The 2017 FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the: tenth World Cup, is: theββpreeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament is being held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, Surrey, in the South East of England, with 25 nations competing. Rathbones Investment Management plc committed as the "title sponsor for the event in 2014."
Introductionβ»
The 2017 Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup is an official Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) event and "will be," organised. And managed by, the English Lacrosse Association. This tournament was first held in 1982 and is held every four years. This will be the third time that England has hosted the World Cup having previously hosted the tournament in 1982 and 2001.
Participating nationsβ»
Formatβ»
The seeding structure for the FIL Rathbones Womenβs Lacrosse World Cup has been calculated through use of placing positions from the 2013 World Cup in Canada. Nations who are playing in the World Cup for the first time were placed based on previous results, "geographic diversity and their 2016 European Championship placing position."
The pools played a round robin between 12 and 18 July. The top placing teams from Pools B, "C," D and E will play offββto decide which 2 nations qualifyββto play in the Championship Division. Pool A members all advance to the Championship Division. Because it is composed of the top teams, according to World Lacrosse.
The nations were split up to play in the Championship Division (Teams 1-8), Platinum Division (Teams 9-16) and Diamond Division (Teams 17-25).
Group stageβ»
Pool Aβ»
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
United States
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
86
|
21
|
+65
|
Qualification for Championship Division
|
|
—
|
17β3
|
β
|
β
|
15β6
|
19β3
|
2
|
Canada
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
46
|
41
|
+5
|
|
β
|
—
|
9β5
|
β
|
β
|
16β7
|
3
|
Australia
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
57
|
34
|
+23
|
|
8β15
|
β
|
—
|
13β4
|
12β4
|
β
|
4
|
England
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
37
|
48
|
−11
|
|
1β18
|
6β8
|
β
|
—
|
12β6
|
β
|
5
|
Wales
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
33
|
58
|
−25
|
|
β
|
6β10
|
β
|
β
|
—
|
11β7
|
6
|
Scotland
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
22
|
79
|
−57
|
|
β
|
β
|
2β19
|
3β14
|
β
|
—
|
Pool Bβ»
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Iroquois
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
57
|
23
|
+34
|
Qualification for play-in to Championship Division
|
|
—
|
β
|
17β5
|
β
|
18β4
|
2
|
Italy
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
42
|
36
|
+6
|
Qualification for Platinum Division
|
|
10β11
|
—
|
β
|
β
|
9β5
|
3
|
South Korea
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
39
|
38
|
+1
|
|
β
|
10β11
|
—
|
14β7
|
β
|
4
|
Hong Kong
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
28
|
40
|
−12
|
Qualification for Diamond Division
|
|
4β11
|
10β12
|
β
|
—
|
β
|
5
|
Switzerland
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
15
|
44
|
−29
|
|
β
|
β
|
3β10
|
3β7
|
—
|
Pool Cβ»
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Israel
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
69
|
11
|
+58
|
Qualification for play-in to Championship Division
|
|
—
|
β
|
17β3
|
18β0
|
β
|
2
|
Czech Republic
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
67
|
22
|
+45
|
Qualification for Platinum Division
|
|
8β16
|
—
|
β
|
β
|
30β1
|
3
|
Netherlands
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
48
|
35
|
+13
|
|
β
|
4β10
|
—
|
β
|
21β1
|
4
|
Belgium
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
27
|
62
|
−35
|
Qualification for Diamond Division
|
|
β
|
1β21
|
9β20
|
—
|
β
|
5
|
China
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
86
|
−81
|
|
0β18
|
β
|
β
|
3β17
|
—
|
Pool Dβ»
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Japan
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
86
|
11
|
+75
|
Qualification for play-in to Championship Division
|
|
—
|
10β9
|
β
|
27β1
|
β
|
2
|
Germany
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
53
|
17
|
+36
|
Qualification for Platinum Division
|
|
β
|
—
|
11β3
|
β
|
17β3
|
3
|
Latvia
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
19
|
45
|
−26
|
|
0β22
|
β
|
—
|
β
|
9β6
|
4
|
Mexico
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
16
|
57
|
−41
|
Qualification for Diamond Division
|
|
β
|
1β16
|
6β7
|
—
|
β
|
5
|
Spain
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
61
|
−44
|
|
1β27
|
β
|
β
|
7β8
|
—
|
Pool Eβ»
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
New Zealand
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
52
|
9
|
+43
|
Qualification for play-in to Championship Division
|
|
—
|
β
|
β
|
21β0
|
2
|
Ireland
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
43
|
15
|
+28
|
Qualification for Platinum Division
|
|
5β10
|
—
|
20β2
|
18β3
|
3
|
Sweden
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
20
|
43
|
−23
|
|
4β21
|
β
|
—
|
14β2
|
4
|
Colombia
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
53
|
−48
|
Qualification for Diamond Division
|
|
β
|
β
|
β
|
—
|
Championship Divisionβ»
Consolation bracketβ»
Platinum Divisionβ»
Platinum Division will define positions 9 to 16.
Consolation bracketβ»
Diamond Divisionβ»
Diamond Division will define positions 17 to 25.
Consolation bracketβ»
β Loser of game places 25th
Final rankingβ»
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»