2010 World Lacrosse Championship

2010 World Lacrosse Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England
Venue(s)	Armitage Center, Manchester
Dates	15–24 July
Teams	29
Final positions
Champions	Vereinigte Staaten (9th title)
Runner-up	Kanada
Third place	Australien
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played	101
Goals scored	2,062 (20.42 per game)
MVP	Paul Rabil

The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July. This international men's field lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the third time that the tournament was played in Greater Manchester, after the 1978 and 1994 championships.

The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game. Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP. Australia earned its fourth-straight bronze medal by defeating Japan 16 –9.

A record 29 nations competed at the event, eight more than the 2006 WLC in London, Ontario. The 101 games were held at the Armitage Centre, Manchester University's sports grounds.

For the first time, a FIL World Lacrosse Festival ran alongside the world championships from 17 to 22 July. 48 teams from around the world competed in 8 divisions from U16 to Grand Masters.

Iroquois passport controversy

The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was prevented in a dispute over their passports. The team sought to travel on Haudenosaunee passports, but the United Kingdom government would not allow it because of increased passport security requirements. The United States Department of State initially also refused to allow the passports, but later granted the team a one-time waiver to travel to the tournament. However, the U.K. would not issue the team visas.

Initially, the Iroquois were hoping to be able to travel, and agreed to forfeit their first game against England. Because it was the opening game of the tournament, organizers arranged for the host team to play Germany in an exhibition match instead. However, just before game time, the FIL decided to move Germany to the Blue Division and the Iroquois to the Plum Division, making the England-Germany match an official one. The Iroquois team did not officially withdraw from the tournament, and would have been allowed to play its remaining games should it have resolved its passport difficulties in time. On 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament. Each of the other three Plum Division teams were given 1–0 forfeit victories over the Iroquois team.

Pool play

For pool play, nations were separated into seven divisions according to strength, the top six teams were placed in the Blue Division, and the other teams were put in six divisions of four. Each of the thirty nations were eligible to win the championship. Each division played round-robin games for ranking to determine which tournament brackets they would be placed in.

Blue Division

The Blue Division originally consisted of the top six teams from the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, but Germany was moved up to replace the missing Iroquois team. The first and second place teams from the Blue Division advanced to the tournament semifinals. The third and fourth place teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth place teams were placed into the 5th through 8th place classification bracket.

Canada's 10–9 win over the United States marked the first time that the American team lost a preliminary round game in any world championship, and only its third loss overall. Both teams ended up advancing to the semifinals.

Japan, Australia, and England all finished 2–3 in the Blue Division and 1–1 in head-to-head matches against each other. All three games between the teams were close, with two going into overtime. Japan and Australia advanced to the quarterfinals based on goal differential in those matches.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Tie
Kanada	5	5	0	86	28	+58		Advanced to semifinals
Vereinigte Staaten	5	4	1	88	29	+59
Japan	5	2	3	47	67	−20	+1	Advanced to quarterfinals
Australien	5	2	3	51	63	−12	0
England	5	2	3	44	59	−15	−1	Advanced to 5th–8th place games
Deutschland	5	0	5	24	96	−72

15 July 2010
England	12–3	Deutschland
16 July 2010
Kanada	17–4	Japan
Vereinigte Staaten	21–5	Australien
17 July 2010
Japan	15–9	Deutschland
Australien	10–8 (OT)	England
Vereinigte Staaten	9–10	Kanada
18 July 2010
England	13–12 (OT)	Japan
Deutschland	4–22	Vereinigte Staaten
Kanada	19–5	Australien
19 July 2010
Deutschland	4–23	Kanada
Australien	9–11	Japan
Vereinigte Staaten	17–5	England
20 July 2010
Japan	5–19	Vereinigte Staaten
Australien	22–4	Deutschland
Kanada	17–6	England

Key to colours in division tables
Six division winners and top two runners-up advanced to the upper bracket
Four remaining runners-up and top four third-placed teams advanced to the middle bracket
Two remaining third-placed teams and six last placed teams advanced to the lower bracket

