2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: World Championship canceled

The 8th Women's Ice Hockey World Championships of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2003 . Between March 9 and April 9, 2003, a total of 24 national teams were to take part in a total of four tournaments in the top division, division I, division II and division III.

After the Olympic year of 2002, no world champion among women was determined in 2003 either. The tournament in the top division was held in the Chinese capital Beijing, where the life-threatening pneumonia SARS had broken out at the time of the event, as in large parts of China . The World Ice Hockey Federation therefore decided to cancel the tournament. In the downstream divisions, the respective tournaments took place as planned. Since no relegation from the top division was determined due to the non-execution, nine teams should take part in the following World Cup. Accordingly, other teams from the lower divisions moved up, so that although there were promoters to the next higher season in each division, there were no relegated teams.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Beijing	0Apr 3, 2003 - Apr 9, 2003 0	8th	not carried out
Division I.	Ventspils	09 Mar 2003 - March 15 2003	6th	6,992	15th	466
Division II	Lecco	31 Mar 2003 - Apr 6, 2003 0	6th	5,400	15th	360
Division III	Maribor	25th Mar 2003 - March 31 2003	6th	9,561	15th	637

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: April 3 to 9, 2003 in Beijing , People's Republic of China

Participants: People's Republic of China , Germany , Finland , Canada (defending champion) , Switzerland (promoted) , Russia , Sweden , USA          

• Division I: March 9-15 , 2003 in Ventspils , Latvia

Participants: France , Japan , Latvia , North Korea , Kazakhstan (relegated) , Czech Republic       

• Division II: March 31 to April 6, 2003 in Lecco , Italy

Participants: Great Britain , Denmark , Italy , Netherlands , Norway , Slovakia      

• Division III: March 25 to 31, 2001 in Maribor , Slovenia

Participants: Australia , Belgium , Slovenia , Hungary , Romania , South Africa      

Top division

The World Cup was canceled due to the SARS epidemic in the People's Republic of China . The plan was to host the World Cup from April 3 to 9, 2003 .

The planned preliminary round group division was:

Group A: Canada, Finland, Germany, Switzerland

Group B: USA, Russia, China, Sweden

After the preliminary round, the semi-finals, the final and the third place match would have followed for the best four teams. The other teams would have played off the relegated team and the other placements in the knockout system.

Moved up and down

Relegated	no relegation
Newcomers:	Japan

Division I.

2003 Women's World Cup in Division I.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Japan
Venue (s)	Ventspils , Latvia
opening	March 9, 2003
Final day	March 15, 2003
spectator	6,992 (466 per game)
Gates	84 (5.6 per game)
Top scorer	Natalja Jakowtschuk (11 points)

The Division I tournament was held from March 9-15, 2003 in the Latvian city ​​of Ventspils . The games took place in the Olimpiskais Centrs ice rink with a capacity of 3,040 .

venue
Ventspils , Latvia
Ventspils World championship venue
Venue
Olimpiskais Centrs Ventspils Capacity: 3,040
Exterior view of the Olimpiskais Centrs

Games and final table

March 9, 2003 1:00 p.m.

North Korea

2: 6 (0: 3, 1: 2, 1: 1)

Japan

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 9, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Latvia

1: 6 (0: 1, 0: 3, 1: 2)

Kazakhstan

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 1000

March 9, 2003 8:00 p.m.

France

1: 4 (0: 3, 0: 0, 1: 1)

Czech Republic

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 10, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

4: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0)

North Korea

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 10, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Japan

2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)

France

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 10, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)

Latvia

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils Spectators: 780

March 12, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

3: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2)

France

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 12, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Japan

8: 3 (2: 0, 4: 1, 2: 2)

Czech Republic

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 12, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Latvia

5: 2 (4: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)

North Korea

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils Spectators: 748

March 13, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

0: 7 (0: 4, 0: 2, 0: 1)

Kazakhstan

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 13, 2003 4:30 p.m.

North Korea

0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0)

France

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 13, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Japan

5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)

Latvia

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils Spectators: 924

March 15, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Czech Republic

6: 5 (3: 1, 3: 2, 0: 2)

North Korea

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 300

March 15, 2003 4:30 p.m.

