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After the last World Tour tournament at SOGIPA in 2022 and the continental championships, the participants for the World Tour Finals 2023 have finally been determined. The host of the World Tour Finals 2023 will be announced shortly. The World Tour was dominated by the Brazilian teams this year. With Sociedade Ginástica Novo Hamburgo and…

In its yesterday’s board of Directors meeting the International Fistball Association (IFA) established a working group to prepared a decision if the organization should rename and/or rebrand the sport worldwide to Faustball? After The World Games in Birmingham/Alabama IFA received remarks and questions why different names are used for the sport like punhobol, fistball, Pallapugno…

Team NZL has come away from the Pacific Championships as Champions! Huge congratulations to the Men’s Masters, Men’s and Women’s teams! This weekend, all eyes of the Fistball world focused on Australia. International Fistball was returning to Australian shores for the first time since 2018! After a 4 year hiatus from hosting international Fistball because…

Within the framework of the III PAN-AMERICAN FISTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS in Novo Hamburgo the member federations elected a new PAFA board. IFA was represented at the congress by Vice President Dr. Giana Hexsel and Secretary General Christoph Oberlehner. Gastao Englert was elected as new president of PAFA, the previous President Cris Süffert will serve as Vice…

In the Pan-American Championship in Novo Hamburgo (BRA) Team USA and Colombia were fighting for the last starting place in the 2023 Men’s World Championship in Mannheim, Germany. It is the last qualifier event for the highlight event in 2023. In a tough match in the preliminary round USA won against Colombia 2:1 in sets….

This weekend the III PAN-AMERICAN FISTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS take place in Novo Hamburgo. Two out of the best 3 club teams from the last weekend´s IFA Fistball World Tour Final are participating. You can not miss! Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if61kJqQs5M Local Times (UTC-3) Check out the schedule: 🔹 15/10 CLUBS DAY 2 8:30am Start of Games 15:00 Opening…

Fistball is part of the CSIT World Sport Games (WSG) since 2019 in Spain. The CSIT (International Workers & Amateurs Sports Confederation) has announced the host and the dates for the next edition of the World Sport Games: The CSIT WSG will be relocated from Roma to Cervia (ITA) and take place from 5-10 September…

On Thursday started the Pan-American Championship in Novo Hamburgo. This Championship is the last qualifier for the 2023 Men’s World Championship in Mannheim. 5 national teams compete in the men’s category: Brasil, Argentina, Chile, USA and for the first time Colombia. Brasil, Argentina and Chile are already qualified as they finished the last World Championship…

Sogipa Porto Alegre and TSV Pfungstadt are the winner of the IFA Fistball World Tour Finals 2022. In the end of the four days in Curitiba Sogipa Porto Alegre wins the final of the womens competition against the home team Duque de Caxias 3:1. Pfungstadt defeats his title of the World Tour Final in a…

As the preliminary round was over the teams for semifinals determined. What may come as surprise to many is that four out of eight qualified teams are Brazilian, while only two German and two Austrian teams came this far in the tournament. Knowing what is at stake at semifinals the matches were physically and mentally…