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| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | July 6 - July 12 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships XIV is held in Germany between July 6 and July 12, 2008. It is the 14th such event hosted by the International Roller Sports Federation. Teams representing 17 countries will participate in four pools. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition as well as selection of the five top placing teams for the 2009 World Games.
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For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.
The top eight inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top three teams in each pool advance to the World Championship while the last team in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
| y | Team advanced to the World Championship |
| x | Team sent to the National Team World Cup |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 0 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 12:30 |
Czech Republic | 19 – 2 |
South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 15:30 |
France | 5 – 6 |
United States | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 17:00 |
United States | 17:00 | South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 20:00 |
Czech Republic | 20:00 | France | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 14:00 |
France | 14:00 | South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 18:30 |
Czech Republic | 18:30 | United States | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 14:00 |
Switzerland | 14:00 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 20:00 |
Canada | 20:00 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 12:30 |
Switzerland | 12:30 | Canada | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 14:00 |
Italy | 14:00 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 15:30 |
Canada | 15:30 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 20:00 |
Switzerland | 20:00 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
The remaining inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top team in each pool advance to the World Championship while the rest of the teams in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
| y | Team advanced to the World Championship |
| x | Team sent to the National Team World Cup |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 9:30 |
Australia | 9:30 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 11:00 |
Great Britain | 11:00 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 9:30 |
China | 9:30 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 11:00 |
Great Britain | 11:00 | Australia | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 9:30 |
Australia | 9:30 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 11:00 |
Great Britain | 11:00 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 8:00 |
Mexico | 8:00 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 17:00 |
Germany | 17:00 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 18:30 |
Belgium | 18:30 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 8:00 |
Mexico | 8:00 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 15:30 |
Iran | 15:30 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 18:30 |
Germany | 18:30 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 8:00 |
Mexico | 8:00 | Germany | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 12:30 |
Belgium | 12:30 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 17:00 |
Germany | 17:00 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 21:30 |
Mexico | 21:30 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Quarterfinal | |||||||||||||
| A1 | 1st Pool A | ||||||||||||
| D1 | 1st Pool D | Semifinal | |||||||||||
| QF1 | Winner QF1 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF3 | Winner QF3 | |||||||||||
| B2 | 2nd Pool B | ||||||||||||
| A3 | 3rd Pool A | Final | |||||||||||
| SF1 | Winner SF1 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | SF2 | Winner SF2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | 2nd Pool A | ||||||||||||
| B3 | 3rd Pool B | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| QF2 | Winner QF2 | SF1 | Loser SF1 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF4 | Winner QF4 | SF2 | Loser SF2 | |||||||||
| B1 | 1st Pool B | ||||||||||||
| C1 | 1st Pool C | ||||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 10, 2008 7:30 |
1st Pool A | 7:30 | 1st Pool D | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 9:00 |
2nd Pool A | 9:00 | 3rd Pool B | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 10:30 |
2nd Pool B | 10:30 | 3rd Pool A | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 12:00 |
1st Pool B | 12:00 | 1st Pool C | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 12:30 |
Winner Semifinal 1 | 12:30 | Winner Semifinal 3 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 14:00 |
Winner Semifinal 2 | 14:00 | Winner Semifinal 4 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2)
| July 12, 2008 TBA |
Loser Semifinal 1 | TBA | Loser Semifinal 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC-4)
| July 12, 2008 TBA |
Winner Semifinal 1 | TBA | Winner Semifinal 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Qualifier | |||||||||||||
| QF1 | Loser WCQF1 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Loser WCQF3 | 5th Place Game | |||||||||||
| Q1 | Winner Q1 | ||||||||||||
| Qualifier | Q2 | Winner Q2 | |||||||||||
| QF2 | Loser WCQF2 | ||||||||||||
| QF4 | Loser WCQF4 | 7th Place Game | |||||||||||
| Q1 | Loser Q1 | ||||||||||||
| Q2 | Loser Q2 | ||||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 10, 2008 17:00 |
Loser World Championship Quarterfinal 1 | 17:00 | Loser World Championship Quarterfinal 3 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 18:30 |
Loser World Championship Quarterfinal 2 | 18:30 | Loser World Championship Quarterfinal 4 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 17:00 |
Loser Qualifier 1 | 17:00 | Loser Qualifier 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 18:30 |
Winner Qualifier 1 | 18:30 | Winner Qualifier 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Quarterfinal | |||||||||||||
| A4 | 4th Pool A | ||||||||||||
| D4 | 4th Pool D | Semifinal | |||||||||||
| QF1 | Winner QF1 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF3 | Winner QF2 | |||||||||||
| C3 | 3rd Pool C | ||||||||||||
| D2 | 2nd Pool D | Final | |||||||||||
| SF1 | Winner SF1 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | SF2 | Winner SF2 | |||||||||||
| D3 | 3rd Pool D | ||||||||||||
| C2 | 2nd Pool C | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| QF2 | Winner QF3 | SF1 | Loser SF1 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF4 | Winner QF4 | SF2 | Loser SF2 | |||||||||
| B4 | 4th Pool B | ||||||||||||
| C4 | 4th Pool C | ||||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 9, 2008 8:00 |
4th Pool A | 8:00 | 4th Pool D | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 9:30 |
3rd Pool C | 9:30 | 2nd Pool D | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 11:00 |
3rd Pool D | 11:00 | 2nd Pool C | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 12:30 |
4th Pool B | 12:30 | 4th Pool C | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 9:30 |
Winner Semifinal 1 | 9:30 | Winner Semifinal 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 11:00 |
Winner Semifinal 3 | 11:00 | Winner Semifinal 4 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC+2)
| July 12, 2008 11:00 |
Loser Semifinal 1 | 11:00 | Loser Semifinal 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
All times are local (UTC-4)
| July 12, 2008 12:30 |
Winner Semifinal 1 | 12:30 | Winner Semifinal 2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| 5th Pool D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loser NTWC QF1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loser NTWC QF2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loser NTWC QF3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loser NTWC QF4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 9, 2008 14:00 |
5th Pool D | 14:00 | Loser NTWC QF1 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 18:30 |
Loser NTWC QF2 | 18:30 | Loser NTWC QF3 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 20:00 |
Loser NTWC QF1 | 20:00 | Loser NTWC QF4 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 21:30 |
Loser NTWC QF3 | 21:30 | 5th Pool D | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 13:30 |
Loser NTWC QF4 | 13:30 | Loser NTWC QF3 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 15:30 |
Loser NTWC QF1 | 15:30 | Loser NTWC QF2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 20:00 |
Loser NTWC QF2 | 20:00 | 5th Pool D | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 21:30 |
Loser NTWC QF3 | 21:30 | Loser NTWC QF1 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 8:00 |
Loser NTWC QF4 | 8:00 | Loser NTWC QF2 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 15:30 |
5th Pool D | 15:30 | Loser NTWC QF4 | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Tournament Awards
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The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
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List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts