2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, Teams
The teams that took part in the tournament was in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six and the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven, Final Placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament that took place from 17–24 September 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Teams
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Final Placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place between 22–29 January 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League. Hong Kong hosted the event and also ran out winners.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Teams
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three and the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Statistics, Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Final placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament  that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event. The matches in the competition had List A status.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Teams
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier and the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Statistics, Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.


2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships took place from September 7–11, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 34th edition. Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule. The events were all held over the remaining three days of the Championships. The women's C1 team event debuted at these championships, but did not count as an official medal event due to insufficient number of participating federations.


2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The event was also the only global qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.


2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
It was the first time Slovakia hosted the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The races were held in the Čunovo Water Sports Centre on an offshoot of the river Danube near the borders with Austria and Hungary. Slovakia won the medal table with 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships was the thirty-ninth edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, that took place between 17–21 August 2011 in Szeged, Hungary. The Southern Hungarian city welcomed the world event for the third time, having hosted the championship previously in 1998 and 2006.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
These championships were awarded initially to Vichy, France, however, the race course on the Allier proved to be inadequate to hold the competition and the French Canoe Federation withdraw from organizing the event, following that Szeged, the original host of the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, was moved up to 2011.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Originally 94 nations have indicated their intention to participate on the championship, from them 88 registered officially for the competition, which was the main qualification event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, since 176 of the 248 Olympic quotas were distributed in this fixture.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Germany and Russia topped the overall medal count with 11 medals each, and the Central European country won also the tied-most gold medals together with Hungary. The joy of the Germans was only overshadowed by an anthem mishap, as for their first gold medalists, Anne Knorr and Debora Niche the first verse of the national hymn was played, which is associated with the crimes of the Nazis and is not used since 1952. The organizers asked to be excused, which the head of the German Canoe Federation accepted, assuming no intent.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Azerbaijani trio Sergiy Bezugliy, Maksim Prokopenko and Valentin Demyanenko collected three medals each in the men's events, while Max Hoff of Germany became the winningest canoeist with two World Championships titles. In the women's competition Hungary's Danuta Kozák was the most successful racer with two gold and a silver medal. Kozák's partner in K-2, Katalin Kovács claimed her thirty-ninth and fortieth World Championship medal and surpassed Birgit Fischer's record of 38.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Venue
The races were held in the Maty-ér, also known as the National Kayak-Canoe and Rowing Olympic Centre, an artificial reservoir which is situated two kilometres south of Szeged. It consist a 2400 metres long and 122 metres wide race track with nine lanes and a warm-up course, and is equipped with an automatic starting system and an electric time keeper with photo finish camera to meet all the criteria of the International Canoe Federation.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Venue
In preparation for the championship, the facilities of the Maty-ér were upgraded to become a state of the art sports complex. The Hungarian government allocated 450 million HUF (approximately $2.4 million) for the procedure, in which the whole sports center became accessible for disabled people, what was an important factor, since paracanoeists also participate in the competition. There was also constructed an 11,000-seat tribune, and the VIP-building together with the finish tower was also redeveloped.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Venue
New racks were installed as well to be able to store the increased number of boats, and new catamarans were put into operation to assist the smooth conduct of the competition. Moreover, LED displays were erected on the island that divides the race course and the warm-up area, and two 36-meter-high cranes were set up, which hold and move the spidercams above the water. The complete refurbishment was finished and the facilities were delivered on 9 August 2011, eight days prior to the beginning of the championship.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Host selection
In October 2007, on the congress meeting of the International Canoe Federation in Guatemala City the organization rights of the World Championships were given to Vichy, beating the bids of Athens and Szeged. The regatta course in Vichy is on a natural river, which quality is highly influenced by the weather conditions. On the 2010 World Cup events a heavy water flow was experienced on the Allier River making the racing unequal.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Host selection
A number of competitors, including Olympic medalists Josefa Idem and Ken Wallace expressed their concerns and dissatisfaction with the track, following that the International Canoe Federation had to reconsider its decision. In early July, after a deep analysis of the situation, being aware of the possible inequity and unfairness on a major Olympic qualification event, the French Canoe Federation with the consent of the International Canoe Federation desisted from organizing the event. On 25 July 2010 the Executive Committee of the International Canoe Federation awarded the vacant place in its meeting in Lausanne to Szeged, which came second behind Vichy in the official candidating process, and was originally scheduled to host of the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Sponsorships
The naming sponsor of the event is the petrolchemical concern MOL Group, which actively supports sports in Hungary since years, having a prominent role in ice hockey, fencing, tennis and canoeing. MOL was the main sponsor of the 2006 ICF World Championships and for years it has been the naming sponsor of the MOL World Cup, which is one of the most acknowledged regattas in the world. The official supplier of the championship is SEAT, while Magyar Telekom enters the sponsors' list as the exclusive telecommunications partner.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Preliminaries to the event, Sponsorships
They are present in the competition with a wide range of services, such as LAN, WLAN, 3G and IPTV, providing internet terminals for the usage. Allee Center hosts the related official events, press conferences and promotional programs. Among the media partners are a number of online and offline newspapers (Délmagyarország, Figyelő, Index.hu, IPM, Nemzeti Sport, Szabad Föld) as well as radio stations, including regional transmitter Rádió 88 and nationwide broadcasters Rádió 1 and mr1-Kossuth Rádió. Other sponsors are EDF DÉMÁSZ, ESMA Group, Hunguest Hotels, MKB Bank, Rauch, RiverRide, Theodora, Volán and Weltauto.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
The media coverage was directed by the Hungarian Television and was taken over by 80 broadcasters, including ARD, rbb, BBC, RAI and global sports channel Eurosport. Live streaming on the official website of the event was also available. The World Championships were the first ever canoeing event, where the spidercam was used, giving a three-dimensional view of the course and making the races more lively for television viewers. 420 accredited press members were present throughout the competition, among others from Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Reuters and Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA).


