Floorball World Championship 2010
The 8th men's floorball world championship was held from December 4th to 11th, 2010 in Finland . The games took place in Helsinki and Vantaa . 16 teams took part in the tournament, six more than two years earlier at the World Cup in the Czech Republic . The best seven teams in the A division and the best team in the B division qualified directly. The remaining eight participants were selected through four qualifying tournaments in Poland, Spain, Singapore and Canada.
For the second time in a row, the title went to hosts Finland, who beat Sweden 6-2 in the final. The bronze medal went to the Czech Republic, which beat Switzerland 9: 3 in the small final.
Group games
Group A
| country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6th |
 Russia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17th | 23 | 4th |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14th | 27 | 2 |
 Denmark
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 20th | 0 |
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Canada
|
6th | - | 9 |
Russia
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4th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Finland
|
8th | - | 1 |
Denmark
|
4th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Finland
|
14th | - | 2 |
Canada
|
5th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Denmark
|
3 | - | 6th |
Russia
|
5th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Canada
|
6th | - | 4th |
Denmark
|
December 7, 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Russia
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2 | - | 14th |
Finland
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December 7, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
Group B
| country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4th | 6th |
 Latvia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7th | 4th |
 Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22nd | 2 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 0 |
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Latvia
|
2 | - | 6th |
Switzerland
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4th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Singapore
|
4th | - | 10 |
Poland
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4th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Singapore
|
1 | - | 27 |
Latvia
|
December 6, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Poland
|
2 | - | 12 |
Switzerland
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December 6, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Latvia
|
6th | - | 0 |
Poland
|
December 7, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Switzerland
|
37 | - | 0 |
Singapore
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December 7, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
Group C
| country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 6th |
 Estonia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25th | 28 | 4th |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 30th | 2 |
 Australia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 69 | 0 |
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Estonia
|
1 | - | 21st |
Sweden
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4th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Germany
|
12 | - | 3 |
Australia
|
4th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Estonia
|
6th | - | 3 |
Germany
|
5th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Sweden
|
39 | - | 1 |
Australia
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5th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Australia
|
4th | - | 18th |
Estonia
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December 7, 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Germany
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1 | - | 21st |
Sweden
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December 7, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
Group D
| country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 5 |
 Norway
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7th | 5 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 2 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
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Italy
|
0 | - | 16 |
Czech Republic
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4th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Norway
|
18th | - | 1 |
Japan
|
4th December 2010 | Energia Areena , Vantaa |
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Norway
|
12 | - | 2 |
Italy
|
5th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Japan
|
1 | - | 25th |
Czech Republic
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5th December 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Italy
|
3 | - | 1 |
Japan
|
December 6, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
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Czech Republic
|
4th | - | 4th |
Norway
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December 6, 2010 | Hartwall Areena , Helsinki |
Placement games
Play for places 13–16
1 round
| December 8, 2010 11:00 a.m. |
Denmark
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24: 1 (11: 1, 4: 0, 9: 0) |
Singapore
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Energia Areena , Vantaa Spectators: 155 |
| December 8, 2010 2:00 p.m. |
Australia
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3: 2 (0: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0) |
Japan
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Energia Areena , Vantaa Spectators: 66 |
Play for 15th place
| December 9, 2010 11:00 am |
Singapore
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6: 8 (5: 2, 0: 2, 1: 4) |
Japan
|
Energia Areena , Vantaa Spectators: 334 |
Game for 13th place
| December 9, 2010 2:00 p.m. |
Denmark
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13: 4 (3: 2, 3: 1, 7: 1) |
Australia
|
Energia Areena , Vantaa Spectators: 71 |
Play for places 9–12
1 round
| December 8, 2010 11:45 am |
Canada
|
4: 9 (1: 4, 0: 3, 3: 2) |
Poland
|
Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 607 |
| December 8, 2010 2:45 p.m. |
Germany
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8: 4 (3: 0, 2: 3, 3: 1) |
Italy
