2003 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship


The 2003 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the seventh IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Nuremberg and Amberg, Germany, with the gold-medal game played on July 19, 2003.

2003 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesJuly 2003
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  United States
← 2002
2004 →

Championship

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  USA  CZE  SWE  AUT
1   United States 3 2 1 0 0 24 10 +14 8 6–5OT 3–2 15–3
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 0 23 14 +9 7 7–6 11–2
3   Sweden 3 1 0 0 2 11 10 +1 3 3–0
4   Austria 3 0 0 0 3 5 29 −24 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  FIN  GER  SVK  SLO
1   Finland 3 3 0 0 0 30 11 +19 9 7–3 6–5 17–3
2   Germany 3 2 0 0 1 21 19 +2 6 8–5 10–7
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 18 21 −3 3 8–7
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 0 3 17 35 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff round

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Qualifiers

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July 16, 2003Slovenia  9 - 8 OT  Japan
July 16, 2003Austria  8 - 6  Brazil

Quarterfinals

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July 17, 2003United States  8 - 5  Slovenia
July 17, 2003Finland  26 - 2  Austria
July 17, 2003Czech Republic  13 - 3  Slovakia
July 17, 2003Sweden  9 - 5  Germany

Placement games

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7th place game
July 18, 2003Slovenia  6 - 5  Austria
5th place game
July 18, 2003Germany  9 - 8  Slovakia

Semifinals

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July 18, 2003Sweden  7 - 4  United States
July 18, 2003Finland  13 - 3  Czech Republic

Bronze medal game

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July 19, 2003United States  11 - 6  Czech Republic

Gold medal game

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July 19, 2003Finland  5 - 3  Sweden

Division I

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Preliminary round

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  BRA  GBR  HUN  RSA
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 0 29 13 +16 9 9–7 6–5 14–1
2   Great Britain 3 2 0 0 1 29 12 +17 6 6–2 16–1
3   Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 13 15 −2 3 6–3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 5 36 −31 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts  JPN  NZL  AUS  ARG
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 0 33 10 +23 9 9–5 14–2 10–3
2   New Zealand 3 2 0 0 1 19 18 +1 6 6–5 8–4
3   Australia 3 1 0 0 2 13 21 −8 3 6–1
4   Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 8 24 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff round

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Quarterfinals

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July 17, 2003Brazil  5 - 3  Argentina
July 17, 2003Japan  15 - 3  South Africa
July 17, 2003Australia  9 - 4  Great Britain
July 17, 2003Hungary  9 - 4  New Zealand

Placement games

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15th place game
July 18, 2003South Africa  4 - 3  Argentina
13th place game
July 18, 2003Great Britain  9 - 5  New Zealand

Semifinals

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July 18, 2003Brazil  10 - 3  Hungary
July 18, 2003Japan  5 - 4  Australia

3rd place game (11th overall)

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July 19, 2003Australia  12 - 3  Hungary

Final (9th overall)

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July 19, 2003Japan  11 - 6  Brazil

References

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