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
The event organizers also had a pioneer role in using social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs to extend the event's reach. Live results were provided by Sportline Ltd and could be reached from the official site of the event. Ovi came out with a free mobile application called Canoe 2011, with that one could be continuously informed about the results and the latest news, both in English and Hungarian.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Coverage
José Perurena, president of the International Canoe Federation expressed his satisfaction with the coverage on the closing press conference of the event, having emphasized the records that were set in the World Championship: "I'm absolutely content. The finals over the weekend took place in front of a crowd of 15,000 people, and more than 400 correspondents reported from the event, both are record numbers in the history of canoeing." Perurena also highlighted the innovative technologies that debuted on the competition and made the broadcast more enjoyable. His view was shared by Italian Canoe Federation president Luciano Buonfiglio, who stated that "for the member countries of the international federation, Szeged has been a very good occasion, in the best way, to showcase our sport on the international stage. Hungarian television production was really fantastic."


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200 metres (660 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), or 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) distance.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Paracanoeist race in the traditional kayak (K) discipline and in va'a (V), which is canoe with an outrigger, that helps the canoeist to poise the boat. The contenders are divided into three classes according to the level of their disability. Participants in LTA category have functional use of their legs, trunk and arms for paddling, and they can apply force to the footboard to propel the boat.


2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
TA class paddlers have functional use of the trunk and arms, but they are unable to apply continuous and controlled force to the footboard to propel the boat due to the weakened function of their lower limbs. Canoeist who have no trunk function are classified in the A category. At the World Championships 200 metres single events were organized for both genders in both disciplines in every disability class, however, a minimum of six competing national federations for each category were required in order to be a valid championship.


2011 IFA Shield
The 2011 IFA shield was held in Kolkata starting from 11 March, with a total of 10 teams including a Chinese super league team participating. Teams were divided into 2 groups and played each other with the top 2 advancing to the semifinals. This was the 115th edition of the tournament.


2011 IFA Shield, Participating Teams
Group A: East Bengal, Mohammedan SC, Southern Samity, Churchill Brothers SC, Shandong Luneng


2011 IFA Shield, Participating Teams
Group B: Mohan Bagan, Chirag United, Aryan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Pune FC.


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
East Bengal 3 – 1 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
East Bengal 1 – 2 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Shandong Luneng 0 – 1 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Mohammedan SC 1 – 3 Churchill Brothers (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Mohammedan SC 2 – 0 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
East Bengal 1 – 1 Mohammedan SC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Churchill Brothers 0 – 2 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
East Bengal 0 – 1 Churchill Brothers (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Churchill Brothers 1 – 0 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Aryan Club 1 – 1 Shillong Lajong FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Mohan Bagan 1 – 1 Shillong Lajong FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Chirag United 0 – 1 Pune FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Mohan Bagan 1 – 0 Aryan Club (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Chirag United 1 – 2 Shillong Lajong FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Aryan Club 0 – 1 Pune FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Mohan Bagan 1 – 1 Chirag United (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue
Pune FC 1 – 2 Shillong Lajong FC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue, Semi Final
28 March 2011 :: Mohan Bagan 2 -1 Southern Samity (YBK – 14.00 IST)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue, Semi Final
28 March 2011 ::Churchill Brothers 2 – 0 Shillong Lajong FC(YBK – 16.30 IST)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue, 3rd Place Game
31 March 2011 :: Southern Samity 4 – 0 Shillong Lajong FC(YBK – 14.00 IST)


2011 IFA Shield, Venue, Final
31 March 2011 :: Mohan Bagan 1 – 2 Churchill Brothers (YBK – 16.30 IST)


2011 IFAF World Championship
The 2011 IFAF World Championship was the fourth instance of the IFAF World Championship, an international American football tournament. It began on July 8, 2011 with the final games commencing on July 16. It was hosted by Austria, with games taking place in three cities: Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz; Vienna hosted the medal games.


