The 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championships, an annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 8–14 July 2012 in Colombia.
United States won the tournament by defeating Canada 6–4 in the Final game to capture their 14th title; the Americans finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 6–0–0. The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating Italy 4–3 in the bronze medal game. The tournament's top scorer was Colombia's Nicolas Fierro Torres. United States' Dustin Roux was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
Venues
All games were played at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Rosters
Each teams roster for the 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships consisted of at least 6 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster prior to the event.
Nations
The following 16 nations qualified for the tournament. 1 nation from Australia, 6 nations from Europe, 3 nations from North American and 6 nations from South America are represented.
* = Qualified for Group 1 after a top 10 placement at the 2011 FIRS World Championship
^ = Qualified for Group 2 after a bottom 8 placement at the 2011 FIRS World Championship
† = Qualified for Group 2 as new entrant
Seedings and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2012 FIRS World Championship final rankings. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding final ranking).
Group 1
Group 2
Preliminary round
The top three teams in each pool in Group 1, as well as the top team in each pool in Group 2, moved to the World Championship quarterfinals. The last placed team in each pool in Group 1, as well as the bottom three teams in each pool in Group 2, move to the National Team World Cup.
Group 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Team |
GP |
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L |
T |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
PTS |
United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 6 |
Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 4 |
Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 2 |
Argentina |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | –28 | 0 |
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Group 2
Pool C
Team |
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W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
PTS |
Latvia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 |
Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 4 |
Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 2 |
Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 |
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Pool D
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
PTS |
Colombia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 6 |
Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 4 |
Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | –17 | 2 |
Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | –34 | 0 |
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World Championship
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
5th through 8th placement round
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Switzerland |
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Latvia |
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Colombia |
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Latvia |
3 |
National Team World Cup
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A4 |
Australia |
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D4 |
Chile |
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WQF4 |
Australia |
3 |
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WQF1 |
Germany |
4 |
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D2 |
Mexico |
4 |
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C3 |
Germany |
5 |
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Final |
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WSF2 |
Germany |
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WSF1 |
Brazil |
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C2 |
Brazil |
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D3 |
Ecuador |
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WQF2 |
Argentina |
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LSF2 |
Australia |
5 |
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WQF3 |
Brazil |
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LSF1 |
Argentina |
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B4 |
Argentina |
3 |
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C4 |
Venezuela |
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
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Gold medal game
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13th through 16th placement round
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Chile |
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Mexico |
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15th place game |
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WQ1 |
Mexico |
3 |
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Qualifier |
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WQ2 |
Venezuela |
1 |
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LQF2 |
Ecuador |
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LQF3 |
Venezuela |
6 |
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13th place game |
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Chile |
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Ecuador |
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Ranking and statistics
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Tournament awards
- Best players selected by the tournament directors:
- Best Goalkeeper: Dylan Ellis
- Most Valuable Player: Dustin Roux
- Fair Play: Chile
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Final standings
The official FIRS final standings of the tournament:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.
Player |
GP |
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A |
Pts |
PIM |
Nicolas Fierro Torres | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Julian Ramirez | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Thomas Woods | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Juan Diego Fierro Miranda | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Joshua Laricchia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Jose Alexandre Guilardi | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Allen Rey Gonzales | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Marcus Pryde | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Dustin Roux | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Diego Schwarzenback | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Ingemar Gruber | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Roberto Ordonez | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player |
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GA |
GAA |
SA |
Sv% |
SO |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
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