2010 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships were the eighth men's Floorball World Championships. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.

For the Qualifying Rounds of this event, see 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifying.
2010 Men's World
Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country FIN
Dates4 December to 11 December 2010
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Finland
Runner-up Sweden
Third place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored616 (14.33 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Matthias Hofbauer
MVP Mika Kohonen
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2012 →

This was the first world championships under the International Floorball Federation's (IFF) FIFA-like continental qualification system. A total of 32 countries had registered for this event, which is the most nations to ever register for an IFF-sanctioned world championship event. The previous record was 29 for the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships.

Qualifying
Main article: 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifying

Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 32 countries registered for the world championships had to qualify for only 16 spots. 8 of these spots had already been pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying. This left just 8 spots for the other 24 registered countries.

The countries already qualified are as follows:

 Czech Republic     Finland
 Germany  Latvia
 Norway  Russia
 Sweden   Switzerland          

Asia/Oceania
Main article: 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships

Qualifying in the Asia/Oceanian region for the world championships will be overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC).

Only 3 out of 5 registered AOFC countries qualified. The 5 countries were as follows:

 Australia                Singapore           
 Japan Korea
 Malaysia

Note: India withdrew from world championships due to financial difficulties [1]

Europe

Only 4 out of 16 countries registered in Europe qualified. The 16 countries were as follows:

 Austria                  Belgium  Denmark  Estonia
 France  Georgia  Great Britain         Hungary             
 Italy  Liechtenstein         Netherlands  Poland
 Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain

North America

Only 1 out of 2 countries registered in North America qualified. The 2 countries were as follows:

 Canada                  United States      

Groups

Ballots for the groups in this event were drawn on May 9, 2009, during one of the semi-final matches of the 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Turku, Finland.

In the way the ballots were drawn, no team qualified from the AOFC played against each other in group stage matches, and no team qualified from Europe either.

The groups were assembled based on qualifying as follows:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Finland  Latvia  Germany  Czech Republic    
 Russia   Switzerland  Sweden  Norway
Europe 1 AOFC 1 AOFC 3 AOFC 2
North America Europe 2 Europe 4 Europe 3

Final groups
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Finland  Latvia  Germany  Czech Republic    
 Russia   Switzerland  Sweden  Norway
 Denmark  Singapore  Australia  Japan
 Canada  Poland  Estonia  Italy

Championship schedule

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 3 0 0 36 5 +31 6
 Russia 3 2 0 1 17 23 −6 4
 Canada 3 1 0 2 14 27 −13 2
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 8 20 −12 0
Source:
December 4, 2010
Canada  6 – 9  Russia
1-4 Michael Grönlund - 20:08
2-6 Michael Grönlund - 36:00
3-7 Paavo Parikka - 38:46
4-7 Stephane Laporte - 41:18
5-8 Risto Parikka - 44:49
6-8 Patrice Pare - 53:53		 0-1 Pavel Semenov - 0:46
0-2 Anatoly Bykov - 1:59
0-3 Sergey Yuryev - 3:59
0-4 Artem Olin - 11:10
1-5 Pavel Semenov - 23:40
1-6 Valery Maslov - 32:09
2-7 Alexander Tyapkov - 37:20
4-8 Artem Olin - 44:19
6-9 Yuriy Osin - 59:45
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Finland  8 – 1  Denmark
Energia Areena, Vantaa
December 5, 2010
Finland  14 – 2  Canada
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Denmark  3 – 6  Russia
Energia Areena, Vantaa
December 7, 2010
Canada  6 – 4  Denmark
1-0 Paavo Parikka - 08:41
2-0 Lauri Hannelius - 12:32
3-1 Eric Ulli-Vanasse - 17:34
4-1 Mathieu Ferron - 32:04
5-2 Michael Grönlund - 34:28
6-2 Risto Parikka - 39:00		 2-1 Alex Jensen - 17:18
4-2 Niklas Juul Jensen - 32:39
6-3 Henrik Engelsen - 42:49
6-4 Alex Jensen - 43:15
Energia Areena, Vantaa
 
