2010 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
Encyclopedia
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. The United States team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.
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.
, seven nations from Europe, three nations from North America, and three nations from South America were represented.
Group A
Group B
Group C
, 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.
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Inline hockey
Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...
tournament organised by the International Roller Sports Federation
International Roller Sports Federation
The International Roller Sports Federation or Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports is the world governing body for roller sports, including rink hockey, inline hockey, Inline speed skating and artistic roller skating...
. It took place between 12 and 17 July 2010 in Beroun
Beroun
Beroun is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area. It is located 30 km southwest of Prague and has a population of 18,930 . It lies on the confluence of Berounka and Litavka rivers.Despite its small size, it is an...
, Czech Republic. The United States team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.
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
Australia men's national inline hockey team
The Australia men's national inline hockey team represents Australia in international inline hockey competitions. They are controlled by Ice Hockey Australia for events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation and by Skate Australia for events organised by the International Roller...
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
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
respectively.
Participating nations
The following 14 nations qualified for the tournament. One nation from OceaniaOceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
, seven nations from Europe, three nations from North America, and three nations from South America were represented.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group stage
Fourteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robinRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
, 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.
| Team advanced to World Championship round | |
| Team advanced to World Cup round | |
| Team competes in 13–14 placement |
Group A
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | –26 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | –14 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | –2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 35 | –25 | 0 |
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 5th-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.Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
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.Bracket
Qualifying round
7th-8th place game
5th-6th place game
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.Bracket
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
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.Ranking and statistics
Tournament awards
- Individual awards:
- Most Valuable Player:
Travis Fudge - Fair Play Award:
- Best Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
- Best Defenseman:
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Diego Schwarzenbach
- Most Valuable Player:
- All-Star Team:
- Goalkeeper: Michael Urbano
- Defense: Karel RachunekKarel RachunekKarel Rachůnek was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Rachunek was the captain of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League when the team's plane crashed on September 7, 2011. He played eight seasons in North America in the National Hockey League...
- Forwards:
Brian Baxter, Travis Fudge, Julien Walker
- Goalkeeper:
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Final standings
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | |||||
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7 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 |
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Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage.| Player | ||||||
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| 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 |