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SALZBURG. On the first day of the Fistball World Tour Finals, the favorites prevailed. In the Men’s competition Pfungstadt and Novo Hamburgo showed a power demonstration and advance to the semifinals. In the women’s tournament Dennach and Duque de Caxias were unstoppable. Pfungstadt and Novo Hamburgo invincible Last year’s winner Novo Hamburgo from Brazil was…

The newly elected IFA Presidency under the leadership of IFA President Jörn Verleger unanimously adopted the IFA Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 in its first meeting after the elections. The meeting took place immediately after the elections in Winterthur. The strategic aims are: 1. High quality IFA events 2. Governance structures according to good governance…

Just eight days before the IFA 2019 Fistball World Tour Finals in Salzburg start, IFA published the Official Bulletin 4 of the event. Bulletin 4 contains all final information re the official welcome reception, Anti-Doping or a draft for a press release in the attachment teams could use for their media work. Ticket information for…

From 13th to 15th of September, Salzburg will be the centre of the fistball world. The best women’s and men’s club teams will compete for the title at the Fistball World Tour Final in the Sportzentrum Nord. Deputy Mayor and Sports Officer Bernhard Auinger is delighted: “I am delighted that we have succeeded in bringing…

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According to the first available figures, the IFA 2019 Fistball Men’s World Championship had an incrediable total reach of over 83.4 million people in print, TV and social media. In print 8.9 million were recorded yesterday, 28.7 million in TV and 32.3 million in social media, among others ARD Sportschau, ZDF Sport, ORF Sport, SRF…

WINTERTHUR. The 15th Fistball Men’s World Championship held in Stadium Schützenwiese Winterthur from August 11-17th was the biggest of all time. With 18 men’s national teams participating it is the largest from a team perspective as well.  Four nations had their first ever World Championship appearance. It was also huge in terms of spectators –…

WINTERTHUR. The seventh and final day of the 2019 Fistball Men’s World Championship has ended. Austria would have hoped to stop the winning streak of Germany and take Gold but it wasn’t to be. With 5819 fans in the stadium for the match the atmosphere was electric. World Champions The Germans are World Champions for…

WINTERTHUR. Switzerland and Brazil have been knocked out of the finals and will have to play for the Bronze medal tomorrow at 1600. The match of the day has to go to Austria against the Brazilian side who played spectacular fistball. Germany beat Switzerland in a relatively easy match and Serbia won the President’ Cup….