Women, Men, and Mixed Over 40 Gain International Experience
From December 18 to 21, 2025, the National Federation of German Tchoukball took part in the Nations Cup held as part of the Geneva Indoors, with its women’s, men’s, and Mixed Over-40 national teams. This traditional tournament is one of the most important international competitions in tchoukball and once again brought together numerous nations from around the world in Geneva.
Strong Performance by the Women’s National Team
In the women’s competition, 13 nations took part. After a preliminary round with four qualification matches, a knockout phase followed to determine the final rankings.
The German women’s team got off to a successful start on December 18, winning their opening match against Colombia 50:40. The following day, the team confirmed its strong form with a clear 42:29 victory over England. Against the physically strong team from Singapore, Germany then suffered a decisive 15:55 defeat, before closing the preliminary round with an impressive 45:35 win against Brazil.
As the second-placed team in the preliminary round, Germany qualified for the semifinals, where they faced host nation Switzerland on December 20 and were defeated 21:58. In the third-place match, Germany met Singapore again and lost 24:50. In the end, they secured a very respectable 4th place, highlighting the positive development of the women’s squad at the international level.
Quelle Fotos: Women semi-final of the Nations Cup 2025 Photo by David Sandoz geneva-indoors.com
Men’s National Team Finishes in 7th Place
In the men’s competition, a preliminary round of four matches was held first, followed by the placement games. A total of 11 nations participated.
The German men’s team had an extremely close start to the tournament: on December 18, they narrowly lost to Spain 48:49. On Friday, they suffered a defeat against Singapore (46:72), before achieving an important success with a strong 60:43 victory over France. In the final preliminary round match, Germany secured a 51:41 win against the second German team from the DTBV.
These results were just short of qualifying for the semifinals. In the placement matches for ranks 5 to 8, Germany narrowly lost 53:57 to Canada but then secured a 45:41 victory over France, earning 7th place in the overall standings.
Quelle Fotos: Tchoukball Geneva Indoors 2025 • Nations Cup • Qualifying Games18.12.2025geneva-indoors.com
Mixed Over-40 Team Finishes in 4th Place
On Saturday, December 20, the German Mixed Over-40 national team also entered the action. In the preliminary round, the team faced strong opponents from Switzerland and France, as well as the first-place team from Pool A.
Against Switzerland, they were defeated 28:41, and similarly against France (27:46). In the subsequent quarterfinal, however, they celebrated a much-anticipated 18:17 victory over the French team PTC. In the third-place match, luck was slightly missing, and the tournament ended for the German Over-40 team with a 4th place finish.
Fazit
The 2025 Nations Cup in Geneva was a valuable benchmark for all German national teams. With strong individual performances, important victories, and mid-to-top table finishes, German tchoukball demonstrated its international competitiveness. The experience gained provides an important foundation for the further development of the squads and future international competitions.