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, an international

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tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. It took place between 21 and 28 May 2011 in

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at the 4,900 seat Eden Arena, an Olympic-sized rink. The

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team was the defending champion and for the third time defeated the Iroquois Nationals in the finals, 13–6. The

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defeated the host

16–7 in the bronze medal game.

Pool play

Eight participating teams were placed in two pools. After playing a round-robin, the first place team in each pool advanced to the semi-finals, the second and third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals, and the fourth place teams advanced to the 7th place games. Canada cruised through pool play with three easy victories. The Iroquois Nationals beat Ireland and the host Czech Republic by wide margins, but just edged the United States 11–10.

Pool A

All times are local (

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Pool B

All times are local (

Championship bracket

Goaltender Matt Vinc made 23 saves in the gold medal game, helping Canada to a 13-6 win and earning game MVP honors. All times are local (

7th place games

Ireland won 17–15 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

5th place game

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Ranking, leaders, and awards

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

All World Team

;Forwards

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;Transition:

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;Defense Sid Smith

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;Goaltender

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;Most Valuable Player

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References

External links

WILC 2011 Results
at FIL
Official website
{{World Indoor Lacrosse Championship World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, 2011 Sports competitions in Prague International lacrosse competitions hosted by the Czech Republic World Indoor Lacrosse Championship