2003 World Championship

The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2003 in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, Finland.

It was the 67th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between February 4, 2003 in Hasimota, Japan.

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First round
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and  are relegated to Division I for the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

All times local

Ranking and Statistics
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.