Korfball at the 2025 World Games
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VenueLongquan High School Gymnasium (indoor)
Xinglong Lake Arena (beach)
Xinglong Lake Arena (beach)
Dates7–17 August 2025
No. of events2
Competitors146 from 11 nations
| Korfball at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Longquan High School Gymnasium (indoor) Xinglong Lake Arena (beach) |
| Dates | 7–17 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 146 from 11 nations |
The korfball competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 7–17 August 2025,[1][2] in Chengdu in China. Beach korfball make its debut as official discipline in World Games sports program.[3]
Qualified teams
A total of 11 teams competed in the korfball and beach korfball events at the 2025 World Games.[4][5]
The 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC) acted as the qualification tournament for the indoor tournament. The seven best teams, and China as host qualified for the World Games.
The 2024 World Beach Korfball Championship acted as the qualification tournament for the beach tournament. The champions and runners-up qualified directly, while the other 6 teams qualified based on the world rankings.
- Indoor event
| Team | Date of qualification |
Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
29 October 2023 | Host | 2nd | 2017 |
 Netherlands |
29 October 2023 | Champions at the 2023 IKF WKC | 11th | 2022 |
 Chinese Taipei |
29 October 2023 | Runners-up at the 2023 IKF WKC | 10th | 2022 |
 Belgium |
29 October 2023 | 3rd at the 2023 IKF WKC | 11th | 2022 |
 Czech Republic |
29 October 2023 | 4th at the 2023 IKF WKC | 5th | 2022 |
 Suriname |
29 October 2023 | 5th at the 2023 IKF WKC | 2nd | 2022 |
 Germany |
29 October 2023 | 6th at the 2023 IKF WKC | 10th | 2022 |
 Portugal |
29 October 2023 | 7th at the 2023 IKF WKC | 6th | 2022 |
- Beach event[6]
| Team | Date of qualification |
Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
28 April 2024 | Finished first at the 2024 WBKC | 1st |
| China |
28 April 2024 | Finished second at the 2024 WBKC | 1st |
 Poland |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 1st in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |
| Chinese Taipei |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 2nd in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |
 Hungary |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 4th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |
| Belgium |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 5th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |
 United States |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 6th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |
 Australia |
16 January 2025 | Ranked 10th in IKF beach Korfball Rankings | 1st |