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 Iroquois
Tournament statistics
Games played48
Goals scored1,068 (22.25 per game)
MVPDoug Shanahan

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 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

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to semi-finals
Advanced to Play-In game
Team Played Won Lost GF GA
 United States 4407925+54
 Canada 4315643+13
 Australia 4225749+8
 Iroquois 4133670–34
 England 4042970–41
7 July 2002
United States United States22–6 Iroquois Report
Canada Canada13–9 England Report
8 July 2002
Iroquois Iroquois17–9 England Report
Australia Australia7–22 United States Report
9 July 2002
Canada Canada20–8 Iroquois Report
England England8–19  Australia Report
10 July 2002
United States United States14–9 Canada Report
Australia Australia19–5 Iroquois Report
11 July 2002
Canada Canada14–12 Australia Report
United States United States21–3 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 Scotland14–7 Wales Report
Japan Japan19–4 Sweden Report
Germany Germany11–7 Czech Republic Report
8 July 2002
Japan Japan11–5 Germany Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic8–9 Scotland Report
Wales Wales8–10 Sweden Report
9 July 2002
Germany Germany11–8 Wales Report
Scotland Scotland10–5 Sweden Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic5–16  Japan Report
10 July 2002
Japan Japan10–8 Scotland Report
Czech Republic Czech Republic16–5 Wales Report
Germany Germany14–10 Sweden Report
11 July 2002
Sweden Sweden7–5 Czech Republic Report
Germany Germany15–9 Scotland Report
Japan Japan21–8 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 Republic of Ireland16–1 Hong Kong Report
South Korea South Korea23–2 New Zealand Report
8 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland14–5 South Korea Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong8–9 New Zealand Report
9 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland19–3 New Zealand Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong3–19  South Korea Report
10 July 2002
South Korea South Korea20–3 New Zealand Report
Ireland Republic of Ireland15–0 Hong Kong Report
11 July 2002
Ireland Republic of Ireland16–3 South Korea Report
Hong Kong Hong Kong9–5 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 semi-finalist in the championship bracket.

12 July 2002
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 Wales19–10 South Korea Report
14 July 2002
Czech Republic Czech Republic13–7 Wales Report
15 July 2002
Wales Wales12–16 South Korea Report
Sweden Sweden8–6  Czech Republic Report

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 60
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 33
4  Iroquois 25
5  Japan 71
6  England 15
7  Scotland 43
8  Germany 43
9  Sweden 33
10  Czech Republic 25
11  South Korea 43
12  Wales 17
13  Ireland 50
14  New Zealand 14
15  Hong Kong 14

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. 1 2 3 "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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