ХХIII World Championship
24 — 30 March 2003
Russia
Arkhangelsk, stadium «Trud»

Group A

1

2

3

4

5

В

Н

П

О

Р/м

1

Sweden

 

6:2

9:4

6:1

6:2

4

0

0

8

27:9

2

Russia

2:6

 

5:1

12:3

8:1

3

0

1

6

27:11

3

Finland

4:9

1:5

 

4:2

5:1

2

0

2

4

14:17

4

Kazakhstan

1:6

3:12

2:4

 

6:5

1

0

3

2

12:27

5

Norway

2:6

1:8

1:5

5:6

 

0

0

4

0

9:25

Group B

1

2

3

4

В

Н

П

О

Р/м

1

Belarus

 

6:4

21:4

9:1

3

0

0

6

36:9

2

USA

4:6

 

15:0

18:0

2

0

1

4

37:6

3

Estonia

4:21

0:15

 

7:3

1

0

2

2

11:39

4

Holland

1:9

0:18

3:7

 

0

0

3

0

4:34

Semifinal matches: Russia – Finland – 7:3, Sweden – Kazakhstan – 6:1.

Match for 7th place: USA – Estonia – 19:3, Match for 5th place: Norway – Belarus – 7:3, match for 3rd place: Kazakhstan – Finland – 4:1.

Final match: Sweden – Russia – 5:4.

Best shooter: Group A - M. Karlsson (Sweden) – 21 balls, Group B - S. Chernetskii(Belarus) – 15.

Best players: goalkeeper — A. Bergvall, defender – P. Gustafsson (both – Sweden), mid-field — A. Tiukavin, forward — S. Obukhov (both – Russia).

Russian Team: goalkeepers  – V. Riabov, А. Евтин; defenders– O. Chubinskii(all Start), P. Frants(«Vänersborg», Sweden), A. Zolotarev(«Vodnik»), A. Shcheglov(«Enisei»); mid-fields– V. Grachev(«Falu», Sweden), N. Iarovich, U. Pogrebnoi, A. Tiukavin, N. Kadakin, M. Sveshnikov (all «Vodnik»), I. Maksimov(«Enisei»), R. Shamsutov(«Westeros», Sweden); forwards – S. Obukhov, M. Chermnykh(both – «Vodnik»), С. S. Lomanov(«Enisei»).