2009 ICC World Twenty20, Qualification
Although early reports suggested the 2009 event may involve just eight teams in a nine-day event, the full twelve-team tournament was confirmed, featuring the Test-playing nations and two qualifying associate nations. However, in July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from South Africa and England over political matters related to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the tournament of their own volition, creating an additional space for an associate nation.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Qualification
Qualification was achieved by the finalists of an ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held in Belfast from 2–4 August 2008, between Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and Bermuda. Ireland and the Netherlands, having reached the final, qualified outright, while Scotland won the third place playoff beating Kenya to also qualify.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows:


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
In case of a tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a super-over decides the winner. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations, Groups
The groups were announced on 31 October 2007, based on finishing positions at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the successful qualifying associate nations. The initial four group format is the same as that used at the 2007 tournament. Team seed in brackets.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Fixtures, Super 8s
The Super 8s consisted of two groups: Group E and Group F. Group E consisted of A1, B2, C1, D2 and Group F consisted of A2, B1, C2, D1, where X1 is the first seed from Group X and X2 is the second seed from Group X. The seedings were based on performance in the last ICC T20 (2007). If a non-seeded team knocks out a seeded team, the non-seeded team inherits the seed of the team it knocked out.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Fixtures, Knockout stage, Final
In the final at Lord's, the home of cricket in London, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. The first over was bowled by Mohammad Amir. After failing to score off the first four balls – all short – Dilshan went for his scoop and mistimed it, resulting in him being caught at short fine-leg.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Fixtures, Knockout stage, Final
Soon after this, Jehan Mubarak top edged a delivery by Abdul Razzaq which went high in the air and was caught by Shahzaib Hasan, leaving Sri Lanka at 2 for 2. Sanath Jayasuriya was able to stabilise the innings for Sri Lanka hitting 17 runs off 10 balls, however, Jayasuriya soon fell as he dragged a good length ball back on to the stumps. Mahela Jayawardene followed after edging a shot into the hands of Misbah-ul-Haq, leaving Sri Lanka on 32/4.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Fixtures, Knockout stage, Final
Sangakkara and Chamara Silva added further runs, before the latter was caught by Saeed Ajmal playing a pull shot off the bowling of Umar Gul. Shahid Afridi soon after, took the wicket of Isuru Udana with a googly which drifted into the right-hander, knocking the off-stump. This brought in Angelo Mathews, who along with Sangakkara took the score from 70/6 to 138/6, with 17 runs being scored off the last over bowled by Mohammad Amir. Sri Lanka finished on 138/6 from 20 overs.


2009 ICC World Twenty20, Fixtures, Knockout stage, Final
Pakistan started off well with openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan adding 48 runsfor the 1st wicket, before Kamran Akmal was stumped by Kumar Sangakkara by the first delivery of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan reached the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi, who hit the winning runs, earning Man of the Match while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared Man of the Series for his 317 runs at an average of 63.40. Pakistan's win, often cheered on by crowds of fans from England's Pakistani communities, marked its first world title since Imran Khan's "cornered tigers" had won the 1992 World Cup.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Lord's in London on 21 June 2009. This was the 2nd ICC World Twenty20. Pakistan won the match by eight wickets, its first World Twenty20 victory, after being the runners-up at the very previous tournament at 2007 Pakistan became the 2nd team to win this title after India. This was the second consecutive time where both the finalists were Asian teams. In the stadium, the match was watched by 28,000 spectators and almost 32 million people watched it on TV.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Background
Prior to this match Sri Lanka and Pakistan played 4 times against each other in Twenty20s, where both teams won 2 times each. Their most recent meeting was in that same event where Sri Lanka won by 19 runs. Including that they also met another time in the World Twenty20, which was in the previous event at 2007. Pakistan won by 8 wickets in that match.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had a very smooth tournament excluding the final match. They were the only unbeaten team at that stage. They won against West Indies in the group stage and eliminated Australia in the group stage by beating them by six wickets. They were the group champions of Group C. In Super8s they were potted in the Group F. They won against Pakistan, Ireland and New Zealand to become the group topper of this group. Dilshan's unbeaten 96 helped Sri Lanka to beat the West Indies team by 57 runs and qualify for their first ICC World Twenty20 Final.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
Despite entering the tournament with a number of the players who had finished second to India during the inaugural World T20, including all-rounders Shahid Afridi and captain Shoaib Malik, fast bowler Umar Gul and batsman Misbah-ul-Haq – supported by teenage but promising left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir – Pakistan's road to the final wasn't smooth like the Lankans. They were in the clinch of elimination at group stage, but a massive 82 runs win against the Netherlands washed out all the tensions for them.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
Though the loss against host England made them stay behind of the hosts at Group B. Still the tournament system made them the B1 of group B. In the Super 8s, they lost to the Sri Lankan team by 19 runs at their first match. which led them to another tension situation. But another gigantic and dominating win against New Zealand helped them to release the pressure, punctuated by Gul becoming the first bowler to record a five-wicket haul in a T20 international.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
An easy win against Ireland – redemption for a number of the Pakistani players who had been in the ODI team that had lost to the Irish in Jamaica in the 2007 World Cup that not only knocked them out of the tournament but proved to be Bob Woolmer's final match coaching Pakistan before his death – helped Pakistan to board on the semi final being the second of Group F next to Sri Lanka.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
In the first semifinal at Trent Bridge in front of a crowd including many Pakistanis living in Britain, they faced South Africa, who had come into the tournament as favorites and had lived up to the billing to that point, entering the match unbeaten. Afridi rose to the challenge, earning Man of the Match first with the bat thanks to 51 off 34 as Pakistan reached 149/4 during their 20 overs and then with the ball as he took 2–16 in his four overs after bowling both Herschelle Gibbs and AB De Villiers playing on. Supported by clutch death bowling from Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan held on to secure an upset, winning by 7 runs.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Team Composition
Both teams were unchanged from their previous match at the semis.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Toss
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and chose to bat first.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Match Summary
The first over was bowled by Mohammad Aamer. After failing to score off the first four balls – all short – Dilshan went for his scoop and mistimed it, resulting in him being caught at short fine-leg.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Match Summary
Soon after this, Jehan Mubarak top edged a delivery by Abdul Razzaq which went high in the air and was caught by Shahzaib Hasan, leaving Sri Lanka at 2 for 2. Sanath Jayasuriya was able to stabilise the innings for Sri Lanka hitting 17 runs off 10 balls, however, Jayasuriya soon fell as he dragged a good length ball back on to the stumps. Mahela Jayawardene followed after edging a shot into the hands of Misbah-ul-Haq, leaving Sri Lanka on 32/4.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Match Summary
Sangakkara and Chamara Silva added further runs, before the latter was caught by Saeed Ajmal playing a pull shot off the bowling of Umar Gul. Shahid Afridi soon after, took the wicket of Isuru Udana with a googly which drifted into the right-hander, knocking the off-stump. This brought in Angelo Mathews, who along with Sangakkara took the score from 70/6 to 138/6, with 17 runs being scored off the last over bowled by Mohammad Aamer. Sri Lanka finished on 138/6 from 20 overs.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Match Summary
Pakistan started off well with openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan adding 48 run for the 1st wicket, before Kamran Akmal was stumped by Kumar Sangakkara by the first delivery of Sanath Jayasuriya.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Match details, Match Summary
Pakistan reached the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi, who hit the winning runs, earning Man of the Match while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared Man of the Series for his 317 runs at an average of 63.40. Pakistan's win, often cheered on by crowds of fans from England's Pakistani communities, marked its first world title since their "cornered tigers", captained by future Prime Minister Imran Khan, had won the 1992 World Cup.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 officials
Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper are among the 16 officials who will share umpiring duties during the ICC World Twenty20.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 officials
The ICC has announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the group stages of the World Twenty20.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 officials
Umpiring duties will be shared by all 12 members of the elite panel - Mark Benson, Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Asoka de Silva, Billy Doctrove, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel - along with Nigel Llong, Marais Erasmus, Amish Saheba and Rod Tucker.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 officials
The match referees’ responsibilities throughout the tournament will be shared between Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad and Alan Hurst.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 officials
Appointments have also been made for the men’s and women’s warm-up matches at Lord’s, The Oval and Trent Bridge from June 1–3.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads
This is a list of the squads picked for the men's 2009 ICC World Twenty20. This was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament and was held between 5 and 21 June 2009.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Australia
Australia named their 15-man squad on 5 May 2009. On 4 June 2009 Andrew Symonds was dropped from the team and replaced by Cameron White.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, India
India named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009. On 9 June 2009, the injured Virender Sehwag was replaced by Dinesh Karthik.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, New Zealand
New Zealand named their 15-man squad on 7 April 2009. On 11 June 2009, Aaron Redmond was called up to cover for the injured Jesse Ryder.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Pakistan
Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009. On 21 May 2009, Shoaib Akhtar was withdrawn and replaced by Rao Iftikhar Anjum. During the tournament, Abdul Razzaq was called up to replace the injured Yasir Arafat on 10 June 2009.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, South Africa
South Africa named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, West Indies
West Indies named their 15-man squad on 9 May 2009.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Scotland
In July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from South Africa and England over political matters related to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the tournament of their own volition, creating an additional (third) space for an associate nation. Scotland won the third place playoff to qualify.


2009 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Scotland
Kyle CoetzerGavin Hamilton (c)Neil McCallumNavdeep PooniaFraser WattsRyan WatsonMajid HaqJan StanderCraig WrightColin Smith (wk)John BlainGordon DrummondRichie BerringtonGlenn RogersDewald Nel


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 32nd edition. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in 1999. A demonstration event for women's single canoe (C1W) took place that was swept by Australia. Slovakia was the top medal winner with six, including three golds. Germany and Great Britain each won four medals with a gold medal each. Host nation Spain won their first medals ever at the championships with four (none gold).


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Schedule
Opening ceremonies took place on 9 September at 8 PM CEST. Heats took place on 10–11 September for individual events. Team events took place on 12 September. The finals for all individual events took place on 13 September 2009 from Noon to 2:30 PM CEST. Medal and closing ceremonies took place on 13 September at 2:10 PM CEST.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Technical officials
42 officials from 24 countries and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) were involved in the event judging. The five-member jury is chaired by ICF official Richard Fox of Australia.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Nations
A total of 60 nations were scheduled to participate at the championships. The opening ceremonies on 9 September had over 300 athletes from 55 countries, including Nepal and Uganda making their debuts at the championships.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Athletes
Prior to the start of the meeting, several slalom canoers had a discussion with the ICF on the future of slalom canoeing. Among those in the discussion were ICF President Perurena, Slalom Championships jury chair Fox, and slalom canoers Tony Estanguet (France), Michal Martikán (Slovakia), Pavol Hochschorner (Slovakia), Peter Hochschorner (Slovakia), Elena Kaliská (Slovakia), and David Florence (Great Britain).


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Event ticket prices
Ticket prices for the heat events on 10–11 September were €10 while it was €15 for the finals on 12–13 September.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Accommodations
Accommodations took place in La Seu d'Urgell and surrounding areas. Besides hotels, other accommodations include rural rooms, rent a house, and rural apartments.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Event innovations
At these championships, there was an automatic timing system that was both on the slalom canoer's bib and on the course itself. There were a total of ten antennas on the course that once an electronic marker in a canoer's bib approaches an antenna, it triggered video camera and timing controls. These course antennas were located at the start line, the finish line, and eight points in between. This system was used as video feed for the championships. It was an automatic system that times in the 1/100ths of a second and is uploadable on any Windows or Mac computer.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Media coverage
Besides using the traditional coverage of television, the championships were also covered by Twitter and Blogspot. Live streaming was done on both the ICF website and the event website. Live internet results were shown from the official championships website. Another Internet site covering the championships with the ICF was KayakSession.com. Televised coverage was also provided by UniversalSports.com and premiered on the Universal Sports broadcast channel in early October.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Medal summary, Men's, Canoe
Slovakia won the most medals with five. The Hochschorner twins wach won two golds, so they were the big medal winners in this discipline at these championships. France and Germany each won two medals with Tony Estanguet being the only non-Slovakian to win gold in this discipline.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Medal summary, Men's, Kayak
Spain won the most medals in this discipline though they were both bronzes. The Czech Republic and Slovenia each won gold while France and Great Britain each won silver. Carles Juanmartí had the most medals in this discipline with two.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Medal summary, Women's, Kayak
Germany and Great Britain each won two medals at this discipline with Jasmin Schornberg of Germany and Lizzie Neave of Great Britain each winning a gold and a bronze being the top individual medal winners.


2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Medal summary, Exhibition, Women's canoe
20 women from 12 nations competed in this exhibition event. This event became an official event at next year's world championships in Tacen, Slovenia. Australia swept the event.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2009 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997. Final preparations were made after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with competition format changed for the first time since the 2001 championships. Four exhibition events for both paddleability and women's canoe were added. Sponsorship was local within the province of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality. Media coverage was provided from Canada, Europe and the United States on the Internet, television and mobile phone. 669 canoeists from 68 nations participated at the championships themselves.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Germany won the most medals with 18 medals and seven golds. Men's canoe's overall winner was Russia with seven medals (one gold, five silver and one bronze). In men's kayak, the big winner was Germany with five medals (three golds, one silver and one bronze). Hungary won medals in all nine events of women's kayak. Athlete comments ranged from disgust over the format adjustment made to the canoe sprint program for the 2012 Summer Olympics to not being upset at all. Paddleability's success at these championships will hopefully push for inclusion into future Paralympic level events.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Women's Canoe events were introduced for the first time at an ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2009 as exhibition events.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200 metres (660 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), or 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) distance.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event
Dartmouth was awarded the 2009 championships at an ICF Board of Directors meeting in Madrid, Spain, on 23 October 2003.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Event format changes
At the 2008 ICF Congress in Rome, a new program for the championships was approved. This marked the first change in the program since the addition of the K-4 1000 m women's event at the 2001 championships in Poznań. Men's C-4 500 m, men's K-4 500 m, women's K-4 1000 m events were replaced by C-1 4 × 200 m relay (men only) and K-1 4 × 200 m relay (both men and women). Women's C-1 200 m, C-1 500 m, C-2 200 m and C-2 500 m events were shown as exhibition.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Event format changes
Paddleability exhibition events of K-1 200 m LTA (men & women), K-2 200 m TA&A (mixed), and C-2 200 m LTA&A (mixed) also took place (LTATA – Legs, Trunks, and Arms or Trunks and Arms; LTA – Legs, Trunks, and Arms; and TA&A – Trunks and Arms, or Arms). Support for women's Canadian and the paddle ability events were confirmed at an ICF Board of Directors meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 18–20 March 2009. A training camp was held for women's canoe in conjunction with the championships.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Official meetings
In January 2009, ICF Secretary General Simon Toulson visited Halifax for three days and was impressed with the history of canoeing in the area and the development of future canoeists for Canada. Two public meetings were held in Dartmouth and Halifax on 24 and 26 March regarding the championships.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Facility
During the end of 2008, Lake Banook had its canoe course upgraded by Dexter Construction Limited. Water that had been pumped out of lake ceased on 15 December 2008, allowing the lake to rise back to its regular level by February 2009. Cleanup, restoration and landscaping was completed in the spring of 2009. By May 2009, this construction included new concrete abutments at the 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), 200 metres (660 ft), and finish points, debris and abutment cleanup, ten new lane wires, four new cross wires, and 800 new buoys. Starting gates were tested during the second national team trials held at the lake on 27–28 June 2009. Temporary grandstands for 20,000 spectators per day were also constructed.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Facility
Additional changes were for environmental reasons. This included the Halifax Regional Water Commission, Conserve Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotia Environment providing water stations for athletes, spectators and volunteers to fill up reusable water bottles which were purchased on site. It eliminated 100,000 disposable bottles and 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) of plastic waste. Dalhousie University's residence halls used energy efficient lighting and cleaning products. The university's cafeteria eliminated the use of trays, lessening food waste, energy consumption and daily water usage by 4,000 litres (880 imp gal; 1,100 US gal). A buy local policy and delivery truck that ran entirely on vegetable oil fuel was also used.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Facility
According to a 10 August 2009 press release, the staging area was at Birch Cove Park in Halifax. 669 from 68 countries competed at the championships with an estimated 100,000 spectators.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Sponsorships
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation presented the "Women in Canoe" program that included 21 female canoeists from 12 different countries. Festival entertainment was sponsored by the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, including a "Concert on the Lake" by Matt Mays on 14 August that drew 10,000 spectators.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Sponsorships
Other sponsors include Bell Aliant as presenters, silver sponsors were The Chronicle Herald of Halifax, CFRQ Q104 FM radio, CBC Sports and the Halifax Water Authority; the bronze sponsors were NOREX, Helly Hansen, Conserve Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia environment, Mills fashion and NELO; government sponsorship of Department of Canadian Heritage, Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection, and the Halifax Regional Municipality; other supporters of Mic Mac Mall, CBS Outdoor, Metro Transit of Halifax, and Office Interiors; and friends of Ambassadors, Priority Management, KayakPro, the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, and The Cider House Company Limited.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Participating nations
68 nations were listed on the preliminary entry list. The numbers in parentheses shown are for men and women who competed for each respective nation.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Participating nations
Russia had the most overall attendees with 46 while Canada topped the number of women competing with 16.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Participating nations
The media guide listed 71 nations as participating, but seven nations listed did not compete (Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Montenegro, Nigeria, South Korea, Togo and Uganda) while four nations who competed were not listed (Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal and Tajikistan).


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Participating nations
The ICF sponsored ten athletes in a development program in Romania in early 2009 that allowed them to compete at the world championships. These countries included Algeria, Armenia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
Media coverage was provided by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Sports in Canada, Eurosport, and Universal Sports in the United States. Live results were provided onsite from the official website that was sponsored by Bell Aliant which ran 9 am to 4:30 pm AST on 13 August, 9 AM to 3:55 pm AST on 14 August, 8:44 am to 5:45 pm AST on 15 August 2009, and 8:30 am to 3:46 pm AST on 16 August. Championship information was also available on Twitter.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
CBC Sports had broadcast times of 2–3 PM AST on 15 August 2009 followed by late night coverage at 12:30 am AST on 16 August 2009 along with coverage on the web at . Universal Sports telecasted the finals for both the 15th and the 16th live and are now seen on demand on their website. A total of 30 million people from 36 countries worldwide watched the event on television.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
Results were transmitted for free with mobile web application named ZAP result. This mobile widget was developed by Norex.ca.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Schedule, Opening and closing ceremonies
Opening ceremonies took place at 8 pm AST on 12 August. 10,000 people watched 68 countries participate in the opening ceremonies that included Canoe'09 chair Chris Keevill, ICF President José Perurena, and Sport Canada minister Gary Lunn. The Concert on the Lake took place at 8 pm AST on 14 August with over 10,000 attendees. Closing ceremonies occurred on 16 August at 4 pm AST. Medals were presented in Mi'kmaq baskets for gold medalists, traditional European baskets for silver medalists, and in traditional African Nova Scotian baskets for bronze medalists.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Schedule, Opening and closing ceremonies
Mi'kmaq is a territory in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada prior to the settlement by the French in the 17th century. The settlement was rotated between the French and British between 1627 and 1755 before the British took over the area after the French and Indian War. Africans settled in Nova Scotia during the Atlantic slave trade that ran from the 16th to 19th centuries. The closing ceremonies on 16 August included passing the ICF flag from Dartmouth to the 2010 world championship hosts in Poznań.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Schedule, Festival performances
Festivals for all four days started 30 minutes before the first race and ended 30 minutes after the last race each day. Live entertainment took place each of the days along with vendors, displays and exhibits. Boating safety was discussed along with interactive exhibits on canoe construction and allowing to touch live animals from around the world, including tarantulas and a 12 feet (3.7 m)-long python.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results
The preliminary draw was released on 9 August. This was updated again on 11 August.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results, Men's, Canoe
Russia was the top winner with seven medals with Nikolay Lipkin winning five medals. Belarus won three gold medals. Azerbaijan won a complete set of medals in the canoe discipline while Uzbekistan won its first ever gold medal at the championships.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results, Men's, Kayak
Germany won five medals in the men's kayak. Ronald Rauhe's three medals for Germany at these championships pushed his career total to 20, tying him with Torsten Gutsche (East Germany-Germany: 1989–99). Belarus won four golds with Vadzim Makhneu and Raman Piatrushenka each winning four of those golds.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results, Women's, Kayak
Hungary medaled in all nine events with Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovacs each winning five medals. Kovacs' five medals pushed her total medal count to 35, three behind Birgit Fischer's 38 (East Germany-Germany: 1978–2005). Bridgette Hartley's bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event was the first for both South Africa and Africa at the world championships. Josefa Idem's bronze in the K-1 500 m event makes her the oldest medalist in the history of the championships.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results, Exhibition, Women's canoe
Host nation Canada won all four of the exhibition events. Jenna Marks won three of these events (C-1 200 m, C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m). Other nations with top three finishes included Brazil, Ecuador, Great Britain and the United States.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Results, Exhibition, Paddleability
Italy had four top three finishes to lead all nations in this event while the United States was second with three.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Aftermath, Athlete comments
Australia's Wallace commented that he was upset at the ICF's decision that was made during the championships to replace the men's 500 m events (C-1, C-2, K-1 and K-2) at the Summer Olympics with the 200 m events (men's C-1, K-1 and K-2; and women's K-1) for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London. Kovacs of Hungary stated that the addition of the women's K-1 200 m event for the 2012 Olympics will not change her training routine. Italy's Idem, who was competing in her 20th world championships, stated that she was just as "...nervous when ...[ she]... was a 13-year-old girl (1977) and ...[ she was]... the same today." Germany's Rauhe expressed his love for Canada by "...going on holiday now." in the host nation.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Aftermath, Paddleability's (Paracanoe's) future
In a 25 August 2009 ICF article, ICF Canoeing for All Committee and Canoe Kayak Canada's Domestic Development Director John Edwards thanked efforts of the paddlers involved in the paddleability events for the 2009 championships. Edwards stated that the efforts for paddleability's success are twofold. The first is for inclusion into the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Once this is recognized, the next goal is to get Special Olympic programs at a national level for inclusion into the 2016 Summer Paralympics.


2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Aftermath, Paddleability's (Paracanoe's) future
The second, a shorter-term one, is to have 24 nations from three continents participate at next year's canoe sprint world championships in Poznań. Besides the medalists from this year's world championships being from Italy, the United States, Canada, Brazil and France, other participants included Great Britain and Portugal. The process to include paddleability into the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil began on 1 October 2009 and approval was reached on 16 July 2010.


2009 IF Elfsborg season
IF Elfsborg had another decent season, finishing in third of Allsvenskan, and having a decent run in the UEFA Europa League, knocking Braga out, before losing to Lazio prior to the group stage. Having been tipped for domestic glory, heavy defeats to IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF within a couple of weeks meant the team got to far behind to mount a serious challenge.


2009 IFA Shield
The 2009 IFA Shield was an association football tournament organised by the Indian Football Association. Most of the teams came from the I-League 1 & 2, with  AS Douanes (Dakar) invited from Senegal and Tata Football Academy qualifying by winning the Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy. The Shield was won by Churchill Brothers SC.


2009 IFA Shield
The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group will qualify for the semifinals. The tournament started on 30 August and the final was played on 12 September. ESPN televised the two semifinals and final live from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.


2009 IFA Shield
The probable venues would be Mohun Bagan ground, East Bengal ground, Howrah Municipal Stadium, Barasat Stadium and Kalyani Municipal Stadium.


2009 IFAF Junior World Championship
The IFAF Junior World Cup took place in 2009 at Canton, Ohio. JWC games between the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national teams from five continents were played at Canton’s historic Fawcett Stadium, home of the NFL’s annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, adjacent to the Hall. The action began on Saturday, June 27 and continued on Wednesday, July 1 and Saturday, July 4, before the Championship Game on Sunday, July 5.


2009 IFAF Junior World Championship, Qualifying
Europe: The European teams qualified via the 2008 EFAF European Junior Championship.


2009 IFK Göteborg season
IFK Göteborg had a near-miss season, losing a decisive match against AIK, where a win would have clinched the title. In spite of Thomas Olsson giving Blåvitt the lead, goals from Antônio Flávio and Daniel Tjernström saw the grip slip out of IFK's hands. Adding to the misery, AIK also won the cup final clash between the sides.


2009 IFK Göteborg season
Most notable in the season was the success of Tobias Hysén, scoring 18 goals in the league, the highest number for the club for more than ten years.


2009 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
Coordinates: 2009 IFMAR 1:10 scale Electric Off-Road World Championships was the 13th running of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) that ran over two separate classes (2WD and 4WD).


2009 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The national sanctioning body, South African Radio Driver's Association (SARDA) acted as a host nation on behalf of Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing (FAMAR) with Tshwane Raceway and Promotions (TRAP) acting as the host organization for the championship. taking place at the TRAP R/C Venue, located in Koedoespoort, Pretoria, in which they own. In traditions with the other championships, the warm-up event was integrated into the host's national championship, the 6th African Cup.


2009 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The event along with the 1:5 Large Scale Worlds, also hosted by TRAP the previous month, would be remembered for being heavily boycotted by factory teams and drivers over security issues, as competitors were concerned for their safety following a number of incidents in 2002, notably involving Masami Hirosaka and the future IFMAR president Dallas Mathiesen, resulting to the assailant being swiftly dealt with and handed over to the police by the latter. This meant that a majority of entries consisted of South African drivers and three international entries.


2009 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
As a result of this, for the Electric On-Road Worlds (ISTC and 1:12 On-Road) due to take place in South Africa the following year, IFMAR stripped the organizer of its hosting rights and reallocated to MAC Burgdorf in Germany. At the time when the IFMAR ISTC World Championship was still in session in 2016; with South Africa being the only FAMAR bloc nation to apply, they were awarded hosting rights to host the Electric On-Road events for 2018.


2009 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The 2WD and 4WD championships was won by Martin Achter, driving an Associated RC10B4 and Durango DEX410CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref> respectively; despite the circumstances, he became the third driver to win both titles in a single host Worlds and second in the off-road Worlds. This became his only international championship A-main appearance.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2009 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 10th edition, were held in Xining, Qinghai, China from 30 June to 5 July 2009.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The competitions were held for lead, bouldering, and speed (10m and 15m).


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held in 14 locations. Bouldering competitions were held in 5 locations, lead in 6 locations, and speed in 4 locations. The season began on 11 April in Kazo, Japan and concluded on 15 November in Kranj, Slovenia.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The winners for bouldering were Kilian Fischhuber and Akiyo Noguchi, for lead Adam Ondra and Johanna Ernst, for speed Sergei Sinitcyn and Edyta Ropek, and for combined Adam Ondra and Akiyo Noguchi, men and women respectively. The National Team for bouldering was France, for lead Austria, and for speed Russian Federation.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In bouldering, at the World Cup in Hall, Austria, Akiyo Noguchi of Japan and Anna Stöhr of Austria flashed all boulders in the final round, and because they were tied on countbacks too, they did a super final round where they both also flashed the boulder problem, eventually making them both joint winners.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In lead climbing, at the World Cup in Puurs, Belgium, Johanna Ernst of Austria, Jain Kim of South Korea, and Maja Vidmar of Slovenia were tied in the final round and tied on countbacks too, so they did a super final round where Johanna Ernst took the win.


2009 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
Adam Ondra of Czech Republic, at age sixteen, made his debut in the World Cup circuit in bouldering competition in Hall, Austria, placing third. He then competed in lead climbing, won 4 out of 6 Lead World Cups and the overall men's lead title of the season. He also won the men's combined title of the season.


2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 15 March to 20 March. It was the second annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). United Arab Emirates won the championship, winning all five of its games and defeating Thailand in the final 5–3.


2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Group stage
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the teams move to the preliminary round to decide the final ranking.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
The 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 13th  IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 6 and 13 June 2009 in Ingolstadt, Germany and the Saturn Arena. The tournament was won by Sweden, earning their third straight World Championship title and fifth overall. The United States finished in second place and Germany in third after defeating Finland in the bronze medal match. Slovakia, after losing the 7th/8th game against Canada was relegated to Division I for 2010.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Qualification
Seven of the eight teams automatically qualified for the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship while the eighth spot was awarded to the winner of the 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. Six nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented. The 2008 Division I tournament was won by Canada who defeated Great Britain to earn promotion to the World Championship.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournaments. The World Championship groups are named Group A and Group B while the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament uses Group C and Group D, as both tournaments were held in Ingolstadt, Germany. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advance to the playoff round. The last team in each group compete in the qualifying round where they face-off against the top ranked teams of Group C and Group D from the Division I tournament for a chance to participate in the Top Division playoffs.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Qualifying round
Canada and Slovakia advanced to the qualifying round after finishing last in Group A and Group B respectively. Canada faced off against Austria, who finished first in Group C of the Division I tournament, and Slovakia was drawn against Brazil, who finished first in Group D of the Division I tournament, for a chance to participate in the Top Division playoffs. Both Canada and Slovakia won their matches and advanced to the Top Division playoffs, while Austria and Brazil advanced to the Division I playoffs.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Playoff round
Canada and Slovakia advanced to the playoff round after winning their qualifying round matches. They were seeded alongside the six other teams of the tournament based on their results in the preliminary round. The four winning quarterfinalists advanced to the semifinals while the losing teams moved on to the placement round. Slovakia was relegated to Division I after losing the 7th/8th game against Canada, while Slovenia finished fifth after defeating the Czech Republic in the 5th/6th game. In the semifinals the United States defeated Finland and Sweden beat Germany, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Finland and Germany played off for the bronze medal with Germany winning 9–5. Sweden defeated the United States 7–6 in the gold medal game, earning their third straight World Championship title and fifth overall.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. Games from the qualifying round do not count towards the statistics.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Games from the qualifying round do not count towards the statistics.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I
The 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I was an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournament ran alongside the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and took place between 7 and 13 June 2009 in Ingolstadt, Germany at the Saturn Arena and Saturn Rink 2. The tournament was won by Austria who upon winning gained promotion to the 2010 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. While South Africa and Chinese Taipei were relegated to the continental qualifications after losing their relegation round games.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Qualification
Three teams attempted to qualify for the two remaining spots in the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The other six nations automatically qualified based on their results from the 2008 Championship and 2008 Division I tournaments. Chinese Taipei qualified as the Asian-Oceanian qualifier. South Africa qualified after defeating Namibia on aggregate in a best-of-two qualification series. The games were held on 24 and 30 August 2008 in Namibia and South Africa with South Africa winning the first 3–2 and tying the second 1–1.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, and the qualification tournaments. Division I's groups are named Group C and Group D while the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship use Group A and Group B, as both tournaments are held in Ingolstadt, Germany. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top two teams advance to the Qualifying round where they face-off against the two last-placed teams of the Groups A and B from the Top Division tournament for a chance to participate in the Top Division playoffs. Teams finishing second through to fourth advance to the Playoff round.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Qualifying round
Austria and Brazil advanced to the qualifying round after finishing first in Group C and Group D respectively. Austria faced off against Canada, who finished last in Group A of the Top Division tournament, and Brazil was drawn against Slovakia, who finished last in Group B of the Top Division tournament, for a chance to participate in the Top Division playoffs. Both Austria and Brazil lost their matches and advanced to the Division I playoffs, while Canada and Slovakia advanced to the Top Division playoffs.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Playoff round
Austria and Brazil advanced to the playoff round after losing their qualifying round matches. They were seeded alongside the six other teams of the tournament based on their results in the preliminary round. The four winning quarterfinalists advanced to the semifinals while the losing teams moved on to the relegation round. In the relegation round Chinese Taipei and South Africa lost their games to Australia and Japan respectively and were relegated to the continental qualifications. In the semifinals Great Britain defeated Brazil and Austria beat Hungary, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Brazil and Hungary played off for the bronze medal with Brazil winning 4–3. Austria defeated Great Britain 2–1 in the gold medal game and earned promotion to the 2010 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. Games from the qualifying round do not count towards the Division I statistics.


2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. Games from the qualifying round do not count towards the Division I statistics.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2009 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in Hämeenlinna, Finland, from April 4 to 12, 2009. This was the 12th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The defending champions United States defeated Canada 4–1 in the final match to win the gold medal and retain their top standing another year.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship
This was the last world championships with nine teams in the Top Division. Two teams—Japan and China—were relegated to Division I, replaced by only one—Slovakia—promoted from there. Division I also relegated two, Czech Republic and France, while receiving only one team through promotion, Latvia, along with the two from the top division. Division II only relegated one team, the Netherlands, but did not receive any promoted teams from the lower divisions. The lower divisions of III, IV, and V, were canceled for the 2009 cycle, with the lowest seeded team in each to be dropped down one division. The final result was that the Top Division will be reduced in size by one team for 2011, while the lowest division (Division V) will increase by one team.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Qualifying round, Group D (1st–3rd place)
United States and  Canada advance to the final. Finland plays in the bronze medal game.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Group F (7th–9th place)
China and  Japan are relegated to Division I for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Awards and Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Awards and Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Graz, Austria, from April 4 to April 10, 2009. The winner of the group gets promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 championships, while the two bottom teams in the group are relegated to Division II.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
Slovakia is promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, winning the head-to-head tie-breaker over  Germany. Czech Republic and  France are relegated to Division II.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Torre Pellice, Italy, from April 12 to April 18, 2009. The winner of the group was promoted to Division I for the 2011 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division III.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
Latvia was promoted to the Division I for the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. Netherlands was relegated to Division III. Denmark was to have been relegated but since Division III was not played, no one was promoted to take their place.


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Division IV and Division V
The Division III, Division IV and Division V did not play this year. The respective tournaments were cancelled. The reasons seem to be multiple. No country wanted to assume the financial costs of the tournaments. The tournaments will be scheduled for 2011. It has the effect the following changes:


2009 IIHF World Championship
The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place in Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.


2009 IIHF World Championship
The PostFinance Arena in Bern was renovated and accommodates an attendance of 17,000. The Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten was expanded for the 2008–09 season to a capacity of 9,000 people. Switzerland gained the right to host the World Championship for the 10th time. "Live for the Action" by Swiss hard rock veterans Krokus was named the official anthem of the tournament.


2009 IIHF World Championship
Russia won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1. Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament. Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Preliminary round
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Preliminary round
Groups A and D were played in Kloten, groups B and C in Bern.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
The top three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary Round advanced to the qualifying round, and were placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D went to Group F, while teams from Groups B and C went to Group E.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
Each team played three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group paired with theirs. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary Round, counted in the qualifying round standings.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Relegation round
The bottom team in the standings from each group of the Preliminary Round played in the relegation round. Germany, as hosts of the 2010 tournament, were guaranteed to stay in the top division. Denmark, the best ranked team in the group from the other three teams, stayed in the top division for 2010, while Austria and Hungary were relegated to the Division I tournament.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final standings
* Hosts of the 2010 WC, therefore exempt from relegation.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2009 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2009 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2009 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń, Poland.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B Tournament, Fixtures
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division I rosters
This page lists the rosters for the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II  was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Novi Sad, Serbia. Group B's games were played in Sofia, Bulgaria.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A Tournament, Fixtures
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested on April 10–16, 2009 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division III, Venue
All matches were contested at the Dunedin Ice Stadium, St. Kilda, Dunedin. This venue is the home ice of the Dunedin Thunder ice hockey team. The Dunedin Ice Stadium was used later the same month for the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division III, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.


2009 IIHF World Championship Division III, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Final was an ice hockey match that took place on 10 May 2009 at the PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland, to determine the winner of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. Russia defeated Canada 2–1 to win its 3rd championship and its 2nd consecutive championship.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final, Background
This was the second consecutive year that Russia and Canada had met in the final of a World Championship. It was Russia's fourth finals appearance, and they were defending champions having won in 2008, against Canada in a hard-fought 5-4 overtime win. It was Canada's sixth appearance in the finals in seven years. Leading up to the final, both Canada and Russia had a perfect 3 win group stage, and in the qualifying round they both topped their groups. In the semifinals, Russia narrowly defeated the United States with a goal with only about a minute remaining. Canada defeated Sweden 3-1.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final, Venue
The PostFinance Arena in Bern was determined to host the final of the championship. Previously at the tournament, the venue hosted the both semi-finals, and the Bronze medal match. In the final, the attendance was 11,454.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
Canada struck first, when at 5:37 into the first period Jason Spezza scored just outside the crease on a pass from Shane Doan, who had only seconds ago come out of the penalty box. For several minutes the Canadians pressured, but Ilya Bryzgalov remained strong. Braydon Coburn took a penalty mid-way through the period, which led to a Russian power play. On the PP, Vitali Atyushov took a shot from the point, which was deflected by Oleg Saprykin through traffic past Dwayne Roloson, to tie up the game for team Russia.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
On a 2-on-1, after a Canadian error on the blue line, Alexander Radulov carried the puck in and fired a shot on the far side which beat Roloson, at 14:50 in the second. This would end up as the winning goal.


2009 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
In the third period team Canada brought up the offensive, with 16 shots in the third alone, and a total of 38 on the night, compared with only 19 shots total from Russia. However Bryzgalov was solid in net for Russia. With the 2-1 victory, Russia won its first ever consecutive championship final.


2009 IIHF World Championship rosters
The 2009 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 396 players from 16 national ice hockey teams. Run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the 2009 IIHF World Championship, held in Berne and Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, was the 73rd edition of the tournament. Russia won the championship, the third time they had done so; it was their 25th championship if it is included with those won by the Soviet Union team.


2009 IIHF World Championship rosters
Before the start of the championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of fifteen skaters and two goaltenders and a maximum of twenty skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. A country that had selected fewer than the maximum allowed must have chosen the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to select an additional two players to their roster, for a maximum of 25 players. Once players were registered to the team, they could not be removed from the roster.


2009 IIHF World Championship rosters
To qualify for a national team under IIHF rules, a player must meet several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national association. Players are allowed to switch which national team they play for, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player would have had to play two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country without playing in another country. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch countries if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may happen only once in the player's life.


2009 IIHF World Championship rosters
Ilya Kovalchuk of Russia was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate. Canadian Shea Weber was named top defenceman and Andrei Mezin of Belarus was selected as top goaltender. Canada's Martin St. Louis and Chris Mason were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in save percentage respectively.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, and the Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy. Belarus and Latvia won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus at the Ice Palace from 6 to 12 April 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A
Belarus is promoted to Top Division  for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships  Ukraine is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy at PalaOdegar from 29 March to 4 April 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B
Latvia is promoted to Top Division  for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships  Italy is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 22 and 28 March 2009 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 16 and 22 March 2009 in Narva, Estonia. South Korea and Great Britain won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of Division II tournament, which was played in Maribor, Slovenia at Tabor Ice Hall from March 22 through March 28, 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A
South Korea is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships  Mexico is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B
The following teams took part Group B of the Division II tournament, which was played in Narva, Estonia at Kreenholm Ice Hall from March 16 through March 22, 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B
Great Britain is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships  China is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 27 February and 5 March 2009  in Taipei, Chinese Taipei and the Group B tournament took place between 9 and 15 March 2009 in Erzurum, Turkey. Australia and Iceland won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of Division III tournament, which was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei at Tapei Annex Ice Rink from February 27 through March 5, 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group A
Australia is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group B
The following teams took part Group B of the Division III tournament, which was played in Erzurum, Turkey at GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall from March 9 through March 15, 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group B
Iceland is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009. Games were played at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo and the Moorhead Sports Center in Moorhead. Fargo-Moorhead defeated Providence, Rhode Island and St. Cloud, Minnesota for the rights to host the event.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
The United States, as the host country, won their third gold medal in five years, defeating Russia 5–0 in the final. Finland rounded out the podium with a 5–4 shootout win over Canada in the bronze medal game.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Relegation round, Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Final standings
Norway and  Germany are relegated to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. Group A was played in Minsk, Belarus between April 6 and April 12, 2009. Group B was played in Asiago, Italy between March 29 and April 5, 2009.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I, Group A
Belarus is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. Ukraine is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I, Group B
Latvia is promoted to Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. Italy is relegated to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played in Maribor, Slovenia between March 22 and March 28, 2009. Group B was played in Narva, Estonia between March 16 and March 22, 2009:


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II, Group A
South Korea is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. Mexico is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II, Group B
Great Britain is promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. China is relegated to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei (Republic of China) between February 27 and March 5, 2009. Group B was played in Erzurum, Turkey between March 9 and March 15, 2009:


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Group A
Australia is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Group B
Iceland is promoted to Division II for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the second holding of the World Women's U18 Championships, the premier International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament for top division national women's junior ice hockeyteams. It was held from 5 January through 10 January 2009, in Füssen, Germany. Eight teams competed in the Top Division tournament. Team USA won the tournament for the second time and the Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I was the first holding of an IIHF World Women's U18 Championship for the newly formed Division I. It was held from 28 December 2008 through 2 January 2009, in Chambéry, France. Five teams competed in the Division I tournament. The Japanese national U18 team won the tournament and gained promotion to the Top Division.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Placement Round, 7th place game
Switzerland is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I
The tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from December 28, 2008 to January 2, 2009.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I
Japan is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. This was the first junior female Division One ice hockey world championship in history.


2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, Final standings
Japan is promoted to the Top Division of the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.


2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
The 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at High 1 resort, Pyeongchang, South Korea.


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.


2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, 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.


2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, B Tournament
The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition. It was held in Reykjavik, Iceland and ran from 18 to 24 October. Around 650 athletes from 37 different countries attended. Great Britain finished top of the medal tables with 39 golds and 94 medals, both greater than any other country.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2009 Championships was the first IPC-run event where intellectual disability athletes were allowed to compete since the 2000 Summer Paralympic controversy. In the 2000 Sydney Games cheating by the Spanish basketball team resulted in the banning of all events for athletes with intellectual disabilities.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Venue
The Championship was staged at the Laugardalslaug located in the north of Reykjavik.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Events, Classification
Athletes are allocated a classification for each event based upon their disability to allow fairer competition between athletes of similar ability. The classifications for swimming are:


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Events, Classification
Classifications run from S1 (severely disabled) to S10 (minimally disabled) for athletes with physical disabilities, and S11 (totally blind) to S13 (legally blind) for visually impaired athletes. Blind athletes must use blackened goggles.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Medal table
Great Britain led the 2009 Championships in both medals won and number of gold medals.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, Participating nations
Below is the list of countries who agreed to participate in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 150 metre individual medley
The men's 150 metre individual medley at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The men's 200 metre individual medley at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly
The men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly
The women's 100 metre butterfly at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 150 metre individual medley
The women's 150 metre individual medley at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The women's 4 x 50 metre medley relay at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly
The women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October.


2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m
The 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m were held from 29 November – 5 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the first ever world-level short course paralympic swimming competition organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).


2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m, Participating nations
Competitors representing thirty-one National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) attended the championships.


2009 IPP Open
The 2009 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Helsinki, Finland between 23 and 29 November 2009.


2009 IPP Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 IPP Open, Champions, Doubles
Rohan Bopanna /  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi def. Henri Kontinen /  Jarkko Nieminen, 6–2, 7–6(7)


2009 IPP Open – Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach, who were the defending champions, decided to not compete this year. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Henri Kontinen and Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 7–6(7) in the final.


2009 IPP Open – Singles
Dmitry Tursunov was the defending champion; however, he didn't play this year. Qualifier Michał Przysiężny won this tournament, after defeating Stéphane Bohli 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2009 IPP Trophy
The 2009 IPP Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the twenty-second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Geneva, Switzerland between 17 and 23 August 2009.


2009 IPP Trophy, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 IPP Trophy, Champions, Doubles
Diego Álvarez /  Juan-Martín Aranguren def. Henri Laaksonen /  Philipp Oswald, 6–4, 4–6, [10–2]


2009 IPP Trophy – Doubles
Daniel Köllerer and Frank Moser were the defending champions, but they didn't try to defend their title. Argentinian pair Diego Álvarez and Juan-Martín Aranguren defeated Henri Laaksonen and Philipp Oswald 6–4, 4–6, [10–2] in the final.


2009 IPP Trophy – Singles
Kristof Vliegen chose to not defend his 2008 title. Dominik Meffert won in the final 6–3, 6–1, against Benjamin Balleret.


2009 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The competition was contested by 16 men's junior national teams and was held in June 2009. It was hosted by Japan.


2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy is the second edition of the second-tier world championship for Under 20 national teams. The event is organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). This competition, which is contested by eight men's junior national teams, was held in Nairobi, Kenya from April 21 to May 3.


2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The competition was won by Romania. Original plans called for them to receive an automatic berth into the following year's edition of the IRB Junior World Championship, the top tier of the IRB under-20 championship; however, Romania ultimately did not receive that berth after the Junior World Championship was reduced from 16 teams to 12.


2009 IRB Nations Cup
The 2009 IRB Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (France A, Italy A and Scotland A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Russia and Uruguay).


2009 IRB Nations Cup
For the third consecutive year the event was held in Bucharest, Romania. Emerging Springboks did not return to defend their title. Scotland A were the overall winners of the tournament.


2009 IRB Nations Cup
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.


2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2009 Pacific Nations Cup is a rugby union tournament held between five national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks. The New Zealand Māori team that won the tournament last year will no longer take part in this competition because of a decision taken by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Australia A has also decided to pull out due to a similar decision. The inaugural competition was held in 2006.


2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
This year the tournament will begin on June 12 and ends on July 3, 2009 and most of the matches will be hosted by Fiji. The awarding of the key international tournament to the Fiji Rugby Union represents a further boost to the continued development of rugby in the region.


2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The two opening round matches will be played outside of Fiji with Samoa hosting the Junior All Blacks in Apia and Tonga entertaining the Fijians in Nukuʻalofa the following day before the tournament moves to Fiji for a 17-day festival of international rugby spread across three match venues: the ANZ National Stadium (Suva), Churchill Park (Lautoka) and Lawaqa Park (Sigatoka).


2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The tournament is a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There are four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There are also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.


2009 ISSF World Cup
The 2009 ISSF World Cup is the twenty-fourth annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions are held in each event, spanning from April to June, and the best shooters will qualify for the ISSF World Cup Final, which will take place in China in October. The shotgun finals were originally scheduled for Istanbul, but were later moved to the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field, while the rifle and pistol events will be held at a range in Wuxi. Apart from those who qualify through the 2009 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and the reigning Olympic champions will also be invited to the final. The host country may also participate with at least two shooters regardless of qualification.


2009 ISSF World Cup
For the first time, the traditional World Cup competition at the Olympic shooting ranges in Munich included shotgun events contested at the new facilities built for the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships.


2009 ISSF World Cup
In 2008, it was decided not to give out any quota places for the shooting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London during the 2009 season.


2009 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol)
The 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in rifle and pistol events was scheduled to be held 26–28 October 2009 in Wuxi, China, as the conclusion of the 2009 World Cup season. It will be the first time the final is held in China.


2009 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol)
There are ten spots in each of the ten events. The defending champion from the 2008 World Cup Final and the reigning Olympic champions qualify automatically. The remaining eight qualify through a special point-awarding system based on their best performance during the World Cup season, skipping past automatic qualifiers. Not counting the defending and Olympic champions, there will be a maximum of two shooters per event from the same country.


2009 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol)
The qualification system awards a win with 15 points, a silver medal with 10, a bronze medal with 8, a fourth place with 5, a fifth with 4, a sixth with 3, a seventh with 2 and an eighth place with 1 point. It also gives out points for qualification scores within a certain range from the current world record: from 1 point for fourteen points off the record, to 15 points for equalling or raising it.


2009 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating
The 2009 ISU World Team Trophy was an international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. The six countries with the best results during the season – in descending order of finish: the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Russia and China – selected two men's single skaters, two ladies' single skaters, one pair, and one ice dancing entry to compete in a team format. The planned Olympic team event will have one entry per discipline.


2009 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating
The country with the most points after all disciplines was awarded the trophy. The Japan Skating Federation (JSF) paid the prize money for the ISU World Team Trophy in 2009. Total prize money in 2009 was US$1,000,000, the highest ever at an ISU event.


2009 ITF Men's Circuit
The 2009 ITF Men's Circuit was the 2009 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit consisted of 493 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.


2009 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup
The 2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes to be held during the 2009 season. For 2009, five races were announced as part of the World Cup series. Each race was held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall ITU Triathlon World Championships point totals; which was a change in format to the World Cup series of prior years. The number of world cup races in 2009 were reduced as the ITU shifted focus to the Championship Series.


2009 ITU World Championship Series
The 2009 ITU World Championship Series was a series of seven triathlon events leading to a Grand Final held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in September 2009. The series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon – the International Triathlon Union (ITU) – and was sponsored by Dextro Energy. The 2009 World Championship Series (WCS) was the first year of a change in format replacing the single World Championship race of prior years. Additionally, points accumulated in 2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup events would contribute to an athlete's overall point total in the Championship Series.


2009 ITU World Championship Series, Series events
The series featured on four continents in the inaugural year, stopping in some locations previously used as successful World Cup race destinations, as well as the first chance for athletes to try out the venue of the 2012 Olympic Triathlon at Hyde Park in London.


2009 ITU World Championship Series, Series events, Prize purses
The prize purses offered to the top performers during the series were significantly greater than previous World Championship events, with a total of US$700,000 being distributed. Additionally $150,000 was distributed at each of the 2009 World Championship Events, and $250,000 at the Grand Final.


2009 ITU World Championship Series, Results, Overall world championship
Points were distributed at each World Championship Event to the top 40 finishers in the men's and women's elite races, and to the top 50 finishers at the Grand Final. Points towards the ITU World Championship ranking could also be obtained at the World Cup events. The sum of each athlete's best four points scores in the World Championship and World Cup Events (maximum of two World Cup scores) and the points score from the World Championship Grand Final determined the final ranking.


2009 Icelandic Cup
Visa-Bikar 2009 is the 50th season of the Icelandic national football cup. It began on 22 May 2009 and ended with the final on 3 October 2009 at Laugardalsvöllur. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.


2009 Icelandic Cup, First round
The First Round consists of 32 teams from lower Icelandic divisions. The matches were played between 23 and 25 May 2009.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Second round
The Second Round includes the 16 winners from the previous round as well as 24 teams from the second and third division. The matches were played on 1 and 2 June 2009.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Third round
The Third Round include the 20 winners from the previous round and the 12 teams from the Úrvalsdeild. These matches were played on 17 and 18 June 2009.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Fourth round
This round consists of the 16 winners of the previous round. These matches were played on 5 and 6 July 2009.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Quarterfinals
This round consists of the 8 winners of the previous round.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Semifinals
The semifinal matches took place at Laugardalsvöllur on 12 and 13 September 2009 and involved the four winners from the previous round.


2009 Icelandic Cup, Final
The Final took place at Laugardalsvöllur on 3 October 2009 and was contested between the winners of the Semifinal matches.


2009 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
2009 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the 14th season of the Icelandic Men's League Cup, a pre-season professional football competition in Iceland. The competition started on 20 February 2009 and concluded on 1 May 2009. FH beat Breiðablik 3–0 in the final and won their fifth League Cup title.


2009 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 24 teams were divided into 4 groups of 6 teams. Every team played every other team of its group once, either home or away. Top 2 teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals.


2009 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Group stage
The games were played from 20 February to 18 April 2009.


2009 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The games were played on 22, 23 and 24 April 2009.


2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests
The 2009–2011 Icelandic financial crisis protests, also referred to as the Kitchenware, Kitchen Implement or Pots and Pans Revolution (Icelandic: Búsáhaldabyltingin), occurred in the wake of the Icelandic financial crisis. There had been regular and growing protests since October 2008 against the Icelandic government's handling of the financial crisis. The protests intensified on 20 January 2009 with thousands of people protesting at the parliament (Althing) in Reykjavík. These were at the time the largest protests in Icelandic history.


2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests
Protesters were calling for the resignation of government officials and for new elections to be held. The protests stopped for the most part with the resignation of the old government led by the right-wing Independence Party. A new left-wing government was formed after elections in late April 2009. It was supportive of the protestors and initiated a reform process that included the judicial prosecution before the Landsdómur of the former Prime Minister Geir Haarde.


2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests
Several referenda were held to ask the citizens about whether to pay the Icesave debt of their banks. From a complex and unique process, 25 common people, of no political party, were to be elected to form an Icelandic Constitutional Assembly that would write a new Constitution of Iceland. After some legal problems, a Constitutional Council, which included those people, presented a Constitution Draft to the Iceland Parliament on 29 July 2011.