2011 Ball Hockey World Championship
2011 edition of the Ball Hockey World Championship
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The 2011 Ball Hockey World Championship was the ninth Ball Hockey World Championship held by ISBHF in Bratislava, Slovakia. 2009 champions the Czech Republic defended their title and won the championship for the third time, beating Canada in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Slovakia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Czech Republic (3rd title) |
Runners-up  | Canada |
Third place  | Slovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader |  Denny Schlegel (10 goals) |
Elite Division
Ten teams formed two groups of five. Group A contained the Czech Republic, Canada, Portugal, Germany and Finland. Group B consisted of Slovakia, the United States, Austria, Greece and Switzerland. Group winners advanced to the semifinals, while teams finishing second and third played a knockout match (A2 versus B3 and A3 versus B2) to determine the other two semifinalists.[1] At the quarterfinal stage, the Czech Republic conceded the first goal against Greece before taking a come-from-behind 5–1 win.[2] In the semifinals, held at the Ondrej Nepela Arena on 25 June 2011, the Czech Republic beat Slovakia 2–0, while Canada defeated the United States 6–5.[3] Slovakia won the bronze medal game against the United States, to extend their record of winning a medal in every edition of the championship.[4] In the final the Czech Republic scored the only goal of the first period after 5 minutes. They scored twice more in the second period, either side of a Canada goal, for a 3–1 scoreline. A goalless final period confirmed their eighth medal in the world championship and third gold.[5] Further down the rankings, Finland beat Germany 4–3 for 7th place, while Austria defeated Switzerland in overtime for 9th place.[6]
Play off
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Slovakia
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  Greece
| 1 | A3 |  Czech Republic
| 2 | |||||||||
| A3 | Czech Republic
| 5 | A3 | Czech Republic
| 3 | |||||||||
| A1 |  Canada
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Canada
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  Portugal
| 2 | B3 | United States
| 5 | |||||||||
| B3 | United States
| 5 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| B1 | Slovakia
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | United States
| 2 | ||||||||||||
Match for 9th place
 Austria | 5–4 OT (0–1, 3–1, 1–2) (OT: 1–0) |  Switzerland |
Match for 7th place
| 25 June 2011 15:00 |  Finland | 4–3 (1–0, 0–3, 3–0) |  Germany | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava |
Quarterfinals
| 24 June 2011 18:00 | Czech Republic | 5–1 (0–1, 4–0, 1–0) | Greece | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava |
Semifinals
| 25 June 2011 | Slovakia | 0–2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 2,000 |
| 25 June 2011 | Canada | 6–5 (2–1, 3–2, 1–2) | United States | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava |
Bronze medal game
| 26 June 2011 15:00 | Slovakia | 7–2 (2–0, 3–1, 2–1) | United States | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava |
Final
| 26 June 2011 18:00 | Canada | 1–3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 1,000 |
Pool B
Pool B was also held in Bratislava. Two groups of four teams played a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals, France and Pakistan, each secured progress to the 2013 Ball Hockey World Championship. Pakistan defeated France in the Pool B final 6–5 in overtime.[6]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bermuda |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 5 |
 Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 4 |
 Cayman Islands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 3 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 5–2 (0–1, 1–1, 4–0) | Hungary |
| Great Britain | 3–2 (2–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Cayman Islands |
| 21 June 2011 | Bermuda | 6–1 (0–0, 4–1, 2–0) | Great Britain | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava |
| Cayman Islands | 7–0 (1–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Hungary |
| 22 June 2011 | Bermuda | 12–1 (5–0, 3–1, 4–0) | Hungary |
| 23 June 2011 | Bermuda | 0–0 (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Cayman Islands |
Group B
 Pakistan | 7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) |  Spain |
 France | 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) |  Hong Kong |
| France | 7–5 (3–0, 3–1, 1–4) | Spain |
| Pakistan | 2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Hong Kong |
| France | 8–5 (4–2, 2–3, 2–0) | Pakistan |
| Hong Kong | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Spain |
Match for 7th place (Pool B)
| Spain | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Hungary |
Match for 5th place (Pool B)
| Cayman Islands | 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Hong Kong |
Semifinals
| Pakistan | 3–2 (0–1, 0–0, 3–1) | Bermuda |
| France | 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Great Britain |
Match for 3rd place (Pool B)
| 25 June 2011 | Bermuda | 6–2 (2–0, 0–2, 4–0) | Great Britain |
Final (Pool B)
| Pakistan | 6–5 OT (1–1, 2–1, 2–3) (OT: 1–0) | France |
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan |
| 2nd | France |
| 3rd | Bermuda |
| 4th | Great Britain |
| 5th | Cayman Islands |
| 6th | Hong Kong |
| 7th | Spain |
| 8th | Hungary |