2011 IFAF World Championship
Austria won the bid to host the games. There were a record number of attendees at the 2009 IFAF Congress, the meeting which decided the host nation. The format was changed for 2011: for the first time, eight qualifying teams were divided into two groups, with the group winners competing for the Championship. Four teams automatically qualified: Austria (as host nation), the United States (as the defending World Champions), and Germany and France (for reaching the final in the 2010 EFAF European Championship. Four other teams were accepted through qualifiers in the four regions of the International Federation of American Football: Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan-America.


2011 IFAF World Championship
The United States and Canada won Group A and Group B, respectively, and played each other in the Gold Medal match on July 16, 2011. In front of the largest crowd to ever watch a World Championship game (20,000), the United States beat Canada, 50–7.


2011 IFAF World Championship, Venues
Below is a list of the venues which hosted games during the 2011 IFAF World Championship. Each preliminary round group was hosted in a single arena in Innsbruck (Group A) and Graz (Group B). The knockout phase and Finals took place at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.


2011 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold medal match
The United States routed Canada 50–7 in the Gold Medal game of the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship. The 20,000 fans in attendance at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, set a record for an IFAF Championship game. The game was never close, with Team USA leading 37–7 at halftime. Team USA dominated the rushing game, outgaining Canada 247-48, with four different players scoring touchdowns on the ground.


2011 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold medal match
While Henry Harris led the way for the Americans on the ground, with 114 yards on 15 carries and a TD, RB Nate Kmic was the only American to score two touchdowns on the day. Team USA quarterback Cody Hawkins was 13 of 21 for 161 yards and 2 TD passes. The U.S. defense recorded four sacks, and Jordan Lake caught two interceptions. One bright spot for team Canada was Shamawd Chambers, whose 7 receptions for 74 yards bested the Americans.


2011 IFAF World Championship, All-tournament teams
Head Coach of the tournament:  Mel TjeerdsmaMVP of the tournament:  Nate Kmic #1 RB


2011 IFK Göteborg season
The 2011 season was IFK Göteborg's 106th in existence, their 79th season in Allsvenskan and their 35th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished seventh for the second time in a row and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the semi-finals.


2011 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Squad, Youth players with first-team appearances
Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2011.


2011 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Squad, Youth players with first-team appearances
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 IFK Göteborg season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2011 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The 2011 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships was the fourteenth edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was held in Finland. The event proved a clean sweep for American Ryan Cavalieri winning both the 2WD and 4WD category.


2011 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The track was hard packed clay and a little over 200 m in run length and 3 meters wide. The track was packed with obstacles in the form of single jump, corner table, quadruple jump, logs, moguls, hump with negative banking, two single jumps, high speed double jump, double jump and a speed bump.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2011 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 11th edition, were held in Arco, Italy from 15 to 24 July 2011.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Championships
QiXin Zhong set a new world record of 6.26s in the final round against Stanislav Kokorin.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held in 20 locations. Bouldering competitions were held in 9 locations, lead in 10 locations, and speed in 5 locations. The season began on 14 April in Milano, Italy and concluded on 27 November in Barcelona, Spain.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The winners for bouldering were Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr, for lead Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic, for speed Lukasz Swirk and Edyta Ropek, and for combined Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic, men and women respectively. The National Team for bouldering was France, for lead Austria, and for speed Russian Federation.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In bouldering, at the World Cup in Vail, Kilian Fischhuber of Austria flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win. Then at the World Cup in Munich, Dmitrii Sharafutdinov of Russia also flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win. At the end of the season, Austrian athletes, Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr clinched the overall titles of the season for men and women respectively, making it double bouldering titles for Austria.


2011 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In speed climbing, at the end of the season, Polish athletes, Lukasz Swirk and Edyta Ropek clinched the overall titles of the season for men and women respectively, making it double speed titles for Poland.


2011 IHF Super Globe
2011 IHF Super Globe was the IHF Men's Super Globe 5th edition. Its was held in Doha, Qatar at Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall.


2011 IHF Super Globe
The teams that take part will be the respective continental champions.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament
The IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament Series was held in Vierumäki, Finland (August 24-31), Courchevel, France (August 28-30), and Füssen, Germany (November 9-13). The competing nations will be the national women's teams. This is a new tournament introduced by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The goal is to close the large gaps in skill between countries by providing more competitive opportunities. The eight competing countries in Vierumaki, Finland are Canada, United States, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Slovakia and Japan. France, Germany, Norway and the Czech Republic also played in a mini-tournament simultaneously in Courchevel, France. Teams from Group B and C played in the tournament held in Füssen.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament
There were no medals awarded at the tournament, and its main purpose was to develop players from countries attempting to qualify for the Olympic Games in 2014.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament
Mistaken Identity. The name of the tournament was mistakenly printed on several publications and websites as the "IIHF 8 Nations Tournament". The "IIHF 12 Nations Invitational Tournament Series" was the official name for the tournament.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament, Group A/B, Round robin
The teams exchanged goals late in the second period. Brianna Decker scored for the US, while Jayna Hefford replied with a power play goal. Afterwards, Genevieve Lacasse and Jessie Vetter made a combined 31 saves in the third period and overtime, forcing a shootout between the rivals. In the first five rounds of said shootout, Hefford and Kelli Stack traded goals. Afterwards, Hefford proceeded to give Canada another lead as she scored again in the shootout. Jennifer Wakefield followed to beat Vetter for the game winner.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament, Group C
All games for Group C were contested at the Olympic Ice Rink in Courchevel, France from August 28-30. Norway players Helene Martinsen led all Group C players in scoring with 8 points, while teammate Andrea Dalen ranked second in Group C scoring with 6 points.


