2002 World Lacrosse Championship

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2002 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	7–15 July
Teams	15
Venue(s)	Perth
Final positions
Gold	United States (8th title)
Silver	Canada
Bronze	Australia
Fourth place	Iroquois
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1068 (22.25 per match)
MVP	Doug Shanahan
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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, Western 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]

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

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
United States	4	4	0	79	25	+54
Canada	4	3	1	56	43	+13
Australia	4	2	2	57	49	+8
Iroquois	4	1	3	36	70	–34
England	4	0	4	29	70	–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	5	5	0	77	30	+47
Germany	5	4	1	56	45	+11
Scotland	5	3	2	50	45	+5
Sweden	5	2	3	36	56	–20
Czech Republic	5	1	4	41	49	–8
Wales	5	0	5	37	72	–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	5	5	0	80	12	+68
South Korea	5	3	2	70	38	+32
Hong Kong	5	1	4	21	64	–43
New Zealand	5	1	4	22	79	–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-finals		Final

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-in		5th 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]

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References

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

External links

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[1] "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.

[2] "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.

[activity-3] "Lacrosse World Championships 2002". activityworkshop.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[wlc_history-4] "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[final-5] "Lacrosse World Cup 2002 - Reports Final Day". activityworkshop.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.