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2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships

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Host country
  
CZE

Dates
  
15–21 March and 9–16 May 2009

Venue(s)
  
2 (in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Ostrava, Czech Republic host cities)

Champions
  
United States (1st title)

The 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships 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, 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.

Contents

A Tournament

The A Tournament was held between the eight top-ranked national teams: Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, and the United States. The tournament was further divided into two groups of four teams each.

B Tournament

The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.

Final round

3rd place playoff
1st place playoff

References

2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Wikipedia


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