2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament, Group B/C
The tournament was played in Füssen, Germany from November 9-13.


2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 4th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between April 25 and April 30, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Last years winner, Chinese Taipei did not field a team to defend their title. The tournament was won by Hong Kong, who claimed their first title after winning all five of their games.


2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Overview
The 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia began on April 25, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The first game was played between Thailand and India with Thailand winning the game 29–0. Hong Kong won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations, claiming their first title. Hong Kong had previously won bronze at 2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, which had been their best result to date. The United Arab Emirates finished second, losing only to Hong Kong in their five games and Thailand finished third after losing to Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.


2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Overview
Hosts, Kuwait, finished fourth with wins over Macau and India. The game between Kuwait and India finished 39–2. It was recorded as Kuwait's largest win in international ice hockey as well as India's first time they had scored multiple goals in a game. India has previously only managed to score one goal in a game against Malaysia at the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 16th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 19–25 June in the Czech Republic. The games were played in the ČEZ Arena in Pardubice.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Nations
The following eight nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. Six nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Preliminary round, Group A
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 10 N2 = 11 PN = 10


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Playoff round, Quarterfinals
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 1 S2 = 1 GT1 = P. Ahosilta (S. Markkanen, T. Kauppinen) – 02:28 GT2 = 09:26 – T. Woods (K. Henderson)Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 1 S2 = 1 GT1 = J. Joki-Erkkila (L. Lappalainen, M. Jokinen) – 18:36 GT2 = 14:34 – Woods (Henderson, K. French)Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 1 S2 = 2 GT1 = Markkanen (Kauppinen) (PP) – 30:20 GT2 = 17:22 – J. CarterError: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 1 S2 = 3 GT1 = Lappalainen – 32:56 GT2 = 21:12 – D. Hammond (A. Ross)Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 2 S2 = 3 GT1 = J. Saarinen (Markkanen) (PP2) – 47:45 GT2 = 31:20 – Carter (Woods)Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 2 S2 = 4 GT1 =  GT2 = 42:08 – Woods (M. Grassi, Hammond) (PP)Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 3 S2 = 4 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 3 S2 = 5 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 4 S2 = 5 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 4 S2 = 6 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 5 S2 = 6 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 5 N2 = 6 PN = 11


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
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.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts.Source:


2011 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I
The 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I was the 16th Division I tournament of the IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship. It took place between 19–25 June in the Czech Republic. The games were played in the ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava.


2011 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Nations
The following eight nations qualified for the Division I tournament.


2011 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2011 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.


2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia was the second IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was held from May 19 to May 22, 2011 in Changchun, China. Japan won the tournament for the second year in a row after defeating South Korea in the gold medal game.


2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia, Overview
The 2011 IIHF University Challenge Cup of Asia began on May 19, 2010 in Changchun, China. The tournament expanded to four teams with the inclusion of Chinese Taipei. The first game was played between South Korea and Chinese Taipei with South Korea winning the game 13–1. Japan won the tournament for the second year in a row after defeating South Korea in the gold medal game. South Korea finished in second place while China finished in third after defeating Chinese Taipei in the bronze medal game. Yokuto Takami of Japan was named the tournaments best forward, Hyunggon Cho of South Korea the tournaments best defenceman and Ren Yamaguchi of Japan the best goaltender.


2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the 2nd Women's IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 11 November, 14 November 2010 in Japan. The games were played in the Kirifuri Arena, Nikko. The Chinese team was the defending champion, having won the 2010 championship.


2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
The tournament was won by Japan, who claimed the first title by defeating China 3–1 in the final. Japan's Yurie Adachi and Azusa Nakaoku were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in save percentage respectively.


2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.


2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia, Leading goaltenders
Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships was held in April 2011 in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland. This was the 13th women's championship run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The United States were the defending champions and defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight. IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to April 16. The winner of the group was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division II.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th placed team was relegated.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
Germany was promoted to Top Division for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. China was relegated to Division II (renamed Division I B).


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Caen, France. The winner of the group, Czech Republic was promoted to Division I for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, North Korea was relegated to Division III. Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
Czech Republic was promoted to Division I A for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. North Korea was relegated to Division III (renamed Division II A).


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament which was held in Newcastle, Australia. The winner of the group, Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group, Belgium was relegated to Division IV.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
Netherlands was promoted to Division II (renamed I B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. Belgium was relegated to Division IV (renamed II B).


