U16 South American Fistball Championship/Cup Novo Hamburgo – BRAZIL – November 4th to 6th

Sociedade Ginástica de Novo Hamburgo

FINAL STANDS

U16 South America Fistball CHAMPIONSHIP
GIRLS Competition.
1st Brazil; 2nd Argentina; 3rd Chile.

BOYS Competition.
1st Brazil; 2nd Argentina; 3rd Chile

U16 South America Fistball CUP
GIRLS Competition.
1st Sogipa – BRA; 2nd SGNH – BRA; 3rd Rosario – ARG; 4th Manquehue – CHI; 5th Llanquihue – CHI.

BOYS Competition.
1st SGNH – BRA; 2nd Guarani – BRA; 3rd Associação São Bentense – BRA; 4th Sogipa – BRA; 5th Duque de Caxias – BRA; 6th Llanquihue – CHI; 7th Rosario – ARG; 8th Punta Chica – CHI; 9th Manquehue – CHI; 10th – Club Barúas – CHI.

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Germany Wins World Championship

Defending champion Germany and host Brazil played for the title in the final of the IFA 2016 Women’s World Championship. 810 spectators in the stadium and all the fans watching worldwide through livestream witnessed a great match, excellent fistball and a dramatic flow of events.

The first set was a tight affair until 8:8 when the hosts pulled ahead decisively and secured the set win. Throughout the match, we saw great performances by the two teams’ attackers – Tatiane Schneider (Brazil) and Sonja Pfrommer (Germany). The latter’s attacks were in particular key to help the German team bounce back in set two with a clear set win.

The third set was an absolute thriller with both teams tied until 14:14 when the Seleção made the decisive point. Set four remained a tight affair with both teams being head-to-head until 9:9 when the German team seized control and secured the set win.

The match continued in that manner in the fifth set, with Germany quickly pulling ahead and driving home a clear set win. With Germany leading 3:2 in sets, Brazil came back strongly in the seventh set – the hosts kept the game open until midway of the set when the German team re-seized control to drive home an 11:6 set win.

The German squad hence secured its fifth World Championship title, and host Brazil won silver.

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Switzerland Wins the Bronze Medal

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CHL – SUI 0:4 (07:11, 08:11, 08:11, 09:11)
Switzerland and the tournament’s surprise team Chile played for the bronze medal. The fans in the stadium and on the livestream witnessed excellent fistball and a great atmosphere. Eventually, the favored team from Switzerland scored a decisive four-set victory.
The young Chilean team started strong into the match, leading until midway of set one, when Switzerland seized control and won the set (11:7). The Swiss dominance continued into set two, but Chile bounced back and kept the set open before the Swiss team sealed the deal (11:8). Set three almost mirrored the events of the second set – following an early lead by the Swiss team, the Chilean squad came back but eventually lost the set again. In set four, Chile pushed hard to turn things around: we saw great rallies and the Chileans established a comfortable lead. However, at 3:7 Switzerland bounced back and eventually re-seized control, winning the fourth set with 11:9, and hence the match with 4:0.
The Swiss team hence won the bronze medal, and Chile finished fourth in the tournament. A historic achievement for the Chilean team, as they had reached the semifinals for the first time. “We are still lacking a bit of competition experience, but we gave our best and have a great, young team for the next World Championship”, said Chile’s player Constanza Mödinger after the match.

Fifth Place for Austria

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AUT – ARG 2:1 (11:7, 8:11, 11:5)
Austria and Argentina met on the last day of the tournament to play for the fifth place. We saw fascinating fistball with long rallies and a dramatic flow of events.
In the first set, Austria took the lead and pulled ahead quickly. The Argentinian team came back too late, and the set went to Austria (11:7). In set two, the Argentinians got into the game quicker, took over the lead at 3:2 and kept control throughout the set, winning it 11:8. In the decisive third set, the Argentinian squad initially took the lead. However, the Austrian team bounced back at 3:2 and sealed the deal, winning the set with 11:5.
Austria hence finished fifth in the tournament, and Argentina took home the sixth place.

