2016_Men's_World_Floorball_Championships

2016 Men's World Floorball Championships

2016 Men's World Floorball Championships

International floorball competition held in Latvia


The 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 11th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Latvia in December 2016.

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Qualification

  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify

Qualification events were conducted between 2 and 14 February 2016.

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Venues

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Draw

The teams will be divided into four pots according to the world ranking.[1] (World rankings shown in parentheses).[2]

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Results

Preliminary round

Group A

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Source: IFF

Group B

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Source: IFF
(H) Hosts

Group C

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Source: IFF

Group D

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Knock-out stage

Play-off
7 December
Quarterfinals
8–9 December
Semifinals
10 December
Final
11 December
 Sweden 11
 Germany 6  Germany 0
 United States 5  Sweden 7
  Switzerland 2
  Switzerland 7
 Norway 4  Norway 2
 Slovakia 3  Sweden 3
 Finland (pen.) 4
 Finland 7
 Latvia 5  Denmark 0
 Denmark (pen.) 6  Finland 4 Third place
 Czech Republic 3
 Czech Republic 8  Czech Republic 5
 Estonia 16  Estonia 2   Switzerland 8
 Canada 4

Play-off

7 December 2016
10:00
Germany 6–5
(2–1, 1–1, 3–3)
 United StatesArena Riga
Attendance: 724
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7 December 2016
13:00
Estonia 16–4
(7–2, 3–0, 6–2)
 CanadaArena Riga
Attendance: 497
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7 December 2016
16:00
Norway 4–3
(1–1, 2–2, 1–0)
 SlovakiaArena Riga
Attendance: 608
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7 December 2016
19:30
Latvia 5 – 6 PS
(1–2, 4–0, 0–3)
OT (0–0)
PS (0–1)
 DenmarkArena Riga
Attendance: 2,633
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Quarterfinals

8 December 2016
16:00
Czech Republic 8–2
(2–2, 4–0, 2–0)
 EstoniaArena Riga
Attendance: 833
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8 December 2016
19:00
Sweden 11–0
(2–0, 5–0, 4–0)
 GermanyArena Riga
Attendance: 979
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9 December 2016
16:10
Switzerland 7–2
(1–0, 3–0, 3–2)
 NorwayArena Riga
Attendance: 2,960
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9 December 2016
19:00
Finland 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
 DenmarkArena Riga
Attendance: 3,422
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Semifinals

10 December 2016
12:45
Sweden 7–2
(2–0, 0–2, 5–0)
  SwitzerlandArena Riga
Attendance: 5,774
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10 December 2016
16:30
Finland 4–3
(2–0,1–2,1–1)
 Czech RepublicArena Riga
Attendance: 6,445
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Bronze medal game

11 December 2016
14:45
 Czech Republic5–8
(2–3, 1–2, 2–3)
  SwitzerlandArena Riga
Attendance: 6,870
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Final

11 December 2016
17:40
Finland 4 – 3 PSO
(2–2, 0–1, 1–0)
0–0 OT
4–2 PSO
 SwedenArena Riga
Attendance: 8,350
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Placement matches

13th place bracket

 
Matches 13th–16th13th place
 
      
 
7 December – Olympic Sports Centre
 
 
 Thailand4
 
9 December – Olympic Sports Centre
 
 Australia3
 
 Thailand4
 
7 December – Olympic Sports Centre
 
 Poland5
 
 Poland14
 
 
 Singapore3
 
15th place
 
 
9 December – Olympic Sports Centre
 
 
 Australia9
 
 
 Singapore3
Matches 13th–16th
7 December 2016
12:00
Thailand 4–3
(0–0, 2–1, 2–2)
 AustraliaOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 190
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7 December 2016
15:00
Poland 14–3
(6–1, 2–1, 6–1)
 SingaporeOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 166
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15th place match
9 December 2016
12:00
Australia 9–3
(1–1, 3–1, 5–1)
 SingaporeOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 239
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13th place match
9 December 2016
15:00
Thailand 4–5
(0–2, 2–1, 2–2)
 PolandOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 175
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9th place bracket

 
Matches 9th–11th9th place
 
      
 
8 December – Arena Riga
 
 
 Slovakia7
 
10 December – Arena Riga
 
 United States3
 
 Slovakia(OT)6
 
8 December – Arena Riga
 
 Latvia5
 
 Canada1
 
 
 Latvia11
 
11th place
 
 
9 December – Arena Riga
 
 
 United States1
 
 
 Canada0
Matches 9th–12th
8 December 2016
10:00
Slovakia 7–3
(1–1, 3–0, 3–2)
 United StatesArena Riga
Attendance: 367
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8 December 2016
13:00
Canada 1–11
(0–3, 1–5, 0–3)
 LatviaArena Riga
Attendance: 674
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11th place match
9 December 2016
13:00
United States 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 CanadaArena Riga
Attendance: 726
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9th place match
10 December 2016
19:30
Slovakia 6–5 OT
(0–1,2–2, 3–2,1–0)
 LatviaArena Riga
Attendance: 1,889
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5th place bracket

 
Matches 5th–8th5th place
 
      
 
10 December – Arena Riga
 
 
 Denmark (OT)6
 
11 December – Arena Riga
 
 Estonia5
 
 Denmark(pen.)5
 
10 December – Olympic Sports Centre
 
 Norway4
 
 Germany5
 
 
 Norway (OT)6
 
7th place
 
 
11 December – Arena Riga
 
 
 Estonia4
 
 
 Germany5
Matches 5th–8th
10 December 2016
10:00
Denmark 6–5 OT
(2–0, 3–1, 0–4, 1–0)
 EstoniaArena Riga
Attendance: 1,326
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10 December 2016
11:00
Germany 5–6 OT
(1–3, 1–0, 3–2, 0–1)
 NorwayOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 311
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7th place match
11 December 2016
9:00
Estonia 4–5
(3–2,0–2, 1–1)
 GermanyArena Riga
Attendance: 970
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5th place match
11 December 2016
12:00
Denmark 5–4 PS
(0–2, 1–0, 3–2)
OT (0–0)
(PS) (3–2)
 NorwayArena Riga
Attendance: 2,297
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:

 Finland
 Sweden
  Switzerland
4 Czech Republic
5 Denmark
6 Norway
7 Germany
8 Estonia
9 Slovakia
10 Latvia
11 United States
12 Canada
13 Poland
14 Thailand
15 Australia
16 Singapore

All-star team

  • Best goalkeeper: Switzerland Pascal Meier
  • Best defenders: Finland Krister Savonen, Finland Tatu Väänänen
  • Best forwards: Sweden Alexander Galante Carlström, Czech Republic Matěj Jendrišák, Finland Peter Kotilainen

References

  1. "Tournament Format". floorball.org. IFF. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "IFF Nation Ranking". Floorball.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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