2010 World Lacrosse Championship

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.

2010 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates15–24 July
Teams29
Venue(s)Armitage Center, Manchester
Final positions
Gold  United States (9th title)
Silver  Canada
Bronze  Australia
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played101
Goals scored2062 (20.42 per match)
MVPUnited States Paul Rabil
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2014 →

The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game.[1] Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

Iroquois passport controversy

The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was prevented in a dispute over their passports.[6] The team sought to travel on Haudenosaunee passports, but the United Kingdom government would not allow it because of increased passport security requirements.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] On 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament.[12] 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.[13] 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
 Canada 5508628+58Advanced to
semifinals
 United States 5418829+59
 Japan 5234767−20+1Advanced to
quarterfinals
 Australia 5235163−120
 England 5234459−15−1Advanced to
5th–8th place games
 Germany 5052496−72
15 July 2010
England 12–3 Germany
16 July 2010
Canada 17–4 Japan
United States 21–5 Australia
17 July 2010
Japan 15–9 Germany
Australia 10–8 (OT) England
United States 9–10 Canada
18 July 2010
England 13–12 (OT) Japan
Germany Germany4–22 United States
Canada 19–5 Australia
19 July 2010
Germany Germany4–23 Canada
Australia 9–11 Japan
United States 17–5 England
20 July 2010
Japan 5–19 United States
Australia 22–4 Germany
Canada 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
 Ireland 3306010+50
 Slovakia 3212133−12
  Switzerland 3121532−17
 South Korea 3031538−23
16 July 2010
Slovakia Slovakia10–4  Switzerland
Ireland Republic of Ireland21–3 South Korea
17 July 2010
Switzerland Switzerland10–6 South Korea
Slovakia Slovakia4–23 Ireland
18 July 2010
South Korea South Korea6–7 Slovakia
Switzerland Switzerland3–16 Ireland

Plum Division

Team Pld W L GF GA GD
 Spain 3302822+6
 Hong Kong 3212524+1
 Norway 3121721-–
 Iroquois 30303−3
16 July 2010
Iroquois 0–1 Spain
Hong Kong Hong Kong10–8 Norway
17 July 2010
Norway Norway8–11 Spain
Hong Kong Hong Kong1–0 Iroquois
18 July 2010
Norway Norway1–0 Iroquois
Spain 16–14 Hong Kong
  • Iroquois forfeited their three games due to not being able to travel to the tournament.

Yellow Division

Team Pld W L GF GA GD
 Finland 3303718+19
 Poland 3214219+23
 Bermuda 3121835−17
 Denmark 3031540−25
16 July 2010
Bermuda Bermuda2–16 Poland
Finland Finland14–2 Denmark
17 July 2010
Poland Poland15–5 Denmark
Bermuda Bermuda5–11 Finland
18 July 2010
Poland Poland11–12 (OT) Finland
Denmark Denmark8–11 Bermuda

Red Division

Team Pld W L GF GA GD
 Czech Republic 3304710+37
 Sweden 3214214+28
 Italy 3121836−18
 Mexico 303653−47
16 July 2010
Italy Italy3–17 Czech Republic
Sweden Sweden20–2 Mexico
17 July 2010
Sweden Sweden16–3 Italy
Mexico Mexico1–21 Czech Republic
18 July 2010
Mexico Mexico3–12 Italy
Czech Republic Czech Republic9–6 Sweden

Turquoise Division

Team Pld W L GF GA GD
 Scotland 3305714+43
 New Zealand 3213726+11
 Latvia 3122537−12
 France 3031153−42
16 July 2010
New Zealand New Zealand18–3 France
Scotland 20–4 Latvia
17 July 2010
New Zealand New Zealand8–18 Scotland
France France6–16 Latvia
18 July 2010
France France2–19 Scotland
Latvia Latvia5–11 New Zealand

Grey Division

Team Pld W L GF GA GD
 Wales 3304912+37
 Netherlands 3215518+37
 Austria 3122141−20
 Argentina 3031165−54
16 July 2010
Argentina Argentina5–16 Austria
Netherlands Netherlands9–10 Wales
17 July 2010
Argentina Argentina3–29 Netherlands
Austria Austria0–19 Wales
18 July 2010
Wales Wales20–3 Argentina
Austria Austria5–17 Netherlands

