2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.

Venues
The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: Langley Events Centre and Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.

Teams
A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.


 * 🇦🇹 Austria
 * Costa Rica
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
 * 🇫🇮 Finland
 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
 * Ireland
 * 🇮🇱 Israel
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico
 * Netherlands
 * Serbia
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden
 * Switzerland
 * Serbia
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden
 * Switzerland
 * Switzerland

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Pool play
The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.

The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.

All World Team

 * Forwards

Mark Matthews, Canada

Randy Staats, Iroquois


 * Transition

Joel White, United States


 * Defense

Graeme Hossack, Canada

Kyle Rubisch, Canada


 * Goaltender

Mike Poulin, Canada


 * Most Valuable Player
 * Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois

President's Team
Forwards

Robert Raittila, Finland

Matthew Taylor, Australia

Transition

Adrian Balasch, Austria

Defense

David Beckmann, Germany

Markus Mattila, Finland

Goaltender

Craig Wende, Germany