Russia  2 – 14  Finland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 3 0 0 55 4 +51 6
 Latvia 3 2 0 1 35 7 +28 4
 Poland 3 1 0 2 12 22 −10 2
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 5 74 −69 0
Source:
December 4, 2010
Latvia  2 – 6   Switzerland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Singapore  4 – 10  Poland
Energia Areena, Vantaa
December 6, 2010
Singapore  1 – 27  Latvia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Poland  2 – 12   Switzerland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
December 7, 2010
Latvia  6 – 0  Poland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Switzerland   37 – 0  Singapore
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 81 3 +78 6
 Estonia 3 2 0 1 25 28 −3 4
 Germany 3 1 0 2 16 30 −14 2
 Australia 3 0 0 3 8 69 −61 0
Source:
December 4, 2010
Estonia  1 – 21  Sweden
1-6 Oskar Salm - 21.55 0-1 Jimmy Lindblom - 02.17
0-2 Rasmus Sundstedt - 12.57
0-3 Henrik Stenberg - 13.40
0-4 Magnus Svensson - 14.14
0-5 Mattias Helgesson - 15.35
0-6 Mattias Samuelsson - 19.00
1-7 Johan Samuelsson - 22.07
1-8 Kim Nilsson - 23.57
1-9 Fredrik Djurling - 25.30
1-10 Magnus Svensson - 29.18
1-11 Kim Nilsson - 29.27
1-12 Mattias Helgesson - 30.01
1-13 Magnus Svensson - 34.07
1-14 Mattias Helgesson - 39.52
1-15 Daniel Calebsson - 41.02
1-16 Jim Canerstam - 42.01
1-17 Fredrik Djurling - 45.52
1-18 Fredrik Djurling - 48.17
1-19 Henrik Stenberg - 48.38
1-20 David Gillek - 49.29
1-21 Karl-Johan Nilsson - 59.38
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Germany  12 – 3  Australia
Energia Areena, Vantaa
December 5, 2010
Estonia  6 – 3  Germany
Energia Areena, Vantaa
 
Sweden  39 – 1  Australia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
December 7, 2010
Australia  4 – 18  Estonia
Energia Areena, Vantaa
 
Germany  1 – 21  Sweden
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 45 5 +40 5
 Norway 3 2 1 0 34 7 +27 5
 Italy 3 1 0 2 5 29 −24 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 3 46 −43 0
Source:
December 4, 2010
Italy  0 – 16  Czech Republic
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Norway  18 – 1  Japan
Energia Areena, Vantaa
December 5, 2010
Norway  12 – 2  Italy
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Japan  1 – 25  Czech Republic
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
December 6, 2010
Italy  3 – 1  Japan
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Czech Republic  4 – 4  Norway
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Playoff round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1  Finland 12
B2  Latvia 2
Q1  Finland 6
Q4  Czech Republic 1
D1  Czech Republic 3 (PS)
C2  Estonia 2
W1  Finland 6
W2  Sweden 2
B1  Sweden 10
D2  Norway 1
Q2  Sweden 3
Q3   Switzerland 2
C1   Switzerland 9
A2  Russia 2

Quarter finals
December 8, 2010
Finland  12 – 2  Latvia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Czech Republic  3 – 2 (PS)  Estonia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
December 9, 2010
Sweden  10 – 1  Norway
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Switzerland   9 – 2  Russia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Semi-finals
December 10, 2010
Finland  6 – 1  Czech Republic
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
Sweden  3 – 2   Switzerland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Bronze medal game
December 11, 2010
Czech Republic  9 – 3   Switzerland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Gold medal game
December 11, 2010
Finland  6 – 2  Sweden
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

13-16
December 8, 2010
Denmark  24 – 1  Singapore
Energia Areena, Vantaa
 
Australia  3 – 2  Japan
Energia Areena, Vantaa

9-12
December 8, 2010
Canada  4 – 9  Poland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Germany  8 – 4  Italy
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

15th place match
December 9, 2010
Singapore  6 – 8  Japan
Energia Areena, Vantaa

13th place match
December 9, 2010
Denmark  13 – 4  Australia
Energia Areena, Vantaa

11th place match
December 9, 2010
Canada  7 – 4  Italy
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

9th place match
December 9, 2010
Poland  6 – 5 (OT)  Germany
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

5-8
December 10, 2010
Latvia  8 – 1  Estonia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
 
Norway  11 – 6  Russia
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

5th place match
December 11, 2010
Latvia  6 – 5 (OT)  Norway
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

3rd place match
December 11, 2010
Czech Republic  9 – 3   Switzerland
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

See also

References
  1. India has withdrawn from the Men´s WFC Qualification
Men's World Floorball Championships
Preceded by
Prague, Czech Republic
2008		 Helsinki
Finland
2010		 Succeeded by
Bern and Zurich, Switzerland
2012
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