2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Explained

Country:Canada
Dates:May 15–24
Num Teams:6
Venues:4
Cities:4
Winners Indoor:Canada
Count:1
Second Indoor:Iroquois
Third Indoor:United States
Fourth Indoor:Scotland
Games:20
Goals:415
Attendance:7,132
Nextseason:2007

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

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

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5 5 0 109 29 +80 5 Semi-finals
5 4 1 100 52 +48 4 Semi-finals
5 3 2 63 69 −6 3 Semi-finals
5 2 3 75 65 +10 2 Semi-finals
5 1 4 39 102 −63 1 5th place playoff
5 0 5 29 98 −69 0 5th place playoff

All times are local (UTC−4).

Final round

All times are local (UTC−4).

Gold medal game

Final standings

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lacrosse World Indoor Championships 2003. Activity Workshop. 20 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships . Outsider's Guide . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090215001319/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/feat03wilc.htm . 2009-02-15.
  3. Web site: Canada routs Iroquois to win gold medal, 21-4. Outsider's Guide. 24 May 2003. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080720144022/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/game0397wilc.htm. 2008-07-20.