2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 13th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was held from 6th to June 13th, 2009 for the fifth time in Germany. As a venue acts Ingolstadt, where it is played in the Saturn Arena and a side hall.
- 2.1 Top Division
- 2.2 Division I
- 4.1 Top Division
- 4.2 Division I
Participant
The 16 teams are divided as with the previous World Championships, in the Top Division and Division I. From the results of World Cup 2008, the following breakdown gives:
Qualification
After the descent of Bulgaria and New Zealand from the Division I last year were two courses open to the tournament.
As an Asian- Oceanic qualifier, the Republic of China was nominated by the Association. In the African qualifiers to South Africa won against Namibia. The two games of the series in the best-of -Two mode took place on August 24 and 30, 2008. South Africa won the first game 3-2, making a 1:1 enough in the return match for the World Cup participation.
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the teams played in four groups of four teams, the rankings for the quarter-finals from. The two bottom-placed of the Top Division had in connection with the group winners of the Division I a subsequent qualification for the quarter-final qualification unsubscribe.
Top Division
In the matched group A, the U.S. team prevailed ahead of the reigning world champion Sweden. As a third Czech Republic reached the quarter-finals, although they promoted Canada documents on the final day of the preliminary round, which thus had in the quarter-final qualification.
Group B saw the German team in a superior reach the quarter-finals with three wins. Peppered with various players from the German Ice Hockey League, including Thomas Greil Inger, Michael Wolf, Patrick Reimer and Eduard Lewandowski, they were able to finish the first round with nine points and 27:10 goals. Behind Finland and Slovenia were the runners, while the silver medalist last year, Slovakia, had in the quarter-final relegation.
Division I
Sovereign was relegated Austria win to win the group and qualify for the quarter-final relegation. Behind by Australia and Japan placed while the climber from Taiwan took a chance last.
Similarly sovereign as Austria in Group C occupied the Brazilians in Group D the first place. In second place Great Britain followed before Hungary. Movers South Africa occupied the last rank.
Quarter-final qualification
In the quarter-final qualification, the group of the top Fourth Division met the group First Division I. With Canada and Slovakia sat in both duels each the group Fourth of top division by which thus took part in the quarter-finals of this division. Austria and Brazil remained in the Division I, but had by a final victory in the Division I still have a chance to move up to the A group.