The 2018 World Lacrosse Championship was the 13th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). Forty-six team competed, the largest number ever, as of . The games were held in Netanya, Israel, on 12–21 July 2018. The United States won the tournament, its 10th championship in the history of the event.
Hosting Manchester, England was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017. Instead, the championships took place in Netanya, Israel between 12 and 21 July 2018. This was the first World Lacrosse Championship played outside of the United States, Canada, England, or Australia.
Tournament On Thursday, 12 July, the Opening Ceremony and first games were held at Netanya Stadium, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a host venue for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and is the home field of Maccabi Netanya FC.
From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, tournament games were played at Wingate Institute. Located on 50 hectares (125 acres), the Wingate Institute serves as Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus's facilities host the Maccabiah Games every four years, and its primary stadium serves as the home field for the Israel National Rugby Team.
Participating nations 48 teams initially entered the tournament. They were drawn into 14 groups in March 2018. Bulgaria and Haiti later withdrew, leaving 46 teams. The world ranking of the teams based on their performance in the 2014 edition is also displayed. The top 6 teams in the 2014 edition are drawn into the Blue Division while the rest of the teams were drawn into the other divisions. Blue DivisionOther divisions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (37) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–) (–)WithdrewParticipated in 2014 but not in 2018 (–) (–) (36) (38)
Schedule Wednesday, 11 July – Opening game (Hong Kong vs. Luxembourg) Thursday, 12 July – Opening ceremony and pool play Friday, 13 July to Tuesday, 17 July – pool play and play-Ins Wednesday, 18 July – Quarterfinals Thursday, 19 July – Semifinals Friday, 20 July – Final placement games (bronze-medal game to 46th place) Saturday, 21 July – Gold-medal game
Pool play
Blue Division
Red Division
White Division
Green Division
Yellow Division
Orange Division
Plum Division
Turquoise Division
Grey Division
Gold Division
Bronze Division
Tan Division
Purple Division
Olive Division
Play-in games
Upper bracket
The upper bracket includes the 13 first-place finishers from each division as well as the second-place finisher of the white division. These teams can still win the world championship.
!colspan="3"|First round
!colspan="3"|Second round
!colspan="3"|Third round
NationQualificationPlay-inFinal placement round1st to 8th placeRelegated to 5th to 8th place5th to 12th placeAdvanced to 5th to 8th placeRelegated to 9th to 12th place9th to 16th placeAdvanced to 9th to 12th placeRelegated to 13th to 16th place13th to 20th placeRelegated to 17th to 20th place
Middle bracket
!colspan="3"|First round
!colspan="3"|Second round
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!colspan="3"|Third round
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NationQualificationPlay-in/sFinal placement round13th to 20th placeAdvance to 13th to 16th place17th to 24th placeAdvance to 17th to 20thRelegated to 21st to 24th21st to 32nd placeAdvance to 21st to 24th place (#1)21st to 32nd place(first play-in)Two play-in matches25th to 32nd placeAdvance to 25th to 28th placeRelegated to 29th to 32nd place (#2)25th to 28th place(second play-in)Relegated to 29th to 32nd place33rd to 40th placeRelegated to 37th to 40th place
Lower bracket
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!colspan="3"|Second round
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!colspan="3"|Third round
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NationQualificationPlay-inFinal placement round33rd to 40th place Advance to 33rd to 36th place37th to 44th placeAdvance to 37th to 40th placeRelegated to 41st to 44th place41st to 46th placeAdvance to 41st to 44th placeRelegated to 45th to 46th
Final placement round
Championship bracket
1st to 4th place
Classification brackets
5th to 8th place
9th to 12th place
13th to 16th place
17th to 20th place
21st to 24th place
25th to 28th place
29th to 32nd place
33rd to 36th place
37th to 40th place
41st to 44th place
45th to 46th place
2018 World Lacrosse Festival Alongside the WLC, youth and adult lacrosse teams from around the world will participate in the 2018 World Lacrosse Festival at Shefayim Soccer Complex.
Final standings
RankTeam
177010737+7027529045+4538539484+1044 8 3 5 68 94 -2655 8 4 4 65 87 -2261 7 5 2 96 52 +4471 7 5 2 84 37 +47 81 8 5 3 87 63 +24917618944+451017527051+1911681753116 -631218448875+131328719051+391428627954+251517437758+191611721811922012112232322422512622718539751+46283292303312322332342353363 7 2 5 78 89 -11373 8 5 3 75 49 +2638339240381735111-76413423433 7 2 5 47 82 -35443453 6 1 5 46 86 -40464 7 0 7 30 98 -68
Legend Blue Division Red Division White Division Green Division Yellow Division Orange Division Plum Division Turquoise Division Grey Division Gold Division Bronze Division Tan Division Purple Division Olive Division
Awards The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament.
MVP: Michael Ehrhardt Outstanding Attackman: Curtis Dickson Outstanding Midfielder: Tom Schreiber Outstanding Defenseman: Michael Ehrhardt Outstanding Goalie: Dillon Ward
All-World Team AttackMidfieldDefenseGoalkeeper Rob Pannell Ryan Brown Curtis Dickson Tom Schreiber Austin Staats Ben McIntosh Michael Ehrhardt Graeme Hossack Ryland Rees Dillon Ward
References
External links Federation of International Lacrosse Official website USA v Canada Game 1 2018 World Lacrosse 11-10 USA USA v Canada Finals 2018 World Lacrosse 9-8 USA