2010 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

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The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifying Rounds were the first such qualifiers for world championships in men's floorball. Four separate qualifying tournaments were played, with European qualifications between the dates of February 3 to February 6, 2010 in the cities of Babimost and Zbąszyń in Poland, as well as in the city of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain.

The 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships served as the qualifying tournament for countries in the Asian/Oceanian region. The tournament was overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC), and was played in Woodlands, Singapore. It was played between February 3 to February 7, 2010.

North American qualification matches between Canada and the United States were played in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from February 5 to February 6, 2010.

These were the first world championships under the IFF's new FIFA-like continental qualification system. A total of 32 countries registered for this event, which is the most nations to ever register for an IFF-sanctioned world championship event. The previous record was 29 for the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships.

Qualification process[]

Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 32 countries registered for the world championships needed to qualify for only 16 spots. 8 of these spots were already pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying. This left just 8 spots for the other 24 registered countries.^[1]

Depending on the number of countries registered per continental region, that many slots were given at the world championships.

The countries already qualified are as follows:

Czech Republic	Finland		Latvia
		Sweden

Asian & Oceanian process[]

Qualifying in the Asia/Oceanian region for the world championships was overseen by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC).

Only 3 out of 5 registered AOFC countries will qualify. The 5 countries are as follows:

	Singapore

European process[]

Only 4 out of 16 countries registered in Europe qualified. The 16 countries are as follows:

			Estonia
	Slovakia

North American process[]

Only 1 out of 2 countries registered in North America qualified. The 2 countries are as follows:

Canada

United States

Groups[]

Ballots for the groups in this event were drawn on May 9, 2009 during one of the semi-final matches of the 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Turku, Finland.^[2]

In the way the ballots were drawn, no team qualifying from the AOFC will play against each other in group stage matches, and no team qualifying from Europe will either.

The groups will be assembled based on qualifying as follows:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Finland	Latvia		Czech Republic
		Sweden
North America	AOFC 1	AOFC 3	AOFC 2
West Europe 1	West Europe 2	East Europe 2	East Europe 1

Final groups[]

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Finland	Latvia		Czech Republic
		Sweden
Canada	AOFC 1	AOFC 3	AOFC 2
		Estonia

Withdrawals[]

India[]

withdrew from world championships due to financial difficulties on January 21, almost 2 weeks before the tournament began. In turn, the AOFC and IFF were forced to make changes to the schedule to accompany the other teams.^[3]

Georgia[]

Although never withdrew from the world championships, they were not able to show up to their first match against , resulting in an automatic walkover win of 5:0. This was due to flight problems caused by inclement weather.^[4]

Tiebreaking criteria[]

For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions are determined by the record of the tied teams in the games they played against each other in the first instance, then the goals scored and goal difference in all group matches. There is a facility for positions to be determined by a drawing of lots should 2 (or more) team records be identical and their match was a draw against each other.

A win is worth 2 points, a draw is worth 1 point, and a loss is worth 0 points. No sudden victory overtime or penalty shootout will be played in the preliminary round, as matches ending in draws at the end of regulation will award both teams with a single point. Matches which are draws at the end of the playoff round will, however, continue with a sudden victory overtime period and a possible penalty shootout.

European Qualifying (Poland)[]

2010 Men's World
Floorball Championships

European Qualifications (Poland)
Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Dates	February 3 to February 6, 2010
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	164 (10.25 per match)

The European Qualifying tournament in Poland determined which 2 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, the winning teams received a spot in Group A (West Europe 1) or Group B (West Europe 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.

Teams in this qualification tournament represented Western Europe, as the IFF used the same criteria they use for EuroFloorball Cup qualifications in order to determine groups.

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

All matches in Group A in the preliminary round were played in Zbąszyń, Poland.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	3	2	1	0	42	8	+34	5	Advanced to the playoff round
	3	2	1	0	25	5	+20	5
	3	1	0	2	10	29	−19	2	Missed out on the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships and contested the placement matches
	3	0	0	3	4	39	−35	0

February 3, 2010[]

February 3, 2010 16.00

2:5 ( 1:2, 0:1, 1:2 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 06.40 – 43.38 Goals 09.04 – 15.23 – 25.31 – 41.11 – 59.56 –

February 3, 2010 19.00

3:3 ( 1:1, 1:0, 1:2 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

show
	– 09.23 – 28.12 – 43.41 Goals 02.39 – 48.04 – 54.04 –

February 4, 2010[]

