 Tchoukball has become an international sport, played in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cameron, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, HongKong, India, Italy, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, the United States and Vietnam.It is governed by the Féderation Internationale de Tchoukball (FITB, founded in 1971).Tchoukball was created in Switzerland by Hermann Brandt, who was concerned by the numerous serious injuries among athletes resulting from sports prone to aggression and physical contact.