2002 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth men's Floorball World Championships. It was held from 18–25 May 2002 in Finland. Sweden won the tournament for a fourth time after defeating Finland in the final.^[1][2]

2002 Men's World Floorball Championships

A-Division
Official Logo of the 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–25 May 2002 (2002-05-18 – 2002-05-25)
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	227 (9.46 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Johan Andersson (18 points)
MVP	Johan Andersson
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Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	46	3	+43	6
Norway	3	2	0	1	13	17	−4	4
Denmark	3	1	0	2	8	20	−12	2
Germany	3	0	0	3	4	31	−27	0

Source: ^[1]

18 May 2002 Sweden  15–2  Denmark Henrik Quist 15.31 Jonathan Kronstrand 25.23 Niklas Jihde 28.57 Johannes Gustafsson 29.14 Henrik Quist 35.05 Peder Bodén 36.59 Mathias Larsson 37.20 Johan Andersson 39.17 Johan Andersson 41.56 Mathias Larsson 42.36 Adam Grane 45.03 Anders Hellgård 46.17 Mattias Axelsson 48.42 Johan Andersson 53.59 Adam Grane 59.31 Kim Olesen 15.08 Ronnie Graugaard 42.21 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

19 May 2002 Denmark  5–0  Germany Kim Olesen 00.54 Kennet Bork 28.22 Kennet Bork 38.15 Jesper Petersen 42.13 Tim Jaltoft 54.27 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Norway  0–13  Sweden Johan Andersson 01.52 Niklas Jihde 15.28 Johannes Gustafsson 19.32 Daniel Calebsson 19.58 Niklas Jihde 24.16 Anders Hellgård 27.22 Johan Andersson 29.27 Martin Olofsson 41.15 Martin Olofsson 41.34 Henrik Quist 44.21 Martin Olofsson 45.06 Henrik Quist 49.50 Niklas Jihde 57.07 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

20 May 2002 Norway  5–1  Denmark Willy Fauskanger 14.42 Lars Erik Sikkeland 37.33 Ketil Kronberg 43.55 Andreas Sletten 47.54 Raymond Evensen 58.14 Kennet Bork 11.36 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Sweden  18–1  Germany Henrik Lorendahl 10.13 Johannes Gustafsson 10.48 Johan Andersson 14.36 Johan Andersson 24.49 Joakim Lindström 27.17 Jonathan Kronstrand 33.21 Henrik Lorendahl 35.56 Johannes Gustafsson 36.45 Adam Grane 37.16 Henrik Lorendahl 38.12 Johan Andersson 39.19 Henrik Lorendahl 41.15 Joakim Lindström 42.00 Johan Andersson 46.16 Jonathan Kronstrand 51.20 Anders Hellgård 54.37 Joakim Bäckström 57.41 Peter Fischerström 59.48 Kristian Holtz 29.26 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

21 May 2002 Norway  8–3  Germany Andreas Sletten 01.47 Stian Martinsen 17.16 Stian Martinsen 22.41 Stian Martinsen 24.50 Raymond Evensen 41.38 Raymond Evensen 49.55 Thomas Solheim 51.20 Andreas Sletten 51.32 Kristian Holtz 04.05 Andreas Kasche 21.56 Fredrik Hartwig 48.18 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	3	2	0	1	19	5	+14	4
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	14	10	+4	4
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	16	12	+4	4
Latvia	3	0	0	3	5	27	−22	0

Source: ^[1]

18 May 2002 Finland  4–1   Switzerland Sami Kuronen 16.36 Jaakko Hintikka 20.47 Mikael Järvi 35.51 Juho Seppälä 41.48 Adrian Capatt 57.31 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

19 May 2002 Finland  3–4  Czech Republic Sami Kuronen 28.08 Mikael Järvi 47.00 Janne Tähkä 59.33 Michal Rohel 29.58 Petr Kozusnik 34.45 Jiri Jandácek 35.29 Ales Zálesný 45.58 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Switzerland  9–4  Latvia Matthias Hofbauer 08.48 Daniel Telli 09.50 Michael Flury 14.38 Stefan Lüthi 20.28 Adrian Capatt 45.07 Samuel Dunkel 45.44 Adrian Capatt 50.50 Patrick Bachmann 57.02 Daniel Telli 57.26 Andrejs Cvetkovs 07.07 Kristians Lisovskis 14.06 Kristians Lisovskis 15.44 Artis Malkavs 32.25 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

20 May 2002 Switzerland  6–4  Czech Republic Daniel Telli 17.00 Adrian Capatt 19.26 Stefan Lüthi 25.33 Rolf Kern 27.16 Matthias Hofbauer 42.46 Stefan Lüthi 58.03 Tomás Trnavsky 19.53 Ales Jakubek 35.17 Radim Cepek 58.08 Radim Cepek 58.27 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Latvia  0–12  Finland Janne Tähkä 06.38 Teppo Rantala 11.04 Tero Karppanen 11.28 Jussi Järvinen 21.21 Hannes Öhman 28.32 Tero Tiitu 32.23 Jaakko Hintikka 35.58 Hannes Öhman 37.47 Jari-Pekka Lehtonen 43.08 Tero Karppanen 43.41 Jori Isomäki 48.27 Tero Karppanen 53.25 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

21 May 2002 Czech Republic  6–1  Latvia Radek Sikora 13.46 Petr Kozusnik 20.43 Radim Cepek 31.55 Radim Cepek 43.02 Pavel Kozusnik 54.58 Michal Rohel 59.46 Kristians Lisovskis 35.33 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Sweden

