Press Release KNKV 31 januari 2012

A record of 15 countries from all over the world have entered the 17th U19 Junior World Cup 2012 in Leek (NED). This semi-official international korfball tournament for players under 19 again will be held in Sports Centre Leek from 5 – 8 April 2012 and is patronised by International Korfball Federation (IKF). For the very first time China, Serbia and Belarus are among competing nations. The Junior Talent Team of Dutch District North complete the number of competitors. This teams is playing out of competition.

For the first day, the 16 teams will battle for rankings in four pools, playing three games each. On the last day teams after semi-finals will play their last game to determine their final placing in the tournament. Winners of 2011 tournament were the Netherlands, followed by Belgium.

The drawing of lots resulted in the following groupings:

Group A: Chinese Taipei, Catalonia, Romania and China;

Group B: Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic and Serbia;

Group C: England, Hungary, Russia and Belarus;

Group D: Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and JTT North.

For more information please see www.u19jwc.com.

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