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The tchoukball competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 24 to July 26, at the National Kaohsiung Normal University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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The tchoukball competition at the 2009 World Games took place from July 24 to July 26, at the National Kaohsiung Normal University Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 5 | 0 | 351 | 196 | 10 | ~ | 76:50 | 71:36 | 78:53 | 62:29 | 64:28 | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 284 | 235 | 8 | 50:76 | ~ | 63:52 | 55:52 | 55:33 | 61:22 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 261 | 256 | 6 | 36:71 | 52:63 | ~ | 53:48 | 50:47 | 70:27 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 271 | 242 | 4 | 53:78 | 52:55 | 48:53 | ~ | 48:40 | 70:16 | |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 198 | 243 | 2 | 29:62 | 33:55 | 47:50 | 40:48 | ~ | 49:28 | |
| 6 | Macau | 5 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 314 | 0 | 28:64 | 22:61 | 27:70 | 16:70 | 28:49 | ~ |
| July 26 | Canada | 53:26 | Macau |
| July 26 | Singapore | 46:42 | Great Britain |
| July 26 | Chinese Taipei | 67:39 | Switzerland |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | Pts | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 111 | 8 | ~ | 48:38 | 65:29 | 57:22 | 75:22 | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 193 | 147 | 6 | 38:48 | ~ | 48:37 | 44:31 | 63:31 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 183 | 4 | 29:65 | 37:48 | ~ | 35:30 | 47:40 | |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 169 | 2 | 22:57 | 31:44 | 30:35 | ~ | 41:33 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 226 | 0 | 22:75 | 31:63 | 40:47 | 33:41 | ~ |
| July 26 | Great Britain | 33:45 | Canada |
| July 26 | Chinese Taipei | 50:37 | Switzerland |
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