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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  France  Hungary Ireland Poland[A] Scotland  Serbia Slovakia Wales
|
8 |
| 2020 |  Greece  Switzerland Turkey
|
3 |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | |
- ^ 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
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
See also
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