2003 Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2003 Indoor Hockey World Cup championship was the first time this competition took place. It occurred in February 2003, in Leipzig, Germany.[1] The host nation Germany won both the men's and women's gold medals. The Eurosport TV channel covered the event, which had good ratings despite the late schedule. The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was also held in Leipzig, Germany. A total of 20 million viewers watched 13 hours broadcast on Eurosport, with ten matches broadcast on live TV.[2]

This competition included several countries which are not strong competitors at the outdoor international level.

Men competition

Herren Gruppe A » SUI-CZE 9:5 » NZL-GER 0:17 » RUS-CAN 3:3 » CAN-SUI 5:4 » CZE-NZL 10:0 » GER-RUS 16:0 » CAN-NZL 7:2 » CZE-GER 3:6 » RUS-SUI 0:7 » GER-SUI 9:6 » CZE-CAN 5:5 » RUS-NZL 5:0 » SUI-NZL 11:2 » RUS-CZE 2:11 » GER-CAN 11:4

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2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityLeipzig
Final positions
Champions Germany
Runner-up Poland
Third place France

First round

Pool A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 550000015
  Switzerland 55000009
 Canada 53000008
 Czech Republic 52000007
 Russia 51000004
 New Zealand 50000000
Canada  3–3 Russia 
Czech Republic  10–0 New Zealand 
Switzerland   4–5 Canada 
Czech Republic  5–9 Switzerland  
Russia  0–16 Germany 
New Zealand  0–17 Germany 
Czech Republic  5–5 Canada 
Switzerland   7–0 Russia 
Czech Republic  3–6 Canada 
New Zealand  2–7 Russia 
Switzerland   6–9 Germany 
Canada  4–11 Germany 
New Zealand  0–5 Russia 
Czech Republic  11–2 Russia 
Switzerland   11–2 New Zealand 

Pool B

Herren Gruppe B » NED-RSA 6:1 » POL-USA 7:1 » AUS-FRA 5:3 » NED-POL 2:4 » RSA-FRA 4:9 » USA-AUS 0:4 » FRA-NED 5:3 » AUS-POL 3:8 » RSA-USA 4:3 » POL-RSA 6:2 » NED-AUS 5:4 » FRA-USA 6:2 » RSA-AUS 4:4 » USA-NED 1:11 » POL-FRA 4:5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 5400000
 France 5400000
 Netherlands 5300000
 Australia 5200000
 South Africa 5110000
 United States 5000000
Final

Herren Finale Halbfinale: » POL-SUI 6:5 » GER-FRA 4:2 Platzierungsspiele: » NZL-USA 7:8 » RUS-RSA 8:3 » CZE-AUS 4:6 » CAN-NED 7:8 » SUI-FRA 6:8 » POL-GER 1:7

8 February 2015
Germany  7–1  Poland

Final standings
  1.  Germany
  2.  Poland
  3.  France
  4.   Switzerland
  5.  Netherlands
  6.  Canada
  7.  Australia
  8.  Czech Republic
  9.  Russia
  10.  South Africa
  11.  United States
  12.  New Zealand

Women competition
2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityLeipzig
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place France

The 2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the first edition of this tournament. It was played on 5–9 February 2003 in Leipzig, Germany.

The Germany defeated Netherlands in the final to win their first title.

Damen Gruppe A » GER-AUT 8:2 » AUS-TRI 7:3 » BLR-CZE 2:5 » GER-BLR 14:3 » CZE-AUS 3:2 » TRI-AUT 2:7 » AUT-BLR 2:4 » CZE-TRI 3:0 » AUS-GER 2:19 » TRI-GER 2:19 » BLR-AUS 4:4 » AUT-CZE 2:1 » AUS-AUT 2:2 » GER-CZE 12:0 » BLR-TRI 12:1

Damen Gruppe B » NED-RUS 5:1 » LTU-RSA 5:0 » FRA-MEX 9:1 » MEX-RSA 1:8 » LTU-NED 3:6 » RUS-FRA 1:2 » RSA-NED 0:7 » RUS-MEX 5:1 » LTU-FRA 1:3 » RUS-RSA 9:2 » LTU-MEX 9:0 » FRA-NED 2:4 » LTU-RUS 5:1 » NED-MEX 15:0 » FRA-RSA 6:2

Damen Finale Halbfinale: » NED-CZE 5:1 » GER-FRA 12:2 Platzierungsspiele: » TRI-MEX 11:1 » AUS-RSA 4:1 » AUT-RUS 4:1 » BLR-LTU 4:1 » CZE-FRA 1:3 » NED-GER 2:5

Final standings
  1.  Germany
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  France
  4.  Czech Republic
  5.  Belarus
  6.  Lithuania
  7.  Austria
  8.  Russia
  9.  Australia
  10.  South Africa
  11.  Trinidad and Tobago
  12.  Mexico

References
  1. http://www.indoor-hockey-world-cup.de/VVI-web/IHWC2003/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.indoor-hockey-world-cup.de/VVI-web/IHWC2003/
  4. http://www.indoor-hockey-world-cup.de/VVI-web/IHWC2003/

Results
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