February 4, 2010 16.00

22:2 ( 9:2, 6:0, 7:0 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 02.22 – 04.10 – 06.49 – 07.07 – 12.18 – 12.36 – 13.31 – 15.27 – 16.05 – 24.06 – 25.21 – 28.19 – 30.20 – 34.05 – 36.22 – 41.43 – 47.31 – 48.34 – 48.57 – 49.33 – 57.17 – 57.44 Goals 01.42 – 14.39 –

February 4, 2010 19.00

10:2 ( 1:2, 5:0, 4:0 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 16.16 – 26.32 – 26.44 – 32.41 – 38.15 – 39.57 – 47.10 – 54.02 – 57.34 – 59.55 Goals 07.52 – 17.37 –

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 16.00

3:17 ( 1:5, 1:6, 1:6 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 00.22 – 32.26 – 41.58 Goals 06.08 – 10.28 – 12.34 – 13.39 – 16.10 – 22.29 – 24.39 – 27.45 – 32.45 – 32.58 – 36.08 – 44.38 – 46.20 – 48.07 – 53.32 – 54.42 – 59.59 –

February 5, 2010 19.00

12:0 ( 5:0, 3:0, 4:0 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

show
	– 07.54 – 09.12 – 09.29 – 12.15 – 19.01 – 25.28 – 28.40 – 29.25 – 45.45 – 47.20 – 54.43 – 59.36 Goals

Group B[]

All matches in Group B in the preliminary round were played in Babimost, Poland.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	3	2	1	0	17	10	+7	5	Advanced to the playoff round
	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3	4
	3	1	1	1	12	10	+2	3	Missed out on the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships and contested the placement matches
	3	0	0	3	7	19	−12	0

February 3, 2010[]

February 3, 2010 16.00

2:3 ( 2:0, 0:2, 0:1 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 00.29 – 04.54 Goals 38.29 – 39.17 – 44.06 –

February 3, 2010 19.00

5:1 ( 1:0, 2:1, 2:0 )

Babimost, Poland

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	– 10.42 – 31.47 – 38.47 – 43.09 – 51.04 Goals 39.08 –

February 4, 2010[]

February 4, 2010 16.00

1:3 ( 0:1, 0:2, 1:0 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 57.14 Goals 17.48 – 27.17 – 29.17 –

February 4, 2010 19.00

2:8 ( 1:1, 0:4, 1:3 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 12.31 – 42.39 Goals 03.54 – 24.23 – 27.34 – 31.41 – 34.44 – 47.33 – 48.38 – 54.33 –

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 16.00

4:6 ( 2:3, 1:1, 1:2 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 11.06 – 11.58 – 24.13 – 42.55 Goals 04.41 – 08.58 – 18.46 – 33.29 – 48.48 – 53.17 –

February 5, 2010 19.00

6:6 ( 0:1, 3:2, 3:3 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 22.44 – 33.11 – 39.14 – 44.36 – 50.27 – 56.13 Goals 03.58 – 31.20 – 36.40 – 47.41 – 53.30 – 54.44 –

Playoff round[]

At this stage in the tournament, there was no playoff bracket. Instead, the first placed team from group A faced the second placed team from group B, and vice versa. The winners of these two matches qualified for the 2010 World Championships. These matches were played in Babimost, Poland.

West Europe 1 Final[]

February 6, 2010 11.00

9:2 ( 4:1, 2:1, 3:0 )

Babimost, Poland

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	– 06.38 – 09.06 – 09.37 – 16.55 – 28.47 – 29.30 – 48.20 – 54.18 – 56.17 Goals 12.41 – 21.51 –

West Europe 2 Final[]

February 6, 2010 14.00

2:4 ( 1:0, 1:2, 0:2 )

Babimost, Poland

show
	– 01.48 – 34.53 Goals 33.01 – 39.03 – 40.28 – 51.27 –

Placement matches[]

At this stage in the competition, third placed teams from both groups played against each other, as well as the fourth placed teams, to determine world rankings as they did not qualify for the world championships. These matches were played in Zbąszyń, Poland.