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament which was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
New Zealand was promoted to Division III (renamed II A) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. South Africa should have been relegated to Division V (renamed II B Qualification) but were not.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division V
The following teams took part in the Division V tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to March 20.


2011 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division V
Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating,  Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.


2011 IIHF World Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Championship was the 75th IIHF World Championship, an annual international men's ice hockey tournament. It took place between 29 April and 15 May 2011 in Slovakia. The games were played in the Orange Arena in Bratislava, and the Steel Aréna in Košice. The Czech team was the defending champion.


2011 IIHF World Championship
This was the first time the independent Slovakia hosted the World Championships. However, this was the third time that Bratislava co-hosted the World Championships. The first two times were 1959 and 1992, each time with Prague, and while part of Czechoslovakia.


2011 IIHF World Championship
Finland won the gold medal after beating Sweden in the final 6–1. This was the second title for Finland.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Tournament format
The tournament is divided into four stages. The Preliminary round, Qualification round and Relegation round use a round-robin format with each team playing every other team in its group once. The winner of a game in regulation time will earn 3 points, with the loser earning zero points. The winner of a game decided in overtime or in a shootout will be awarded 2 points, with the loser getting one point.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Tournament format
Teams in the Preliminary round are divided into four groups of four teams each; the last-place team in each group moves to the Relegation round while the remainder move to the Qualification round. The Qualification round is divided into two groups of six teams each with the top four teams in each group moving to the Playoff round. Games played in the Preliminary round against teams in the same Qualification round group count for the Qualification round standings; therefore, teams who were previously in the same Preliminary round group do not play each other again in the Qualification round. The Relegation round is a single group of four teams with the bottom 2 teams being relegated to Division I of the World Championships. The tournament concludes with the Playoff round, which is an 8-team tournament, to determine the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Tournament format
In the event of a tie in points at the conclusion of the Preliminary, Qualification or Relegation rounds, the following tie-breaker format will be used:


