2002 Men's World Floorball Championships

2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
A-Division
Official Logo of the 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–25 May 2002 (2002-05-18 – 2002-05-25)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runners-up  Finland
Third place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored227 (9.46 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Johan Andersson (18 points)
Awards
MVPSweden Johan Andersson

The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth men's Floorball World Championships. It was held from 18–25 May 2002 in Finland. Sweden won the tournament for a fourth time after defeating Finland in the final.[1][2]

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 46 3 +43 6
 Norway 3 2 0 1 13 17 −4 4
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 8 20 −12 2
 Germany 3 0 0 3 4 31 −27 0
Source: [1]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 2 0 1 19 5 +14 4
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 4
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 16 12 +4 4
 Latvia 3 0 0 3 5 27 −22 0
Source: [1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1  Sweden 16
B4  Latvia 0
A1  Sweden 7
B2  Czech Republic 1
A3  Denmark 4
B2  Czech Republic 5
A1  Sweden 6
B1  Finland 4
B1  Finland 7
A4  Germany 1
B1  Finland 5
B3   Switzerland 1
A2  Norway 2
B3   Switzerland 3

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Championship match

Placement round

5th–8th place matches

7th place match

5th place match

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
SwedenJohan Andersson6144180
SwedenMartin Olofsson679160
SwedenNiklas Jihde595140
FinlandJaakko Hintikka665110
SwedenJohannes Gustafsson665110
SwedenHenrik Quist565112
Czech RepublicRadim Cepek665112
SwedenJonathan Kronstrand646100
SwedenAnders Hellgård646100
FinlandJuho Seppälä63692

Awards and all-star team

  • Goalkeeper: Sweden Mårten Blixt
  • Defense: Finland Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Sweden Henrik Qvist
  • Forward: Sweden Johan Andersson, Finland Jaakko Hintikka, Sweden Martin Olofsson
  • Most Valuable Player (MVP): Sweden Johan Andersson

Rankings

Official 2002 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland
4. Czech Republic
5. Norway
6. Denmark
7. Latvia
8. Germany

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's WFC 2002". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Svoboda, Vilém (25 May 2002). "Florbalová slavnost dala titul Švédům". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 October 2024.