2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 15th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 28 June and 4 July in Sweden. The games were played in the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. The US team won the final against the Czech Republic 4–3 won their fifth title. The following eight nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. Six nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented. Europe North America The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parentheses is the corresponding seeding): Each team's roster for the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship consisted of at least 8 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 16 skaters and 3 goaltenders. Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Playoff round. The last team in each group competed in the Qualification Games. All games were played at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. = All times are local (UTC+2). = All times are local (UTC+2). The last team from each group of the Preliminary Round competed in the Qualification Games against the top team from each group of the Division I tournament's Preliminary round. They were placed into two games: teams from Groups A and C played each other in Group A/C, while teams from Groups B and D played each other in Group B/D. The two winners of these games advanced to the Top Division Playoff Round. In the Top Division Playoff Round, the winner of the A/C game was seeded A4, while the winner of the B/D game was seeded B4. The two losers of these games were relegated to the Division I Playoff Round. In the Division I Playoff Round, the loser of the A/C game was seeded C1, while the winner of the B/D game was seeded D1. = Time is local (UTC+2). = Time is local (UTC+2). = = All times are local (UTC+2). = 7/8 placement Time is local (UTC+2). 5/6 placement Time is local (UTC+2). = All times are local (UTC+2). = Time is local (UTC+2). = Time is local (UTC+2). = The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: = 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. = Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship