India launches professional competition Korfball Premier League
On Saturday 19 September the Korfball Premier League begins, in New Delhi. According to the IKF, it is India's first professional mixed korfball competition.
Automatically translated from Dutch. Read the Dutch original.
Eight teams will play until 4 October in the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium. The group stage runs until 2 October, with two matches per day. The semi-finals are on 3 October, the final on 4 October.
In the teams, Indian players play alongside players from more than fifteen countries. Foreign head coaches work together with Indian assistants.
Every match is officiated by an IKF referee together with an Indian referee. The competition is also trialling video footage: a team can challenge a decision by the referees, and if the footage shows
Korfball came to India in 1979, and the country hosted the World Championship in 1995. On the first evening, Dilli Dhurandhars play Gujarat Royals and Telugu Legends play Fateh Warriors.