# 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth men's Floorball World Championships. It was held from 18–25 May 2002 in Finland. Sweden won the tournament for a fourth time after defeating Finland in the final.

## Championship results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | +43 | 6 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 |
* 18 May 2002
| Sweden | 15–2 | Denmark |
| Henrik Quist 15.31 Jonathan Kronstrand 25.23 Niklas Jihde 28.57 Johannes Gustafsson 29.14 Henrik Quist 35.05 Peder Bodén 36.59 Mathias Larsson 37.20 Johan Andersson 39.17 Johan Andersson 41.56 Mathias Larsson 42.36 Adam Grane 45.03 Anders Hellgård 46.17 Mattias Axelsson 48.42 Johan Andersson 53.59 Adam Grane 59.31 | | Kim Olesen 15.08 Ronnie Graugaard 42.21 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 19 May 2002
| Denmark | 5–0 | Germany |
| Kim Olesen 00.54 Kennet Bork 28.22 Kennet Bork 38.15 Jesper Petersen 42.13 Tim Jaltoft 54.27 | | |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Norway | 0–13 | Sweden |
| | | Johan Andersson 01.52 Niklas Jihde 15.28 Johannes Gustafsson 19.32 Daniel Calebsson 19.58 Niklas Jihde 24.16 Anders Hellgård 27.22 Johan Andersson 29.27 Martin Olofsson 41.15 Martin Olofsson 41.34 Henrik Quist 44.21 Martin Olofsson 45.06 Henrik Quist 49.50 Niklas Jihde 57.07 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 20 May 2002
| Norway | 5–1 | Denmark |
| Willy Fauskanger 14.42 Lars Erik Sikkeland 37.33 Ketil Kronberg 43.55 Andreas Sletten 47.54 Raymond Evensen 58.14 | | Kennet Bork 11.36 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Sweden | 18–1 | Germany |
| Henrik Lorendahl 10.13 Johannes Gustafsson 10.48 Johan Andersson 14.36 Johan Andersson 24.49 Joakim Lindström 27.17 Jonathan Kronstrand 33.21 Henrik Lorendahl 35.56 Johannes Gustafsson 36.45 Adam Grane 37.16 Henrik Lorendahl 38.12 Johan Andersson 39.19 Henrik Lorendahl 41.15 Joakim Lindström 42.00 Johan Andersson 46.16 Jonathan Kronstrand 51.20 Anders Hellgård 54.37 Joakim Bäckström 57.41 Peter Fischerström 59.48 | | Kristian Holtz 29.26 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 21 May 2002
| Norway | 8–3 | Germany |
| Andreas Sletten 01.47 Stian Martinsen 17.16 Stian Martinsen 22.41 Stian Martinsen 24.50 Raymond Evensen 41.38 Raymond Evensen 49.55 Thomas Solheim 51.20 Andreas Sletten 51.32 | | Kristian Holtz 04.05 Andreas Kasche 21.56 Fredrik Hartwig 48.18 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 |
* 18 May 2002
| Finland | 4–1 | Switzerland |
| Sami Kuronen 16.36 Jaakko Hintikka 20.47 Mikael Järvi 35.51 Juho Seppälä 41.48 | | Adrian Capatt 57.31 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 19 May 2002
| Finland | 3–4 | Czech Republic |
| Sami Kuronen 28.08 Mikael Järvi 47.00 Janne Tähkä 59.33 | | Michal Rohel 29.58 Petr Kozusnik 34.45 Jiri Jandácek 35.29 Ales Zálesný 45.58 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Switzerland | 9–4 | Latvia |
| Matthias Hofbauer 08.48 Daniel Telli 09.50 Michael Flury 14.38 Stefan Lüthi 20.28 Adrian Capatt 45.07 Samuel Dunkel 45.44 Adrian Capatt 50.50 Patrick Bachmann 57.02 Daniel Telli 57.26 | | Andrejs Cvetkovs 07.07 Kristians Lisovskis 14.06 Kristians Lisovskis 15.44 Artis Malkavs 32.25 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 20 May 2002
| Switzerland | 6–4 | Czech Republic |
| Daniel Telli 17.00 Adrian Capatt 19.26 Stefan Lüthi 25.33 Rolf Kern 27.16 Matthias Hofbauer 42.46 Stefan Lüthi 58.03 | | Tomás Trnavsky 19.53 Ales Jakubek 35.17 Radim Cepek 58.08 Radim Cepek 58.27 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Latvia | 0–12 | Finland |
| | | Janne Tähkä 06.38 Teppo Rantala 11.04 Tero Karppanen 11.28 Jussi Järvinen 21.21 Hannes Öhman 28.32 Tero Tiitu 32.23 Jaakko Hintikka 35.58 Hannes Öhman 37.47 Jari-Pekka Lehtonen 43.08 Tero Karppanen 43.41 Jori Isomäki 48.27 Tero Karppanen 53.25 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 21 May 2002
| Czech Republic | 6–1 | Latvia |
| Radek Sikora 13.46 Petr Kozusnik 20.43 Radim Cepek 31.55 Radim Cepek 43.02 Pavel Kozusnik 54.58 Michal Rohel 59.46 | | Kristians Lisovskis 35.33 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Sweden | 16 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Latvia | 0 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Latvia | 0 | A1 | Sweden | 7 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | |
| A3 | Denmark | 4 | B2 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 5 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Czech Republic | 5 | | | | A1 | Sweden | 6 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Finland | 4 |
| B1 | Finland | 7 | | | | | | | B1 | Finland | 4 |
| A4 | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Germany | 1 | B1 | Finland | 5 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Switzerland | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Norway | 2 | B3 | Switzerland | 1 | | | |
| B3 | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 22 May 2002
| Finland | 7–1 | Germany |
| Jori Isomäki 07.00 Teppo Rantala 12.16 Pasi Kotilainen 19.59 Juho Seppälä 38.09 Jaakko Hintikka 43.33 Teppo Rantala 51.50 Juho Seppälä 56.43 | | Kristian Holtz 58.42 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Switzerland | 3–2 | Norway |
| Daniel Aeschimann 03.51 Daniel Aeschimann 08.09 Daniel Aeschimann 45.33 | | Lars Erik Sikkeland 09.05 Geir Nordseth 59.54 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 23 May 2002
| Sweden | 16–0 | Latvia |
| Henrik Quist 00.33 Niklas Jihde 02.57 Martin Olofsson 03.13 Peder Bodén 08.14 Mathias Larsson 10.40 Johan Andersson 11.24 Henrik Quist 12.41 Per Svensson 16.30 Johan Davidsson 18.46 Johan Andersson 21.11 Henrik Lorendahl 26.42 Niklas Jihde 27.43 Johannes Gustafsson 32.59 Niklas Jihde 38.57 Mattias Axelsson 45.02 Johannes Gustafsson 59.07 | | |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Denmark | 4–5 | Czech Republic |
| Ronnie Graugaard 34.48 Ronnie Graugaard 48.50 Kennet Bork 57.43 Joakim Larsen 59.51 | | Ales Zálesný 20.37 Jiri Jandácek 33.05 Radim Cepek 43.45 Michal Rohel 54.33 Pavel Kozusnik 67.17 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