2011 IIHF World Championship, Rosters
Each team's roster for the 2011 IIHF World Championship consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 28 April 2011.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
The first gameday in Group A started with an upset, when Germany went on to win 2–0 against Russia after goals from Thomas Greilinger in the second period and Patrick Reimer, who decided the game with a goal two minutes before the final horn. It was the first win for the German team over Russia in a World Championship and the first one since the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. After the second gameday, the group was decided in the outcome who advances and who would battle against relegation.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
Germany pulled another surprise victory over host Slovakia; after being down 4–0, Slovakia started a comeback but could only cut the deficit to one, losing by a final of 4–3. Germany was the group winner and advanced alongside Slovakia and Russia into the second round, while Slovenia finished fourth and went to the relegation round. The last time Germany won a preliminary round group was 78 years ago, in 1933.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
Group B saw the first overtime of the tournament in a game between Switzerland and France. Julien Vauclair scored the decisive goal after 1:46 minutes played in overtime. Canada defeated Switzerland after overtime to capture first place, while France won against Belarus to go through to the qualifying round and sent Belarus to the relegation round.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
In Group C, Sweden played against Norway and it was a back-and-forth game. Sweden went up 3–1 in the first period, but Norway fought back and at the end it was 4–4 after 60 minutes. The overtime went scoreless and so it went into a shootout; Per-Åge Skrøder scored on the first try for Norway and Eriksson missed on the first for Sweden and so Norway won 5–4, making it their first win against the Scandinavian rival in World Championship history.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
Sweden and the US team both got their second wins as the United States came back from being down 0–2 to win 4–2 against Norway. On the last gameday, Sweden captured the top seed in the group after a 6–2 win over the USA. Norway followed those two in the qualifying round after a 5–0 win over Austria, who found themselves in the relegation round.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Preliminary round
Group D saw two wins from the respective favorites at the start: Finland and the Czech Republic. The picture was the same on the second game day, though Finland needed a shootout against Latvia to win 3–2. Jarkko Immonen scored the game-winning goal. Denmark needed a win over Latvia to advance and they got one after a shootout; 3–2 was the end result, Latvia then saw themselves facing the relegation.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Qualifying round
Every game in Group E was close, each was decided by one goal. The Czech team was still perfect after their fifth win, defeating Russia 3–2. Alongside them, Germany, Russia and Finland qualified for the quarterfinals and the Czech team was set to win the group with one more game to play. The host Slovakia was eliminated after losing to Finland 1–2. After the last game day, the Czech team was still perfect after winning 5–2 against Germany.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Qualifying round
In Group F, Canada and Sweden played each other to determine the group winner, and the United States also qualified for the quarterfinals. Switzerland and Norway played for the last spot in the final round as Norway will face France which are already eliminated before their last game. Switzerland won 5–3 against the United States but they were still eliminated because Norway defeated France 5–2 to advance to the quarterfinals.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Relegation round
After two game days in Group G every team had three points and so the last two games determined the two teams going down and the two that remained in the top division for the next year. Slovenia faced Belarus, while Latvia played against Austria. Belarus crushed Slovenia into the Division A with a 7–1 win to stay in the top division. Austria joined Slovenia in the second division after losing against Latvia 1–4.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals started with the undefeated Czech Republic against Team USA. The United States started off better but Jaromír Jágr scored for the Czechs to take a 1–0 into the first intermission. Jágr scored the second goal during a 5 on 3 power play after a strong shot from the right side. The third goal came after a good combination over the whole ice leading to a goal by Tomáš Plekanec. Jágr became the man of the match after he scored his third goal four minutes before the end during another power play and the game ended in a comfortable 4–0 win for the Czech Republic.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Quarterfinals
In the evening game, Sweden took on Germany and scored the first goal in the first minute by Martin Thörnberg. Germany came right back and tied the game after two minutes as Alexander Barta was credited with the goal. Both teams had chances during the first period but Sweden took the 2–1 lead into the intermission. In the second period Sweden went up 4–1 before Germany came closer by going 2–4 in the last break. Sweden scored a goal in the last period which was disallowed because a whistle occurred before the goal was scored, however Thörnberg scored his second goal of the night shortly after and Sweden won 5–2 at the end. Both, Thörnberg and Berglund were credited with three points.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Quarterfinals
Day two of the quarterfinals started with a Nordic matchup as Finland faced Norway. After a scoreless opening period, Norway took the lead after Ken André Olimb scored on a penalty shot. Five minutes later, Finland had the lead after two quick goals. Jarkko Immonen scored his second goal to give Finland a two-goal lead before Jani Lajunen scored to make it 4–1 for the Finnish squad. Three of those four goals were scored during a power play. The third and last period went scoreless again and so Finland won 4–1, Mikael Granlund scored two points in the game alongside Immonen.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Quarterfinals
The last game of the quarterfinal round brought up a rivalry between Russia and Team Canada. Jason Spezza seemed to be the hero after he scored the first goal after 25 minutes and the lead held into the last period, when Alexei Kaigorodov went on his way to score the equalizer shorthanded, he went by two defenders to put the puck high into the Canadian net. Three minutes later, Ilya Kovalchuk scored to give Russia the lead. Canada pulled the goalie with a minute to go but they did not score, and Russia won the game 2–1.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Semifinals
The first semifinal was the matchup between the favourite and defending champion, the Czech Republic against Sweden. After the first period went scoreless Patrik Eliáš brought the lead to the Czechs after just 46 seconds into the second period. Sweden struck back twice with goals from Patrik Berglund and Mikael Backlund to take a one-goal lead into the last intermission. Jimmie Ericsson and Marcus Krüger scored to increase Sweden's lead to 4–1. Six minutes before the end, Eliáš scored his second goal and the Czechs gained hope again. They pulled their goaltender with under a minute to go but Sweden's Berglund scored an empty net goal. The Czech Republic was eliminated and Sweden advanced to the final with a 5–2 win.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Semifinals
In the evening game of the semifinals Finland played against Russia. Despite having a so-so tournament so far the Russian team qualified for this late stage of it. Konstantin Barulin was again the goaltender instead of Evgeni Nabokov and the first period ended scoreless. Mikael Granlund scored an airhook goal to take the Finnish team into a 1–0 lead in the second period. The goal has been noted by multiple media outlets worldwide as the finest goal in the tournament, and as one of the finest in the history of international hockey. In the last period Jani Lajunen scored the second goal before Immonen decided the game with the 3–0 goal, assisted by Granlund. Both players received their second point in the game.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Bronze medal game
The Czech Republic took on Russia for the bronze medal. The first period was a wild one ending in a 3–2 advantage for the Russian team while Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals. The second period belonged to the Czech team after Petr Průcha scored his second point and Roman Červenka his second goal in the game. After the lead grew to 5–3 Vladimir Tarasenko brought Russia back into the game making it a one-goal game before the last period. After Jan Marek scored to make it 6–4, the Russian team pulled their goalie with two minutes to go. The Czech's Tomáš Plekanec scored an empty net goal to decide the game and give the Czech Republic the bronze medal after winning 7–4.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Gold medal game
The gold medal game was played between Sweden and Finland at the Orange Arena on 15 May.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Summary, Playoff round, Gold medal game
After a goal-less first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden took a time-out before the last period's half but did not manage to regroup, and the tournament was decided by a clear 6–1 victory to Finland by Janne Pesonen's, Mika Pyörälä's and Pihlström goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Host selection
Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:


2011 IIHF World Championship, Host selection
Finland withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2012 World Championship. Finland and Sweden would both later win respective bids to host in 2012 and 2013, but this decision was later changed instead for the two Nordic countries to be joint hosts of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Host selection
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 19 May 2006, at the delegates congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation in Riga, Latvia. Slovakia's bidding cities received 70 votes, followed by the Swedish bid cities of Stockholm, and Gothenburg with 20 votes, and finally the Hungarian bid with 14 votes. The required 50% of the vote had been attained in the first round, which finalized Slovakia's successful bid.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Host selection
Ivan Gašparovič, the President of Slovakia, was instrumental in Slovakia winning its successful bid, as he came in person to the delegates congress in Riga to endorse his country's bid, and convince the IIHF delegates of the viability of Slovakia. Gašparovič is himself an avid hockey fan and past vice-president of the Slovak Extraliga team, HC Slovan Bratislava.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Promotions, Official song
Song Life is a Game by Slovak singer Kristina was officially released on 18 March.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Promotions, Mascot
Goooly is the official mascot of the tournament. Goooly is a Gray wolf, and Igor Nemeček, the 2011 IIHF World Championship general director, said he was chosen because: "Wolves are animals which are typically Slovak, evoking our forests and countryside". Over 14,000 entries were submitted for a national contest to name the mascot organized in association with Radio Expres and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. It is a word-play on the Slovak words for goal, and/or goals (Slovak: gól, góly). Goooly, the mascot, was subjected to considerable ridicule in the English-speaking world because "gooly" is a well known slang term for a testicle.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Promotions, Ambassadors
The official ambassadors of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Slovakia are Slovak hockey players Peter Bondra, Zdeno Chára, Marián Gáborík, Ľubomír Višňovský, Pavol Demitra, Jozef Stümpel, Marián Hossa, Miroslav Šatan and Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Venues
The Orange Arena in Bratislava, also known as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, was substantially upgraded for the championship, in line with IIHF, Slovak, and international specifications, largely funded by the Slovakian government. Construction began on 23 April 2009 and was completed on 30 November 2010. More than €65 million ($90 million USD) was spent to install a new roof, modernize facilities, build two new adjacent practice arenas, and bring the seating from 8,350 to 10,000.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Venues
The Steel Aréna, also known as the Ladislav Troják Arena, which was newly constructed in 2006, had a new €11 million practice rink built adjacent, between April 2009 and February 2010 for the World Championship legacy of future hockey development in Slovakia. The stadium would have the name Orange Arena, but only for the time of World Championship 2011 29 April 2011 to 15 May 2011


2011 IIHF World Championship, Venues
Both arenas were known by their Slovak honorific titles during the 2011 World Championship to correspond with IIHF neutral non-inclusive sponsorship rules. (Samsung Arena as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, and Steel Aréna as the Ladislav Troják Arena.)


2011 IIHF World Championship, Nations
The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. 14 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Seeding and Groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2010 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2010 IIHF World Championship. The 2010 Olympics were included. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding world ranking):


2011 IIHF World Championship, Preliminary round
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team in each group competes in the Relegation Round.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Preliminary round
Groups A and D played in Bratislava, and groups B and C played in Košice.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
The top three teams from each group of the Preliminary Round advanced to the Qualifying Round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but didn't play against teams that they had already met in preliminary groups.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the Playoff Round.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Relegation round
The bottom team in the standings from each group of the Preliminary Round plays in the Relegation Round. The bottom two teams in the Relegation Round move down to Division 1 for the 2012 World Championship.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
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.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship, Officials
The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2011 IIHF World Championship. They are the following:


2011 IIHF World Championship, IIHF broadcasting rights, Trailer
A trailer was created for the World Championship which is entitled: Slovak Republic becomes the Hockey Republic! (Slovak: Slovenská republika sa mení na hokejovú republiku!). The trailer starts with ice and snow gradually covering Slovakia and ends with Slovak hockey players jumping onto the ice and shooting a puck. The player who shoots has the number 38 on his hockey jersey, the same as the Slovak legend Pavol Demitra. It features the Slovak countryside, and Trojične square, in Trnava. It took a 70-man film crew, more than 100 extras, several 3D animators, and the support of the Slovak Tourist Board.


2011 IIHF World Championship, IIHF broadcasting rights, Online
For the first time in an IIHF World Championship, a YouTube channel was created to promote the Slovakia 2011 tournament. A video campaign was launched on this YouTube website which featured the christening of the mascot Goooly, updates on the construction work of the arena's, and the status of general preparations.


2011 IIHF World Championship, IIHF broadcasting rights, Online
An official Facebook page was also created for the championship, being only the second tournament to do so, after the previous championship in Germany. Its 10,000th "fan" was awarded a prize by the tournaments organizing committee.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Budapest, Hungary, and Group B was contested in Kyiv, Ukraine, with both tournaments running from April 17–23, 2011.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in Melbourne, Australia and Group B was contested from 10 to 16 April 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia. Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. This was the last year of parallel divisional tournaments so teams that finished third and above formed Group A for 2012, and the lower finishers formed Group B.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A Tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A Tournament, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A Tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A Tournament, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B Tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B Tournament, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B Tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B Tournament, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested between April 11–17, 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III
Israel won all five of its games by a combined score of 57-9, and was promoted to the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II. Israel's Eliezer Sherbatov led the tournament in points, goals, assists, and +/-, earning 26 points (14 goals + 12 assists) in four games. He was named the best forward of the tournament.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, Officials
The IIHF selected 4 referees and 7 linesmen to work the 2011 IIHF World Championship Div III. They were the following:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Championship Final
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Final was played at the Orange Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia on 15 May between Sweden and Finland. Finland won the match 6–1 and became world champions for the first time since the 1995 tournament, and for the second time in history. This match was Finland's first final since 2007 and Sweden's first final since 2006.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, Background
Finland and Sweden met in the IIHF World Championships final last time in the 1998 tournament in Switzerland. The two-game format final resulted in Sweden's victory 0–1, 0–0.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, Background
As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have a long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final".