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 317 |
Game for 11th place
| December 9, 2010 10:00 a.m. |
Canada
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7: 4 (4: 3, 1: 0, 2: 1) |
Italy
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 634 |
Play for 9th place
| December 9, 2010 1:00 p.m. |
Poland
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6: 5 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 2, 3: 2, 1: 0) |
Germany
|
Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 415 |
Play for places 5–8
1 round
| December 10, 2010 11:30 a.m. |
Latvia
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8: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 4: 0) |
Estonia
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 1,001 |
| December 10, 2010 2:30 p.m. |
Norway
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11: 6 (4: 2, 2: 1, 5: 3) |
Russia
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 1,877 |
Play for 5th place
| December 11, 2010 10:00 am |
Latvia
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6: 5 n.V. (1: 2, 2: 2, 2: 1, 1: 0) |
Norway
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 809 |
Finals
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Finland
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12 | |||||||||
| Latvia
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2 | |||||||||
| Finland
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6th | |||||||||
| Czech Republic
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1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic
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3 | |||||||||
| Estonia
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2 | |||||||||
| Finland
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6th | |||||||||
| Sweden
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2 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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10 | |||||||||
| Norway
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1 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | Game for third place | ||||||||
| Switzerland
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2 | |||||||||
| Switzerland
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9 | Czech Republic
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9 | |||||||
| Russia
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2 | Switzerland
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3 | |||||||
Quarter finals
| December 8, 2010 5:45 p.m. |
Finland
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12: 2 (2: 1, 6: 1, 4: 0) |
Latvia
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 4,925 |
| December 8, 2010 8:30 p.m. |
Czech Republic
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3: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) |
Estonia
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 1,020 |
| December 9, 2010 7:00 p.m. |
Sweden
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10: 1 (2: 1, 4: 0, 4: 0) |
Norway
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 1,033 |
| December 9, 2010 4:00 p.m. |
Switzerland
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9: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 5: 2) |
Russia
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 841 |
Semifinals
| December 10, 2010 5:30 p.m. |
Finland
|
6: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 4: 0) |
Czech Republic
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki Spectators: 12,008 |
| December 10, 2010 8:30 p.m. |
Sweden
|
3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) |
Switzerland
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 10,218 |
Small finale
| December 11, 2010 1:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic
|
9: 3 (0: 0, 4: 2, 5: 1) |
Switzerland
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 10,875 |
final
| December 11, 2010 4:00 p.m. |
Finland
|
6: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) |
Sweden
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Hartwall Areena , Helsinki spectators: 13,276 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes
| rank | player | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Matthias Hofbauer | 6th | 12 | 8th | 20th | 22nd | 0 |
| 2 |
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Rasmus Sundstedt | 6th | 8th | 9 | 17th | 33 | 0 |
| 3 |
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Atis blinds | 6th | 11 | 5 | 16 | 15th | 6th |
| 4th |
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Tero Tiitu | 6th | 10 | 6th | 16 | 17th | 0 |
| 5 |
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Joel Kanebjörk | 6th | 9 | 7th | 16 | 29 | 2 |
| 6th |
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Mika Kohonen | 6th | 9 | 7th | 16 | 19th | 2 |
| 7th |
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Henrik Stenberg | 6th | 9 | 7th | 16 | 28 | 4th |
| 8th |
|
Emanuel Antener | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 |
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Joel Krähenbühl | 6th | 7th | 8th | 15th | 20th | 0 |
| 10 |
|
Janis Jansons | 6th | 8th | 6th | 14th | 16 | 4th |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = playing time (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded , Sv% = catch quota
| rank | player | Sp | Min | GT | SO | ATM | Sv% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
David Rytych | 3 | 189: 59 | 5 | 1 | 1.58 | 90.91 |
| 2 |
|
Henri Toivoniemi | 4th | 240: 00 | 6th | 0 | 1.50 | 88.89 |
| 3 |
|
Patrik Jansson | 5 | 252: 19 | 9 | 0 | 2.14 | 86.15 |
| 4th |
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Jani Naumanen | 2 | 120: 00 | 4th | 0 | 2.00 | 85.19 |
| 5 |
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Guntis Bunzenieks | 5 | 306: 44 | 24 | 1 | 4.69 | 82.73 |
Final placement
| space | country |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Finland
|
| 2 |
Sweden
|
| 3 |
Czech Republic
|
| 4th |
Switzerland
|
| 5 |
Latvia
|
| 6th |
Norway
|
| 7th |
Russia
|
| 8th |
Estonia
|
| 9 |
Poland
|
| 10 |
Germany
|
| 11 |
Canada
|
| 12 |
Italy
|
| 13 |
Denmark
|
| 14th |
Australia
|
| 15th |
Japan
|
| 16 |
Singapore
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Web links
- Official website (English / Finnish)