The 2018

World Lacrosse Championship The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years. The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a ...

was the 13th edition of the international men's

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tournament for national teams organized by the

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(FIL). As many as 50 countries were expected to compete in the tournament; with the official total coming in at 46, which made the 2018 WLC the largest of all-time. The games were held in

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on 12–21 July 2018. The United States won the tournament, its 10th championship in the history of the event.

Hosting

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was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017. Instead, the championships took place in

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

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, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a home field for the

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and features 36 luxury suites, a VIP seating area, and a modern press box. The stadium serves as the home field of

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, as well as the temporary home of

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and Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, the tournament games will be played at

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. Located on 50 hectares (125 acres), the Wingate Institute serves as Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus doubles as both the State of Israel's primary university for the development of physical education teachers, as well as the nation's official training centre for national teams, the Israel Olympic Team, and national and international sports science conferences. The campus hosts the Israel Olympiada annually and the

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every four years. Wingate Stadium also 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. However Bulgaria and Haiti later withdrew leaving just 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.

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

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Middle bracket

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Lower bracket

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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

Awards

The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament. MVP: Michael Ehrhardt
Outstanding Attackman:

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Outstanding Midfielder:

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Outstanding Defenseman: Michael Ehrhardt
Outstanding Goalie:

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All-World Team

References

External links

Federation of International Lacrosse

Official website
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