2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
{{Short description|International sports tournament}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = FIRS World Championship VIII
| year =
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = United States
| dates = July 25 - August 1
| num_teams = 9
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| type = iih
| winners = Canada
| count = 1
| games =
| goals =
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Hugo Belanger
| mvp =
}}
The FIRS Men's World Inline Hockey Championship VIII was played between July 25 and August 1, 2002, in the American city of Rochester, New York.{{Cite web |title=MEN'S NATIONAL TEAMS RECORDS |url=http://www.canadainline.com/men-s-national-team-records |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Canada Inline}} The venue was the ESL Sports Centre. The tournament was won by Canada which claimed its first ever gold medal. It was the eighth FIRS World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).
Participating countries
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:0.5em auto;"
|+ Participating Teams |
| colspan=3 | Rochester, New York - July 25 to August 1, 2002 |
| style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|AUS}}
|style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|CAN}} |style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|CZE}} |
| style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|FRA}}
|style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|ISR}} |style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|JPN}} |
| style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|MEX}}
|style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|SWE}} |style="width:33%;"| {{iih-big|USA}} |
Rules
For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:
- 2 points for a win in regulation or overtime
- 1 point for a tie in regulation or overtime
- No points for a loss in regulation or overtime
If a game is tied after regulation time in the round robin, the game ends in a tie. In the placement and medal rounds, a twelve-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime session is played.
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied:
1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams.
2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams.
3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams.
4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group.
5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group.
6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.
Preliminary round
After playing a round robin, the top four teams moved on to the Medal Rounds while the last five teams competed in the Placement Rounds.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|loss_before_tie=y
|team1=USA|name_USA={{iih|USA}}
|team2=CAN|name_CAN={{iih|CAN}}
|team3=CZE|name_CZE={{iih|CZE}}
|team4=FRA|name_FRA={{iih|FRA}}
|team5=MEX|name_MEX={{iih|MEX}}
|team6=SWE|name_SWE={{iih|SWE}}
|team7=AUS|name_AUS={{iih|AUS}}
|team8=JPN|name_JPN={{iih|JPN}}
|team9=ISR|name_ISR={{iih|ISR}}
|win_USA=7|draw_USA=1|loss_USA=0|gf_USA=78|ga_USA=10
|win_CAN=7|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=1|gf_CAN=94|ga_CAN=13
|win_CZE=6|draw_CZE=0|loss_CZE=2|gf_CZE=64|ga_CZE=16
|win_FRA=5|draw_FRA=1|loss_FRA=2|gf_FRA=54|ga_FRA=15
|win_MEX=3|draw_MEX=0|loss_MEX=5|gf_MEX=24|ga_MEX=50
|win_SWE=3|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=5|gf_SWE=29|ga_SWE=67
|win_AUS=2|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=6|gf_AUS=15|ga_AUS=60
|win_JPN=2|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=6|gf_JPN=28|ga_JPN=73
|win_ISR=0|draw_ISR=0|loss_ISR=8|gf_ISR=11|ga_ISR=94
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Medal Round
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|col_Q=blue2|text_Q=Sent to the Placement Round
|result5=Q|result6=Q|result7=Q|result8=Q|result9=Q
|update=complete|source=
}}
Ranking and statistics
{{stack begin}}
{{winners|iih|FIRS World Championship VIII winners|CAN|First}}
=Tournament Awards=
{{stack end}}
=Final standings=
The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" | |
| bgcolor="#E4E4E4"
!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=40|Rk. !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"|Team | |
| bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{gold1}} | {{iih|CAN}} |
| bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{silver2}} | {{iih|USA}} |
| bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
| align="center" style="height:23px"| {{bronze3}} | {{iih|CZE}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 4. | {{iih|FRA}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 5. | {{iih|JPN}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 6. | {{iih|SWE}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 7. | {{iih|MEX}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 8. | {{iih|AUS}} |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|align="center"| 9. | {{iih|ISR}} |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships 2002}}
Category:2002 in American sports
Category:Inline hockey tournaments
Category:International sports competitions hosted by the United States