2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships

The 2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships was the 16th FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, an annual international inline hockey tournament organised by the International Roller Sports Federation. It took place between 12 and 17 July 2010 in Beroun, Czech Republic.[1] The United States team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.[2]

2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
DatesJuly 12 - July 17
Teams14
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored332 (7.55 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Dean Dunstan
MVP Travis Fudge

The tournament was won by the United States, who claimed their 12th world championship title by defeating Switzerland 6–1 in the World Championship final. The Czech Republic won against France 5–2 for the bronze medal. Spain won the World Cup tournament defeating Australia 1–0. The United States' Travis Fudge was named MVP of the tournament. Australia's Dean Dunstan and Michael Smart were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in save percentage respectively.[2]

Participating nations

The following 14 nations qualified for the tournament. One nation from Oceania, seven nations from Europe, three nations from North America, and three nations from South America were represented.

Group stage

Fourteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams from Group A and Group B advanced to World Championship round. The last team in Group A and B advanced to the World Cup round. Teams in Group C also competed in a round-robin with the top two teams advancing to the World Championship round. The teams who finished third and fourth advanced to the World Cup round and the two teams who finished fifth and sixth are sent to compete in the 13th-14th placement game.[3]

     Team advanced to World Championship round
     Team advanced to World Cup round
     Team competes in 13–14 placement

Group A
Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 France3210126+65
 United States3201174+134
  Switzerland31111811+73
 Colombia3003228–260
July 12, 2010
12:30		United States 10 – 0
(6–0, 4–0)		 Colombia
July 12, 2010
15:30		France 4 – 4
(1–3, 3–1)		  Switzerland
July 13, 2010
15:00		Switzerland  12 – 1
(5–1, 7–0)		 Colombia
July 13, 2010
16:30		United States 1 – 2
(0–0, 1–2)		 France
July 14, 2010
13:00		Colombia 1 – 6
(0–5, 1–1)		 France
July 14, 2010
16:00		United States 6 – 2
(4–2, 2–0)		  Switzerland

Group B
Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Czech Republic3300163+136
 Canada3201159+64
 Italy3102914–52
 Spain3003317–140
July 12, 2010
14:00		Canada 8 – 1
(4–0, 4–1)		 Spain
July 12, 2010
18:10		Italy 2 – 6
(1–4, 1–2)		 Czech Republic
July 13, 2010
13:30		Canada 6 – 4
(4–1, 2–3)		 Italy
July 13, 2010
20:10		Czech Republic 6 – 0
(4–0, 2–0)		 Spain
July 14, 2010
14:30		Italy 3 – 2
(0–2, 3–0)		 Spain
July 14, 2010
18:10		Canada 1 – 4
(0–1, 1–3)		 Czech Republic

Group C
Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Mexico53111916+37
 Germany53112919+107
 Great Britain53022419+56
 Australia53022213+96
 Argentina52032123–24
 Venezuela50051035–250
July 12, 2010
08:00		Great Britain 9 – 5
(4–1, 5–4)		 Venezuela
July 12, 2010
09:30		Germany 9 – 6
(5–3, 4–3)		 Argentina
July 12, 2010
11:00		Australia 5 – 3
(3–0, 2–3)		 Mexico
July 12, 2010
19:45		Venezuela 0 – 7
(0–2, 0–5)		 Germany
July 13, 2010
09:00		Great Britain 2 – 1
(1–1, 1–0)		 Australia
July 13, 2010
10:30		Germany 2 – 2
(1–1, 1–1)		 Mexico
July 13, 2010
12:00		Argentina 6 – 2
(4–1, 2–1)		 Venezuela
July 13, 2010
18:00		Mexico 4 – 3
(2–0, 2–3)		 Great Britain
July 14, 2010
08:30		Australia 3 – 6
(0–4, 3–2)		 Germany
July 14, 2010
10:00		Great Britain 2 – 4
(0–0, 2–4)		 Argentina
July 14, 2010
11:30		Mexico 4 – 2
(3–1, 1–1)		 Venezuela
July 14, 2010
19:45		Australia 4 – 1
(3–1, 1–0)		 Argentina
July 15, 2010
08:00		Germany 5 – 8
(2–2, 3–6)		 Great Britain
July 15, 2010
09:30		Venezuela 1 – 9
(0–3, 1–6)		 Australia
July 15, 2010
11:00		Argentina 4 – 6
(1–4, 3–2)		 Mexico

World Championship

The World Championship round is the top level playoff where the winning team finishes first overall for the tournament and wins the gold medal. It comprises the top three teams from Group A and B and the top two teams from Group C. The winning teams in the quarter-finals move on to compete in the semi-finals, while the losing teams are sent to the 5th-8th placement round. The two winning teams in the semi-finals advance to the gold medal game leaving the losing teams to compete for the bronze medal and third and fourth spot overall.[3]