Fistball all over the World – Widnau (Switzerland)

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Alfredo Becker from Novo Hamburgo (BRA) came to Switzerland to play for the World Cup winner Widnau in the Swiss National Championship.

Last year Faustball Widnau played the Men’s Fistball World Cup in Porto Alegre (BRA) in October. They stayed for one week in Novo Hamburgo, before the event. We (Ginástica and Widnau) trained together for the week, did things together, so we got really close. In Novo Hamburgo they had invited me to play for FB Widnau, but I didn’t take it too serious. Then after the Fistball World Cup they asked me again “When are you coming to Switzerland? Do you want to play with us?” so I went to Juliano Fontoura (another Brazilian that plays for FB Widnau) and said “Hey, Ju, they asked me when I’m coming to Switzerland, to play for FB Widnau. Just so you know, I can go anytime, when you say it’s a real invitation.” four months later, late February, Juliano sent me the following message: “Hey, Pilha, tomorrow we’ll have the team meeting to talk about the next session, I have a good feeling about your invitation.”. The next day he told me “Welcome to Fistball Widnau!”. That’s how it happened.

The comparison to fistball in Brazil is not that easy. The National Championship and Swiss Cup are really different for me. Every weekend we have games so we play every Saturday. In Brazil the National Championship is played like: one weekend is the Qualification Round and in another weekend the Final 6. In Brazil there is no Cup like the Swiss Cup. Basically here in Switzerland we play a lot more than in South America.

The best moments so far were maybe the games. The whole team is very strong, we play in a really compact style. The level here is really high and winning tough games feels so good. The day offs are cool as well. Going out with teammates, going to the mountains and lakes and all the beautiful nature around here, everything is nice

For me the Fistball worldwide community is like a huge family. Like, doesn’t matter where you are, where you came from or where you’re going, you will always have friends, there we’ll always have people willing to help you out. Even though on the pitch everybody wants to win, outside we’re all friends, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. The whole community is a big family for me.

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PORTUGUESE VERSION:
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Ano passado o Faustball Widnau jogou o Mundial de Clubes em Porto Alegre (BRA) em outubro. Eles passaram uma semana antes do Mundial em Novo Hamburgo para se preparar. Nós (Ginástica e Widnau) treinamos juntos por 1 semana, fizemos coisas juntos então nos aproximamos bastante. Em Novo Hamburgo eles me convidaram para jogar pelo FB Widnau, mas eu não levei muito a sério. Então depois do Mundial de Clubes eles me convidaram novamente: “Quando tu vais vir para a Suíça? Tu não quer jogar conosco?”, assim eu fui até o Juliano Fontoura (outro brasileiro, que já jogava pelo FB Widnau) e disse “Oi, Ju, eles me perguntaram quando eu iria para a Suíça, pra jogar pelo FB Widnau. Só para que tu saibas, eu posso ir a qualquer momento, quando quiserem mesmo que eu vá, eu estou disposto a ir.” 4 meses depois, no final de Fevereiro, o Juliano me mandou a seguinte mensagem “Oi, Pilha, amanha teremos a reunião com o time para planejar a próxima temporada e a tua vinda é uma pauta. Estou com um bom pressentimento sobre isso.”. No dia seguinte ele me mandou “Herzliche Willkommen bei Faustball Widnau! Pode comprar as passagens”.

O Campeonato Suíço e a Copa da Suíça são bem diferentes pra mim, são uma novidade. Todo final de semana temos rodada do Campeonato Suíço, portanto jogamos todos os sábados, salvo excessões. No Brasil o Campeonato Brasileiro é jogado da seguinte maneira: 1 final de semana se joga a fase classificatória e em outro final de semana se joga o Final 6 (com as 6 melhores equipes). No Brasil não tem Copa como a Copa da Suíça. Basicamente aqui se joga muito mais do que no brasil.

