The World Box Lacrosse Championship (WBLC), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
tournament sponsored by
World 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 prev ...
that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in
2003, Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.
Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the
Czech Republic
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hosted in
2011
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, the
Onondaga Nation
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, south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in
2015
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. The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
The winner of the WBLC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player
Stan Cockerton.
Champions
Source:
Medal table
Performance by team
Performance by tournament
2003 Indoor Championship
Final: Canada 21, Iroquois 4
3rd place: United States 15, Scotland 9
5th place: Australia 21, Czech Republic 10
2007 Indoor Championship
Final: Canada 15, Iroquois 14, OT
3rd place: United States 17, England 10
5th place: Scotland 14, Australia 8
7th place: Czech Republic 22, Ireland 5
2011 Indoor Championship
Final: Canada 13, Iroquois 6
3rd place: United States 16, Czech Republic 7
5th place: England 23, Australia 8
7th place: Ireland 17, Slovakia 15 (2 game aggregate)
Source:
2015 Indoor Championship
Final: Canada 12, Iroquois 8
3rd place: United States 15, Israel 4
5th place: England 14, Ireland 12
7th place: Czech Republic 20, Australia 11
9th place: Finland 24, Turkey 6
11th place: Germany 13, Serbia 12
Source:
See also
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Federation of International Lacrosse
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Women's Lacrosse World Cup
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 gov ...
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Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships The Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships (U-19) are held separately for men and women every four years to award world championships for the under-19 age group in men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse. The tournaments are sanctioned by World Lacrosse ...
(men and women)
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World Junior Lacrosse Championship The IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship (WJLC) is an annual independent international box lacrosse championship for players aged 20 and under.
History
The first formal Junior competition was held in 2015 in Six Nations, ON. Originally, the Ju ...
(men)
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European Box Lacrosse Championships
The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) that occurs every four years.
The EBLC had its ...
(men)
*
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
References
External links
Federation of International Lacrosse
{{Main world championships
Indoor
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Recurring sporting events established in 2003
Quadrennial sporting events