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to determine the team world champions. The final took place at

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in the Czech Republic. The winners were the Australia team who claimed their second title and first since winning the

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Preliminary round

Venue : Veenord, Holland

Holland, Austria and Croatia to Quarter-Final

Quarter-final

Venue : Lonigo, Italy

Australia to Semi-Final

Venue : Abensberg, Germany

Germany to Semi-Final

Semi-final

Venue : Poole, England

Great Britain to World Final

Venue : Leszno, Poland

Australia to World Final

World final

Venue : Pardubice, Czech Republic

Australia win Championship. United States third after

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beat

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in a race off.

References

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