2010 World Lacrosse Championship

November 2019 August 2011 World Lacrosse Championship 2010 File:2010 World Lacrosse Championship logo.png England 15–24 July 29 Armitage Center, Manchester United States 9 Canada Australia Japan 101 2062 USA Paul Rabil 2006 2014 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. The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game.Burns Sean 23 July 2010 FIL World Championships: USA-Canada gold medal in-game blog http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/fil-world-championships-usa-canada-gold-medal-in-game-blog/8387 12 November 2017 Inside Lacrosse Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP.http://2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/143 FIL World Championships: USA Takes Gold With 12–10 Win Over Canada 2010 WLC 27 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100917060850/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/143 17 September 2010 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.How Manchester took sport of lacrosse to its heart https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8811000/8811519.stm 23 November 2017 BBC – Manchester 12 July 2010Lacrosse World Championships 2010 https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup2010/index.html Activity Workshop 23 November 2017 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.FIL Festival Team Roster 2010 WLC http://2010worldlacrosse.com/festival/20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119080243/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/festival/20 19 November 2010 2 Iroquois passport controversy The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was prevented in a dispute over their passports.Marshall Tabitha The Iroquois Nationals and the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-iroquois-nationals-and-the-2010-world-lacrosse-championships-feature/ The Canadian Encyclopedia 23 November 2017 15 August 2013 29 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240129190000/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-iroquois-nationals-and-the-2010-world-lacrosse-championships-feature dead The team sought to travel on Haudenosaunee passports, but the United Kingdom government would not allow it because of increased passport security requirements.Kaplan Thomas Iroquois Defeated by Passport Dispute https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/sports/17lacrosse.html 23 November 2017 New York Times 16 July 2010 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.UK won’t let Iroquois lacrosse team go to tourney 14 July 2010 San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-uk-wont-let-iroquois-lacrosse-team-go-to-tourney-2010jul14-story.html 20 November 2017 Samanatha Gross AP 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.Neil Goulding England get revenge over Germany for World Cup defeat 15 July 2010 2010 WLC http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/104 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061543/http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/104 7 July 2011 dead 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.Neil Goulding Iroquois forced to forfeit opening match against England 15 July 2010 2010 WLC http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/100 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718070106/http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/100 18 July 2010 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.Neil Goulding Germany promoted to the Blue Division with Iroquois still missing http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/103 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061615/http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/103 7 July 2011 2010 WLC On 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament.Official statement on behalf of organizers http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/114 https://web.archive.org/web/20110902214328/http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/114 2 September 2011 2010 WLC 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.http://www.laxmagazine.com/teamusa/men/2009-10/news/071710_canada_does_it_again_downs_team_usa Canada does it again, downs Team USA Lacrosse Magazine 17 July 2010 Matt DaSilva https://web.archive.org/web/20110725163021/http://www.laxmagazine.com/teamusa/men/2009-10/news/071710_canada_does_it_again_downs_team_usa 25 July 2011 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. main WL Q wins 20em CAN Canada USA United States JPN Japan AUS Australia ENG England GER Germany 5 0 86 28 4 1 88 29 2 3 47 67 2 3 51 63 2 3 44 59 0 5 24 96 Goal differential in matches between tied teams: Japan +1; Australia 0; England −1 JPN JPN #ccffcc Advanced tosemifinals QSF QSF #ccccff Advanced toquarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc Advanced to5th–8th place games Q5 Q5 complete 15 July 2010England12–3Germany16 July 2010Canada17–4JapanUnited States21–5Australia17 July 2010Japan15–9GermanyAustralia10–8 (OT)EnglandUnited States9–10Canada18 July 2010England13–12 (OT)JapanGermany Germany4–22United StatesCanada19–5Australia19 July 2010Germany Germany4–23CanadaAustralia9–11JapanUnited States17–5England20 July 2010Japan5–19United StatesAustralia22–4GermanyCanada17–6England Key to colours in division tablesSix division winners and top two runners-upadvanced to the upper bracketFour remaining runners-up and top four third-placed teamsadvanced to the middle bracketTwo remaining third-placed teams and six last placed teamsadvanced to the lower bracket 35em Orange Division main WL Q wins 20em IRL Ireland SVK Slovakia SUI Switzerland KOR South Korea 3 0 60 10 2 1 21 33 1 2 15 32 0 3 15 38 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #ccccff Quarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 complete 16 July 2010Slovakia Slovakia10–4SwitzerlandIreland Ireland21–3South Korea17 July 2010Switzerland