2003 Korfball World Championship

The 7th Korfball World Championship was held in the Netherlands on 2003, with the participation of 16 national teams.

2003 Korfball World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Dates	November 1995
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (6th title)
Runners-up	Belgium
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Portugal

Preliminary round

Pool I Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Great Britain 6 2 2 0 0 36 24 Hungary 3 2 1 0 1 33 30 India 0 2 0 0 2 25 40

Hungary 12–17 Great Britain Hungary 21–13 India Great Britain 19–12 India

Pool II Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Portugal 6 2 2 0 0 42 24 Catalonia 3 2 1 0 1 28 34 South Africa 0 2 0 0 2 25 37

Catalonia 15–14 South Africa South Africa 11–22 Portugal Catalonia 13–20 Portugal

Groups Round

Pool A-I Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Netherlands 9 3 3 0 0 79 22 Chinese Taipei 6 3 2 0 1 39 51 Great Britain 2* 3 1 0 2 35 54 Germany 1* 3 0 0 3 36 62

Germany 16–17* Great Britain Netherlands 25–10 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 16–14 Germany Great Britain 6–25 Netherlands Chinese Taipei 13–12 Great Britain Netherlands 29–6 Germany * Golden Goal

Pool A-II Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Belgium 9 3 3 0 0 69 37 Czech Republic 6 3 2 0 1 50 42 Portugal 3 3 1 0 2 41 52 Australia 0 3 0 0 3 33 62

Czech Republic 21–13 Australia Belgium 25–15 Portugal Australia 5–24 Belgium Portugal 9–12 Czech Republic Portugal 17–15 Australia Czech Republic 17–20 Belgium

Pool B-I Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Hungary 9 3 3 0 0 56 31 South Africa 5* 3 2 0 1 41 42 Slovakia 4* 3 1 0 2 54 41 Japan 0 3 0 0 3 21 58

Japan 5–20 Hungary Slovakia 15–16* South Africa South Africa 11–10 Japan Hungary 19–12 Slovakia Japan 6–27 Slovakia Hungary 17–14 South Africa * Golden Goal

Pool B-II Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Catalonia 9 3 3 0 0 48 29 Poland 6 3 2 0 1 48 34 India 3 3 1 0 2 37 54 Armenia 0 3 0 0 3 33 49

Armenia 14–17 India Poland 10–14 Catalonia India 10–23 Poland Catalonia 17–9 Armenia Armenia 10–15 Poland India 10–17 Catalonia

Final round

Finals Pool B
15–16 places
Japan	12–13	Armenia
13–14 places
Slovakia	21*–20	India
11–12 places
South Africa	19–15	Poland
9–10 places
Hungary	13–14*	Catalonia

Semifinals Pool A
5–8 places
Great Britain	15–13	Australia
Germany	12–19	Portugal
1–4 places
Chinese Taipei	10–23	Belgium
Netherlands	23–12	Czech Republic

Finals Pool A
7–8 places
Australia	14–13	Germany
5–6 places
Portugal	17–18	Great Britain
3–4 places
Chinese Taipei	15–21	Czech Republic
FINAL
Netherlands	22–9	Belgium

Final ranking

1. Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Czech Republic
4. Chinese Taipei
5. Great Britain
6. Portugal
7. Australia
8. Germany
9. Catalonia
10. Hungary
11. South Africa
12. Poland
13. Slovakia
14. India
15. Armenia
16. Japan

See also

• Korfball World Championship
• International Korfball Federation

External links

• International Korfball Federation