Thrilling rallies on wet ground in the last game of the day. In the fight for second place in the preliminary round group A, Austria and Switzerland play a amazing game in the first set. At the decisive moment,  the bronze medal winner of the last World Championship is smarter and takes the lead. In…

Brazil has won Group A at the IFA Fistball Women’s World Championship in Linz. In a showdown they faced the Swiss team that was also unbeaten thus far. The Brazilians underscored their role as a top contender by securing a 2:0 victory. Rejane Sinhori (BRA): It was a great game and we have a lot…

Historic moment for New Zealand’s fistball women: They celebrate their first victory at a world championship against Belgium with a good performance in all positions, Belgium has no chance. Melanie Vannoort (NZL): It’s very exciting to have won our first match and we got a lot of good combos which is exciting. It was such…

In their first match of the day, host Austria met newcomer New Zealand. The Austrian team took the initiative early on and won the first set with 11:3. However, the New Zealanders bounced back and took the lead in the second set, pulling ahead with 2:0. The Austrians then re-seized control of the game and…

It was a very clear matter: Brazil are not really challenged against Belgium and can after a clear victory prepare for the final match against Switzerland now. Angela Melo (BRA): It was our first match of the day. We used it to get used to today’s conditions, because we have a very important game against…

The top match of the first day took place between vice world champion Brazil and Austria. The host team came better out of the starting blocks, pulling ahead in the first set. Ines Mayer and Tatiane Schneider, the main attackers of Austria and Brazil, respectively, showed particular strong performances. Following a service error by Mayer,…

The Swiss team drove home its second win in the tournament with a victory over the newcomers from New Zealand. The New Zealanders showed their potential and promise for the future. Jamie Bucher (SUI): The team from New Zealand challenged us a little bit more than the Belgian team. They played really well. We are…

No problems in the first game: Switzerland starts into the championship with a very clear victory against newcomer Belgium. The balls of Tanja Bognar and Janine Stoob were  infrequent by the Belgian defence. Anton Lässer, Coach (SUI): For us, it was a compulsory win. The girls played a good game and showed their strength. I…

What a strong performance of the newcomer to the 2016 World Cup against the finalists. Against the brazilian offense with Tatiane Schneider and Isabella Lucchin the New Zealand defence showed some really great actions. The South Americans needed four or five attempts for their points. In the first set it was only 7:4 for Brazil,…

Belgium gave its debut in the international arena in their match against hosts Austria.  The more experienced Austrian team seized control early on and drove home a clear 2:0 victory. Jana Pinsker (AUT): It was a great first match against Belgium. We played well throughout the entire match. Nathalie Ceulemanns (BEL): Wir finden, dass wir…