For the second time, Poland hosted the IMRC in Katowice where 21 teams from 13 countries gathered to compete at the 9th IMRC competition. Competition rules were established by Centralna Stacja Ratownictwa Górniczego S.A. in Bytom who also hosted the competition.

Results of the competition were as follows:

First Place

Bytom Team, Poland

Second Place     

Kestrel Mine, Australia

Third Place         

HPB, a.s., Slovakia