2002 World Lacrosse Championship

The 2002 World Lacrosse Championship were held between 7–15 July 2002. The event was the ninth international men's lacrosse championship, and took place in Perth, Australia under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation.[1][2] This was the second time that the tournament was held in Perth, following the 1990 tournament. Fifteen teams competed in the event in three divisions.[3]

2002 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates7–15 July
Teams15
Venue(s)Perth
Final positions
Gold  United States (8th title)
Silver  Canada
Bronze  Australia
Fourth place Iroquois
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1068 (22.25 per match)
MVPDoug Shanahan
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The United States successfully defended their title for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Canada 18–15 in the final.[4] Australia beat the Iroquois team 12–11 for third place.

Pool Play

For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into three divisions – five in the top Blue Division, six in the Red Division, and four in the Green Division. The top three finishers in the Blue Division advanced directly to the semifinals, while the fourth place team played the winner of the Red Division for the final semifinal spot. Green Division participants were not eligible to win the championship.

Blue Division
Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to Semifinals
Advanced to Play-In game
Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 United States 4407925+54
 Canada 4315643+13
 Australia 4225749+8
 Iroquois 4133670–34
 England 4042970–41
7 July 2002
United States 22–6 Iroquois Report
Canada 13–9 England Report
8 July 2002
Iroquois 17–9 England Report
Australia 7–22 United States Report
9 July 2002
Canada 20–8 Iroquois Report
England 8–19  Australia Report
10 July 2002
United States 14–9 Canada Report
Australia 19–5 Iroquois Report
11 July 2002
Canada 14–12 Australia Report
United States 21–3 England Report

Red Division
Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Japan 5507730+47
 Germany 5415645+11
 Scotland 5325045+5
 Sweden 5233656–20
 Czech Republic 5144149–8
 Wales 5053772–35
7 July 2002
Scotland 14–7 Wales Report
Japan 19–4 Sweden Report
Germany 11–7 Czech Republic Report
8 July 2002
Japan 11–5 Germany Report
Czech Republic 8–9 Scotland Report
Wales 8–10 Sweden Report
9 July 2002
Germany 11–8 Wales Report
Scotland 10–5 Sweden Report
Czech Republic 5–16  Japan Report
10 July 2002
Japan 10–8 Scotland Report
Czech Republic 16–5 Wales Report
Germany 14–10 Sweden Report
11 July 2002
Sweden 7–5 Czech Republic Report
Germany 15–9 Scotland Report
Japan 21–8 Wales Report

Green Division
Team Played Won Lost GF GA GD
 Ireland 5508012+68
 South Korea 5327038+32
 Hong Kong 5142164–43
 New Zealand 5142279–57
7 July 2002
Ireland 16–1 Hong Kong Report
South Korea 23–2 New Zealand Report
8 July 2002
Ireland 14–5 South Korea Report
Hong Kong 8–9 New Zealand Report
9 July 2002
Ireland 19–3 New Zealand Report
Hong Kong 3–19  South Korea Report
10 July 2002
South Korea 20–3 New Zealand Report
Ireland 15–0 Hong Kong Report
11 July 2002
Ireland 16–3 South Korea Report
Hong Kong 9–5 New Zealand Report

Championship Round

Blue Division fourth-place finisher Iroquois Nationals and Red Division winner Japan played a 1-game playoff to determine who would be the fourth and final semifinalist in the championship bracket.

12 July 2010
Iroquois 19–14 (OT) Japan Report
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
 United States 18
 
15 July
 
 Iroquois 8
 
 United States 18
 
14 July
 
 Canada 15
 
 Canada 15
 
 
 Australia 14
 
Third place
 
 
15 July
 
 
 Iroquois 11
 
 
 Australia 12

Tournament MVP Doug Shanahan dominated face-offs to give the USA a distinct advantage and an early lead. However, Canada came back to get to 7-6 on a Paul Gait goal in the second quarter and then finished strong before halftime to lead 9-7. The US team pulled ahead in the third quarter by three goals. Canada rallied again to tie the score before the US answered with three of their own to preserve a 18-15 victory.[5]

Consolation Round

5th-8th Place
 
Play-in5th place
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
 England 16
 
15 July
 
 Scotland 7
 
 England 12
 
14 July
 
 Japan 13
 
 Japan 8
 
 
 Germany 7
 
7th place
 
 
15 July
 
 
 Scotland 12 (OT)
 
 
 Germany 11

9th-12th Place

Although Ireland won the Green Division, runner-up South Korea progressed to the 9th-12th place bracket because Ireland was not yet a member of the International Lacrosse Federation.

12 July 2002
Wales 19–10 South Korea Report
14 July 2002
Czech Republic 13–7 Wales Report
15 July 2002
Wales 12–16 South Korea Report
Sweden 8–6  Czech Republic Report

Final standings
Rank Team Record
 United States 6–0
 Canada 4–2
 Australia 3–3
4  Iroquois 2–5
5  Japan 7–1
6  England 1–5
7  Scotland 4–3
8  Germany 4–3
9  Sweden 3–3
10  Czech Republic 2–5
11  South Korea 4–3
12  Wales 1–7
13  Ireland 5–0
14  New Zealand 1–4
15  Hong Kong 1–4

Source:[4]

Awards

Best and Fairest Player: Doug Shanahan, United States. Best Goalkeeper: Trevor Tierney, United States. Best Defender: Ryan McClay, United States. Best Midfielder: Doug Shanahan, United States. Best Attackman: John Grant Jr., Canada.

All-World Team: John Grant Jr., A, Canada; Darren Lowe, A, United States; Neal Powless, A, Iroquois; Peter Inge, M, Australia; Gavin Prout, M, Canada; Doug Shanahan, M, United States; Ryan McClay, D, United States; Ryan Mollett, D, United States; Steve Toll, D, Canada; Trevor Tierney, G, United States.[4]

See also

References
  1. "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
  2. "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
  3. "Lacrosse World Championships 2002". activityworkshop.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Lacrosse World Cup 2002 - Reports Final Day". activityworkshop.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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