2004 Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Macao |
| Dates | 24 November-1 December |
| Teams | 11 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue | (in Macao host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Catalonia |
| Runners-up | England |
| Third place | Andorra |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 461 (11.82 per match) |
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The 2004 Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship was the 36th edition of the Rink Hockey B World Championship, held from October 16 to 23, in Macau.
The champion was Catalonia, that had obtained a FIRS provisional membership few months before the tournament. However, FIRS did not endorse final acceptance of Catalonia for subsequent editions, being a sporting scandal known as the Fresno Case.
Format
Competition's schedule included 11 countries, divided in two groups, but North Korea withdrew a few days before the opening.
Matches
All times are Macau local time (UTC+8).
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | +43 | 12 |
| Andorra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 9 | +47 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 3 |
| China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 74 | −64 | 0 |
Source:
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | +52 | 15 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 12 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 7 |
| Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 3 |
| North Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | −50 | 0[a] |
Source:
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ North Korea lost all their matches 0-10 after withdrawing competition.
9th and 10th places
5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| October 22 – Macau | ||||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| October 23 – Macau | ||||||
| Austria | 7 | |||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| October 22 – Macau | ||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||
| Australia | 8 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| October 23 – Macau | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
Championship Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 21 – Macau | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||
| October 22 – Macau | ||||||||||
| England | 18 | |||||||||
| England | 9 | |||||||||
| October 21 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Macau | 4 | |||||||||
| Macau | 6 | |||||||||
| October 23 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| October 21 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Catalonia | 6 | |||||||||
| Andorra | 4 | |||||||||
| October 22 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| Andorra | 0 | |||||||||
| October 21 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Catalonia | 8 | Third place | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||
| October 23 – Macau | ||||||||||
| Catalonia | 12 | |||||||||
| Andorra | 2 | |||||||||
| Macau | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 Rink Hockey Men's B World champions |
|---|
Catalonia |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Catalonia |
| 2 | England |
| 3 | Andorra |
| 4 | Macau |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | New Zealand |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | China |
| 11 | North Korea |