title: Korfball at the 2017 World Games
text: # Korfball at the 2017 World Games
  
  The korfball event at the World Games 2017 took place in Wrocław, Poland.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A total of 8 teams competed in the korfball event at the World Games 2017.
  
  The 2015 IKF World Korfball Championship (IKF WKC) acted as the qualification tournament. Seven teams qualified for the World Games, including all non-European teams finishing in the top 11. The remaining slots were filled by the top European teams in the competition, except for Poland which is the host country of the World Games 2017.
  
  ### Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Date of qualification | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Poland | – | Host country | 1st | – |
  | Belgium | 3 November 2015 | Finished second at the 2015 IKF WKC. | 9th | 2013 |
  | Great Britain | 3 November 2015 | Finished fourth at the 2015 IKF WKC. | 8th | 2013 |
  | Netherlands | 3 November 2015 | Finished first at the 2015 IKF WKC. | 9th | 2013 |
  | Germany | 6 November 2015 | Finished sixth at the 2015 IKF WKC. | 8th | 2013 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 31 October 2015 | Finished 3rd at the 2015 IKF WKC as a non-European team. | 8th | 2013 |
  | China | 31 October 2015 | Finished 7th at the 2015 IKF WKC as a non-European team. | 1st | – |
  | Australia | 7 November 2015 | Finished 11th at the 2015 IKF WKC, qualifying as a non-European team. | 4th | 2009 |
  
  * ^ Great Britain is awarded a spot at the tournament due to the qualification of England.
  * ^ Germany still needed to play Catalonia to determine 5th and 6th place, however as the World Games are contested by countries instead of regions, Catalonia were ineligible for qualification. Therefore, Germany was sure of the remaining ticket.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 9 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  | 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 94 | −48 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 9 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  | 4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Netherlands |
  | | Chinese Taipei |
  | | Belgium |
  | 4 | Germany |
  | 5 | China |
  | 6 | Australia |
  | 7 | Great Britain |
  | 8 | Poland |
  