GRIESKIRCHEN. The IFA Fistball World Championships from July 28 to August 1 included four competitions in one event – in total, a record-setting 25 teams played for the gold medals in the women’s, U18 female and male tournaments, as well as in the U21 men’s European Championships. Despite the at times heavy rainfalls, the event…

GRIESKIRCHEN. The Sparkasse IFA Fistball World Championships have come to a close with a dramatic final between Germany and Austria in the male U18 event. The German team prevailed, and also drove home the victory against Austria earlier today in the female U18 tournament. The German squad hence scored four titles in Grieskirchen and now…

„For us promoting youth teams is the most important thing.” Jörn Verleger, IFA president, declares. The last international championship for U18 players was three years ago. The last matches took place in Roxbury in 2018, so this year’s championship in Grieskirchen was long overdue. The matches for our youngsters started on the 29th of July,…

GRIESKIRCHEN. The German women’s team has secured its seventh title in the IFA Fistball Women’s World Championships with a victory over Austria. The German squad also prevailed in the U21 men’s European Championships, winning against the host team. The Swiss team secured bronze in both competitions. Both teams – Germany and Austria – will also…

Big events like the IFA Fistball World Championships cannot be great events without the support of enthusiastic fans. They are the ones responsible for a great atmosphere and are also important motivators for the players on the field. Fan numbers are increasing day by day here in Grieskirchen. After the two-year corona break fans seem…

GRIESKIRCHEN. On day 3 of the Sparkasse IFA Fistball World Championships, in front of 1,350 fans in the stadium, the first teams have qualified for the finals: Germany secured spots in both the women’s and the U21 European Championships men’s finals, and Austria qualified for the women’s final – for the first time since 2014…

The Women’s World Championships started on Wednesday and the U18 World Championships on Thursday, today the U21 Men’s European Championships join the others in another fight for gold. Austria and Switzerland start their match at 09:30, U21 Germany have their first game at 12:00. Today the women’s teams already compete in the semi-finals in the…

Our player of the day is the Brazilian U18 team captain Bianca Süffert. This week she is competing with her fellow team mates, but she has already played in the U18 team three times and in the Women’s World Championship in Linz as well. This makes her one of the most experienced players in the…

GRIESKIRCHEN. Exciting matches on day 2 of the IFA 2021 Fistball World Championships – at high temperatures of almost 30 degrees Celsius, the fans witnessed excellent fistball and created a great atmosphere. The German teams dominated their games, scoring five victories out of five matches in the women’s as well as the U18 female and…

“We are back!“ an excited young Swiss fistball player exclaims. Everyone has been longing for international competition, finally youth teams are able to battle again on our courts. After rigorous preparations they are starting to compete for the World Championships today. In total there are two tournaments that start today: U18 women’s and men’s World…