Até o momento, provavelmente os jogos. O time é muito unido, nós jogamos de uma forma bem compacta e estou muito feliz com isso. O nível do campeonato e dos jogos está bem alto, logo, ganhar é muito bom. Os dias de folga têm sido bons também. Saír com os colegas de time, visitar as montanhas, lagos, passear e tudo mais.

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Para mim a comunidade mundial do Punhobol é como uma enorme família. Não importa onde você está, de onde você veio ou pra onde você está indo, sempre terão amigos, sempre terá gente disposta a te receber. Mesmo que no campo todo mundo queira ganhar, fora dele somos todos amigos, irmãos e irmãs, mães e pais, filhos e filhas. A comunidade do Punhobol é a uma família pra mim.daughters.

IFA published schedule and the Official Bulletin 2 of the IFA 2016 Fistball Women´s World Championship Brazil, 25 – 30 October, Curitiba

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The member federations which registered for the IFA 2016 Fistball Women´s World Championship received today the Official Bulletin 2 including a Schedule of the IFA 2016 Fistball Women´s World Championship which will start in 4 weeks with the initial match between hosting nation Brazil and Argentina.

Due to organisational reasons the playing venue has changed. The tournament will now be held at the well known sports and fistball club “Clube Duque de Caxias” which already hosted the Fistball Women´s World Championship 2002. According to the current information regarding visa IFA published the schedule of the tournament played in 2 groups in the preliminary round. Changes may be if Team Pakistan receives visas in due time.

The official website of the IFA 2016 Fistball Women’s World Championship Brazil is http://punhobol2016.com.br/

The Bulletin is also published on the IFA website. LINK

Congratulations to the new European Champion – Germany

Final: Germany vs. Switzerland 4:2 (8:11, 11:3, 7:11, 11:6, 11:8, 11:8)

Germany Defends Title

Excellent weather, a stunning venue and a great atmosphere with packed grandstands: everything was set for a fantastic final of the 20th Fistball Men’s European Championship when the two contenders – defending champion Germany and Switzerland – entered the Centre Court. And the audience saw world-class fistball in an exciting game.

Switzerland opened the match with a serve by Ueli Rebsamen and quickly pulled ahead, winning the first match with 11:8. The German team bounced back and took set two with 11:3. In set three, the Swiss squad had again the upper hand, scoring an 11:7 set win. In set four, the teams were head to head until 5:5 when Germany seized control and won the set (11:6), putting the preliminary result to 2:2 in sets.

While the German team kept control in sets five (11:8) and six (11:8), the Swiss team kept its spirits high and pushed hard until the very last rally. Eventually, Germany drove home a 4:2 sets victory, defending its title. “The Swiss made a great game. It was a very, very tough job“, said German head coach Olaf Neuenfeld after the final.

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IFA published the Official Bulletin 1 of the IFA 2016 Fistball Men´s World Cup South Africa, 14 – 15 October, Cape Town

The club team of Clube Mercês Santa Felicidade (BRA), South Melbourne Fistball Club (AUS) (former named: The Fist and the Furious), TSV Pfungstadt (GER), Imperial College of Business Studies (PAK) and Archbishops of Banterbury (RSA) have received the Official Bulletin 1 for the IFA 2016 Fistball Men´s World Cup South Africa which will be held 14 – 15 October 2016 in Cape Town.

One team per continental federation (Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North and South America) is eligible to partizipate. Continents with continental club competitions send the last year’s winner of the highest competition carried out.

The World Cup will be played in Vygieskraal Stadium in Cape Town. “The team will be located in the beautiful hotels of Wilton Manor and Wilton Lodge” stated OC President Leif Petersen. “For spectators we offer together the official partner of AWOL Tours an exclusive holiday experience starting Monday 10 October”. For more details see AWOL Tours and Fistball SA

The Bulletin is also published on the IFA website. LINK