The 2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the women's

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tournament. The event was held from 5–9 February in

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won the title for the first time after defeating the

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5–2 in the final.

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finished in third place, defeating the

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3–1 in the third place playoff.

Teams

The following teams competed in the tournament: * * * * * * (host nation) * * * * * *

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament: *Lynette Hill (AUS) *Dawn Henning (ENG) *Louise Knipe (ENG) *Ute Conen (GER) *Heike Malina (GER) *Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED) *Irina Sivtsova (RUS) *Jean Duncan (SCO) *Anne McRae (SCO) *Ludmila Pastorova (SVK) *Monica Rivera (ESP)

Results

''All times are local ( UTC+01:00).''

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Fifth to twelfth place classification

=Eleventh and twelfth place

=Ninth and tenth place

=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

{{Indoor Hockey World Cup

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