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Clube Merces opened the new season of the IFA Fistball World Tour with the Copa Baica Merces de Punhobol. The weekend was typical of the city of Curitiba, with a time of rain and sun, but on Sunday the rain was extremely heavy and unfortunately, in agreement with all the leaders of the participating clubs,…

Bulletin 1 contains information on the schedule, drawing procedure, official match ball as well as on the player registration process for long list and short list. The draw of the IFA 2023 Fistball World Championship Germany is scheduled for Wednesday 22 MARCH. The best 8 nations of the Fistball World Championship 2019 will compete in…

IFA has published the Fistball Rules of the Game valid as for 1 April 2023. Please find a summary of all changes and adaptions of the Rules of the Game in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Most of the changes are only slight modifications and clarifications of the rules, changes of the rules are marked…

The IFA Fistball World Tour celebrates its first small anniversary in 2023 and enters its fifth season. 29 tournaments on five continents and more than 120 teams will participate in the World Tour again in 2023. The season opener will take place in Curitiba at Clube Merces in Brazil next weekend on 4/5 March. The…

The IFA Awards were launched in 2019, and the latest edition included 15 categories including best player, best picture, media work and a lifetime achievement award. More than 280 proposals sports were made by individuals, clubs or associations for the 15 categories. Tanja Bognar from Switzerland is IFA 2022 FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Tanja…

The IFA Fistball World Tour turns in its 5th season and the registration process for the upcoming season is open now. In the last edition, 129 registered club teams and 25 hosts from 5 continents participated. The regulations for the World Tour season 2023 stays the same as it was in 2022. As already in…

IFA sent out the invitation to the IFA 2023 Congress on Thursday 27 July 2023 9.00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. at the Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel, Mannheim Q7 27, 68161 Mannheim. IFA 2023 Membership Gathering and IFA Policies Forum Furthermore IFA invited to a virtuall IFA Membership Gathering on World Fistball Day Monday 30 January…

Ready, set, go: The International World Games Association (IWGA) has now launched its online votes for the Athlete and Team of the Year 2022. Until 31st January (12 GMT), supporters and friends of The World Games can cast a vote daily for the top athlete and the top team. Voting is available online on the…

International Fistball Association (IFA) has the honour to invite all IFA members to submit nominations for the IFA 2022 AWARDS. The awards will be presented in the following 15 categories: • IFA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR • IFA MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR • IFA FEMALE ROOKY OF THE YEAR • IFA MALE ROOKY…