### Semi-finals

* 24 May 2002
| Sweden | 7–1 | Czech Republic |
| Henrik Lorendahl 06.59 Johan Andersson 09.55 Mattias Axelsson 19.00 Johan Andersson 35.44 Anders Hellgård 45.39 Jonathan Kronstrand 50.03 Niklas Jihde 56.51 | | Radim Cepek 53.43 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
| Finland | 5–1 | Switzerland |
| Tero Karppanen 11.30 Mikael Järvi 17.02 Tero Karppanen 24.16 Jaakko Hintikka 27.22 Jaakko Hintikka 54.32 | | Daniel Telli 06.43 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

### Bronze medal match

* 25 May 2002
| Czech Republic | 3–4 | Switzerland |
| Tomás Trnavsky 35.33 Tomás Trnavsky 43.23 Daniel Folta 56.03 | | Adrian Capatt 26.10 Daniel Aeschimann 26.41 Thomas Engel 29.12 Stefan Lüthi 63.19 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

### Championship match

* 25 May 2002
| Sweden | 6–4 | Finland |
| Mathias Larsson 10.50 Johan Andersson 15.07 Niklas Jihde 27.02 Martin Olofsson 51.06 Martin Olofsson 59.42 Martin Olofsson 59.59 | | Mikael Järvi 04.06 Janne Tähkä 23.27 Mikael Järvi 49.10 Jaakko Hintikka 59.51 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

## Placement round
### 5th–8th place matches

* 23 May 2002
| Norway | 8–2 | Germany |
| Frank Kristoffersen 03.54 Erik Rasmussen 05.31 Per Kristian Fladset 08.51 Geir Vidar Pedersen 10.22 Lars Erik Sikkeland 27.33 Per Kristian Fladset 40.56 Raymond Evensen 42.35 Ketil Kronberg 47.03 | | Kristian Holtz 00.39 Robert Blanke 19.36 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
* 24 May 2002
| Latvia | 1–4 | Denmark |
| Kristians Lisovskis 36.53 | | Ronnie Graugaard 18.17 Jesper Petersen 26.12 Jesper Petersen 34.48 Kim Olesen 58.50 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

### 7th place match

* 25 May 2002
| Germany | 5–6 | Latvia |
| Dirk Winkler 14.04 Dirk Winkler 16.45 Robert Blanke 45.27 Robert Müller 52.26 Kristian Holtz 55.43 | | Kristians Lisovskis 04.33 Janis Alps 09.55 Andrejs Cvetkovs 22.46 Dailis Skudritis 23.34 Kristians Lisovskis 32.29 Martins Jarohovics 66.43 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

### 5th place match

* 24 May 2002
| Norway | 6–1 | Denmark |
| Glen Evensen 11.55 Glen Evensen 14.09 Glen Evensen 17.27 Willy Fauskanger 20.13 Lars Erik Sikkeland 47.14 Willy Fauskanger 54.24 | | Kim Olesen 39.27 |
* Hartwall Areena, Helsinki

## Leading scorers

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Johan Andersson [sv] | 6 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Martin Olofsson [sv] | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Niklas Jihde | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jaakko Hintikka | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Johannes Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Henrik Quist [sv] | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Radim Cepek [cs] | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Jonathan Kronstrand | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Anders Hellgård [sv] | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Juho Seppälä | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |

## Awards and all-star team

* Goalkeeper: Mårten Blixt
* Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Henrik Qvist [sv]
* Forward: Johan Andersson [sv], Jaakko Hintikka, Martin Olofsson [sv]
* Most Valuable Player (MVP): Johan Andersson [sv]

## Rankings

Official 2002 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:
| Rk. | Team |
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| | Switzerland |
| 4. | Czech Republic |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Denmark |
| 7. | Latvia |
| 8. | Germany |