2011 Women's World Floorball Championships
The 2011 Women's World Floorball Championships were the eighth world championships in women's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2011 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The matches took place in Athletik Zentrum and Kreuzbleichhalle.
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| Host country | Switzerland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 4–11 December 2011 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 460 (10.7 per match) |
| Attendance | 30,700 (714 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Emelie Lindström |
| MVP | Sara Kristoffersson |
Sweden won the tournament defeating Finland, 4-2, in the final-game.[1]
Qualifying
Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 23 countries registered for the world championships had to qualify for 16 spots. 8 of these spots had already been pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2009 Women's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying:
| Australia | Czech Republic |
| Finland | Latvia |
| Norway | Russia |
| Sweden | Switzerland |
The remaining 8 spots were determined from continental qualifying tournaments:
| Asia/Oceania | Europe 1 | Europe 2 | North America |
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| Japan | Germany | Poland | United States |
| Denmark | Slovakia | ||
| Netherlands | Hungary |
Championship results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | +47 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 6 |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 0 |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 6 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 2 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | +67 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37 | −32 | 0 |
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Playoff round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Switzerland | 12 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Latvia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | Switzerland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Q4 | Sweden | 11 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Sweden | 19 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Norway | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Czech Republic | 5 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Q2 | Czech Republic | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Q3 | Finland | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Finland | 13 | L1 | Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
| A2 | Poland | 2 | L2 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal game
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Gold medal game
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13-16
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9-12
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15th Place match
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13th Place match
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11th Place match
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9th Place match
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5-8
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5th Place match
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Leading scorers
All-Star team
Ranking
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Official 2011 Rankings according to the IFF
| Rk. | Team |
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| Sweden | |
| Finland | |
| Czech Republic | |
| 4. | Switzerland |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Poland |
| 7. | Latvia |
| 8. | Denmark |
| 9. | United States |
| 10. | Russia |
| 11. | Germany |
| 12. | Slovakia |
| 13. | Netherlands |
| 14. | Hungary |
| 15. | Australia |
| 16. | Japan |
References
- Jörgen Källström (11 December 2011). "Tredje raka VM-guldet för Sverige" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 4 February 2017.