The 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was the fifth IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships that took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. A total of thirteen teams participated; eight in Tournament A and five in Tournament B. The top six teams from Tournament A automatically qualified for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The remaining two teams from Tournament A and the top two teams from Tournament B will play in the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier to determine who will take the remaining two Paralympic slots.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czech Republic |
Venue(s) | SAREZ winter stadium, Ostrava |
Dates | 9–16 May 2009 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runner-up | Norway |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Japan |
Website | Sledge2009.cz |
A Tournament edit
The A Tournament was held between the eight top-ranked national teams. The tournament was further divided into two groups of four teams each. Group A included Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan. Group B included Italy, Norway, South Korea, and the United States.
Final rankings edit
B Tournament edit
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Venue(s) | Eindhoven |
Dates | 15–21 March 2009 |
Teams | 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Estonia (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Poland |
The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.
Preliminary round edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 12 |
2 | Estonia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 9 |
3 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 6 |
4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 3 |
5 | Netherlands (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
15 March 2009 11:00 | Great Britain | 8–2 (1–0, 4–1, 3–1) | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
15 March 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 3–1 | Poland | Eindhoven Icestadium |
16 March 2009 11:00 | Estonia | 1–3 | Sweden | Eindhoven Icestadium |
16 March 2009 16:00 | Poland | 10–1 | Great Britain | Eindhoven Icestadium |
17 March 2009 11:00 | Estonia | 12–0 | Great Britain | Eindhoven Icestadium |
17 March 2009 16:00 | Poland | 5–0 | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
19 March 2009 11:00 | Netherlands | 0–7 | Estonia | Eindhoven Icestadium |
19 March 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 10–0 | Great Britain | Eindhoven Icestadium |
20 March 2009 11:00 | Estonia | 3–2 | Poland | Eindhoven Icestadium |
20 March 2009 16:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 (0–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Eindhoven Icestadium |
Final round edit
Third place game edit
21 March 2009 11:00 | Poland | 5–1 (0–0, 3–0, 2–1) | Great Britain | Eindhoven Icestadium |
Final edit
21 March 2009 16:00 | Sweden | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Estonia | Eindhoven Icestadium |
Final rankings edit
Rank | Team |
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1 | Estonia |
2 | Sweden |
3 | Poland |
4 | Great Britain |
5 | Netherlands |
See also edit
- it:Campionato del mondo di hockey su slittino - Gruppo B 2009 (in Italian) (B-Pool results)
References edit
- Sledge2009.cz (official website in English) at archive.today (archived April 21, 2012)
- Estonia Wins World Championships B in Eindhoven at the Wayback Machine (archived April 29, 2009)