Orange Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Irland	3	3	0	60	10	+50
Slowakei	3	2	1	21	33	−12
Schweiz	3	1	2	15	32	−17
Südkorea	3	0	3	15	38	−23

16 July 2010
Slowakei	10–4	Schweiz
Irland	21–3	Südkorea
17 July 2010
Schweiz	10–6	Südkorea
Slowakei	4–23	Irland
18 July 2010
Südkorea	6–7	Slowakei
Schweiz	3–16	Irland

Plum Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Spanien	3	3	0	28	22	+6
Hongkong	3	2	1	25	24	+1
Norwegen	3	1	2	17	21	-–
Iroquois	3	0	3	0	3	−3

16 July 2010
Iroquois	0–1	Spanien
Hongkong	10–8	Norwegen
17 July 2010
Norwegen	8–11	Spanien
Hongkong	1–0	Iroquois
18 July 2010
Norwegen	1–0	Iroquois
Spanien	16–14	Hongkong

• Iroquois forfeited their three games due to not being able to travel to the tournament.

Yellow Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Finnland	3	3	0	37	18	+19
Polen	3	2	1	42	19	+23
Bermuda	3	1	2	18	35	−17
Dänemark	3	0	3	15	40	−25

16 July 2010
Bermuda	2–16	Polen
Finnland	14–2	Dänemark
17 July 2010
Polen	15–5	Dänemark
Bermuda	5–11	Finnland
18 July 2010
Polen	11–12 (OT)	Finnland
Dänemark	8–11	Bermuda

Red Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Tschechische Republik	3	3	0	47	10	+37
Schweden	3	2	1	42	14	+28
Italien	3	1	2	18	36	−18
Mexiko	3	0	3	6	53	−47

16 July 2010
Italien	3–17	Tschechische Republik
Schweden	20–2	Mexiko
17 July 2010
Schweden	16–3	Italien
Mexiko	1–21	Tschechische Republik
18 July 2010
Mexiko	3–12	Italien
Tschechische Republik	9–6	Schweden

Turquoise Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	3	3	0	57	14	+43
Neuseeland	3	2	1	37	26	+11
Lettland	3	1	2	25	37	−12
Frankreich	3	0	3	11	53	−42

16 July 2010
Neuseeland	18–3	Frankreich
Scotland	20–4	Lettland
17 July 2010
Neuseeland	8–18	Scotland
Frankreich	6–16	Lettland
18 July 2010
Frankreich	2–19	Scotland
Lettland	5–11	Neuseeland

Grey Division

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Wales	3	3	0	49	12	+37
Niederlande	3	2	1	55	18	+37
Österreich	3	1	2	21	41	−20
Argentinien	3	0	3	11	65	−54

16 July 2010
Argentinien	5–16	Österreich
Niederlande	9–10	Wales
17 July 2010
Argentinien	3–29	Niederlande
Österreich	0–19	Wales
18 July 2010
Wales	20–3	Argentinien
Österreich	5–17	Niederlande

Intermediate Round

Starting on 19 July, all teams except for the Blue Division moved to one of three intermediate brackets: either the upper, middle, or lower bracket.

Upper bracket

The upper bracket included the six first-place finishers from each division as well as the top two second-place finishers. These teams were still eligible for the World Championship and could have finished anywhere from 1st to 16th in the tournament. By winning two games in the upper bracket, Scotland and Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals.

	July 19				July 20
	Tschechische Republik	14
	Scotland	17
					Scotland	15
					Irland	9
	Irland	12
	Schweden	7
					Third place
					Tschechische Republik	8
					Schweden	15

	July 19				July 20
	Finnland	7
	Wales	9
					Wales	8
					Niederlande	9
	Niederlande	16
	Spanien	1
					Third place
					Finnland	21
					Spanien	4

Middle bracket

The middle bracket included the remaining four second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers. These teams could have finished anywhere from 9th to 24th in the final rankings.

