2015 IKF World Korfball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 30 October–8 November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Netherlands (9th title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Belgium
|
| Third place |
 Chinese Taipei
|
| Fourth place |
 England
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 2,605 (46.52 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Dmitry Kazachkov(52 goals) |
The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship were held in the Belgian cities of Ghent, Tielen and Antwerp in 2015. Ghent and Tielen hosted the first and second round matches, whilst the placing matches and finals were all held in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
This tournament also acts as the qualification tournament for Korfball at the World Games 2017. Seven teams will qualify for the World Games, including first all non-European teams finishing in the top 11. As such, at least one and maximum six non-European teams will qualify. Then, the remaining slots will be filled by the top European teams in this competition, with the exception of Poland which have already qualified as host country of the World Games 2017.
The International Korfball Federation chose to award the hosting rights for the tournament to Belgium on 4 November 2011. The only other hosting candidate was New Zealand, who planned to host the tournament in Wellington.
All times listed are Central European Time (UTC+01)
The draw for the first round was made on 7 February 2015 and the matches will be played in Ghent and Tielen.
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