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2002 World Lacrosse Championship

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2002 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Venue(s)Perth
Dates7–15 July
Teams15
Final positions
Champions  United States (8th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Australia
Fourth place Haudenosaunee
Tournament statistics
Games played48
Goals scored1,068 (22.25 per game)
MVPUnited States 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

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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 semi-finals, while the fourth place team played the winner of the Red Division for the final semi-final spot. Green Division participants were not eligible to win the championship.

Blue Division

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Key to colours in group tables
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Team Played Won Lost GF GA
 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 United States 22–6  Iroquois Report
Canada Canada 13–9  England Report
8 July 2002
Iroquois Iroquois 17–9  England Report
Australia Australia 7–22  United States Report
9 July 2002
Canada Canada 20–8  Iroquois Report
England England 8–19  Australia Report
10 July 2002
United States United States 14–9  Canada Report
Australia Australia 19–5  Iroquois Report
11 July 2002
Canada Canada 14–12  Australia Report
United States United States 21–3  England Report

Red Division

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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 Scotland 14–7  Wales Report
Japan Japan 19–4  Sweden Report
Germany Germany 11–7  Czech Republic Report
8 July 2002
Japan Japan 11–5  Germany Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8–9  Scotland Report
Wales Wales 8–10  Sweden Report
9 July 2002
Germany Germany 11–8  Wales Report
Scotland Scotland 10–5  Sweden Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5–16  Japan Report
10 July 2002
Japan Japan 10–8  Scotland Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic 16–5  Wales Report
Germany Germany 14–10  Sweden Report
11 July 2002
Sweden Sweden 7–5  Czech Republic Report
Germany Germany 15–9  Scotland Report
Japan Japan 21–8  Wales Report

Green Division

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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 Republic of Ireland 16–1  Hong Kong Report
South Korea South Korea 23–2  New Zealand Report
8 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland 14–5  South Korea Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong 8–9  New Zealand Report
9 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland 19–3  New Zealand Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3–19  South Korea Report
10 July 2002
South Korea South Korea 20–3  New Zealand Report
Ireland Republic of Ireland 15–0  Hong Kong Report
11 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland 16–3  South Korea Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong 9–5  New Zealand Report

Championship Round

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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 semi-finalist in the championship bracket.

12 July 2002
Haudenosaunee  19–14 (OT)  Japan Report
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
 United States 18
 
15 July
 
 Haudenosaunee 8
 
 United States 18
 
14 July
 
 Canada 15
 
 Canada 15
 
 
 Australia 14
 
Third place
 
 
15 July
 
 
 Haudenosaunee 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

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5th-8th Place

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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

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

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 4–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Lacrosse World Cup 2002 - Reports Final Day". activityworkshop.net. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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