France

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)

Latvia

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 510

March 15, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0)

Japan

Olimpiskais Centrs, Ventspils spectators: 330

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
Natalja Jakowchuk	5	7th	4th	11	2	+8
Ekaterina Malzewa	5	5	6th	11	2	+8
Hanae Kubo	5	5	5	10	10	+7
Yuki Togawa	5	4th	4th	8th	6th	+4
Drahomíra Fialová	5	6th	0	6th	2	−4
Masako Sato	5	3	3	6th	0	+6
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Yuka Oda	5	280: 24	6th	1	1.28	95.31
Natalia Trunova	5	299: 56	7th	1	1.40	94.85
Nolwenn Rousselle	5	299: 50	9	2	1.80	93.75

Pl	country	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Japan	5	5	0	0	23: 6	10
2.	Kazakhstan	5	3	1	1	20: 7	7th
3.	Czech Republic	5	3	0	2	15:22	6th
4th	France	5	2	1	2	09: 9	5
5.	Latvia	5	1	0	4th	07:16	2
6th	North Korea	5	0	0	5	10:24	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to the top division

Division I winning team

Division I promoted Japan

Yurie Adachi , Kumiko Aoki , Yuka Hirano , Asako Kanno , Yae Kawashima , Yoko Kondo , Hanae Kubo , Haruna Kumano , Ami Mashiko , Akiko Naka , Azusa Nakaoku , Emi Nonaka , Yuka Oda , Sayaka Sado , Tomoko Sakagami , Masako Sato , Yoko Tamada , Yuki Togawa , Aki Tsuchida , Etsuko Wada Coaching staff: Masayuki Takahashi , Yuichiro Nakajimaya , Koji Taniguchi

Moved up and down

Promoted to the top division:	Japan
Relegated from the top division:	no relegation
Relegated from Division I:	no relegation
Promoted to Division I:	Norway

Division II

2003 Women's World Cup in Division II
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Norway
Venue (s)	Lecco , Italy
opening	March 31, 2003
Final day	April 6, 2003
spectator	5,400 (360 per game)
Gates	96 (6.4 per game)
Top scorer	Nikoleta Celárová (8 points)

The Division II tournament was held from March 31 to April 16, 2003 in the Italian city ​​of Lecco . The games took place in the Palataurus.

venue
Lecco , Italy
Lecco World championship venue
Venue
Palataurus capacity:

March 31, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Great Britain

1: 8 (0: 5, 0: 3, 1: 0)

Slovakia

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

March 31, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Denmark

4: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0)

Netherlands

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

March 31, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Italy

2: 4 (2: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Norway

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 500

April 1, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Slovakia

1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)

Denmark

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 1, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Italy

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 1, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Norway

8: 3 (1: 0, 5: 1, 2: 2)

Great Britain

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 3, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Great Britain

4: 4 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 2)

Denmark

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 3, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands

1: 7 (0: 2, 0: 3, 1: 2)

Norway

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 3, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Slovakia

10: 0 (3: 0, 2: 0, 5: 0)

Italy

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 500

April 4, 2003 1:00 p.m.

Norway

2: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)

Slovakia

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 4, 2003 4:30 p.m.

Denmark

5: 4 (1: 1, 2: 2, 2: 1)

Italy

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 500

April 4, 2003 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)

Great Britain

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 6, 2003 11:00 a.m.

Slovakia

2: 2 (0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1)

Netherlands

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 6, 2003 2:30 p.m.

Norway

3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)

Denmark

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 300

April 6, 2003 6:00 p.m.

Italy

4: 2 (0: 0, 4: 0, 0: 2)

Great Britain

Palataurus, Lecco spectators: 600

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
Nikoleta Celárová	5	5	3	8th	6th	+6
Tine Christoffersen Perry	5	3	4th	7th	16	+7
Sofie Lund	5	5	1	6th	0	+7
Line Bialik Olen	5	5	1	6th	2	+6
Helene Martinsen	5	4th	2	6th	4th	+3
Sabina Florian	5	4th	2	6th	4th	0
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Zuzana Tomčíková	3	150: 07	3	1	1.20	95.77
Helena Kysela	3	179: 44	6th	0	2.00	93.75
Andrea Rišová	3	149: 23	4th	0	1.61	93.44
Line Kuvas	4th	240: 00	8th	0	2.00	93.28

Pl	country	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Norway	5	4th	1	0	24: 9	9
2.	Denmark	5	3	1	1	16:13	7th
3.	Slovakia	5	2	2	1	23: 7	6th
4th	Italy	5	2	0	3	13:21	4th
5.	Netherlands	5	1	1	3	08:18	3
6th	United Kingdom	5	0	1	4th	12:28	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I.

