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

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

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