2007 Fistball World Championship

12th World Cup 2007
Men
Number of nations	12
World Champion	Austria
host	Germany
city	Oldenburg
venue	March path stadium
opening	August 6, 2007
Endgame	August 12, 2007
Association	IFA
Number of games	54
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The 12th men's fistball world championship took place from 6 to 12 August 2007 in Germany . The games were played in Oldenburg , Wildeshausen , Braunschweig and Stade .

background

After 1972 and 1982, Germany hosted the men's fistball world championship for the third time . The organizer of this World Cup was the Lower Saxony Gymnastics Federation . Chancellor Angela Merkel was the patron of the competition. The World Cup began on August 6, 2007 with the IFA Congress. The official opening ceremony and the first games took place on August 7, 2007.

The placement and final matches took place in the Marschweg Stadium in Oldenburg.

The defending champion was the national team of Brazil , which lost its title to the national team of Austria .

In addition to the adult competitions, there was also a children's fistball world championship camp, which was also planned and carried out by the Lower Saxony Gymnastics Federation.

Attendees

With Japan and Taiwan, two nations from Asia took part in a fistball world championship for the first time.

5 from Europe	Denmark	Germany	Italy
	Austria	Switzerland
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Chile
2 from Asia	Japan	Taiwan
1 from Africa	Namibia
1 from North America	United States

Venues

The games of the 2007 fistball world championship were played at four locations in Lower Saxony.

Oldenburg Stade Braunschweig Wildeshausen World Cup 2007 venues
	Braunschweig	Oldenburg
	Franzsches Feld sports facility Capacity: 2,000 intermediate laps	Marschwegstadion Capacity: 8,000 preliminary round, finals
	Stade	Wildeshausen
	Sports center Ottenbeck Capacity: 2,500 intermediate laps	Krandelstadion Capacity: 4,200 intermediate round

groups

The groups were drawn at the end of 2006 based on the results of the last championships.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Brazil	Germany	Austria	Switzerland
Chile	Namibia	Denmark	Argentina
Italy	Japan	United States	Taiwan

Fistball World Cup 2007 - game for 3rd place

mode

• In the preliminary round, a simple round is played in four groups (A to D) with three teams each.
• The four group winners of the preliminary round play in the intermediate round in group E, the four group thirds play in group F.
• The four runners-up in the preliminary round determine two further participants in Group E in qualifying games. The losing teams play in Group F.
• The first four of Group E play in the semi-finals.
• The fifth and sixth placed in group E play against the group first and second in group F a qualification for the game for fifth place.
• From the semi-finals onwards, a knockout round was played (loser is eliminated).
• Every place is played out.
• In the semifinals, the game for third place and the final, three sets are played. All other games are played on two winning sets.

Preliminary round

All games in the preliminary round took place in Oldenburg.

Group A

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Brazil	4-0	80: 36	4-0
2	Italy	2: 3	79: 98	2: 2
3	Chile	1: 4	73: 98	0: 4

Game results

08/07/2007	Chile	-	Italy	1: 2	(20:16, 20:22, 18:20)
08/07/2007	Brazil	-	Chile	2-0	(20:11, 20: 4)
08/07/2007	Brazil	-	Italy	2-0	(20:11, 20:10)

Group B

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Germany	4-0	80:24	4-0
2	Namibia	2: 2	54: 62	2: 2
3	Japan	0: 4	32:80	0: 4

Game results

08/07/2007	Namibia	-	Japan	2-0	(20:14, 20: 8)
08/07/2007	Germany	-	Namibia	2-0	(20: 7, 20: 7)
08/07/2007	Germany	-	Japan	2-0	(20: 5, 20: 5)

Group C

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Austria	4-0	80:30	4-0
2	Denmark	2: 2	55: 62	2: 2
3	United States	0: 4	37:80	0: 4