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 19July 20
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Czech Republic 14
 
 
 
 Scotland 17
 
 Scotland 15
 
 
 
 Ireland 9
 
 Ireland 12
 
 
 Sweden 7
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Czech Republic 8
 
 
 Sweden 15
 
July 19July 20
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Finland 7
 
 
 
 Wales 9
 
 Wales 8
 
 
 
 Netherlands 9
 
 Netherlands 16
 
 
 Spain 1
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Finland 21
 
 
 Spain 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 July20 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Switzerland 3
 
 
 
 New Zealand 11
 
 New Zealand 16
 
 
 
 Latvia 3
 
 Hong Kong 10
 
 
 Latvia 12
 
Third place
 
 
20 July – 12:30
 
 
  Switzerland 11
 
 
 Hong Kong 7
 
19 July20 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Norway 4
 
 
 
 Slovakia 14
 
 Slovakia 6
 
 
 
 Poland 11
 
 Poland14
 
 
 Bermuda 10
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Norway 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 July20 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Mexico 9
 
 
 
 South Korea10
 
 South Korea 8
 
 
 
 Austria 13
 
 France 4
 
 
 Austria 15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Mexico 6
 
 
 France 10
 
19 July20 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Denmark
 
 
 
Bye
 
 Denmark 3
 
 
 
 Italy 10
 
 Italy 13
 
 
 Argentina 9
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina
 
 
 

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 Canada15
3 Australia 20 Australia6
6 Scotland11 Canada10
 United States12
2 United States20
4 Japan 14 Japan5Bronze medal game
5 Netherlands8
 Australia16
 Japan9

Classification brackets

5th to 8th place

 
22 July5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England 23
 
 
 
 Scotland 9
 
 England 14
 
 
 
 Germany 9
 
 Germany 14
 
 
 Netherlands 1
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland 11
 
 
 Netherlands 10

9th to 12th place

 
22 July9th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Wales 5
 
 
 
 Sweden 9
 
 Sweden 8
 
 
 
 Ireland 15
 
 Ireland 17
 
 
 Finland 6
 
11th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Wales 10
 
 
 Finland 5

13th to 16th place

 
22 July13th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain 11
 
 
 
 Poland 15
 
 Poland 3
 
 
 
 Czech Republic 21
 
 New Zealand 8
 
 
 Czech Republic 13
 
15th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain 5
 
 
 New Zealand 23

17th to 20th place

 
22 July17th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Latvia 7
 
 
 
 Bermuda 8
 
 Bermuda 7
 
 
 
 Slovakia 12
 
 Slovakia 10
 
 
 Italy 4
 
19th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Latvia 8
 
 
 Italy 13

21st to 24th place

 
22 July21st place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Austria 10
 
 
 
 Norway 4
 
 Austria 9
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 8
 
 Hong Kong 15
 
 
  Switzerland 8
 
23rd place
 
 
 
 
 
 Norway 0
 
 
  Switzerland 2

25th to 28th place

 
22 July25th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Korea 16
 
 
 
 Argentina 5
 
 South Korea 12
 
 
 
 Denmark 10
 
 France 7
 
 
 Denmark 9
 
27th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina 8
 
 
 France 10

Final standings
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 6–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4–4
4  Japan 3–5
5  England 4–3
6  Germany 1–6
7  Scotland 6–2
8  Netherlands 5–3
9  Ireland 6–1
10  Sweden 4–3
11  Wales 5–2
12  Finland 5–3
13  Czech Republic 5–2
14  Poland 5–3
15  New Zealand 5–2
16  Spain 3–4
17  Slovakia 5–2
18  Bermuda 3–4
19  Italy 5–3
20  Latvia 2–5
21  Austria 5–2
22  Hong Kong 3–4
23   Switzerland 3–5
24  Norway 1–6
25  South Korea 3–4
26  Denmark 1–5
27  France 2–5
28  Argentina 0–6
29  Mexico 0–5
–  Iroquois 0–3

See also

References
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