The IFA 2026 Fistball World Tour has been decided: Sogipa Porto Alegre of Brazil in the women’s competition and TV Wohnplan Enns of Austria in the men’s competition finish the international tournament series at the top of the rankings. The final World Tour tournament of the season in Curitiba brought some last-minute changes to the standings. At the same time, the top four teams in each competition secured direct qualification for the IFA 2027 World Tour Finals.
After 22 tournaments in six countries, the 2026 IFA Fistball World Tour has come to an end. From mid-March until the end of August, international club teams collected points for the World Tour ranking at tournaments in South America, Europe and Asia. Six events were held in the highest IFA 1,000 category.
Sogipa Jumps to the Top
The women’s competition remained particularly exciting right up to the final tournament at Clube Mercês in Curitiba. Sogipa Porto Alegre made the most of its last opportunity, moving into first place in the overall standings with a third-place finish. With 4,040 points, the Brazilian team ends the season at the top of the ranking, repeating its World Tour success from 2024.
Just 40 points behind are Austrian national champions Union Compact Freistadt with 4,000 points. Third place goes to TSV Dennach of Germany with 3,400 points, followed by Austria’s DSG UKJ Froschberg with 2,970 points. Sogipa Porto Alegre, Union Compact Freistadt, TSV Dennach and DSG UKJ Froschberg have therefore already secured their places at the 2027 IFA World Tour Finals. Clube Duque de Caxias Curitiba also made a major move up the standings at the end of the season. By winning the final tournament and collecting the associated 600 points, the Brazilian team climbed to fifth place overall and finishes the World Tour with 2,360 points.
Enns Holds on to Top Spot in the Men’s Competition
The final tournament in Curitiba also had an impact on the final standings in the men’s competition. At the top, however, TV Wohnplan Enns could no longer be displaced. The Austrian national runners-up finish the 2026 World Tour in first place with 3,910 points. Sogipa Porto Alegre follows in second place. The Brazilians finished runners-up at the Mercês tournament and consequently moved up to second in the overall standings as well. With 3,886 points, they finish just 24 points behind Enns. Sogipa was also the most active team of the entire season, competing in a total of ten World Tour tournaments during the year.
Third and fourth place also go to Austrian teams. UFG Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Pötting finishes third with 3,700 points, followed by Union Compact Freistadt in fourth place with 3,680 points. Both teams have therefore also secured direct qualification for the 2027 World Tour Finals. DSG UKJ Froschberg narrowly missed out on direct qualification. With 3,480 points, the Linz-based team finishes fifth, just 200 points behind fourth place. Sixth place goes to Brazil’s SG Novo Hamburgo, which ended the season on a high by winning the tournament in Curitiba and finishing with a total of 2,800 points.
Following the conclusion of the season, IFA President Gastão Englert thanked everyone involved: “The World Tour thrives on the clubs and organizers whose tremendous commitment makes international fistball tournaments at the highest level possible. We owe all of them a great deal of thanks for the excellent cooperation throughout this season.” On behalf of the IFA, the season was coordinated by Hanna Einsiedler, Head of the World Tour. “With tremendous commitment and expertise, she took responsibility for the administrative organization and coordination of the entire series,” Englert said. “Without this joint effort, staging the World Tour would not have been possible.”
IFA 2027 World Tour Finals in Europe
Attention now turns to the 2027 IFA World Tour Finals, which will be held in Europe from July 22 to 25, 2027. In addition to the top four teams in each competition from the 2026 World Tour, three continental champions – including the champions of Europe and the Americas – as well as one team from the host will complete the fields of participants.
The venue for the international club highlight in 2027 has not yet been confirmed. The IFA remains in discussions with potential organizers. “We have held several good and constructive discussions over the past few months, but we have not yet been able to finalize the venue for the 2027 World Tour Finals,” said Sönke Spille, IFA Head of Events. The event requires a sports facility with two suitable fistball courts as well as additional warm-up courts. Under certain conditions, the host may also have the opportunity to enter its own team in the World Tour Finals. “Interested clubs or organizers are therefore still very welcome to contact us directly,” Spille said. Inquiries should be sent to events@fistball.sport.
