The 2011 Women's World Floorball Championships were the eighth world championships in women's

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. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2011 in St. Gallen,

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. The matches took place in Athletik Zentrum and

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. Sweden won the tournament defeating Finland, 4-2, in the final-game.

Qualifying

Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 23 countries registered for the world championships had to qualify for 16 spots. 8 of these spots had already been pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2009 Women's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying: The remaining 8 spots were determined from continental qualifying tournaments:

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoff round

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Placement round

13-16

9-12

15th Place match

13th Place match

11th Place match

9th Place match

5-8

5th Place match

Leading scorers

All-Star team

*Goalkeeper: Jana Christianová *Defense: Emelie Wibron, Tia Ukkonen *Forward: Emelie Lindström,

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, Sara Kristoffersson *ASICS Golden Floorball Shoe MVP Trophy: Sara Kristoffersson

Ranking

Official 2011 Rankings according to the

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References

External links

Official website

Official Standings (IFF)
{{World Floorball Championships 2011, Women's

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