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2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

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The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Venues

The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: Langley Events Centre and Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.[2]

Teams

A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.[3]

Source:[4]

Pool play

The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.[5]

The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.[6][7][8]

Blue Division

More information Team, GP ...
September 19 Israel Israel 6-17
 Iroquois
September 19 Canada  16-6
 United States
September 20 United States  18-10
Israel Israel
September 20 England England 5-18
 Canada
September 21 Israel Israel 8-7 OT
England England
September 21 Iroquois  12-10
 United States
September 22 England England 5-19
 Iroquois
September 22 Canada  17-5
Israel Israel
September 23 Iroquois  12-19
 Canada
September 23 United States  22-3
England England

Yellow Division

More information Team, GP ...
September 19 Serbia Serbia 8—6
Switzerland Switzerland
September 19 Ireland Republic of Ireland 8—11
Netherlands Netherlands
September 20 Netherlands Netherlands 9—11
Serbia Serbia
September 20 Ireland Republic of Ireland 18—2
Hong Kong Hong Kong
September 21 Switzerland Switzerland 13—16
Hong Kong Hong Kong
September 21 Serbia Serbia 9—10
Republic of Ireland Ireland
September 22 Netherlands Netherlands 15—10
Switzerland Switzerland
September 22 Hong Kong Hong Kong 16—22
Serbia Serbia
September 23 Hong Kong Hong Kong 11—17
Netherlands Netherlands
September 23 Switzerland Switzerland 7—18
Republic of Ireland Ireland

Green Division

More information Team, GP ...
September 19 Slovakia Slovakia 24—14
 Scotland
September 19 Mexico Mexico 6—29
 Czech Republic
September 20 Czech Republic  17—3
Slovakia Slovakia
September 20 Mexico Mexico 6—25
Germany Germany
September 21 Slovakia Slovakia 18—7
Mexico Mexico
September 21 Germany Germany 18—6
 Scotland
September 22 Scotland  20—7
Mexico Mexico
September 22 Czech Republic  11—6
Germany Germany
September 23 Germany Germany 18—6
Slovakia Slovakia
September 23 Scotland  6—11
 Czech Republic

Orange Division

More information Team, GP ...
September 19 Costa Rica Costa Rica 1—20
 Australia
September 19 Finland Finland 20—5
Austria Austria
September 20 Sweden Sweden 6—23
Finland Finland
September 20 Austria Austria 18—0
Costa Rica Costa Rica
September 21 Austria Austria 20—10
Sweden Sweden
September 21 Finland Finland 15—10
 Australia
September 22 Costa Rica Costa Rica 4—21
Finland Finland
September 22 Australia  22—10
Sweden Sweden
September 23 Sweden Sweden 24—4
Costa Rica Costa Rica
September 23 Australia  16—6
Austria Austria

Championship Round

1st-4th Placement

Qualifier Quarter-finals Semifinals Final
            
B1  Canada
Bye
B1  Canada 21
B5  England 4
B5  England 15
O1  Finland 6
B4  Israel 7
B5  England 9
B1  Canada 19
B2  Iroquois 12
B2  Iroquois
Bye
B2  Iroquois 9
B3  United States 7
Y1  Netherlands 6 Third place
G1  Czech Republic 17
B3  United States 17 B5  England 8
G1  Czech Republic 3 B3  United States 11

5th-8th Placement

Semifinals 5th Place Game
      
B4  Israel 22
Y1  Netherlands 7
B4  Israel 14
O1  Finland 9
G1  Czech Republic 9
O1  Finland 17 7th Place Game
Y1  Netherlands 8
G1  Czech Republic 12

9th-12th Placement

Qualifier Quarter-finals Semifinals 9th Place
            
O2  Australia 29
G4  Scotland 5
G4  Scotland 12
Y4  Hong Kong 10
O2  Australia 17
Y3  Ireland 11
Y3  Ireland 13
G3  Slovakia 4
G3  Slovakia 21
O5  Costa Rica 4
O2  Australia 13
G2  Germany 6
G2  Germany 17
O4  Sweden 10
O4  Sweden 12
Y5   Switzerland 11
G2  Germany 13
Y2  Serbia 8
11th Place
Y2  Serbia 13 Y3  Ireland 14
O3  Austria 11 Y2  Serbia 9
O3  Austria 11
G5  Mexico 10

13th-16th Placement

Semifinals 13th Place Game
      
G4  Scotland 12
G3  Slovakia 14
G3  Slovakia 16
O3  Austria 13
O4  Sweden 7
O3  Austria 12 15th Place Game
G4  Scotland 9
O4  Sweden 18

17th-20th Placement

Semifinals 17th Place Game
      
Y4  Hong Kong 19
O5  Costa Rica 2
Y4  Hong Kong 14
Y5   Switzerland 16
Y5   Switzerland 15
G5  Mexico 6 19th Place Game
O5  Costa Rica 11
G5  Mexico 14

Ranking, leaders, and awards

Final ranking

1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iroquois
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States
4 England
5 Israel
6 Finland
7 Czech Republic
8 Netherlands
9 Australia
10 Germany
11 Ireland
12 Serbia
13 Slovakia
14 Austria
15 Sweden
16 Scotland
17  Switzerland
18 Hong Kong
19 Mexico
20 Costa Rica

Scoring leaders

More information Regular Season, Player ...

Goaltending leaders

More information Regular Season, Player ...

All World Team

[13]

Forwards

Mark Matthews, Canada

Randy Staats, Iroquois

Transition

Joel White, United States

Defense

Graeme Hossack, Canada

Kyle Rubisch, Canada

Goaltender

Mike Poulin, Canada

Most Valuable Player
Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois

President's Team

Forwards

Robert Raittila, Finland

Matthew Taylor, Australia

Transition

Adrian Balasch, Austria

Defense

David Beckmann, Germany

Markus Mattila, Finland

Goaltender

Craig Wende, Germany

[13]


References

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