2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.

Overview

Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.

Europe

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify
• The two best third placed teams will qualify
• The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
• 1. Average number of points
• 2. Average goal difference
• 3. Average scored goals
• 4. Drawing of lots

European Qualification 1

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016<br> Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia

European Qualification 2

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016<br> Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia

European Qualification 3

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016<br> Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland

European Qualification 4

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016<br> Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Ranking of third-placed teams

Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.

Asia–Oceania

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The three best teams will qualify

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016<br> Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand

Group A

Group B

Play-off

5th–7th-place play-off

6th-place play-off

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Final

Final ranking

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Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify

Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016<br> Venue: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, United States

References