The World Lacrosse Women's World Championship (WLWWC), formerly known as the Women's Lacrosse World Cup (WLWC), the international championship of women's lacrosse, is held every four years. From its inception in 1982, it was sponsored by the governing body for women's lacrosse, the

International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations World Lacrosse (WL), formerly the Federation of International Lacrosse, is the international governing body of lacrosse, responsible for the men's, women's, and indoor versions of the sport. It was established in 2008 by the merger of the previo ...

, until that body merged in 2008 with the former governing body for men's lacrosse. Since 2009, the WLWC has been sponsored by the sport's new unified governing body, the

Federation of International Lacrosse World Lacrosse (WL), formerly the Federation of International Lacrosse, is the international governing body of lacrosse, responsible for the men's, women's, and indoor versions of the sport. It was established in 2008 by the merger of the previo ...

. The

2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup The 2017 FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the tenth World Cup, is the preeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament is being held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, Surrey, in the South East of England, with 25 nations ...

was held in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...

, England, and was won by the United States over Canada by the score of 10-5.

History

Four players took part in all of the first five editions of the Women's Lacrosse World Cup,

Vivien Jones Vivien Jones (21 June 1951 – 26 December 2010) was a lacrosse player who made the highest number of appearances for a women's international team. Early life She was born Vivien Webb in Glasgow and moved with her parents and three sisters to L ...

of Wales, Lois Richardson of England, and Sue Sofanos and Marge Barlow both of Australia.

Championship games

Medal table

Past results

References

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