2019 Women's World Floorball Championships

2019 Women's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–15 December
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Sweden (9th title)
Runner-up  Switzerland
Third place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored532 (11.08 per match)
Attendance44,513 (927 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Anna Wijk (24 points)
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The 2019 IFF Women's World Floorball Championships was the 12th staging of the Women's World Floorball Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland from 7 to 15 December 2019. Switzerland played hosts for this event for the third time.

Sweden won the tournament defeating Switzerland, 3–2, in the final game.

Qualification

  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
Main article: 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships qualification
Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1   Switzerland
Asia-Oceania Qualification 27 January – 1 February 2019 Bangkok 4  Australia
 Japan
 Thailand
 Singapore
European Qualification 1 30 January – 3 February 2019 Gdańsk 2+1  Sweden
 Norway
 Denmark
European Qualification 2 30 January – 3 February 2019 Trenčín 2  Finland
 Germany
European Qualification 3 30 January – 3 February 2019 Gdańsk 2+1  Czech Republic
 Poland
 Estonia
European Qualification 4 31 January – 3 February 2019 Trenčín 2  Slovakia
 Latvia
Americas Qualification 8–9 February 2019 Detroit 1  United States
Total 16

Venues

Neuchâtel Neuchâtel
Patinoires du littoral Arena La Riveraine Arena

Draw

The draw took place on 14 February 2019 at Ittigen, Switzerland.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Sweden (1)
 Finland (2)
  Switzerland (3)
 Czech Republic (4) 		 Latvia (5)
 Slovakia (6)
 Poland (7)
 Germany (8) 		 Norway (9)
 Denmark (10)
 United States (11)
 Australia (12) 		 Japan (14)
 Singapore (15)
 Estonia (16)
 Thailand (19)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland (H) 3 3 0 0 30 5 +25 6 Quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 35 10 +25 4
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 7 26 −19 2 Play-off round
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 2 33 −31 0
Source: floorball.sport
(H) Hosts
7 December 2019
12:00		Finland 14–3
(5–2, 2–1, 7–0)		 PolandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,170
Game reference
V. Kauppi  02:51, 17:16, 20:29

O. Kauppi  07:19 (PP), 41:44
Karjalainen  09:21, 31:21, 47:53
Vallenius  14:33
Nieminen  41:20
Saarikoski  43:02
Lampinen  45:36
Piispa  58:07 (PP)

Hämäläinen  58:30		GoalsBuczek  15:02

Krzywak  16:14

Plechan  34:24
0 minPenalties4 min
7 December 2019
15:15		Switzerland 12–1
(9–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 2,251
Game reference
Rüttimann  02:37, 13:14, 14:51

Marti  05:28, 07:54
Suter  12:03
Zwinggi  12:56
Spichiger  13:45
Ulber  14:09
Stella  24:11
Wiki  30:12

Hintermann  50:09		GoalsHonicke  23:18
2 minPenalties0 min
8 December 2019
13:30		Finland 4–7
(0–2, 1–3, 3–2)		  SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 3,542
Game reference
Saario  23:33

Karjalainen  51:14
O. Kauppi  54:08 (WG)

Vallenius  56:48 (WG)		GoalsMischler  11:37, 50:13 (PS)

Liechti  13:43
Wiki  24:05
Rüttimann  26:59
Reinhard  31:16

Scheidegger  59:09 (EN)
0 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
16:30		Poland 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 365
Game reference
Krzywak  03:58, 20:29

Buczek  40:33 (PP)

Rogala  59:17 (EN)		GoalsJurgens  49:29
0 minPenalties2 min
9 December 2019
18:00		Germany 0–17
(0–5, 0–6, 0–6)		 FinlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 142
Game reference
Goals 04:59 Oona Kauppi /  10:39 Sofia Leino
10 December 2019
19:30		Poland 0–11
(0–3, 0–5, 0–3)		  SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,586
Game reference
Goals 7:27 Michelle Wiki /  7:51 Andrea Gamperli

