2002 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
Venue(s) | Perth |
Dates | 7-15 July |
Teams | 15 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (8th title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Australia |
Fourth place | Iroquois |
The 2002 World Lacrosse Championship were held between 7–15 July 2002. The event was the ninth international men's lacrosse championship, and took place in Perth, Australia under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation.[1][2] This was the second time that the tournament was held in Perth, following the 1990 tournament. Fifteen teams competed in the event in three divisions.
The United States successfully defended their title for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Canada 18–15 in the final. Australia beat the Iroquois team 12–11 for third place.
Pool Play
For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into three divisions – five in the top Blue Division, six in the Red Division, and four in the Green Division. The top three finishers in the Blue Division advanced directly to the semifinals, while the fourth place team played the winner of the Red Division for the final semifinal spot. Green Division participants were not eligible to win the championship.
Blue Division
Key to colours in group tables |
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Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 25 | +54 |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 43 | +13 |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 49 | +8 |
Iroquois | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 70 | –34 |
England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 70 | –41 |
7 July 2002 | ||||
United States | 22–6 | Iroquois | Report | |
Canada | 13–9 | England | Report | |
8 July 2002 | ||||
Iroquois | 17–9 | England | Report | |
Australia | 7–22 | United States | Report | |
9 July 2002 | ||||
Canada | 20–8 | Iroquois | Report | |
England | 8–19 | Australia | Report | |
10 July 2002 | ||||
United States | 14–9 | Canada | Report | |
Australia | 19–5 | Iroquois | Report | |
11 July 2002 | ||||
Canada | 14–12 | Australia | Report | |
United States | 21–3 | England | Report |
Red Division
Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 30 | +47 |
Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 45 | +11 |
Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 45 | +5 |
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 56 | –20 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 49 | –8 |
Wales | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 72 | –35 |
7 July 2002 | ||||
Scotland | 14–7 | Wales | Report | |
Japan | 19–4 | Sweden | Report | |
Germany | 11–7 | Czech Republic | Report | |
8 July 2002 | ||||
Japan | 11–5 | Germany | Report | |
Czech Republic | 8–9 | Scotland | Report | |
Wales | 8–10 | Sweden | Report | |
9 July 2002 | ||||
Germany | 11–8 | Wales | Report | |
Scotland | 10–5 | Sweden | Report | |
Czech Republic | 5–16 | Japan | Report | |
10 July 2002 | ||||
Japan | 10–8 | Scotland | Report | |
Czech Republic | 16–5 | Wales | Report | |
Germany | 14–10 | Sweden | Report | |
11 July 2002 | ||||
Sweden | 7–5 | Czech Republic | Report | |
Germany | 15–9 | Scotland | Report | |
Japan | 21–8 | Wales | Report |
Green Division
Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 12 | +68 |
South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 38 | +32 |
Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 64 | –43 |
New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 79 | –57 |
7 July 2002 | ||||
Ireland | 16–1 | Hong Kong | Report | |
South Korea | 23–2 | New Zealand | Report | |
8 July 2002 | ||||
Ireland | 14–5 | South Korea | Report | |
Hong Kong | 8–9 | New Zealand | Report | |
9 July 2002 | ||||
Ireland | 19–3 | New Zealand | Report | |
Hong Kong | 3–19 | South Korea | Report | |
10 July 2002 | ||||
South Korea | 20–3 | New Zealand | Report | |
Ireland | 15–0 | Hong Kong | Report | |
11 July 2002 | ||||
Ireland | 16–3 | South Korea | Report | |
Hong Kong | 9–5 | New Zealand | Report |
Championship Round
Blue Division fourth-place finisher Iroquois Nationals and Red Division winner Japan played a 1-game playoff to determine who would be the fourth and final semifinalist in the championship bracket.
12 July 2010 | ||||
Iroquois | 19–14 (OT) | Japan | Report |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 July | ||||||
United States | 18 | |||||
15 July | ||||||
Iroquois | 8 | |||||
United States | 18 | |||||
14 July | ||||||
Canada | 15 | |||||
Canada | 15 | |||||
Australia | 14 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
15 July | ||||||
Iroquois | 11 | |||||
Australia | 12 |
Consolation Round
5th-8th Place
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 July | ||||||
England | 16 | |||||
15 July | ||||||
Scotland | 7 | |||||
England | 12 | |||||
14 July | ||||||
Japan | 13 | |||||
Japan | 8 | |||||
Germany | 7 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
15 July | ||||||
Scotland | 12 (OT) | |||||
Germany | 11 |
9th-12th Place
Although Ireland won the Green Division, runner-up South Korea progressed to the 9th-12th place bracket because Ireland was not yet a member of the International Lacrosse Federation.
12 July 2002 | ||||
Wales | 19–10 | South Korea | Report | |
14 July 2002 | ||||
Czech Republic | 13–7 | Wales | Report | |
15 July 2002 | ||||
Wales | 12–16 | South Korea | Report | |
Sweden | 8–6 | Czech Republic | Report |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Record |
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United States | 6–0 | |
Canada | 4–2 | |
Australia | 3–3 | |
4 | Iroquois | 2–5 |
5 | Japan | 7–1 |
6 | England | 1–5 |
7 | Scotland | 4–3 |
8 | Germany | 4–3 |
9 | Sweden | 3–3 |
10 | Czech Republic | 2–5 |
11 | South Korea | 4–3 |
12 | Wales | 1–7 |
13 | Ireland | 5–0 |
14 | Hong Kong | 1–4 |
15 | New Zealand | 1–4 |
References
- ^ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
- ^ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
See also
- Lacrosse
- Federation of International Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse founded in 2008
- World Lacrosse Championship