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 countryNetherlands
DatesNovember 1995
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (6th title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Portugal
1999
2007

Preliminary round

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 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

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 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

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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

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  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

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