title: Korfball at the 2009 World Games
text: # Korfball at the 2009 World Games
  
  The Korfball events at the World Games 2009 took place at the NKNU Gymnasium, a sport arena in Kaohsiung, from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Pool A :
  
  * Australia
  * Czech Republic
  * Netherlands
  * Russia
  
  Pool B :
  
  * Belgium
  * Chinese Taipei
  * Great Britain
  * Portugal
  
  ## Pool matches
  
  Legend
  
  | Pts = Points P = Played games W = Win L = Lost | F = Korfs favour A = Korfs against D = Difference korfs (KF-KA) GG = Match won by golden goal |
  | - | - |
  | POOL A | Pts | P | W | L | F | A | D |
  | Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 28 | +78 |
  | Russia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 62 | -17 |
  | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 69 | -23 |
  | Australia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 76 | -38 |
  | July 17 | Czech Republic | 21-16 | Australia | Details |
  | July 17 | Netherlands | 35-8 | Russia | Details |
  | July 18 | Russia | 18-12 | Australia | Details |
  | July 18 | Czech Republic | 10-34 | Netherlands | Details |
  | July 19 | Netherlands | 37-10 | Australia | Details |
  | July 19 | Czech Republic | 15-19 | Russia | Details |
  | POOL B | Pts | P | W | L | F | A | D |
  | Belgium | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 47 | +34 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 63 | -4 |
  | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 63 | -11 |
  | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 57 | -19 |
  | July 17 | Belgium | 25-13 | Great Britain | Details |
  | July 17 | Chinese Taipei | 26-19 | Portugal | Details |
  | July 18 | Great Britain | 11-15 | Portugal | Details |
  | July 18 | Chinese Taipei | 16-30 | Belgium | Details |
  | July 19 | Belgium | 26-18 | Portugal | Details |
  | July 19 | Chinese Taipei | 17-14 | Great Britain | Details |
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  5th-8th places
  
  | July 20, 2009 - 13:45 |
  | - |
  | July 20, 2009 - 13:45 | Portugal | 22-10 | Australia | Details |
  | July 20, 2009 - 15:35 |
  | July 20, 2009 - 15:35 | Great Britain | 12-13 | Czech Republic | Details |
  
  Semifinals
  
  | July 20, 2009 - 17:25 |
  | - |
  | July 20, 2009 - 17:25 | Belgium | 24-8 | Russia | Details |
  | July 20, 2009 - 19:15 |
  | July 20, 2009 - 19:15 | Chinese Taipei | 13-29 | Netherlands | Details |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | July 21, 2009 - 12:30 |
  | - |
  | July 21, 2009 - 12:30 | Australia | 18-31 | Great Britain | Details |
  | July 21, 2009 - 14:30 |
  | July 21, 2009 - 14:30 | Portugal | 18-19 | Czech Republic | Details |
  | July 21, 2009 - 16:30 |
  | July 21, 2009 - 16:30 | Russia | 18-25 | Chinese Taipei | Details |
  | July 21, 2009 - 18:30 |
  | July 21, 2009 - 18:30 | Belgium | 20-25 | Netherlands | Details |
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | Belgium | 24 |
  | Russia | 8 | | |
  | Russia | 8 | Belgium | 20 |
  | | | Netherlands | 25 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 13 | Netherlands | 25 |
  | Netherlands | 29 | | |
  | Netherlands | 29 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | Russia | 18 |
  | | | Chinese Taipei | 25 |
  
  * Champions Netherlands
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Netherlands |
  | | Belgium |
  | | Chinese Taipei |
  | 4. | Russia |
  | 5. | Czech Republic |
  | 6. | Portugal |
  | 7. | Great Britain |
  | 8. | Australia |
  