The 2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 43rd edition of the Roller Hockey World Cup, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). The tournament was held for the first time in China, in the city of Nanjing, from 3 to 9 September 2017, as part of the 2017 World Roller Games. Spain won his 17th title, defeating Portugal, who returned to the final, after an eleven years absence, in penalties.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  China |
| City | Nanjing |
| Dates | 3–9 September 2017 |
| Teams | 23 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (17th title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mustang (28 goals) |
Competition format edit
During the previous edition of the World Cup, the FIRS determined to end with the celebration of two different tournaments for divisions A and B, and merged all competitions in a whole event integrated in the World Roller Games.[1] Finally the FIRS divided the 23 participant teams into three different competitions.[2]
World Championship edit
The eight first ranked teams were divided into two groups. The three first qualified teams of each group will join the quarterfinals of the competition with the two group winners of the FIRS Cup groups.[2]
The last qualified team of each group will be dropped to the quarterfinals of the FIRS Cup.
FIRS Cup edit
The eight teams ranked between 9th and 16th were also divided into two groups. The two group winners will join the quarterfinals of the World Championship while the six remaining teams will play the quarterfinals of the competition with the two teams dropped from the World Championship.
Confederations Cup edit
The remaining teams played the Confederations Cup. Initially the teams were divided into two groups with the two first qualified teams from each group joining a final stage, consisting in a round-robin tournament. After Egypt rellocation, the format was changed for just one group in a single roun-robin format.
Teams edit
The 23 teams were divided into three competitions according to their positions in the 2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup. The Division B was renamed as FIRS Cup and the new Division C was named as Confederations Cup.
The two top seeded teams were drawn in different groups. The draw was held in Barcelona on 5 July 2017.[3]
After the withdrawal of Brazil, Egypt moved to FIRS Cup, and the confederation cup was redesigned into a single round-robin tournament.
| World Championship | FIRS Cup | Confederations Cup | |||||
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| Rank | Team | Rank | Team | Rank | Team | ||
| 1 | Argentina |
9 | Angola |
17 |  Egypt | ||
| 2 | Spain |
10 |  Brazil |
 Australia
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| 3 | Portugal |
11 |  Austria |
 Chinese Taipei
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| 4 |  Germany |
12 |  Colombia |
 India
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| 5 | Italy |
13 |  Netherlands |
 Israel
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| 6 |  France |
14 |  United States |
 Japan
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| 7 |  Mozambique |
15 |  South Africa |
 New Zealand
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| 8 |  Chile |
16 |  Macau |
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| 17 | Egypt |
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World Championship edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 | Qualification to quarterfinals | — | 6–1 | — | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | — | — | 4–2 | — | ||
| 3 | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | 2–5 | — | — | 6–5 | ||
| 4 | France
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | Dropped to FIRS Cup quarterfinals | — | 2–6 | — | — |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | Qualification to quarterfinals | — | 3–2 | 4–3 | — | |
| 2 | Mozambique
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | — | — | — | 7–3 | ||
| 3 | Chile
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 | — | 3–5 | — | 7–3 | ||
| 4 | Germany
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 0 | Dropped to FIRS Cup quarterfinals | 2–8 | — | — | — |
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 September | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 6 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Angola | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Argentina (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 3 (1) | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 3 (2) | |||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 8 September | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Chile | 3 (0) | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Italy (p) | 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
Source: FIRS
5th to 8th position bracket edit
| Semifinals | 5th position game | |||||
| 8 September | ||||||
| Mozambique | 3 | |||||
| 9 September | ||||||
| Angola | 6 | |||||
| Angola | 5 | |||||
| 8 September | ||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||
| Colombia (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
| 7th position game | ||||||
| 9 September | ||||||
| Mozambique | 7 | |||||
| Chile (a.e.t.) | 9 | |||||
FIRS Cup edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Colombia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | +39 | 9 | Qualification to World Championship quarterfinals | — | 6–1 | 19–0 | — | |
| 2 | Austria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 6 | Qualification to quarterfinals | — | — | 5–3 | — | |
| 3 | South Africa
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 1 | — | — | — | 8–8 | ||
| 4 | Macau
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 1 | 0–15 | 3–13 | — | — |
Group B edit
Brazil resigned to play the competition after the draw of the groups. Egypt occupied its berth.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Angola
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3 | +71 | 9 | Qualification to World Championship quarterfinals | — | 18–1 | 24–1 | — | |
| 2 | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 6 | Qualification to quarterfinals | — | — | 8–0 | — | |
| 3 | Egypt
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | −29 | 3 | — | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 44 | −37 | 0 | 1–32 | 4–8 | — | — |
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 9th position game | ||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||
| 8 September | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| France | 9 | |||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 29 | |||||||||
| 8 September | ||||||||||
| Macau | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 8 | |||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | 11th position game | ||||||||
| Egypt | 5 | |||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||
| Austria | 7 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||||||
Source: FIRS
13th to 16th position bracket edit
| Semifinals | 13th position game | |||||
| 8 September | ||||||
| South Africa | 6 | |||||
| 9 September | ||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| 8 September | ||||||
| Macau | 2 | |||||
| Macau (a.e.t.) | 10 | |||||
| Egypt | 9 | |||||
| 15th position game | ||||||
| 9 September | ||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
Confederations Cup edit
After the reallocation of Egypt to the FIRS Cup, the competition system was modified to a single round-robin group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Israel
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 13 | — | 8–2 | 6–1 | — | — | 16–3 | |
| 2 | India
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 10 | — | — | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–2 | — | |
| 3 | Japan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 9 | — | — | — | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | |
| 4 | Australia
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 8 | 5–5 | — | — | — | 6–0 | — | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 3 | 3–16 | — | — | — | — | 6–5 | |
| 6 | New Zealand
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 0 | — | 3–9 | — | 2–5 | — | — |
Final standings edit
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Spain
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B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 11 | +16 |
| 2 | Portugal
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A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
| 3 | Argentina
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A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 15 | +9 |
| 4 | Italy
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A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 |
| Played the knockout stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | Angola
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BF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 88 | 11 | +77 |
| 6 | Colombia
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AF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 9 | +36 |
| 7 | Chile
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B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 |
| 8 | Mozambique
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B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 |
| Played the knockout stage of the FIRS Cup | ||||||||||
| 9 | France
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AW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 |
| 10 | Germany
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BW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 |
| 11 | Netherlands
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A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 |
| 12 | Austria
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B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 13 | South Africa
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A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 42 | −16 |
| 14 | Macau
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A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 82 | −58 |
| 15 | United States
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B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 63 | −41 |
| 16 | Egypt
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B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 57 | −37 |
| Played the Confederation Cup | ||||||||||
| 17 | Israel
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— | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 14 | +37 |
| 18 | India
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— | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 22 | +8 |
| 19 | Japan
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— | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 19 | −1 |
| 20 | Australia
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— | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
| 21 | Chinese Taipei
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— | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 37 | −24 |
| 22 | New Zealand
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— | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 41 | −27 |
References edit
- ^ "Congresso da FIRS muda formato dos mundiais" (in Portuguese). Jornal dos Desportos. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Rink Hockey towards the World Roller Games Nanjing 2017". RollerSports.org. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Sorteada la fase de grupos de hockey sobre patines de los World Roller Games 2017" (in Spanish). fep.es. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.