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 49 4 +45 6 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 35 15 +20 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 11 47 −36 2 Play-off round
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 8 37 −29 0
Source: floorball.sport
7 December 2019
18:15		Slovakia 1–23
(1–8, 0–5, 0–10)		 SwedenPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,234
Game reference
Šponiarová  09:55GoalsJoelsson  03:18 (PP), 08:00, 19:54, 24:54

Steen  08:59
Tschöp  09:10, 20:49, 44:42
Boberg  10:31, 53:15
Wibron  17:35, 21:35, 43:17 (PP), 45:42, 49:10
Delgado Johansson  18:26
Hultgren  27:36, 59:36
Fjellstedt  38:45, 58:53
Granstedt  53:57, 56:42

Aggestål  54:51
6 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
10:30		Latvia 2–14
(0–5, 0–2, 2–7)		 Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,371
Game reference
Ankudinova  42:38
Matisone  58:11		GoalsKrupnová  02:53, 07:54

Bočanová  03:26
Urbánková  05:09
Martináková  14:15
Kapcová  39:23
Ratajová  39:56, 43:01, 59:12
Hanzlíková  43:51
Paloncyová  45:28
Repková  50:58, 59:44

Jiráková  56:42 (PP)
4 minPenalties0 min
9 December 2019
13:30		Slovakia 7–5
(3–1, 2–1, 2–3)		 LatviaParinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 879
Game reference
Michaela Sponiarova  02:09Goals
9 December 2019
19:30		Sweden 10–2
(4–0, 4–2, 2–0,)		 Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 426
Game reference
Moa Gustafsson  04:22 / Emelie Wibron  05:00Goals
10 December 2019
16:30		Czech Republic 19–3
(8–0, 5–3, 6–0)		 SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 512
Game reference
Nela Kapcova  03:40,  11:41 / Vendula Berankova  6:18Goals
10 December 2019
19:30		Sweden 16–1
(4–0, 6–0, 6–1)		 LatviaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 113
Game reference
Stephanie Boberg  10:24Goals

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 14 9 +5 6 Play-off round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 17 8 +9 4
3  Estonia 3 1 0 2 13 19 −6 2 13–16th-place semifinals
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source: floorball.sport
7 December 2019
12:00		Japan 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 DenmarkLa Riveraine
Attendance: 167
Game reference
Goals 07:54 Katrine Kamman Andersen /  10:21 Cecilia Di Nardo /  38:39 Maria Olausson
0 minPenalties2 min
7 December 2019
15:15		Estonia 4–7
(0–1, 1–2, 3–4)		 NorwayLa Riveraine
Attendance: 164
Game reference
Kristi Rickberg  34:01Goals 02:01 Marie Gundersen /  34:14 Sofie Kristiansen /  37:01 Rikke Ingebrigtsil Hansen
2 minPenalties6 min
8 December 2019
15:00		Japan 4–6
(2–2, 2–1, 0–3)		 EstoniaLa Riveraine
Attendance: 171
Game reference
Mahiro Shimizu  04:55 / Yui Goto  05:54 / Mahiro Shimizu  22:46 / Mahiro Shimizu  33:04Goals 6:49 Diana Klavan /  18:41 Kristel Kopel /  29:26 Diana Klavan
2 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
18:00		Denmark 4–5
(1–4, 1–1, 2–0)		 NorwayLa Riveraine
Attendance: 165
Game reference
Cecilia Di Nardo  0:29Goals 03:01 Sandra Craig
 3:57 Sofie Kristiansen
2 minPenalties6 min
9 December 2019
16:30		Norway 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 JapanLa Riveraine
Attendance: 275
Game reference
Heidi Rod  29:45 (53:00)Goals 19:23 Fuka Shibata
10 December 2019
13:30		Denmark 8–3
(2–1, 2–1, 4–1)		 EstoniaLa Riveraine
Game reference
Lina Voldby  1:34Goals

