We're going up! Guildford Thunder promoted to Western Regional League korfball after 2023 playoffs in Bristol

Guildford Thunder Korfball Club's first team has clinched promotion to the Western Regional League for the 2023/24 season.

Thunder succeeded in winning 2 out of 3 playoff games in the playoffs at City Academy Bristol last weekend putting them up at the expense of relegated Gloucester Lions.

Great results
First up, Thunder beat Cardiff Raptors 2  by 11 to 7, followed up by a 13 to 10 win against Lions. The final game saw a 12 to 10 loss to Exeter City 1 meaning Thunder, City and Raptors were all promoted.

The 2 victories and the closeness of the defeat suggest some optimism for the coming WRL season for the league's easternmost club.

Western Regional League
Despite the potential long journeys and the added pressure of playing against the shot-clock, Guildford is cementing its position as a force to be reckoned with in the growing sport of korfball.

The WRL consists of teams from Exeter, Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford and neighbouring Farnborough.

It is the third tier of national korfball and is a stepping stone to the promotional division and, ultimately, the premier division.

Thunder reached the playoffs after winning division 1 of the Oxfordshire Korfball League with 51: 7 points more than closest rivals Oxford City 2.