2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships

The FIRS Men's World Inline Hockey Championship VIII was played between July 25 and August 1, 2002, in the American city of Rochester, New York.[1] The venue was the ESL Sports Centre. The tournament was won by Canada which claimed its first ever gold medal. It was the eighth FIRS World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).

FIRS World Championship VIII
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJuly 25 - August 1
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Canada (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Canada Hugo Belanger

Participating countries

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Participating Teams
Rochester, New York - July 25 to August 1, 2002
 
Australia
 
Canada
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Israel
 
Japan
 
Mexico
 
Sweden
 
United States

Rules

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For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:

  • 2 points for a win in regulation or overtime
  • 1 point for a tie in regulation or overtime
  • No points for a loss in regulation or overtime

If a game is tied after regulation time in the round robin, the game ends in a tie. In the placement and medal rounds, a twelve-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime session is played.

If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.

Preliminary round

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After playing a round robin, the top four teams moved on to the Medal Rounds while the last five teams competed in the Placement Rounds.

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  United States 8 7 0 1 78 10 +68 15 Advanced to the Medal Round
  Canada 8 7 1 0 94 13 +81 14
  Czech Republic 8 6 2 0 64 16 +48 12
  France 8 5 2 1 54 15 +39 11
  Mexico 8 3 5 0 24 50 −26 6 Sent to the Placement Round
  Sweden 8 3 5 0 29 67 −38 6
  Australia 8 2 6 0 15 60 −45 4
  Japan 8 2 6 0 28 73 −45 4
  Israel 8 0 8 0 11 94 −83 0
Source: [citation needed]

Ranking and statistics

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 FIRS World Championship VIII winners 
 
Canada
First title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:

Rk. Team
    Canada
    United States
    Czech Republic
4.   France
5.   Japan
6.   Sweden
7.   Mexico
8.   Australia
9.   Israel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MEN'S NATIONAL TEAMS RECORDS". Canada Inline. Retrieved 2024-06-29.