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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | May 15–24 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Haudenosaunee |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 415 (20.75 per game) |
| Attendance | 7,132 (357 per game) |
The 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was the first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, an international box lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. It took place from May 15 to 24 in Hamilton, Kitchener, Mississauga, and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] Canada won the gold medal with a 21–4 victory over the Iroquois Nationals. The United States defeated Scotland 15–9 in the bronze medal game. Two other nations participated, Australia and the Czech Republic.[2][3]
Preliminary round
[edit]Six participating teams played a round-robin in the preliminary round. The first place through fourth place teams each advanced to the semi-finals, while the fifth and sixth place teams advanced to the 5th place playoff.
Results
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS | Advanced to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 29 | +80 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| Haudenosaunee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 52 | +48 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 2 | Semi-finals |
 Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 102 | −63 | 1 | 5th place playoff |
 Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 0 | 5th place playoff |
All times are local (UTC−4).
| 15 May 2003 12:00 | Haudenosaunee | 19–12 | Scotland | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 15 May 2003 16:00 | United States | 22–9 | Czech Republic | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 15 May 2003 19:30 | Canada | 28–5 | Australia | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 16 May 2003 12:00 | Czech Republic | 3–15 | Scotland | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 16 May 2003 16:00 | United States | 22–4 | Australia | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 16 May 2003 19:30 | Canada | 15–13 | Haudenosaunee | Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa |
| 18 May 2003 12:00 | United States | 12–15 | Scotland | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 18 May 2003 16:00 | Haudenosaunee | 24–7 | Australia | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 18 May 2003 19:30 | Canada | 25–1 | Czech Republic | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 19 May 2003 12:00 | Australia | 13–12 | Czech Republic | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 19 May 2003 16:00 | Canada | 25–5 | Scotland | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 19 May 2003 19:30 | United States | 14–21 | Haudenosaunee | Hershey Centre, Mississauga |
| 21 May 2003 12:00 | Scotland | 16–10 | Australia | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
| 21 May 2003 16:00 | Czech Republic | 4–23 | Haudenosaunee | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
| 21 May 2003 19:30 | Canada | 16–5 | United States | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
Final round
[edit]| Semi-finals | Gold medal game | ||||||
| Canada | 17 | ||||||
| United States | 9 | ||||||
| Canada | 21 | ||||||
| Haudenosaunee | 4 | ||||||
| Haudenosaunee | 22 | ||||||
| Scotland | 8 | Bronze medal game | |||||
| United States | 15 | ||||||
| Scotland | 9 | ||||||
All times are local (UTC−4).
5th place game
[edit]| 22 May 2003 12:00 | Australia | 21–10 | Czech Republic | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 22 May 2003 16:00 | Canada | 17–9 | United States | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
| 22 May 2003 19:30 | Haudenosaunee | 22–8 | Scotland | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener |
Bronze medal game
[edit]| 24 May 2003 10:00 | Scotland | 9–15 | United States | Copps Coliseum, Hamilton |
Gold medal game
[edit]| 24 May 2003 13:30 | Canada | 21–4 | Haudenosaunee | Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Attendance: 7,132 |
Final standings
[edit] | Canada |
 | Haudenosaunee |
 | United States |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lacrosse World Indoor Championships 2003". Activity Workshop. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Outsider's Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15.
- ^ "Canada routs Iroquois to win gold medal, 21-4". Outsider's Guide. 24 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20.
External links
[edit]- "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship rosters". Outsider's Guide. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008.
- World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2003 Toronto Canada part1. (1/4) on YouTube
- World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2003 Toronto Canada part2. (2/4) on YouTube
- World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2003 Toronto Canada part3 (3/4) on YouTube
- World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2003 Toronto Canada part4. (4/4) on YouTube