Game results

08/07/2007	Denmark	-	United States	2-0	(20:14, 20: 8)
08/07/2007	Austria	-	Denmark	2-0	(20:10, 20: 5)
08/07/2007	Austria	-	United States	2-0	(20: 8, 20: 7)

Group D

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Switzerland	4-0	81: 49	4-0
2	Argentina	2: 2	70: 62	2: 2
3	Taiwan	0: 4	40:80	0: 4

Game results

08/07/2007	Argentina	-	Taiwan	2-0	(20:13, 20: 8)
08/07/2007	Switzerland	-	Argentina	2-0	(21:19, 20:11)
08/07/2007	Switzerland	-	Taiwan	2-0	(20: 9, 20:10)

Qualifying matches of the runners-up

The runners-up played an intermediate qualification. The winners continue to play in group E (play for places one to eight), the losers in group F (play for places five to twelve).

08/07/2007	Oldenburg	Italy	-	Argentina	0: 2	(14:20, 11:20)
08/07/2007	Oldenburg	Namibia	-	Denmark	2: 1	(22:20, 13:20, 20:12)

Intermediate round

Group E

plays for places one to eight; Venues: Braunschweig (B), Stade (S), Wildeshausen (W)

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Brazil	09: 50	260: 208	08: 20
2	Austria	09: 20	217: 166	08: 20
3	Germany	07: 40	197: 182	06: 40
4th	Switzerland	06: 50	190: 194	06: 40
5	Argentina	03: 80	184: 200	02: 80
6th	Namibia	00:10	102: 200	00:10

Game results

08/08/2007	B.	Austria	-	Argentina	2-0	(20:16, 20:14)
08/08/2007	B.	Namibia	-	Switzerland	0: 2	(11:20, 16:20)
08/08/2007	B.	Namibia	-	Argentina	0: 2	(8:20, 18:20)
08/08/2007	B.	Austria	-	Switzerland	2-0	(20:15, 20:11)
08/08/2007	S.	Brazil	-	Germany	2: 1	(20: 8, 14:20, 20:14)
08/09/2007	S.	Austria	-	Namibia	2-0	(20: 7, 20: 9)
08/09/2007	S.	Brazil	-	Namibia	2-0	(20: 3, 20: 4)
08/09/2007	S.	Brazil	-	Austria	2: 1	(20:18, 19:21, 20:18)
08/09/2007	B.	Germany	-	Argentina	2-0	(20:18, 20:10)
08/09/2007	B.	Switzerland	-	Argentina	2-0	(20:17, 20:17)
08/09/2007	B.	Germany	-	Switzerland	2-0	(20:16, 20:18)
08/10/2007	W.	Brazil	-	Argentina	2: 1	(20:16, 14:20, 20:16)
08/10/2007	W.	Namibia	-	Germany	0: 2	(15:20, 11:20)
08/10/2007	W.	Brazil	-	Switzerland	1: 2	(18:20, 20:10, 15:20)
08/10/2007	W.	Germany	-	Austria	0: 2	(17:20, 18:20)

Group F.

plays for places five to twelve; Venues: Braunschweig (B), Stade (S), Wildeshausen (W)

Closing table

rank	country	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1	Chile	09: 20	220: 145	08: 20
2	Italy	08: 20	198: 128	08: 20
3	Denmark	08: 30	206: 155	08: 20
4th	Taiwan	04: 60	132: 171	04: 60
5	United States	02: 80	129: 187	02: 80
6th	Japan	00:10	101: 200	00:10