Seventh Place match[]

February 6, 2010 10.00

5:4 ( 2:0, 0:2, 3:2 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 01.22 – 13.58 – 48.40 – 59.37 – 59.59 Goals 23.31 – 26.19 – 42.36 – 45.13 –

Fifth Place match[]

February 6, 2010 13.00

4:6 ( 2:2, 2:2, 0:2 )

Zbąszyń, Poland

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	– 08.54 – 17.43 – 29.54 – 32.55 Goals 07.02 – 18.52 – 29.21 – 30.01 – 40.21 – 58.39 –

European Qualifying (Spain)[]

2010 Men's World
Floorball Championships

European Qualifications (Spain)
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	February 3 to February 6, 2010
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	0 (0 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	TBD
MVP	TBA

The European Qualifying tournament in Spain determined which 2 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, the winning teams received a spot in Group C (East Europe 1) or Group D (East Europe 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.

Teams in this qualification tournament represented Eastern Europe, as the IFF used the same criteria they use for EuroFloorball Cup qualifications in order to determine groups.

All matches in the preliminary round, playoffs, and placement rounds were played in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.

Preliminary round[]

Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	3	2	1	0	30	5	+25	5	Advanced to the playoff round
Slovakia	3	2	1	0	24	3	+21	5
	3	1	0	2	11	24	−13	2	Missed out on the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships and contested the placement matches
	3	0	0	3	1	34	−33	0

February 3, 2010[]

February 3, 2010 11.00

7:2 ( 3:0, 3:1, 1:1 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 3, 2010 16.30

Slovakia

5:0 (W.O.) ( 0:0, 0:0, 0:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

*Note: Slovakia was awarded a 5:0 walkover win over .

February 4, 2010[]

February 4, 2010 11.00

9:1 ( 4:1, 5:0, 0:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 4, 2010 16.30

3:3 ( 2:1, 1:1, 0:1 )

Slovakia

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 11.00

0:20 ( 0:3, 0:10, 0:7 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 5, 2010 16.30

0:16 ( 0:4, 0:3, 0:9 )

Slovakia

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Estonia	3	3	0	0	33	0	+33	6	Advanced to the playoff round
	3	2	0	1	7	12	−5	4
	3	1	0	2	8	14	−6	2	Missed out on the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships and contested the placement matches
	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

February 3, 2010[]

February 3, 2010 13.45

Estonia

13:0 ( 1:0, 8:0, 4:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 3, 2010 19.30

2:4 ( 1:2, 0:1, 1:1 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 4, 2010[]

February 4, 2010 13.45

Estonia

10:0 ( 4:0, 3:0, 3:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 4, 2010 19.15

0:3 ( 0:1, 0:2, 0:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 13.45

0:6 ( 0:3, 0:3, 0:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

February 5, 2010 19.15

0:10 ( 0:3, 0:2, 0:5 )

Estonia

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

Playoff round[]

At this stage in the tournament, there was no playoff bracket. Instead, the first placed team from group C faced the second placed team from group D, and vice versa. The winners of these two matches qualified for the 2010 World Championships.

East Europe 1 Final[]

February 6, 2010 19.00

4:2 ( 1:1, 0:0, 3:1 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

East Europe 2 Final[]

February 6, 2010 16.00

Estonia

8:4 ( 1:0, 2:1, 5:3 )

Slovakia

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

Placement matches[]

At this stage in the competition, third placed teams from both groups played against each other, as well as the fourth placed teams, to determine world rankings as they did not qualify for the world championships.

Seventh Place match[]

February 6, 2010 10.00

5:1 ( 0:0, 2:1, 3:0 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

Fifth Place match[]

February 6, 2010 13.00

2:3 ( 1:0, 1:1, 0:2 )

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

show

Asian/Oceanian qualifying[]

2010 Men's World
Floorball Championships

Asian/Oceanian Qualifying
Tournament details
Host country	Singapore
Dates	February 3 to February 7, 2010
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	68 (6.8 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	TBD
MVP	TBA

The Asian/Oceanian Qualifying tournament in Singapore determined which 3 teams received a spot in the 2010 World Championships. For this qualifying tournament, a winning team received a spot in Group B (AOFC 1), Group C (AOFC 3), or Group D (AOFC 2), depending on their position in preliminary stage play.

Teams in this qualification tournament represented the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC). This tournament was also known as the 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships.

There was only a preliminary round in this tournament, and the top 3 teams at the end of the round qualified for the 2010 World Championships. No placement matches were played.

Originally scheduled to play in the tournament, withdrew due to financial difficulties.

All matches were played in Woodlands, Singapore.

Group E[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Singapore	4	3	1	0	45	9	+36	7	Qualified for the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
	4	3	1	0	25	9	+16	7
	4	1	1	2	19	17	+2	3
	4	1	1	2	19	21	−2	3	Missed out on the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
	4	0	0	4	4	56	−52	0

February 3, 2010[]

February 3, 2010 16.00

6:2 ( 2:0, 3:1, 1:1 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 3, 2010 19.00

2:10 ( 1:3, 0:4, 1:3 )

Singapore

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 4, 2010[]

February 4, 2010 16.00

Singapore

25:1 ( 11:0, 4:0, 10:1 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 4, 2010 19.00

3:3 ( 2:0, 0:0, 1:3 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 13.00

11:1 ( 3:0, 6:0, 2:1 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 5, 2010 19.00

4:8 ( 1:0, 2:3, 1:5 )

Singapore

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 6, 2010[]

February 6, 2010 15.00

2:10 ( 0:2, 1:2, 1:6 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 6, 2010 18.00

Singapore

2:2 ( 1:1, 1:0, 0:1 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 7, 2010[]

February 7, 2010 10.00

6:4 ( 1:0, 1:4, 4:0 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

February 7, 2010 16.00

10:0 ( 2:0, 3:0, 5:0 )

Woodlands, Singapore

show

North American qualifying[]

2010 Men's World
Floorball Championships

North American Qualifying
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	February 5 to February 6, 2010
Teams	2
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	27 (13.5 per match)

The North American Qualifying rounds of the 2010 World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from February 5 to February 6, 2010. 2 matches were played, and the winner advanced to the 2010 World Championships based on aggregate scoring.

Although the tournament is for North American qualifying, it was previously set up by the IFF for qualifying for the Americas, which would have included both North and South America.

Criticism[]

Only two teams out of four eligible teams registered for this event, those being Canada and the United States. The other two eligible teams were and . is the only team in the Americas which has yet to take part in an IFF-sanctioned world championship event, as was given a wild card to take part in the C-Division of the .

Out of these two teams, only one would qualify and receive the North America slot in Group A at the 2010 World Championships. This format has drawn a lot of criticism from floorball media, as both Canada and the United States have consistently finished at the top of their respective divisions at previous world championships, but were unable to advance due to the IFF's poorly structured division advancement/relegation format.

However, even if all four eligible teams registered, only one slot at the world championships would have been given, which drew criticism as Asian/Oceanian qualifications give three slots at the world championships to six out of ten eligible teams.

It is believed that the IFF may change their continental qualification format for the 2012 Men's World Floorball Championships.

Group F[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	0	17	10	+7	4
United States	2	0	0	2	10	17	−7	0

*Note: Standings table is provided only for statistical comparison, as qualifying in this group was based on aggregate scoring rather than ranking.

February 5, 2010[]

February 5, 2010 11.30

United States

(6) 6:11 (11) ( 4:3, 2:4, 0:4 )

Canada

Hamilton, Canada

show
	Michael Binder – 04.44 – 07.04 – 10.15 – 18.06 Michael Binder – 20.25 – 32.15 Goals 07.34 – 07.57 – 14.59 – 20.52 – 27.21 – 33.01 – 37.13 – 44.56 – 46.25 – 49.16 – 54.10 –

February 6, 2010[]

February 6, 2010 13.00

Canada

(17) 6:4 (10) ( 2:0, 2:3, 2:1 )

United States

Hamilton, Canada

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	– 07.12 – 19.28 – 30.14 – 31.16 – 49.30 – 52.02 Goals 26.20 – Michael Binder 28.05 – 34.36 – 50.50 –

See also[]

• 2010 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships
• 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships

Citations[]

Men's World Floorball Championships Continental Qualifying – Host Cities
Preceded by None 2008	Asia/Oceania Woodlands, Singapore 2010	Succeeded by TBA 2012
Preceded by None 2008	East Europe     San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain     2010	Succeeded by TBA 2012
Preceded by None 2008	North/South America Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2010	Succeeded by TBA 2012
Preceded by None 2008	West Europe Babimost, Poland 2010	Succeeded by TBA 2012

External links[]

• European qualification (Poland) – Schedule & Statistics
• European qualification (Spain) – Schedule & Statistics
• Asian/Oceanian Qualification – Schedule & Statistics
• North American Qualification – Schedule & Statistics
• 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships – Schedule & Statistics