The lacrosse competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The women's tournament was played as an official event and the men's tournament as an invitational event. This was the first time that men's and women's field lacrosse were played in a six-a-side format in a multi-sport competition. This was also an absolute debut of a men's tournament in a World Games programme, as in 2017 women played the traditional lacrosse discipline for the first time in the history of the World Games. The games in 2022 were played in the sixes format, with teams of six players per side, reduced field size, and shorter games as compared to the parent field lacrosse format, which was conducive to daily tournament play. The game was played in eight-minute quarters and emphasized speed and efficiency.
| Lacrosse at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | PNC Field |
| Dates | 12–16 July 2022 (women) 8–12 July 2022 (men) |
| Competitors | from 9 nations |
Qualification
editA total of 8 teams for each gender competed in the lacrosse event at the 2022 World Games.
Qualification for the men's tournament of the 2022 World Games was based primarily on final placement at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.[3][4] The Iroquois team, who took third at the 2018 championship, were initially disqualified as the Iroquois confederacy does not have a National Olympic Committee; after the ruling was overturned, the Irish team vacated their place in their favour. Lacrosse was invented by Indigenous nations including the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee peoples, and the game has spiritual significance for them.[5]
For the women's tournament, the 2021 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship was supposed to be the basis for qualification. Like their men's counterpart, the Iroquois women's national lacrosse team was eligible to qualify.[3] However, the Women's World Championship was postponed to July 2022.
Women's teams
editMen's teams
editResults
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Canada Wesley Berg Reid Bowering Josh Byrne Bryan Cole Zach Currier Brett Dobson Jordan MacIntosh Clarke Petterson Drake Porter Challen Rogers Dhane Smith Jeff Teat |
United States Martin Brandau Liam Byrnes Ryan Conrad Adam Ghitelman Zach Goodrich Justin Guterding Colin Heacock Jack Kelly Connor Kirst Tom Schreiber Brian Tevlin Ryan Tierney |
Japan Yuki Fukushima Hiroki Kanaya Yuto Komatsu Seiya Natsume Kazuki Obana Kiyoshi Sano Dai Sato Kinori Sugihara Junichi Suzuki Shinya Tateishi Soya Tokumasu Tomoki Umehara |
| Women's tournament | Canada Madalyn Baxter Lauren Black Emily Boissonneault Annabel Child Aurora Cordingley Dana Dobbie Erica Evans Megan Kinna Nicole Perroni Lauren Spence Lydia Sutton Brooklyn Walker-Welch |
United States Madison Ahern Kasey Choma Marge Donovan Madison Doucette Haley Hicklen Ellie Masera Danielle Pavinelli Paige Petty Belle Smith Sam Swart Meaghan Tyrrell Caitlyn Wurzburger |
Australia Tegan Brown Addie Cunningham Cassidy Doster Theo Kwas Bec Lane Georgia Latch Sarah Mollison Olivia Parker Sarah Smith Abby Thorne Indyah Williams Bonnie Yu |
Men's tournament
editGroup A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 29 | +34 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 38 | +6 | |
| 3 | Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 40 | +5 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 |  Germany
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 73 | −45 | Advance to 7th place game |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 26 | +47 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 63 | −13 | |
| 3 |  Haudenosaunee
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 53 | −12 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 |  Israel
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 62 | −22 | Advance to 7th place game |
- Knockout stage
- Seventh place game
- Fifth place game
| July 11, 2022 | Australia | 12−19 | Haudenosaunee | Birmingham |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Semifinals
| July 11, 2022 | United States | 17−12 | Japan | Birmingham |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
| July 11, 2022 | Great Britain | 11−22 | Canada | Birmingham |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Bronze Medal Game
| July 12, 2022 | Japan | 19−18 (OT) | Great Britain | Birmingham |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Gold Medal Game
| July 12, 2022 | United States | 9−23 | Canada | Birmingham |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
Women's tournament
editGroup A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 22 | +35 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 37 | +4 | |
| 3 | Japan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 32 | +1 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 64 | −40 | Advance to 7th place game |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 22 | +27 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 38 | −4 | |
| 3 | Israel
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 38 | −3 | Advance to 5th place game |
| 4 | Haudenosaunee
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 47 | −20 | Advance to 7th place game |
- Knockout stage
- Seventh place game
| July 15, 2022 | Czech Republic | 8−13 | Haudenosaunee | Birmingham |
| 10:30 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Fifth place game
- Semifinals
| July 15, 2022 | United States | 21−5 | Great Britain | Birmingham |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Bronze medal game
| July 16, 2022 | Great Britain | 7−13 | Australia | Birmingham |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
- Gold medal game
| July 16, 2022 | United States | 12−14 | Canada | Birmingham |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: PNC Field |
References
edit- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ a b "World Lacrosse Announces Teams for Men's Lacrosse Competition at TWG 2022". The World Games 2022 | Birmingham, USA. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Teams qualified for lacrosse at the 2022 World Games". worldlacrosse.sport. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Glennon, Michael (2020-09-05). "Ireland sacrifice place for good of 'Medicine Game'".
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External links
edit- The World Games 2022
- Results book Archived 2022-07-17 at the Wayback Machine