Game results

08/08/2007	B.	United States	-	Taiwan	0: 2	(18:20, 9:20)
08/08/2007	S.	Chile	-	Italy	2-0	(20:17, 23:21)
08/08/2007	S.	Japan	-	Denmark	0: 2	(6:20, 13:20)
08/08/2007	S.	Chile	-	Denmark	1: 2	(20:18, 18:20, 19:21)
08/08/2007	S.	Japan	-	Italy	0: 2	(10:20, 4:20)
08/09/2007	S.	Chile	-	Japan	2-0	(20: 5, 20:12)
08/09/2007	S.	Chile	-	United States	2-0	(20: 9, 20:10)
08/09/2007	S.	United States	-	Japan	2-0	(20:10, 20:17)
08/09/2007	B.	Taiwan	-	Italy	0: 2	(6:20, 12:20)
08/09/2007	B.	Taiwan	-	Denmark	0: 2	(11:20, 11:20)
08/09/2007	B.	Denmark	-	Italy	0: 2	(15:20, 12:20)
08/10/2007	W.	Japan	-	Taiwan	0: 2	(11:20, 13:20)
08/10/2007	W.	United States	-	Italy	0: 2	(12:20, 14:20)
08/10/2007	W.	Chile	-	Taiwan	2-0	(20: 8, 20: 4)
08/10/2007	W.	United States	-	Denmark	0: 2	(10:20, 7:20)

Qualifying games for the game for 5th place

The first and second placed in group F played against the fifth and sixth placed in group E an intermediate qualification for the game for fifth place.

08/11/2007	Oldenburg	Argentina	-	Italy	2-0	(20:14, 20:18)
08/11/2007	Oldenburg	Namibia	-	Chile	0: 2	(14:20, 17:20)

Semifinals

08/11/2007	Oldenburg	Brazil	-	Switzerland	3-0	(20:15, 20:10, 20:16)
08/11/2007	Oldenburg	Austria	-	Germany	3-0	(20:15, 20:15, 20:10)

Placement and final games

Game for 11th place
08/11/2007	Oldenburg	United States	-	Japan	2-0	(20:10, 20:12)
Play for 9th place
08/11/2007	Oldenburg	Denmark	-	Taiwan	2-0	(20:14, 20:16)
Game for 7th place
08/12/2007	Oldenburg	Italy	-	Namibia	2-0	(20:14, 20:12)
Play for 5th place
08/12/2007	Oldenburg	Argentina	-	Chile	2: 1	(21:23, 20: 9, 20:10)
3rd place match
08/12/2007	Oldenburg	Switzerland	-	Germany	1: 3	(18:20, 20:17, 14:20; 11:20)
final
08/12/2007	Oldenburg	Brazil	-	Austria	0: 3	(15:20, 8:20, 11:20)

referee

Nine referees from three nations were used at the world championships.

Surname	country	Bets in the final round
		referee	Linesman
Daniel Müller	Switzerland	P5 / ARG - CHL	HF / GER - AUT
Frederick Koruna	Switzerland	Q / NAM - CHL	HF / GER - AUT
Richard Meyerhans	Switzerland	HF / GER - AUT	F / AUT - BRA
Gerhard Zeller	Austria	P11 / USA - JAP	P3 / GER - SUI HF / BRA - SUI
Rainer Pfaffeneder	Austria	Q / ARG - ITA	P3 / GER - SUI
Klaus Huebner	Austria	P3 / GER - SUI
Karsten Asbahr	Germany	P7 / ITA - NAM	HF / BRA - SUI
Andreas Bernhardt	Germany	F / AUT - BRA HF / BRA - SUI
Mario Lancioni	Germany	P9 / DEN - TWN	F / AUT - BRA

Allstar team

During the award ceremony, the all-star team for this World Cup was also announced.

• Attack : Martin Weiss ( Austria ), George Schuch ( Brazil )  
• Feed : Fernando Eisele ( Brazil ) 
• Defense : Christian Kläner ( Germany ), Christian Kohlmann ( Brazil )  
• Coach : Gastão Englert ( Brazil ) 

Placements

rank	country
1.	Austria
2.	Brazil
3.	Germany
4th	Switzerland
5.	Argentina
6th	Chile
7th	Italy
8th.	Namibia
9.	Denmark
10.	Taiwan
11.	United States
12.	Japan

Web links

Commons : Fistball  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Fistball World Cup 2007 in Lower Saxony ( Memento from February 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive )