World Lacrosse Box Championships
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The World Lacrosse Box Championships (WLBC),[1] formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.[2] Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the Czech Republic hosted in 2011, the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in 2015.[3] The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 2003 |
No. of teams | 20 |
Countries | World Lacrosse member nations |
Most recent champion(s) | Canada (5th title) |
Most titles | Canada (5 titles) |
Official website | Official website |
2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship |
The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.