2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship


The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.

Venues

The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: the Langley Events Centre and the Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.

Teams

A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.
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Pool play

The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.
The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.

Blue Division

TeamAdvanced to
4400007028+42Semifinals
4310006040+20Semifinals
4220005641+15Quarter-finals
Israel4030102959-30Quarter-finals
England4030012067-47Qualifier

Yellow Division

TeamAdvanced to
Netherlands4315240+12Qualifier
Serbia4315041+9Placement
Ireland4315429+25Placement
Hong Kong4134570-25Placement
Switzerland4043657-21Placement

Green Division

TeamAdvanced to
4406821+47Qualifier
Germany4316729+38Placement
Slovakia4225156-5Placement
4134660-14Placement
Mexico4042692-66Placement

Orange Division

TeamAdvanced to
Finland4407925+54Qualifier
4316832+36Placement
Austria4224946+3Placement
Sweden4135069-19Placement
Costa Rica404983-74Placement

Championship Round

1st-4th Placement

5th-8th Placement

9th-12th Placement

13th-16th Placement

17th-20th Placement

Ranking, leaders, and awards

Final ranking

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Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

All World Team

;Forwards
Mark Matthews, Canada
Randy Staats, Iroquois
;Transition
Joel White, United States
;Defense
Graeme Hossack, Canada
Kyle Rubisch, Canada
;Goaltender
Mike Poulin, Canada
;Most Valuable Player
;Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois

President's Team

Forwards
Robert Raittila, Finland
Matthew Taylor, Australia
Transition
Adrian Balasch, Austria
Defense
David Beckmann, Germany
Markus Mattila, Finland
Goaltender
Craig Wende, Germany

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