Exciting news - today the draw has been released for the tournament. Eight teams are confirmed which will create a truly international tournament and a chance for us to meet Korfballers from all over the Asia-Oceania region. The pools are based on current world rankings at U23 level and we have ended up with a tough challenge ahead of us. In our pool are Chinese Taipei (one of the top three teams in the world), China (an emerging strength in Korfball), and Pakistan (new-comers to the international scene with this being only their second international tournament). At this stage we are unsure where we need to finish to gain qualification to the World Champs in Barcelona, however indications are that a top 4 finish should get us there.
Full draw below:
Pool A Pool B
Chinese Taipei Australia
China Hong Kong
New Zealand India
Pakistan Malaysia
Day 1 (Sat, July 9) Training day
Day 2 (Sun, July 10)
HKG vs MAS 1330
TPE vs NZL 1520
CHN vs PAK 1710
Opening Ceremony 1835 lasts for max 30 mins 1130 AUS IND
AUS vs IND 1930
End of day 2045
Day 3 (Mon, July 11)
NZL vs PAK 1400
IND vs MAS 1550
TPE vs CHN 1740
AUS vs HKG 1930
End of day 2045
Day 4 (Tue, July 12)
TPE vs PAK 1400
CHN vs NZL 1550
HKG vs IND 1740
AUS vs MAS 1930
End of day 2045
Day 5 (Wed, July 13) Rest day
Pool X Pool Y
A1 A3
A2 A4
B1 B3
B2 B4
Day 6 (Thur, July 14)
A3 vs B3 1400
A4 vs B4 1550
A2 vs B2 1740
A1 vs B1 1930
End of day 2045
Day 7 (Fri, July 15)
A4 vs B3 1400
A3 vs B4 1550
A1 vs B2 1740
A2 vs B1 1930
End of day 2045
Day 8 (Sat, July 16)
Y3 vs Y4 1000
Y1 vs Y2 1200
X3 vs X4 1400
X1 vs X2 1600
Presentations 1530
