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Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Canada |
Dates | 14 June 2003 – 28 June 2003 |
No. of nations | 3 |
Final positions | |
Champions | England |
Runner-up | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
The 2003 Women's Churchill Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, now rebranded the "Churchill Cup" and played at the same time as the men's event, took place at the Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Only three countries took part - England joining the hosts and the United States. [1]
A slightly different format saw the three nations compete in a round-robin, followed by a final between the top two. The result was the closest result yet with three of the four games being won by less than seven points.
Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 4 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 0 |
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