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===
Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th
 	 	 	
5th	6th	7th	8th
 	 	 	
===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 rankings===
Rank	Nation
1 	
2 	
3 	
=== Preliminary round ===
====Standings====
Rank 	Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference
 1	 	4 	4 	0 	19 	2 	+17
 2	 	4 	3 	1 	23 	5 	+18
 3	 	4 	2 	2 	18 	7 	+11
 4	 	4 	1 	3 	9 	34 	-25
 5	 	4 	0 	4 	2 	23 	-21
====Schedule====
=== Final round ===
; 3rd place playoff
; 1st place playoff
== See also ==
* :it:Campionato del mondo di hockey su slittino - Gruppo B 2009 (B-Pool results)
== References ==
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==External links==
* Game stats at pointstreak.com
IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Category:World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
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Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands