title: Roller hockey at the 2001 World Games
text: # Roller hockey at the 2001 World Games
  
  The roller hockey tournament at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan took place between the 17th and the 20th of August. A total of 56 athletes from 6 national teams entered the competition. The competition took place in Akita Prefectural Rink.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  A total of six teams played in round-robin system. Team with the most points is a winner.
  
  ## Teams
  
  * Australia
  * Brazil
  * Germany
  * Great Britain
  * Japan
  * Portugal
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10 | +77 | 15 | — | 8–3 | 13–1 | 15–1 | 27–2 | 24–3 |
  | 2 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 10 | 3–8 | — | 4–4 | 6–4 | 15–1 | 12–1 |
  | 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 10 | 1–13 | 4–4 | — | 5–3 | 9–1 | 15–0 |
  | 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 6 | 1–15 | 4–6 | 3–5 | — | 9–1 | 4–1 |
  | 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 62 | −53 | 3 | 2–27 | 1–15 | 1–9 | 1–9 | — | 4–2 |
  | 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 0 | 3–24 | 1–12 | 0–15 | 1–4 | 2–4 | — |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Portugal |
  | | Brazil |
  | | Germany |
  | 4 | Great Britain |
  | 5 | Australia |
  | 6 | Japan |
  