2003
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 2003.
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[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 2003
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (PL) over the Hanshin Tigers (CL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: Hyundai Unicorns defeated the SK Wyverns in the Korean Series (Details)
- China Baseball League: Beijing Tigers defeated the Tianjin Lions in the championship series, 3 - 2 (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Brother Elephants defeated the Sinon Bulls in the Taiwan Series (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Queensland Rams
[edit] Europe
- European Cup: DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam, Hoofdklasse (Details)
- Division Élite: Rouen Baseball 76
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Paderborn Untouchables
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
- Holland Series: SC Neptunus defeated the HCAW in the series, 3 - 2 (Details)
- Serie A1: Italeri Bologna
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Florida Marlins (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- International League: Durham Bulls
- Pacific Coast League: Sacramento River Cats over Nashville Sounds, 3-0, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Tigres de la Angelopolis in the finals, 4 - 1
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Industriales (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Carolina, Puerto Rico; Águilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Leones del Escogido in the finals, 4 - 0
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Cañeros de Los Mochis
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez defeated the Criollos de Caguas in the finals, 5 - 1
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: the season was canceled on January 14 due to a national general strike)
[edit] Amateur
- Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association/Association de Baseball Inter-Universitaire Canadienne: University of New Brunswick
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Nippon Bunri University defeated the Asia University in the final, 4 - 3 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Rice University defeated Stanford University in the finals, 4 - 3 (10 inn.), 3 - 8, 14 - 2 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Central Missouri State University over the the University of Tampa, 11 - 4 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Chapman University over the Christopher Newport University, 15 - 7 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Lewis-Clark State College over the Oklahoma City University, 7 - 5 in the finals
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Cypress College over the Saddleback College in the finals
- National Club Baseball Association: Weber State University
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kouryo High School (Hiroshima) defeat Yokohama High School (Kanagawa), 15 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Josou Gakuin (Ibaragi) defeat Tohoku High School (Miyagi), 4 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Musashi-Fuchu (Tokyo, Japan) defeat East Boynton Beach (Boynton Beach, FL), 10 - 1 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Cuba (Details)
- World Youth Championship in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Details)
- United States (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); Cuba (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Details)
- Japan (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); South Korea (Bronze)
- European Championship in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Greece (Silver); Spain (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Mexico (Bronze)
- All Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria (Details)
- South Africa (Gold); Nigeria (Silver); Zimbabwe (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 2003
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 2003
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