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division I:	Norway
Relegated from Division I:	no relegation
Relegated from Division II:	no relegation
Promoted to Division II:	Australia

Division III

2003 Women's Division III World Cup
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Australia
Venue (s)	Maribor , Slovenia
opening	March 25, 2003
Final day	March 31, 2003
spectator	9,561 (637 per game)
Gates	87 (5.8 per game)
Top scorer	Jasmina Rošar (16 points)

venue

Maribor , Slovenia

Maribor World championship venue

Venue

Ledna dvorana Tabor Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Ledna dvorana Tabor

The Division III tournament was held from March 25th to 31st, 2003 in Maribor , Slovenia . The games took place in the 3,000-seat Ledna dvorana Tabor . A total of 3,295 spectators attended the ten tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 329 per game.

The Australian team qualified for Division II with four wins and one draw from five games.

March 25, 2003 12:00 p.m.

Hungary

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)

Belgium

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 465

March 25, 2003 3:30 p.m.

Romania

6: 1 (3: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)

South Africa

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 352

March 25, 2003 7:00 p.m.

Slovenia

4: 4 (2: 1, 1: 3, 1: 0)

Australia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 1453

March 26, 2003 12:00 p.m.

Australia

7: 0 (3: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0)

Hungary

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 372

March 26, 2003 3:30 p.m.

Belgium

3: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0)

Romania

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 344

March 26, 2003 7:00 p.m.

South Africa

1: 6 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 3)

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 1350

March 28, 2003 12:00 p.m.

Belgium

1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1)

South Africa

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 329

March 28, 2003 3:30 p.m.

Australia

9: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 6: 0)

Romania

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 399

March 28, 2003 7:00 p.m.

Slovenia

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)

Hungary

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 1122

March 29, 2003 12:00 p.m.

South Africa

0: 8 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 4)

Australia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 401

March 29, 2003 3:30 p.m.

Hungary

3: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 2)

Romania

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 377

March 29, 2003 7:00 p.m.

Belgium

2: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1)

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 999

March 31, 2003 12:00 p.m.

South Africa

2: 2 (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 0)

Hungary

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 344

March 31, 2003 3:30 p.m.

Australia

6: 2 (3: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1)

Belgium

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 389

March 31, 2003 7:00 p.m.

Romania

1: 7 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 3)

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 865

Pl	country	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Australia	5	4th	1	0	34: 7	9
2.	Slovenia	5	3	2	0	20: 8	8th
3.	Belgium	5	2	1	2	10:12	5
4th	Hungary	5	1	1	3	05:14	3
5.	South Africa	5	1	1	3	07:23	3
6th	Romania	5	1	0	4th	11:23	2

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II

Moved up and down

Promoted to Division II:	Australia
Relegated from Division II:	no relegation

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2003 (overview)
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2003
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2003
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2003

Web links

• Championnats du Monde féminins 2003 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• 2003 IIHF World Women Championship Div I at iihf.com
• 2003 IIHF World Women Championship Div II at iihf.com
• 2003 IIHF World Women Championship Div III at iihf.com

literature

• Eckert, Horst: International Ice Hockey Guide 2003. Official IIHF Yearbook 2002/2003. Munich: Copress, 2002, ISBN 376790800X .

Individual evidence

1. ^ SARS: Women's world hockey tourney canceled as a trip to China deemed too risky. In: theglobeandmail.com . March 31, 2003, accessed February 12, 2019 . 
2. ^ IIHF Cancels 2003 Women's World Hockey Championship in Beijing, China. In: hockeycanada.ca. March 30, 2003, accessed February 12, 2019 .