World Tour Final: TV Vaihingen replaces Wisconsin

Unfortunately the team of Wisconsin had to withdraw their participation at the World Tour Finals in Salzburg due to financial and staff problems.
As defined in the regulations, the next best team in the ranking overtakes the place which is in this case the german club TV Vaihingen/Enz. They already confirmed their participation and take the place of Wisconsin in the official schedule.

A similar problem occurred some weeks ago with the female team of the club C.C.A.A. Rosario from Argentina. They also had to cancel their participation, their starting right goes to Union Haidlmair Schwingenschuh Nussbach.

IFA PUBLISHES OFFICIAL BULLETIN 5 OF MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

In just 3 weeks the IFA 2019 Fistball Men’s World Championship in Winterthur, Switzerland will start. The International Fistball Association published the Official Bulletin 5 of the Men’s World Championship.

Bulletin 5 contains all final information concerning e.g. team catering, Anti-Doping Regulations or the IFA United by Sports Conference.

Ticket information for all Fistball fans

Get your ticket now! The last tickets for seaters on the main grandstand are available now!
Tickets are still available on: Ticket-Website
There are also special discounts for groups and children offered.

#WeAreFistball #FistballMWC #Fistball

Fiji and Cook Island approved as member federations – 61 members in total now

The International Fistball Association (IFA) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has approved the Fiji and Cook Island Fistball Association as its newest member associations, increasing IFA’s membership to 61 national member associations.

“IFA is proud to welcome the new member associations to the IFA,” said IFA President Karl Weiss. “We reached our development goal to have a total of more than 60 member federations latest until our IFA 2019 Congress in Winterthur,” commented IFA Development Director and Board member Roger Willen.

Furthermore, currently the board approved the translation of the Fistball rules into Chinese language.

Fistball Academy invites to activities in Winterthur

Within the framework of the IFA 2019 Fistball Men´s World Championship the Fistball Academy invites to some additional and interesting events:

– IFA Leaded Training on 10 August, 9:30 – 14:00
– Fistball Academy Conference on 12 August, 10:00 – 12: 00
– Fistball Academy Experience “Train the Trainer” on 13 August, 9:30 – 13:00

As one of these additional events the Fistball Academy invites all interested officials, coaches and sportsmen to participate in the Fistball Academy Congress. Key subjects are the presentation of the current status of the Fistball Academy, the IFA Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 and the IFA Development Program

Invitation Fistball Academy Conference on 12 August, 10:00 – 12: 00
Invitation Fistball Academy Experience “Train the Trainer” on 13 August, 9:30 – 13:00
Invitation IFA Leaded Training on 10 August, 9:30 – 14:00

IFA publishes official Bulletin 4 of Men’s World Championship

In just 2 months the IFA 2019 Fistball Men’s World Championship in Winterthur, Switzerland will start. The International Fistball Association published the Official Bulletin 4 of the Men’s World Championship.

Bulletin 4 contains all final information concerning e.g. the event schedule, accreditation process, Referees, Training schedule or team catering.

Ticket information for all Fistball fans

Get your ticket now! Some grandstands are already sold out for special days. Tickets are still available on: Ticket-Website
There are also special discounts for groups and children offered.

#WeAreFistball #FistballMWC #Fistball

Official soundtrack of Men’s World Championship released

The official soundtrack of the IFA 2019 Men’s World championship in Winterthur “Play the Game” is released now!

The official soundtrack is written and produced by MG Grace und Lukas Schwengeler. The IFA 2019 Men’s World Championship in Winterthur takes place from 11 to 17 August 2019. With 18 participating countries it will be the biggest Fistball World Championship in the Fistball history.

Download the official Soundtrack now: Download official song “Play the Game”

New Zealand wins inaugural Oceanian Fistball Championships

The host of the Oceanian Fistball Championships, the New Zealand Fistball Association wins the men’s and the women’s competition. With a total of 5 participating countries, the Oceanian Championships in Christchurch were a big success. The men’s New Zealand team defeated Samoa in the final match 3:0. The women’s team of New Zealand won the final against Australia 3:0. IFA was represented with Administrative Director Christoph Oberlehner and the Chair of the Medical Commission Giana Hexsel.

The New Zealand Fistball Association provided an excellent framework for the Oceanian Fistball Championship. With the participating countries New Zealand, Australia, New Zealand Maori, Samoa and Cook Island it was the first time that 5 teams participated in a Championship in Oceania.
Furthermore, the recently established U18 men’s teams of New Zealand and Samoa fought for the title in the Oceanian U18 Championship. After 2 matches there was a draw, that’s why a deciding match was necessary. New Zealand’s youngsters won the thrilling match 3:2 and celebrated the Gold medal.

In the women’s competition Samoa, Australia and New Zealand participated. The host presented very good Fistball to the spectators in the Mainpower Oval in Christchurch. The team of coach Vikki Buston could win all their matches and beat Australia in the final 3:0.
The men’s team of New Zealand did it the same. After a very close first set in the final against Samoa, the host could win the following two sets clear and won the inaugural Oceanian Fistball Championship. Australia, which participated with a below-strength team ranked third, Cook Island finished on rank 4 and New Zealand Maori on 5.

Congratulations to all teams and the host of the excellent organized tournament! It’s great to see how Fistball in Oceania is growing in numbers but also in quality. Together we are Fistball!