2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup
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 Women's Lacrosse World Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–19 July |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (7th title) |
Runners-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Katrina Dowd (26) |
The 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the ninth World Cup played, is the pre-eminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament was held at the Civic Recreation Complex in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada from July 10 through July 20, 2013.
The event was sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The tournament was first held in 1982 and has been held quadrennially on odd years since 1989.
Teams
Nineteen teams, the most ever, competed in the 2013 World Cup tournament. New entries included Finland, Hong Kong, Israel, South Korea, and Latvia. The Czech Republic and Denmark did not return from the 2009 World Cup.
Championship
Following Pool play, teams were seeded into a Championship Bracket of 12 teams and a Diamond Consolation Bracket of 7 teams. The Championship Bracket consisted of the teams in Pool A, the top 2 teams in Pools B, C and D and the next highest ranked team. The seven remaining teams were placed in the Diamond Consolation Bracket and re-seeded into two new pools, X and Y, based on rankings and teams previously played in the pool play.
The United States team dominated pool and bracket play, ending the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. USA faced Canada in the gold medal game and won with a final score of 19-5 to earn its seventh world title. Australia and England faced each other in the bronze medal game, with Australia defeating England 12-6.
Pool Play
Teams are divided into four pools, A-D. Pool play games will be played on July 11 through 16.
Pool A
All 5 teams guaranteed a berth into Championship Bracket, Top 4 receive Bye to Quarterfinal.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | England |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  Wales |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Ireland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  Latvia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record. Austria advances as best of the 3rd place teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Haudenosaunee |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Austria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool D
Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Korea |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diamond Consolation Bracket
Pool X: 13th-15th Place
- 17 July:
- Netherlands
11–10 
Finland
- 18 July:
- Germany
18–3 Finland
- 19 July:
- Germany 21–2 Netherlands
Germany progresses to 12th place play-off game. Finland relegated to 15th place play-off game.
Pool Y: 16th-19th Place
- 17 July:
- South Korea
23–7 
Sweden - Latvia
12–11 
Hong Kong
- 18 July:
- South Korea 23–7 Hong Kong
- Latvia 10–6 Sweden
- 19 July:
- Hong Kong 15–5 Sweden
- South Korea 7–5 Latvia
South Korea progresses to 15th place play-off game.
Championship Bracket
Round 1 (17 July)
- (8) Haudenosaunee
19–3 
Ireland (9) - (5) Wales
21–0 
Austria (12) - (11) Scotland
13–12 
Japan (6) - (10) Israel
12–9 
New Zealand (7)
Quarterfinals (18 July)
- (1) United States
20–1 Haudenosaunee (8) - (4) England
10–0 Wales (5) - (3) Australia
26–2 Scotland (11) - (2) Canada
17–5 Israel (10)
Semi-finals
- 1st-4th Place (19 July):
- (1) United States 21–8 England (4)
- (2) Canada 11–7 Australia (3)
- 5th-8th Place (19 July):
- (5) Wales 15–14 Haudenosaunee (8)
- (11) Scotland 9–7 Israel (10)
- 9th-12th Place (18 July):
- (9) Ireland 10–4 Austria (12)
- (6) Japan 23–4 New Zealand (7)
Finals
- 15th-place match (19 July):
- South Korea 7–5 Finland
- 12th-place match (20 July):
- Germany 14–6 Austria (12)
- 11th-place match (19 July):
- (7) New Zealand 20–5 Austria (12)
- 9th-place match (20 July):
- (6) Japan 25–4 Ireland (9)
- 7th-place match (20 July):
- (8) Haudenosaunee 1–0* Israel (10) (Israel forfeited.)
- 5th-place match (20 July):
- (5) Wales 8–4 Scotland (11)
- Bronze-medal match (20 July):
- (3) Australia 12–6 England (4)
- Gold-medal match (20 July):
- (1) United States 19–5 Canada (2)
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| CAN | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Final rankings
| Rank | Country | 2009 WC Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 | United States | 1 | |
 | Canada | 3 |  |
 | Australia | 2 |  |
| 4 | England | 4 | |
| 5 | Wales | 6 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 8 | |
| 7 | Haudenosaunee | 11 | |
| 8 | Israel | did not play | |
| 9 | Japan | 7 | |
| 10 | Ireland | 5 | |
| 11 | New Zealand | 12 | |
| 12 | Germany | 10 | |
| 13 | Austria | 14 | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 13 | |
| 15 | South Korea | 16 | |
| 16 | Finland | did not play | |
| 17 | Latvia | did not play | |
| 18 | Hong Kong | did not play | |
| 19 | Sweden | did not play | |
| did not play |  Czech Republic | 9 | |
| did not play |  Denmark | 15 |