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals
                           
  A1  France 4  
C2  Germany 1  
  QF1  France 0  
  QF2   Switzerland 7  
B2  Canada 5 Final
  A3   Switzerland 6  
    SF1   Switzerland 1
  SF2  United States 6
  B1  Czech Republic 13  
C1  Mexico 1  
  QF3  Czech Republic 3 Bronze medal game
  QF4  United States 8  
A2  United States 2 SF1  France 2
  B3  Italy 1   SF2  Czech Republic 5

Quarter-finals
July 15, 2010
14:00		United States 2 – 1
(0–1, 2–0)		 Italy
July 15, 2010
16:00		Canada 5 – 6 OT
(3–2, 2–3)
( OT: 0–1 )		  Switzerland
July 15, 2010
18:10		Czech Republic 13 – 1
(7–1, 6–0)		 Mexico
July 15, 2010
20:00		France 4 – 1
(2–1, 2–0)		 Germany

Semi-finals
July 16, 2010
16:00		France 0 – 7
(0–3, 0–4)		  Switzerland
July 16, 2010
18:10		Czech Republic 3 – 8
(2–5, 1–3)		 United States

Bronze medal game
July 17, 2010
16:10		France 2 – 5
(0–4, 2–1)		 Czech Republic

Gold medal game
July 17, 2010
20:00		Switzerland  1 – 6
(0–2, 1–4)		 United States

5th-8th placement round

The 5th-8th placement round comprises the four teams who lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championship round. The teams play a qualifier against one other team, with the winners advancing to play-off for the fifth place and the losers compete against each other for seventh place.[3]

Bracket
  Qualifier            
  QF1  Italy 6  
  QF2  Mexico 3   5th Place Game
      Q1  Italy 4
  Qualifier   Q2  Canada 2
  QF4  Canada 8
  QF3  Germany 2   7th Place Game
    Q3  Mexico 2
    Q4  Germany 7

Qualifying round
July 16, 2010
12:00		Italy 6 – 3
(3–1, 3–2)		 Mexico
July 16, 2010
14:00		Canada 8 – 2
(3–0, 5–2)		 Germany

7th-8th place game
July 17, 2010
09:00		Mexico 2 – 7
(2–3, 0–4)		 Germany

5th-6th place game
July 17, 2010
11:00		Italy 4 – 2
(2–0, 2–2)		 Canada

World Cup

The World Cup round is the second level playoff in the tournament where the winner finishes ninth overall and wins the World Cup gold medal. It also acts as a placement round for the places nine to twelve. The teams compete in a semi-final with the winners moving on to compete for the World Cup gold medal and the losers competing for the World Cup bronze.[3]

Bracket
  Semifinal            
  B4  Spain 4  
  C3  Great Britain 3   Gold medal
      SF1  Spain 1
  Semifinal   SF2  Australia 0
  A4  Colombia 2
  C4  Australia 5   Bronze medal
    SF1  Great Britain 6
    SF2  Colombia 1

Semi-finals
July 16, 2010
08:00		Spain 4 – 3 OT
(2–2, 1–1)
( OT: 1–0 )		 Great Britain
July 16, 2010
10:00		Colombia 2 – 5
(1–1, 1–4)		 Australia

Bronze medal game
July 17, 2010
13:00		Great Britain 6 – 1
(5–0, 1–1)		 Colombia

Gold medal game
July 17, 2010
18:00		Spain 1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0)		 Australia

13th-14th place game

The 13th-14th placement game consists of the two teams who finished last and second last in Group C. A single game is played with the winner receiving 13th place in the overall standings and the loser receiving 14th.[3]

July 16, 2010
20:00		Argentina 6 – 3
(5–0, 1–3)		 Venezuela

Ranking and statistics
 


 2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championship 

United States

Tournament awards

  • Individual awards:[2]
    • Most Valuable Player: Travis Fudge
    • Fair Play Award:  Spain
    • Best Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
    • Best Defenseman: Karel Rachunek
    • Best Forward: Diego Schwarzenbach
  • All-Star Team:[2]
    • Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
    • Defense: Karel Rachunek
    • Forwards: Brian Baxter, Travis Fudge, Julien Walker

Final standings
 United States
  Switzerland
 Czech Republic
4 France
5 Italy
6 Canada
7 Germany
8 Mexico
9 Spain
10 Australia
11 Great Britain
12 Colombia
13 Argentina
14 Venezuela

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[4]

Player GP G A Pts POS
Dean Dunstan71341732
Brian Baxter8125172
Rob Shelton796152
Adriano Carciola896156
Julian Walker686144
Pete Messina676130
Danny Hutchinson7111128
Diego Schwarzenbach693124
Julian Ramirez866128
Stephen Belic757128

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.[4]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Michael Smart1207851.6793.590
Michael Urbano20011581.6093.041
Ondrej Jirkuv922420.8791.671
Stefano Antinori1209382.6791.400
Hugo Rebuffet1328482.4290.480

See also

References
  1. "Basic info". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  2. "History of the Tournament". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  3. "Games schedule". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  4. "Players statistics". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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