16

B4

Latvia

0

A1

Sweden

7

B2

Czech Republic

1

A3

Denmark

4

B2

Czech Republic

5

A1

Sweden

6

B1

Finland

4

B1

Finland

7

A4

Germany

1

B1

Finland

5

B3

Switzerland

1

A2

Norway

2

B3

Switzerland

3

Quarter-finals

22 May 2002 Finland  7–1  Germany Jori Isomäki 07.00 Teppo Rantala 12.16 Pasi Kotilainen 19.59 Juho Seppälä 38.09 Jaakko Hintikka 43.33 Teppo Rantala 51.50 Juho Seppälä 56.43 Kristian Holtz 58.42 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Switzerland  3–2  Norway Daniel Aeschimann 03.51 Daniel Aeschimann 08.09 Daniel Aeschimann 45.33 Lars Erik Sikkeland 09.05 Geir Nordseth 59.54 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

23 May 2002 Sweden  16–0  Latvia Henrik Quist 00.33 Niklas Jihde 02.57 Martin Olofsson 03.13 Peder Bodén 08.14 Mathias Larsson 10.40 Johan Andersson 11.24 Henrik Quist 12.41 Per Svensson 16.30 Johan Davidsson 18.46 Johan Andersson 21.11 Henrik Lorendahl 26.42 Niklas Jihde 27.43 Johannes Gustafsson 32.59 Niklas Jihde 38.57 Mattias Axelsson 45.02 Johannes Gustafsson 59.07 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Denmark  4–5  Czech Republic Ronnie Graugaard 34.48 Ronnie Graugaard 48.50 Kennet Bork 57.43 Joakim Larsen 59.51 Ales Zálesný 20.37 Jiri Jandácek 33.05 Radim Cepek 43.45 Michal Rohel 54.33 Pavel Kozusnik 67.17 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Semi-finals

24 May 2002 Sweden  7–1  Czech Republic Henrik Lorendahl 06.59 Johan Andersson 09.55 Mattias Axelsson 19.00 Johan Andersson 35.44 Anders Hellgård 45.39 Jonathan Kronstrand 50.03 Niklas Jihde 56.51 Radim Cepek 53.43 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Finland  5–1   Switzerland Tero Karppanen 11.30 Mikael Järvi 17.02 Tero Karppanen 24.16 Jaakko Hintikka 27.22 Jaakko Hintikka 54.32 Daniel Telli 06.43 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Bronze medal match

25 May 2002 Czech Republic  3–4   Switzerland Tomás Trnavsky 35.33 Tomás Trnavsky 43.23 Daniel Folta 56.03 Adrian Capatt 26.10 Daniel Aeschimann 26.41 Thomas Engel 29.12 Stefan Lüthi 63.19 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Championship match

25 May 2002 Sweden  6–4  Finland Mathias Larsson 10.50 Johan Andersson 15.07 Niklas Jihde 27.02 Martin Olofsson 51.06 Martin Olofsson 59.42 Martin Olofsson 59.59 Mikael Järvi 04.06 Janne Tähkä 23.27 Mikael Järvi 49.10 Jaakko Hintikka 59.51 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Placement round

5th–8th place matches

23 May 2002 Norway  8–2  Germany Frank Kristoffersen 03.54 Erik Rasmussen 05.31 Per Kristian Fladset 08.51 Geir Vidar Pedersen 10.22 Lars Erik Sikkeland 27.33 Per Kristian Fladset 40.56 Raymond Evensen 42.35 Ketil Kronberg 47.03 Kristian Holtz 00.39 Robert Blanke 19.36 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

24 May 2002 Latvia  1–4  Denmark Kristians Lisovskis 36.53 Ronnie Graugaard 18.17 Jesper Petersen 26.12 Jesper Petersen 34.48 Kim Olesen 58.50 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

7th place match

25 May 2002 Germany  5–6  Latvia Dirk Winkler 14.04 Dirk Winkler 16.45 Robert Blanke 45.27 Robert Müller 52.26 Kristian Holtz 55.43 Kristians Lisovskis 04.33 Janis Alps 09.55 Andrejs Cvetkovs 22.46 Dailis Skudritis 23.34 Kristians Lisovskis 32.29 Martins Jarohovics 66.43 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

5th place match

24 May 2002 Norway  6–1  Denmark Glen Evensen 11.55 Glen Evensen 14.09 Glen Evensen 17.27 Willy Fauskanger 20.13 Lars Erik Sikkeland 47.14 Willy Fauskanger 54.24 Kim Olesen 39.27 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

Leading scorers

Player		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
	Johan Andersson [sv]	6	14	4	18	0
	Martin Olofsson [sv]	6	7	9	16	0
	Niklas Jihde	5	9	5	14	0
	Jaakko Hintikka	6	6	5	11	0
	Johannes Gustafsson	6	6	5	11	0
	Henrik Quist [sv]	5	6	5	11	2
	Radim Cepek [cs]	6	6	5	11	2
	Jonathan Kronstrand	6	4	6	10	0
	Anders Hellgård [sv]	6	4	6	10	0
	Juho Seppälä	6	3	6	9	2

Awards and all-star team

• Goalkeeper: Mårten Blixt
• Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Henrik Qvist [sv]
• Forward: Johan Andersson [sv], Jaakko Hintikka, Martin Olofsson [sv]
• Most Valuable Player (MVP): Johan Andersson [sv]

Rankings

Official 2002 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk.	Team
	Sweden
	Finland
	Switzerland
4.	Czech Republic
5.	Norway
6.	Denmark
7.	Latvia
8.	Germany

References

1. "Men's WFC 2002". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. Svoboda, Vilém (25 May 2002). "Florbalová slavnost dala titul Švédům". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 October 2024.

External links

• Official results
• Official Website