2007 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
The FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships XIII was played between July 2 and July 7, 2007, in the Spanish city of Bilbao. The venue was the Bilbao Kirolak Zorrotza. The tournament was won by Czech Republic which claimed its first gold medal. It was the 13th FIRS Inline Hockey World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS). It was the first time the tournament was held in the country of Spain.
== Participating teams ==
=== Group 1 ===
=== Group 2 ===
== Rules ==
For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:2 points for a win
1 point for a tie
No points for a loss
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied:
1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams.
2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams.
3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams.
4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group.
5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group.
6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.
== Group 1 ==
The top eight inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top three teams in each pool advance to the World Championship while the last team in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
=== Pool A ===All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Pool B ===All times are local (UTC+2).
== Group 2 ==
The remaining inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top team in each pool advance to the World Championship while the rest of the teams in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
=== Pool C ===All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Pool D ===All times are local (UTC+2).
== World Championship ==
=== Draw ===
=== Quarterfinals ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Semifinals ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Bronze Medal Game ===
All times are local (UTC+2)
=== Gold Medal Game ===
All times are local (UTC-4)
== 5th-8th placement round ==
=== Draw ===
=== Placement round ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== 7th-8th Place Game ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== 5th-6th Place Game ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
== National Team World Cup ==
=== Draw ===
=== Quarterfinals ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Semifinals ===
All times are local (UTC+2).
=== Bronze Medal Game ===
All times are local (UTC+2)
=== Gold Medal Game ===
All times are local (UTC-4)
== Placement Round Robin ==All times are local (UTC+2).
== Ranking and statistics ==
=== Final standings ===
The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
=== Scoring leaders ===
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
=== Leading goaltenders ===
Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
List of FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships medalists