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Singapore 3 3 0 0 14 6 +8 6 Play-off round
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 4
3  Thailand 3 1 0 2 12 12 0 2 13–16th-place semifinals
4  United States 3 0 0 3 11 22 −11 0
Source: floorball.sport
7 December 2019
18:15		Australia 5–4
(1–1, 3–1, 1–2)		 United StatesLa Riveraine
Attendance: 241
Game reference
Yasmine Skene  09:24 / Janelle Miller  27:52Goals 08:54 Christine Lindberg /  30:56 Marie Haggstorm
4 minPenalties0 min
8 December 2019
12:00		Thailand 1–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)		 SingaporeLa Riveraine
Attendance: 163
Game reference
Thanporn Tongkham  16:37Goals 32:38 Amanda Yeap
2 minPenalties2 min
9 December 2019
10:30		Australia 4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 ThailandLa Riveraine
Attendance: 1,072
Game reference
Amanda Bartim  22:36 / Blasie Hodges  38:21 / Jessica Birks  56:05Goals 18:41 Thanaphon Tongkham
9 December 2019
15:00		United States 2–7
(2–1, 0–4, 0–2)		 SingaporeLa Riveraine
Game reference
Vera Niskanen  14:10 / Maggie Haggstrom 16:19Goals 05:30 Yun Shawn Lee
10 December 2019
10:30		Singapore 4–3
(0–2, 3–0, 1–1)		 AustraliaLa Riveraine
Game reference
Lina Chu  25:13 / Michelle Lok  29:32GoalsJessica Birks  01:05 / Blasie Hodges  12:00
10 December 2019
16:30		United States 5–10
(1–2, 1–4, 3–4)		 ThailandLa Riverane
Game reference

Knockout stage

Bracket

Play-off
11 December 		Quarterfinals
12–13 December 		Semifinals
14 December 		Final
15 December
 Sweden 26
 Germany 7  Germany 2
 Singapore 6  Sweden 5
 Finland 4
 Finland 8
 Slovakia 6  Slovakia 6
 Denmark 3  Sweden 3 (OT)
  Switzerland 2
  Switzerland 10
 Latvia 6  Latvia 4
 Norway 4   Switzerland 7 (OT) Third place
 Czech Republic 6
 Czech Republic 11  Finland 5 (OT)
 Poland 10  Poland 4  Czech Republic 4
 Australia 3

Play-off round

11 December 2019
12:00		Latvia 6–4
(1–2, 3–1, 2–1)		 NorwayPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Julija Rozite  13:30Goals
11 December 2019
13:00		Germany 7–6
(3–1, 2–4, 2–1)		 SingaporePatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Laura Honicke  02:45 / Jessica Schulz  3:32Goals 03:10 Amanda Yeap
11 December 2019
16:00		Slovakia 6–3
(3–1, 1–2, 2–0)		 DenmarkPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Kristina Hudakova  00:38Goals
11 December 2019
19:00		Poland 10–3
(2–1, 3–2, 5–0)		 AustraliaPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Katarzyna Rogala  16:42 / Malwina Zagorska  17:59Goals 02:57 Isabelle Newland /  03:00 Jessica Birks

Quarterfinals

12 December 2019
16:00		Finland 8–6
(5–2, 1–2, 2–2)		 SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Oona Kauppi  2:06GoalsViktoria Grossova  0:57
12 December 2019
19:00		Switzerland 10–4
(5–0, 4–2, 1–2)		 LatviaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 897
Game reference
Isabelle Gerig  2:09,  4:18 / Margrit Scheidegger  10:47Goals
13 December 2019
16:00		Czech Republic 11–4
(4–3, 4–0, 3–1)		 PolandPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Tereza Urbankova  5:10 /Goals
13 December 2019
19:00		Sweden 26–2
(8–1, 11–0, 7–1)		 GermanyPatinores du Littoral
Attendance: 492
Game reference
Iza Rydfjall  1:22 / Sara Steen  3:23 / Stephanie Boberg  9:22Goals 18:52 Alexandra Kurth

Semifinals

14 December 2019
14:30		Sweden 5–4
(1–0, 3–3, 1–1)		 FinlandPatinoires du littoral
Game reference
Emelie Wibron  18:36 / Stephanie Boberg  22:24Goals
14 December 2019
17:45		Switzerland 7–6
(0–3, 1–2, 5–1)
OT: 1–0		 Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Isabelle Gerig  36:51 / Flurina Marti  51:37Goals

Bronze-medal game

15 December 2019
12:00		Finland 5–4
(1–0, 0–3, 3–1)
OT: 1–0		 Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Oona Kauppi  18:54  41:40Goals

Final

15 December 2019
15:00		Sweden 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: 1–0		  SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Moa Gustaffson  12:02,  22:58Goals

Placement round

13th place Bracket

 
13–16th-place semifinals13th-place game
 
      
 
11 December 12:00
 
 
 Thailand3
 
12 December 13:00
 
 Japan6
 
 Japan4
 
11 December 15:00
 
 Estonia3
 
 Estonia4 (OT)
 
 
 United States3
 
15th-place game
 
 
12 December 10:00
 
 
 Thailand10
 
 
 United States6

13–16th-place semifinals

11 December 2019
10:00		Thailand 3–6
(1–4, 0–1, 2–1)		 JapanLa Riveraine
Game reference
Goals 0:52 Mahiro Shimizu
11 December 2019
15:00		Estonia 4–3 OT
(0–1, 0–1, 3–1)
OT: 1–0		 United StatesLa Riveraine
Game reference

15th-place game

12 December 2019
10:00		Thailand 10–6
(3–3, 2–1, 5–2)		 United StatesPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference

13th-place game

12 December 2019
13:00		Japan 4–3
(0–1, 3–1, 1–1)		 EstoniaPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference

9th place Bracket

 
9–12th-place semifinals9th-place game
 
      
 
12 December 12:00
 
 
 Denmark9
 
13 December 13:00
 
 Singapore4
 
 Denmark2
 
12 December 15:00
 
 Norway3
 
 Australia2
 
 
 Norway7
 
11th-place game
 
 
13 December 10:00
 
 
 Singapore1
 
 
 Australia3

9–12th-place semifinals

12 December 2019
12:00		Denmark 9–4
(3–1, 5–2, 1–1)		 SingaporeLa Riveraine
Game reference
Cecilia Di Nardo  7:58Goals 14:49 Amanda Yeap
12 December 2019
15:00		Australia 2–7
(1–3, 0–3, 1–1)		 NorwayLa Riveraine
Game reference
Blasie Hodges  13:50 / Jessica Birks  54:02Goals 11:50 Martina Hall

11th-place game

13 December 2019
10:00		Singapore 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		 AustraliaPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Amanda Yeap  12:08Goals 16:33,  16:53 Amanda Bartrim

9th-place game

13 December 2019
13:00		Denmark 2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 NorwayPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference

5th place Bracket

 
5–8th-place semifinals5th-place game
 
      
 
14 December 11:30
 
 
 Latvia1
 
15 December 11:30
 
 Poland6
 
 Poland8
 
14 December 11:30
 
 Slovakia4
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Slovakia6
 
7th-place game
 
 
15 December 11:30
 
 
 Latvia3
 
 
 Germany4

5–8th-place semifinals

14 December 2019
11:30		Germany 1–6
(0–0, 0–1, 1–5)		 SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference
Theresa Beppler-Alt  54:32Goals
14 December 2019
11:30		Latvia 1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)		 PolandLa Riveraine
Game reference

7th-place game

15 December 2019
11:30		Latvia 3–4
(2–1, 1–3, 0–0)		 GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
Game reference

5th-place game

15 December 2019
11:30		Poland 8–4
(1–2, 3–1, 4–1)		 SlovakiaLa Riveraine
Game reference

Final ranking

 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Finland
4  Czech Republic
5  Poland
6  Slovakia
7  Germany
8  Latvia
9  Norway
10  Denmark
11  Australia
12  Singapore
13  Japan
14  Estonia
15  Thailand
16  United States

References

  1. ^ "Game Schedule" (PDF). IFF. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Swiss town Neuchâtel to host 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's WFC 2019 Group Ballot". IFF. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's WFC 2019 Neuchatel Groups". IFF. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.