2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships

The 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. A total of thirteen teams participated; eight in Tournament A and five in Tournament B. The top six teams from Tournament A automatically qualified for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The remaining two teams from Tournament A and the top two teams from Tournament B will play in the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier to determine who will take the remaining two Paralympic slots.

A Tournament
The A Tournament was held between the eight top-ranked national teams. The tournament was further divided into two groups of four teams each. Group A included Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan. Group B included Italy, Norway, South Korea, and the United States.

Final rankings


Group A

 * 5/9: 🇯🇵 - 🇩🇪 4:3
 * 5/9: 🇨🇦 - 🇨🇿 3:0
 * 5/10: 🇨🇦 - 🇩🇪 8:0
 * 5/10: 🇯🇵 - 🇨🇿 1:0
 * 5/12: 🇩🇪 - 🇨🇿 1:0
 * 5/12: 🇨🇦 - 🇯🇵 7:0

Group B

 * 5/9: 🇺🇸 - 🇮🇹 3:0
 * 5/9: 🇳🇴 - 🇰🇷 4:1
 * 5/10: 🇳🇴 - 🇮🇹 6:2
 * 5/10: 🇺🇸 - 🇰🇷 2:1
 * 5/12: 🇮🇹 - 🇰🇷 1:2
 * 5/12: 🇳🇴 - 🇺🇸 2:1

Final round

 * Semifinals
 * 🇺🇸 - 🇨🇦 2:1
 * 🇳🇴 - 🇯🇵 2:1


 * Final
 * 🇺🇸 - 🇳🇴 1:0


 * 3rd place
 * 🇨🇦 - 🇯🇵 2:0

5th-8th place

 * Semifinals
 * 🇩🇪 - 🇮🇹 1:2
 * 🇨🇿 - 🇰🇷 5:1


 * 7th place
 * 🇩🇪 - 🇰🇷 4:3


 * 5th place
 * 🇮🇹 - 🇨🇿 0:1

B Tournament
The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.

Final round

 * 3rd place playoff


 * 1st place playoff