2018 Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championship

The 2nd Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships in fistball was held from the 22 to 24 November 2018 at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in Burnley, Melbourne in Australia. It was the first time the Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships have been held in Australia.[1][2][3]

2018 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates22–24 November 2018
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Australia
Third place India
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
2014
2022

New Zealand were crowned Asia-Pacific Champions for the first time, defeating Australia 4:3 in the final.[4]

Participants

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4 teams took part in the 2018 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships, equalling the number of teams at the previous Asia-Pacific Championships in 2014.

The 2 returning teams from the 2014 Asia-Pacific Men's Championships in Pakistan, Australia and India, were joined by New Zealand and Samoa, who were competing for their first time.

Pakistan were a late withdrawal from the competition due to visa complications.

The 4 teams that competed in the 2018 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships in Australia were:

1 from Asia   India
3 from Oceania   Australia   New Zealand   Samoa

[5]

Structure

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All matches of the Asia-Pacific Championships were played to four winning sets (best of seven sets).

Round Robin Stage

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  • In the round robin stage the 4 competing teams played off against each other to determine rankings for the Semi Finals.

Semi Finals

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  • The #1 ranked team played against the #4 ranked team, with the winning teams progressing to the final and the losing team relegated to the 3rd Place Playoff.
  • The #2 ranked team played against the #3 ranked team, with the winning team progressing to the final and the losing team relegated to the 3rd Place Playoff.

Finals

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  • The winners of the Semi Finals played off in the Final
  • The losers of the Semi Finals played off in the Bronze Medal Match

Schedule & Results

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[4]

Round Robin Stage

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Rank Team Matches Sets Scores Points
1   New Zealand 3:0 12:4 164:132 6
2   Australia 2:1 11:4 153:107 4
3   India 1:2 4:8 96:121 2
4   Samoa 0:3 1:12 96:149 0
22.11.2018 Australia Samoa 4:0 (11:6, 11:5, 11:6, 11:5)
22.11.2018 New Zealand Samoa 4:1 (11:6, 11:8, 13:15, 11:6,11:6)
23.11.2018 New Zealand India 4:0 (11:4, 11:9, 11:7, 11:6)
23.11.2018 Australia India 4:0 (11:5, 11:5, 11:8, 11:4)
23.11.2018 Samoa India 0:4 (9:11, 5:11, 13:15, 6:11)
23.11.2018 New Zealand Australia 4:3 (5:11, 4:11, 7:11, 11:8, 11:9, 14:12, 11:3)


Semi Finals

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24.11.2018 New Zealand Samoa 4:1 (11:6, 11:9, 11:8, 8:11, 12:10)
24.11.2018 Australia India 4:0 (11:5, 11:4, 11:3, 11:2)


Bronze Medal Match (3rd/4th Placing)

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24.11.2018 India Samoa 4:1 (14:12, 11:6, 6:11, 13:11, 11-8)


Final

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24.11.2018 Australia New Zealand 3:4 (3:11, 15:13, 7:11, 11:9, 6:11, 12:10, 12:10)

Final Standings

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Rank Country
1   New Zealand
2   Australia
3   India
4   Samoa

[5]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.ifa-fistball.com/en/english-new-zealand-new-champion-at-apfc-2018/
  2. ^ https://www.fistball.com.au/fistball-in-australia/mens-national-team/
  3. ^ https://fistballindia.com/
  4. ^ a b "NZ are the Asia Pacific Champions!". NZ FISTBALL ASSOCIATION.
  5. ^ a b "Australia falls short as NZ wins both APFC 2018 titles | Fistball Federation of Australia".
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