	19 July				20 July
	Schweiz	3
	Neuseeland	11
					Neuseeland	16
					Lettland	3
	Hongkong	10
	Lettland	12
					Third place
					20 July – 12:30
					Schweiz	11
					Hongkong	7

	19 July				20 July
	Norwegen	4
	Slowakei	14
					Slowakei	6
					Polen	11
	Polen	14
	Bermuda	10
					Third place
					Norwegen	4
					Bermuda	8

Lower bracket

The lower bracket included the remaining two third-place finishers and the six fourth-place finishers. These teams could have finished no higher than 17th in the final rankings.

	19 July				20 July
	Mexiko	9
	Südkorea	10
					Südkorea	8
					Österreich	13
	Frankreich	4
	Österreich	15
					Third place
					Mexiko	6
					Frankreich	10

	19 July				20 July
	Dänemark
	Bye
					Dänemark	3
					Italien	10
	Italien	13
	Argentinien	9
					Third place
					Argentinien

Play-in games

On 21 July, Finland beat Poland 13–7 to advance to the 9th–12th place bracket, sending Poland to the 13th–16th place bracket. Italy beat Switzerland 7–6 to advance to the 17th–20th place bracket, while Switzerland entered the 21st–24th place bracket.

Championship bracket

	Quarterfinals 21 July					Semifinals 22 July					Gold medal game 24 July
						1	Kanada	15
	3	Australien	20				Australien	6
	6	Scotland	11								Kanada		10
											Vereinigte Staaten		12
						2	Vereinigte Staaten	20
	4	Japan	14				Japan	5			Bronze medal game
	5	Niederlande	8
											Australien		16
											Japan		9

Classification brackets

5th to 8th place

	22 July				5th place
	England	23
	Scotland	9
					England	14
					Deutschland	9
	Deutschland	14
	Niederlande	1
					7th place
					Scotland	11
					Niederlande	10

9th to 12th place

	22 July				9th place
	Wales	5
	Schweden	9
					Schweden	8
					Irland	15
	Irland	17
	Finnland	6
					11th place
					Wales	10
					Finnland	5

13th to 16th place

	22 July				13th place
	Spanien	11
	Polen	15
					Polen	3
					Tschechische Republik	21
	Neuseeland	8
	Tschechische Republik	13
					15th place
					Spanien	5
					Neuseeland	23

17th to 20th place

	22 July				17th place
	Lettland	7
	Bermuda	8
					Bermuda	7
					Slowakei	12
	Slowakei	10
	Italien	4
					19th place
					Lettland	8
					Italien	13

21st to 24th place

	22 July				21st place
	Österreich	10
	Norwegen	4
					Österreich	9
					Hongkong	8
	Hongkong	15
	Schweiz	8
					23rd place
					Norwegen	0
					Schweiz	2

25th to 28th place

	22 July				25th place
	Südkorea	16
	Argentinien	5
					Südkorea	12
					Dänemark	10
	Frankreich	7
	Dänemark	9
					27th place
					Argentinien	8
					Frankreich	10

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Vereinigte Staaten	6–1
	Kanada	6–1
	Australien	4–4
4	Japan	3–5
5	England	4–3
6	Deutschland	1–6
7	Scotland	6–2
8	Niederlande	5–3
9	Irland	6–1
10	Schweden	4–3
11	Wales	5–2
12	Finnland	5–3
13	Tschechische Republik	5–2
14	Polen	5–3
15	Neuseeland	5–2
16	Spanien	3–4
17	Slowakei	5–2
18	Bermuda	3–4
19	Italien	5–3
20	Lettland	2–5
21	Österreich	5–2
22	Hongkong	3–4
23	Schweiz	3–5
24	Norwegen	1–6
25	Südkorea	3–4
26	Dänemark	1–5
27	Frankreich	2–5
28	Argentinien	0–6
29	Mexiko	0–5
-	Iroquois	0–3

See also

• World Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse
• World Lacrosse Championship
• Field lacrosse

External links

• Official Website (archived), mirror
• Lacrosse World Championships 2010 at Activity Workshop
• Federation of International Lacrosse