The 2003 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the seventh IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Nuremberg and Amberg, Germany, with the gold-medal game played on July 19, 2003.
Championship
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | USA | CZE | SWE | AUT |
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 8 | | — | 6–5OT | 3–2 | 15–3 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 7 | | | — | 7–6 | 11–2 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 | | | | — | 3–0 |
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 | | | | | — |
Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | FIN | GER | SVK | SLO |
| 1 |  Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 9 | | — | 7–3 | 6–5 | 17–3 |
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 6 | | | — | 8–5 | 10–7 |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 3 | | | | — | 8–7 |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 0 | | | | | — |
Source:
Playoff round
Qualifiers
| July 16, 2003 | Slovenia | 9 - 8 OT |  Japan | |
| July 16, 2003 | Austria | 8 - 6 |  Brazil | |
Quarterfinals
| July 17, 2003 | Finland | 26 - 2 | Austria | |
Placement games
- 7th place game
| July 18, 2003 | Slovenia | 6 - 5 | Austria | |
- 5th place game
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Division I
Preliminary round
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | BRA | GBR | HUN | RSA |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 9 | | — | 9–7 | 6–5 | 14–1 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 6 | | | — | 6–2 | 16–1 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 | | | | — | 6–3 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | | | | | — |
Source:
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | JPN | NZL | AUS | ARG |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 9 | | — | 9–5 | 14–2 | 10–3 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 6 | | | — | 6–5 | 8–4 |
| 3 | .svg.png) Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 3 | | | | — | 6–1 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | | | | | — |
Source:
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
| July 17, 2003 | Brazil | 5 - 3 | Argentina | |
| July 17, 2003 | Japan | 15 - 3 | South Africa | |
| July 17, 2003 | Hungary | 9 - 4 | New Zealand | |
Placement games
- 15th place game
| July 18, 2003 | South Africa | 4 - 3 | Argentina | |
- 13th place game
Semifinals
| July 18, 2003 | Brazil | 10 - 3 | Hungary | |
3rd place game (11th overall)
Final (9th overall)
| July 19, 2003 | Japan | 11 - 6 | Brazil | |
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