The World Lacrosse Box Championships (WLBC),[1] formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.[2] Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the Czech Republic hosted in 2011, the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in 2015.[3] The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Countries | World Lacrosse member nations |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Canada (Men, 6th title)  United States (Women, 1st title) |
| Most titles | Canada (Men, 6 titles) United States (Women) |
 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships | |
The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.
In August 2023, World Lacrosse announced 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships for men’s and women’s box lacrosse will held at September 20-29, 2024, in Utica, New York, United States. This is the sixth championship for men and first for women in the discipline of box lacrosse, a historic first for men’s and women’s world titles to be decided at the same event.[5]
Men
editChampions
edit| Year | Host sites | Host country | Champions | Final score | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ontario | Canada | Canada
|
21–4 |  Iroquois
|
United States
|
| 2007 | Halifax | Canada | Canada
|
15–14 (OT) | Iroquois
|
United States
|
| 2011 | Prague | Czech Republic | Canada
|
13–6 | Iroquois
|
United States
|
| 2015 | Onondaga Reservation, Syracuse | Iroquois Confederacy | Canada
|
12–8 | Iroquois
|
United States
|
| 2019 | Langley | Canada | Canada
|
19–12 | Iroquois
|
United States
|
| 2024 | Utica | United States | Canada
|
13–7 | United States
|
Haudenosaunee
|
Source:[4]
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Haudenosaunee | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Performance by team
edit| Team | 2003 (6) |
2007 (8) |
2011 (8) |
2015 (13) |
2019 (20) |
2024 (28) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
5th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 11th |
 Austria |
14th | 19th | ||||
 Belgium |
27th | |||||
| Canada |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
 China |
15th | |||||
 Costa Rica |
20th | |||||
| Czech Republic |
6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 6th |
 England |
4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | |
 Finland |
9th | 6th | 9th | |||
 Germany |
11th | 10th | 10th | |||
 Greece |
23th | |||||
 Hong Kong |
18th | 21th | ||||
 Hungary |
28th | |||||
 Ireland |
8th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 7th | |
| Haudenosaunee |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
 Israel |
4th | 5th | 5th | |||
 Italy |
13th | |||||
 Jamaica |
22th | |||||
 Japan |
8th | |||||
 Mexico |
19th | 26th | ||||
 Netherlands |
8th | 12th | ||||
 Poland |
17th | |||||
 Puerto Rico |
25th | |||||
 Scotland |
4th | 5th | 16th | 18th | ||
 Serbia |
12th | 12th | ||||
 Slovakia |
8th | 13th | 16th | |||
 Sweden |
15th | |||||
 Switzerland |
13th | 17th | 24th | |||
 Chinese Taipei |
20th | |||||
 Turkey |
10th | |||||
| United States |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
14th |
Women
editChampions
edit| Year | Host sites | Host country | Champions | Final score | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utica | United States | United States
|
10–7 | Canada
|
Haudenosaunee
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Haudenosaunee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Performance by team
edit| Team | 2024 (10) |
|---|---|
| Australia |
4th |
| Canada |
2nd |
| England |
5th |
| Finland |
10th |
| Germany |
6th |
| Haudenosaunee |
3rd |
| Hong Kong |
9th |
| Ireland |
8th |
| Netherlands |
7th |
| United States |
1st |
Performance by tournament
edit2003 Indoor Championship
edit| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 10 |
| Iroquois
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 52 | 8 |
| Scotland
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 69 | 6 |
| United States
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 65 | 4 |
| Australia
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 102 | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 98 | 0 |
Final: Canada 21, Iroquois 4
3rd place: United States 15, Scotland 9
5th place: Australia 21, Czech Republic 10
2007 Indoor Championship
edit| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 6 |
| United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 4 |
| Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 51 | 2 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| B | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Iroquois
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 16 | 6 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 41 | 4 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 43 | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 0 |
Final: Canada 15, Iroquois 14, OT
3rd place: United States 17, England 10
5th place: Scotland 14, Australia 8
7th place: Czech Republic 22, Ireland 5
2011 Indoor Championship
edit| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 8 | 3 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 2 |
| Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 1 |
| Slovakia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 63 | 0 |
| B | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Iroquois
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 18 | 3 |
| United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 1 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 0 |
Final: Canada 13, Iroquois 6
3rd place: United States 16, Czech Republic 7
5th place: England 23, Australia 8
7th place: Ireland 17, Slovakia 15 (2 game aggregate)
Source:[6]
2015 Indoor Championship
edit| Blue | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 4 |
| Iroquois
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 30 | 3 |
| United States
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 47 | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 57 | 1 |
| England
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 0 |
| Red | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 3 |
| Finland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 2 |
| Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| Green | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Israel
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 2 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| Serbia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 1 |
| Germany
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 1 |
Final: Canada 12, Iroquois 8
3rd place: United States 15, Israel 4
5th place: England 14, Ireland 12
7th place: Czech Republic 20, Australia 11
9th place: Finland 24, Turkey 6
11th place: Germany 13, Serbia 12
Source:[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About World Lacrosse".
- ^ Ditota, Donna (September 27, 2015). "Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Moses, Sarah (September 11, 2015). "Onondaga Nation builds $6.5M arena in record time for lacrosse championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Indoor History and Results". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships now set for September 20-29". World Lacrosse. August 30, 2023.
- ^ "2011 WILC Final Results". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Final Standings WILC 2015". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 13 November 2017.