The first Commonwealth Korfball Championships were held in Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

 from 14 July to 16 July 2006.

This was a tournament recognised by the International Korfball Federation

International Korfball Federation

The International Korfball Federation was founded in Antwerp on the June 11, 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations...

, and hosted by the British Korfball Association, at the Whitgift School

Whitgift School

Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...

, Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

.

Participants came from Australia

Australia

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, England

England

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, Scotland

Scotland

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, South Africa

South Africa

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 and Wales

Wales

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. Additionally teams from Ireland

Irish Republic

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 and North America

North America

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 (USA and Canada) were invited to take part, to help the development of korfball

Korfball

Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a...

 in these countries.

The tournament was by way of a round-robin

Round-robin

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championships, with England the eventual winners.

1st Commonwealth and friends Championship
Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
	12	6	6	0	0	130	25
	9	6	4	1	1	89	51
	9	6	4	1	1	82	56
	5	6	2	1	3	53	78
	5	6	2	1	3	45	79
North America	2	6	1	0	5	41	88
	0	6	0	0	6	30	93

1st Commonwealth Championship
Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
	8	4	4	0	0	92	16
	6	4	3	0	1	56	31
	3	4	1	1	2	32	57
	3	4	1	1	2	25	59
	0	4	0	0	4	20	62

Friday 14 July
	10 - 13
	17 - 4	North America
	10 - 5
	13 - 4
North America	6 - 10
	6 - 30
	4 - 18
Saturday 15 July
	9 - 12	North America
	16 - 16
	8 - 8
	25 - 5	North America
	1 - 19
	9 - 11
	24 - 2
Sunday 16 July
	11 - 8	North America
	14 - 10
	13 - 5
	8 - 9
	16 - 6	North America
	25 - 3
	5 - 22