IFA Women’s Fistball World Championship 2024: Live Broadcasts in Germany and Austria thanks to successful partnerships
6 November 2024
The world of fistball turns its eyes to Montecarlo, Argentina, as the IFA Women’s Fistball World Championship 2024 brings together eleven nations from four continents to compete for the title, promising thrilling performances and athletic excellence. The International Fistball Association (IFA) not only celebrates the international field of participants but also a major success in raising the media presence of fistball: there will be extensive coverage of the games in Germany and Austria.
Thanks to the IFA’s efforts and its partner, Sports Forward, a last-minute broadcasting agreement was reached with SWR (Südwestrundfunk) in Germany and ORF in Austria. This agreement includes extensive coverage and live broadcasts that will bring the sport of fistball to a broader audience. SWR will stream all games of the German national team live on its website, swr.de/sport, with commentary in German. Additionally, the SWR Sport YouTube channel will broadcast all matches featuring the German team live. Further coverage is planned on the Morgenmagazin (Moma), Mittagsmagazin (Mima), as well as online and in sports news, further spreading the fascination of fistball.
In Austria, ORF will air an extended highlight show of the World Championship on Tuesday, November 12, during prime time on ORF Sport+, and the women’s championship will also be featured in ORF sports news. The collaboration with ORF and SWR was made possible by the positive experiences and successful partnerships established during the Men’s World Championship 2023 and the World Tour Final 2024, which were also successfully broadcast by both SWR and ORF.
These partnerships mark an important step for the IFA and the sport of fistball, ensuring that the athletes’ performances and tournament emotions are accessible worldwide. IFA President Jörn Verleger emphasized, “Thanks to the collaboration with SWR and ORF, the World Championship gains a new level of visibility. We are proud to offer such an experience to sports fans in Germany and Austria.”
All games will be livestreamed on fistball.tv, with games featuring Germany available exclusively on SWR channels for German audiences.
