2002 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | July 2002 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  | Germany |
The 2002 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the sixth IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Nuremberg and Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany, with the gold-medal game played on July 27, 2002.
Championship[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FIN | SLO | HUN | BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6 | +48 | 9 | — | 14–2 | 16–2 | 24–2 | |
| 2 |  Slovenia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 6 | — | 12–1 | 7–2 | ||
| 3 |  Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 3 | — | 8–6 | |||
| 4 |  Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | USA | AUT | GBR | NZL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | +49 | 9 | — | 8–2 | 19–0 | 27–2 | |
| 2 |  Austria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 6 | — | 13–1 | 18–1 | ||
| 3 |  Great Britain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 3 | — | 5–2 | |||
| 4 |  New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 50 | −45 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GER | CZE | ARG | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | +67 | 9 | — | 11–6 | 27–1 | 37–1 | |
| 2 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 6 | — | 25–2 | 26–6 | ||
| 3 |  Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 59 | −48 | 3 | — | 8–7 | |||
| 4 |  Belgium
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 71 | −57 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SWE | SVK | JPN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | +75 | 9 | — | 7–3 | 14–1 | 58–0 | |
| 2 |  Slovakia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 6 | — | 9–5 | 25–2 | ||
| 3 |  Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 3 | — | 22–3 | |||
| 4 |  Chile
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 105 | −100 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Second round[edit]
Games against common opponents carried over from preliminary round
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FIN | SWE | SVK | SLO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 9 | — | 12–3 | 8–5 | ||
| 2 | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 6 | — | ||||
| 3 | Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 3 | — | ||||
| 4 | Slovenia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 0 | 2–7 | 4–13 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GER | CZE | USA | AUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 9 | — | 5–4 | 16–3 | ||
| 2 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 6 | — | 5–3 | 10–4 | ||
| 3 | United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 3 | — | ||||
| 4 | Austria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | JPN | HUN | BRA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 9 | — | ||||
| 2 | Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 16–2 | ||
| 3 | Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 3 | 4–9 | — | 8–3 | ||
| 4 | Chile
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 46 | −38 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group H[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GBR | NZL | ARG | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 9 | — | 5–4 | 7–5 | ||
| 2 | New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 6 | — | 13–4 | 14–6 | ||
| 3 | Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 3 | — | ||||
| 4 | Belgium
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoff round[edit]
Placement games[edit]
- 15th place game
| July 26, 2002 | Belgium | 13 - 4 | Chile |
- 13th place game
| July 26, 2002 | Brazil | 16 - 2 | Argentina |
- 9th-12th place qualifiers
| July 26, 2002 | Japan | 10 - 3 | New Zealand |
| July 26, 2002 | Hungary | 8 - 3 | Great Britain |
- 11th place game
| July 27, 2002 | New Zealand | 9 - 7 | Great Britain |
- 9th place game
| July 27, 2002 | Hungary | 9 - 6 | Japan |
- 7th place game
| July 26, 2002 | Slovenia | 7 - 4 | Austria |
- 5th place game
| July 26, 2002 | United States | 8 - 6 | Slovakia |
Semifinals[edit]
| July 26, 2002 | Finland | 6 - 3 | Czech Republic |
| July 26, 2002 | Sweden | 6 - 1 | Germany |
Bronze medal game[edit]
| July 27, 2002 | Germany | 9 - 6 | Czech Republic |
Gold medal game[edit]
| July 27, 2002 | Sweden | 6 - 5 OT | Finland |