Here and now
Korfball is currently the only mixed team sport in the world. This gives the sport a unique selling point, but this mixed quality is not yet excepted in all possible cultures which hinders its further international development into specific regions of Africa and the middle east.
Therefore the sport is being played in countries off a big variety of cultures, religions and geography, but finds itself concentrated in niche markets mainly concentrated in the developed countries and east Asia.
Until now the sport of korfball is mainly dominated by the Dutch. This is caused by it's history, being developed in the Netherlands and promoted mainly as a grass roots sport. In other countries Korfball is now quickly developing itself as an international, competitive, sport. Some of the strong developing countries include China, Russia, Czech Republic and Chinese Taipei.
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World Ranking - August 2008 |
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1. Netherlands (NED) |