Switzerland10–6South KoreaSlovakia Slovakia4–23Ireland18 July 2010South Korea South Korea6–7SlovakiaSwitzerland Switzerland3–16Ireland Plum Division main WL Q wins 20em ESP Spain HKG Hong Kong NOR Norway IRO Iroquois 3 0 28 22 2 1 25 24 1 2 17 21 0 3 0 3 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #ccccff Quarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 complete 16 July 2010Iroquois0–1SpainHong Kong Hong Kong10–8Norway17 July 2010Norway Norway8–11SpainHong Kong Hong Kong1–0 Iroquois18 July 2010Norway Norway1–0 IroquoisSpain16–14Hong Kong Iroquois forfeited their three games due to not being able to travel to the tournament. Yellow Division main WL Q wins 20em FIN Finland POL Poland BER Bermuda DEN Denmark 3 0 37 18 2 1 42 19 1 2 18 35 0 3 15 40 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #ccccff Quarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 complete 16 July 2010Bermuda Bermuda2–16PolandFinland Finland14–2Denmark17 July 2010Poland Poland15–5DenmarkBermuda Bermuda5–11Finland18 July 2010Poland Poland11–12 (OT)FinlandDenmark Denmark8–11Bermuda 35em Red Division main WL Q wins 20em CZE Czech Republic SWE Sweden ITA Italy MEX Mexico 3 0 47 10 2 1 42 14 1 2 18 36 0 3 6 53 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 Q5 complete 16 July 2010Italy Italy3–17Czech RepublicSweden Sweden20–2Mexico17 July 2010Sweden Sweden16–3ItalyMexico Mexico1–21Czech Republic18 July 2010Mexico Mexico3–12ItalyCzech Republic Czech Republic9–6 Sweden Turquoise Division main WL Q wins 20em SCO Scotland NZL New Zealand LAT Latvia FRA France 3 0 57 14 2 1 37 26 1 2 25 37 0 3 11 53 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #ccccff Quarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 complete 16 July 2010New Zealand New Zealand18–3FranceScotland20–4Latvia17 July 2010New Zealand New Zealand8–18ScotlandFrance France6–16Latvia18 July 2010France France2–19ScotlandLatvia Latvia5–11New Zealand Grey Division main WL Q wins 20em WAL Wales NED Netherlands AUT Austria ARG Argentina 3 0 49 12 2 1 55 18 1 2 21 41 0 3 11 65 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF QSF #ffcccc 5th–8th place Q5 Q5 complete 16 July 2010Argentina Argentina5–16AustriaNetherlands Netherlands9–10Wales17 July 2010Argentina Argentina3–29NetherlandsAustria Austria0–19Wales18 July 2010Wales Wales20–3ArgentinaAustria Austria5–17Netherlands 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 19 July 20 Czech Republic 14 Scotland 17 Ireland 12 Sweden 7 Scotland 15 Ireland 9 Czech Republic 8 Sweden 15 July 19 July 20 Finland 7 Wales 9 Netherlands 16 Spain 1 Wales 8 Netherlands 9 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 July 20 July Switzerland 3 New Zealand 11 Hong Kong 10 Latvia 12 New Zealand 16 Latvia 3 20 July – 12:30 Switzerland 11 Hong Kong 7 19 July 20 July Norway 4 Slovakia 14 Poland 14 Bermuda 10 Slovakia 6 Poland 11 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 July 20 July Mexico 9 South Korea 10 France 4 Austria 15 South Korea 8 Austria 13 Mexico 6 France 10 19 July 20 July Denmark Bye Italy 13 Argentina 9 Denmark 3 Italy 10 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 1 1 Quarterfinals21 July Semifinals22 July Gold medal game24 July Bronze medal game AUS 20 SCO 11 Japan 14 Netherlands 8 Canada 15 Australia 6 United States 20 Japan 5 Canada 10 United States 12 Australia 16 Japan 9 Classification brackets 35em 5th to 8th place 22 July 5th place 7th place England 23 Scotland 9 Germany 14 Netherlands 1 England 14 Germany 9 Scotland 11 Netherlands 10 9th to 12th place 22 July 9th place 11th place Wales 5 Sweden 9 Ireland 17 Finland 6 Sweden 8 Ireland 15 Wales 10 Finland 5 13th to 16th place 22 July 13th place 15th place Spain 11 Poland 15 New Zealand 8 Czech Republic 13 Poland 3 Czech Republic 21 Spain 5 New Zealand 23 35em 17th to 20th place 22 July 17th place 19th place Latvia 7 Bermuda 8 Slovakia 10 Italy 4 Bermuda 7 Slovakia 12 Latvia 8 Italy 13 21st to 24th place 22 July 21st place 23rd place Austria 10 Norway 4 Hong Kong 15 Switzerland 8 Austria 9 Hong Kong 8 Norway 0 Switzerland 2 25th to 28th place 22 July 25th place 27th place South Korea 16 Argentina 5 France 7 Denmark 9 South Korea 12 Denmark 10 Argentina 8 France 10 Final standings Rank Team Record United States 6–1 Canada 6–1 Australia 4–4 4Japan 3–5 5England 4–3 6Germany 1–6 7Scotland 6–2 8Netherlands 5–3 9Ireland 6–1 10Sweden 4–3 11Wales 5–2 12Finland 5–3 13Czech Republic 5–2 14Poland 5–3 15New Zealand 5–2 16Spain 3–4 17Slovakia 5–2 18Bermuda 3–4 19Italy 5–3 20Latvia 2–5 21Austria 5–2 22Hong Kong 3–4 23Switzerland 3–5 24Norway 1–6 25South Korea 3–4 26Denmark 1–5 27France 2–5 28Argentina 0–6 29Mexico 0–5 –Iroquois 0–3 Awards All World Team The Federation of International Lacrosse named an All World Team at the conclusion of the championship, along with four other individual awards.Award Winners http://2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/144 2010 WLC https://web.archive.org/web/20101018210206/http://2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/144 18 October 2010 Goalkeeper CAN Chris Sanderson Defence CAN Brodie Merrill USA Ryan McClay USA Kyle Sweeney Midfield USA Paul Rabil USA Max Seibald AUS Leigh Perham Attack CAN John Grant, Jr. USA Brendan Mundorf USA Mike Leveille Best Positional Players CAN Chris Sanderson - Goalkeeper CAN Brodie Merrill - Defence USA Paul Rabil - Midfield CAN John Grant, Jr. - Attack Tournament MVP USA Paul Rabil - Midfield See also World Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Field lacrosse References External links Official Website (archived), mirror Lacrosse World Championships 2010 at Activity Workshop Federation of International Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Category:2010 in sport in Manchester Category:International lacrosse competitions hosted by England Category:International sports competitions in Manchester Category:World Lacrosse Championship Category:July 2010 sports events in the United Kingdom