Many athletes refuse to accept the idea of finding consolation in defeat, but for Chinese Taipei, that was the best it could hope for in its World Games korfball semifinal against the Netherlands. After crushing its three opponents in the preliminary round of the korfball tournament, the Dutch advanced to the gold medal final with an easy 29-13 win over the host country after flying to a 16-4 lead at halftime. Chinese Taipei, however, became the only team in the tournament so far to hold the Dutch to fewer than 30 points and score more than 10 points against them, small consolation perhaps but still something to build on ahead of the bronze medal game against Russia on Tuesday. The final hurdle for the Netherlands -- winner of the last four korfball world championships -- and the one team in the eight-team tournament that may offer the Dutch more than token resistance is Belgium, 24-8 winners over Russia in Monday's other semifinal. Belgium defeated Chinese Taipei 30-16 in the preliminary round and was one of the favorites in the tournament, along with the Dutch and the Czech Republic. The Czechs never played up to their billing and barely edged Great Britain 13-12 Monday to qualify for the fifth place match against Portugal, which beat Australia 22-10 in the day's other match. 