the event happen.
