2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships

2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	July 12 - July 17
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	United States
Tournament statistics
Games played	44
Goals scored	332 (7.55 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Dean Dunstan
MVP	Travis Fudge

The 2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships was the 16th FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, an annual international inline hockey tournament organised by the International Roller Sports Federation. It took place between 12 and 17 July 2010 in Beroun, Czech Republic.^[1] The United States team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.^[2]

The tournament was won by the United States, who claimed their 12th world championship title by defeating Switzerland 6–1 in the World Championship final. The Czech Republic won against France 5–2 for the bronze medal. Spain won the World Cup tournament defeating Australia 1–0. The United States' Travis Fudge was named MVP of the tournament. Australia's Dean Dunstan and Michael Smart were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in save percentage respectively.^[2]

Participating nations

The following 14 nations qualified for the tournament. One nation from Oceania, seven nations from Europe, three nations from North America, and three nations from South America were represented.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Mexico
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
Argentina
Venezuela

Group stage

Fourteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams from Group A and Group B advanced to World Championship round. The last team in Group A and B advanced to the World Cup round. Teams in Group C also competed in a round-robin with the top two teams advancing to the World Championship round. The teams who finished third and fourth advanced to the World Cup round and the two teams who finished fifth and sixth are sent to compete in the 13th-14th placement game.^[3]

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
France	3	2	1	0	12	6	+6	5	World Championship round
United States	3	2	0	1	17	4	+13	4
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	18	11	+7	3
Colombia	3	0	0	3	2	28	−26	0	World Cup round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

July 12, 2010
12:30

United States

10 – 0
(6–0, 4–0)

Colombia

Game reference

July 12, 2010
15:30

France

4 – 4
(1–3, 3–1)

Switzerland

Game reference

July 13, 2010
15:00

Switzerland

12 – 1
(5–1, 7–0)

Colombia

Game reference

July 13, 2010
16:30

United States

1 – 2
(0–0, 1–2)

France

Game reference

July 14, 2010
13:00

Colombia

1 – 6
(0–5, 1–1)

France

Game reference

July 14, 2010
16:00

United States

6 – 2
(4–2, 2–0)

Switzerland

Game reference

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Czech Republic	3	3	0	16	3	+13	6	World Championship round
Canada	3	2	1	15	9	+6	4
Italy	3	1	2	9	14	−5	2
Spain	3	0	3	3	17	−14	0	World Cup round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

July 12, 2010
14:00

Canada

8 – 1
(4–0, 4–1)

Spain

Game reference

July 12, 2010
18:10

Italy

2 – 6
(1–4, 1–2)

Czech Republic

Game reference

July 13, 2010
13:30

Canada

6 – 4
(4–1, 2–3)

Italy

Game reference

July 13, 2010
20:10

Czech Republic

6 – 0
(4–0, 2–0)

Spain

Game reference

July 14, 2010
14:30

Italy

3 – 2
(0–2, 3–0)

Spain

Game reference

July 14, 2010
18:10

Canada

1 – 4
(0–1, 1–3)

Czech Republic

Game reference

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Mexico	5	3	1	1	19	16	+3	7	World Championship round
Germany	5	3	1	1	29	19	+10	7	World Championship round
Great Britain	5	3	0	2	24	19	+5	6	World Cup round
Australia	5	3	0	2	22	13	+9	6	World Cup round
Argentina	5	2	0	3	21	23	−2	4	13–14th placement
Venezuela	5	0	0	5	10	35	−25	0	13–14th placement

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

July 12, 2010
08:00

Great Britain

9 – 5
(4–1, 5–4)

Venezuela

Game reference

July 12, 2010
09:30

Germany

9 – 6
(5–3, 4–3)

Argentina

Game reference

July 12, 2010
11:00

Australia

5 – 3
(3–0, 2–3)

Mexico

Game reference

July 12, 2010
19:45

Venezuela

0 – 7
(0–2, 0–5)

Germany

Game reference

July 13, 2010
09:00

Great Britain

2 – 1
(1–1, 1–0)

Australia

Game reference

July 13, 2010
10:30

Germany

2 – 2
(1–1, 1–1)

Mexico

Game reference

July 13, 2010
12:00

Argentina

6 – 2
(4–1, 2–1)

Venezuela

Game reference

July 13, 2010
18:00

Mexico

4 – 3
(2–0, 2–3)

Great Britain

Game reference

July 14, 2010
08:30

Australia

3 – 6
(0–4, 3–2)

Germany

Game reference

July 14, 2010
10:00

Great Britain

2 – 4
(0–0, 2–4)

Argentina

Game reference

July 14, 2010
11:30

Mexico

4 – 2
(3–1, 1–1)

Venezuela

Game reference

July 14, 2010
19:45

Australia

4 – 1
(3–1, 1–0)

Argentina

Game reference

July 15, 2010
08:00

Germany

5 – 8
(2–2, 3–6)

Great Britain

Game reference

July 15, 2010
09:30

Venezuela

1 – 9
(0–3, 1–6)

Australia

Game reference

July 15, 2010
11:00

Argentina

4 – 6
(1–4, 3–2)

Mexico

Game reference

World Championship

The World Championship round is the top level playoff where the winning team finishes first overall for the tournament and wins the gold medal. It comprises the top three teams from Group A and B and the top two teams from Group C. The winning teams in the quarter-finals move on to compete in the semi-finals, while the losing teams are sent to the fifth-8th placement round. The two winning teams in the semi-finals advance to the gold medal game leaving the losing teams to compete for the bronze medal and third and fourth spot overall.^[3]

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

France

4

C2

Germany

1

QF1

France

0

QF2

Switzerland

7

B2

Canada

5

A3

Switzerland

6

SF1

Switzerland

1

SF2

United States

6

B1

Czech Republic

13

C1

Mexico

1

QF3

Czech Republic

3

Bronze medal game

QF4

United States

8

A2

United States

2

SF1

France

2

B3

Italy

1

SF2

Czech Republic

5

Quarter-finals

July 15, 2010
14:00

United States

2 – 1
(0–1, 2–0)

Italy

Game reference

July 15, 2010
16:00

Canada

5 – 6 OT
(3–2, 2–3)
( OT: 0–1 )

Switzerland

Game reference

July 15, 2010
18:10

Czech Republic

13 – 1
(7–1, 6–0)

Mexico

Game reference

July 15, 2010
20:00

France

4 – 1
(2–1, 2–0)

Germany

Game reference

Semi-finals

July 16, 2010
16:00

France

0 – 7
(0–3, 0–4)

Switzerland

Game reference

July 16, 2010
18:10

Czech Republic

3 – 8
(2–5, 1–3)

United States

Game reference

Bronze medal game

July 17, 2010
16:10

France

2 – 5
(0–4, 2–1)

Czech Republic

Game reference

Gold medal game

July 17, 2010
20:00

Switzerland

1 – 6
(0–2, 1–4)

United States

Game reference

5th-8th placement round

The 5th-8th placement round comprises the four teams who lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championship round. The teams play a qualifier against one other team, with the winners advancing to play-off for the fifth place and the losers compete against each other for seventh place.^[3]

Bracket

Qualifiers			5th Place Game

QF1	Italy	6

QF2	Mexico	3
			Q1	Italy	4

			Q2	Canada	2
QF4	Canada	8

QF3	Germany	2	7th Place Game


			Q3	Mexico	2

			Q4	Germany	7

Qualifying round

July 16, 2010
12:00

Italy

6 – 3
(3–1, 3–2)

Mexico

Game reference

July 16, 2010
14:00

Canada

8 – 2
(3–0, 5–2)

Germany

Game reference

7th-8th place game

July 17, 2010
09:00

Mexico

2 – 7
(2–3, 0–4)

Germany

Game reference

5th-6th place game

July 17, 2010
11:00

Italy

4 – 2
(2–0, 2–2)

Canada

Game reference

World Cup

The World Cup round is the second level playoff in the tournament where the winner finishes ninth overall and wins the World Cup gold medal. It also acts as a placement round for the places nine to twelve. The teams compete in a semi-final with the winners moving on to compete for the World Cup gold medal and the losers competing for the World Cup bronze.^[3]

Bracket

Semifinals			Gold medal

B4	Spain	4

C3	Great Britain	3
			SF1	Spain	1

			SF2	Australia	0
A4	Colombia	2

C4	Australia	5	Bronze medal


			SF1	Great Britain	6

			SF2	Colombia	1

Semi-finals

July 16, 2010
08:00

Spain

4 – 3 OT
(2–2, 1–1)
( OT: 1–0 )

Great Britain

Game reference

July 16, 2010
10:00

Colombia

2 – 5
(1–1, 1–4)

Australia

Game reference

Bronze medal game

July 17, 2010
13:00

Great Britain

6 – 1
(5–0, 1–1)

Colombia

Game reference

Gold medal game

July 17, 2010
18:00

Spain

1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0)

Australia

Game reference

13th-14th place game

The 13th-14th placement game consists of the two teams who finished last and second last in Group C. A single game is played with the winner receiving 13th place in the overall standings and the loser receiving 14th.^[3]

July 16, 2010
20:00

Argentina

6 – 3
(5–0, 1–3)

Venezuela

Game reference

Ranking and statistics

2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championship
United States

Tournament awards

Individual awards:^[2]
- Most Valuable Player: Travis Fudge
- Fair Play Award: Spain
- Best Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
- Best Defenseman: Karel Rachunek
- Best Forward: Diego Schwarzenbach
All-Star Team:^[2]
- Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
- Defense: Karel Rachunek
- Forwards: Brian Baxter, Travis Fudge, Julien Walker

Final standings

	United States
	Switzerland
	Czech Republic
4	France
5	Italy
6	Canada
7	Germany
8	Mexico
9	Spain
10	Australia
11	Great Britain
12	Colombia
13	Argentina
14	Venezuela

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.^[4]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	POS
Dean Dunstan	7	13	4	17	32
Brian Baxter	8	12	5	17	2
Rob Shelton	7	9	6	15	2
Adriano Carciola	8	9	6	15	6
Julian Walker	6	8	6	14	4
Pete Messina	6	7	6	13	0
Danny Hutchinson	7	11	1	12	8
Diego Schwarzenbach	6	9	3	12	4
Julian Ramirez	8	6	6	12	8
Stephen Belic	7	5	7	12	8

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.^[4]

Player	MIP	SOG	GA	GAA	SVS%	SO
Michael Smart	120	78	5	1.67	93.59	0
Michael Urbano	200	115	8	1.60	93.04	1
Ondrej Jirkuv	92	24	2	0.87	91.67	1
Stefano Antinori	120	93	8	2.67	91.40	0
Hugo Rebuffet	132	84	8	2.42	90.48	0

References

^ "Basic info". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ a b c d "History of the Tournament". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ a b c d e "Games schedule". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ a b "Players statistics". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

External links

Official site

[2010FIRS_BASICINFO-1] "Basic info". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[FIRS_HISTORY-2] "History of the Tournament". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[2010FIRS_SCHEDULE-3] "Games schedule". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[2010FIRS_STATS-4] "Players statistics". International Roller Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

World Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

5th-8th placement round

Bracket

Qualifying round

7th-8th place game

5th-6th place game

World Cup

Bracket

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

13th-14th place game

Ranking and statistics

Tournament awards

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

See also

References

External links