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, The match, Summary
The first period was goal-less, with good scoring chances at both ends. Sweden's Oliver Ekman-Larsson took a penalty at 17:52 for interference, but Finland did not manage to score in Viktor Fasth's goal. In the second period at 4:41, Sweden's Marcus Krüger took a penalty for slashing, but the Swedes were again successful in killing the penalty. After only a minute of five-on-five play, Sweden's Magnus Pääjärvi fired a fierce shot towards Petri Vehanen's net and scored the match's first goal at 27:40 for a 1–0 lead to Sweden.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, The match, Summary
Two Finnish penalties followed, at 29:15 to Niko Kapanen for hooking, and at 34:25 to Petteri Nokelainen for boarding, but the Swedes did not manage to increase their lead despite a close call.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, The match, Summary
Towards the second period's end, at 39:30, Sweden's David Petrasek took a penalty for hooking Finland's Mikael Granlund near the Swedish goal. With only 7 seconds remaining of the second period, Finland's Jarkko Immonen did not miss a pass from Janne Pesonen to score a power play goal to Fasth's net, tying the game to 1–1.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, The match, Summary
The opening goal for Finland seemed to unleash the team's momentum, as the third period had not reached its third minute before Petteri Nokelainen scored for Finland to give them a 1–2 lead from Antti Pihlström's pass at 42:35. Less than a minute later, at 43:21, Niko Kapanen widened the Finns' lead to 1–3 from a pass by Juhamatti Aaltonen.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, The match, Summary
Before the period's half, the Swedes tried to regroup through a time-out, but the puck dominance remained with the Finns. Janne Pesonen's 1–4 goal at 56:41 and Mika Pyörälä's 1–5 at 57:16 sealed the game for Finland. With 55 seconds remaining in the game clock, Antti Pihlström scored the match's last goal from a pass by Jani Lajunen, ending the final in a decisive 1–6 victory for the Finnish team.


2011 IIHF World Championship Final, Reactions
In Finland, the victory was celebrated at the Market Square in Helsinki on 16 May. The police estimated that 90,000–100,000 people were present as the Finnish team took the stage. President Tarja Halonen was among the guests.


2011 IIHF World Championship rosters
The 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 397 players from 16 national ice hockey teams. Organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the 2011 IIHF World Championship, held in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia, was the 75th edition of the tournament. Finland won the tournament for the second time defeating Sweden 6–1 in the final.


2011 IIHF World Championship rosters
Before the start of the tournament, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of 15 skaters and two goaltenders and a maximum of 20 skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to add additional players to their roster, for a maximum of 25. Once players were registered to the team, they could not be removed from the roster.


2011 IIHF World Championship rosters
To have qualified for the national team under IIHF rules, a player must have met several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national association. Players are allowed to change which national team they represent, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player was required to have played two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country without playing in another country. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch countries if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may happen only once in the player's life.


2011 IIHF World Championship rosters
Viktor Fasth of Sweden was named the tournament's most valuable player and top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Canadian Alex Pietrangelo was named the top defenceman and Jaromír Jágr of the Czech Republic was selected as the top forward. Finland's Jarkko Immonen was the tournament's leading scorer with 12 points and Petri Vehanen was the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.954.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was hosted in two groups of six teams each between April 10 and 17, 2011. Group A was played in Riga, Latvia between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Maribor, Slovenia between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division II tournaments made up the third level of the IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Braşov, Romania, and the Group B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine. Austria and Ukraine won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division I of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Braşov, Romania, from 19 to 25 March 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 27 March to 2 April 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of the IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, and the Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia and Iceland won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division II of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, from 11 to 17 April 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 13 to 20 March 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany. The championships ran from April 14–24, 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships
The United States won the title for the third straight time after beating Sweden 4–3 in the final in overtime.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Relegation round
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I
Group A was played in Riga, Latvia between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Maribor, Slovenia between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II
Group A was played in Braşov, Romania between March 19 and March 25, 2011. Group B was played in Donetsk, Ukraine between March 27 and April 2, 2011.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III
Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Mexico City, Mexico between March 13 and March 20, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.


2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Group B
Iceland is promoted to the Division II for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fourth junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from January 1 through January 8, 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden. The championship was the Under-18 junior ice hockey edition of the women worlds, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Eight teams played in the top division, and six teams played in Division I.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Relegation round
Japan is relegated to Division I for the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
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.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Top Division, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Division I
The tournament was held in Dmitrov, Russia, from 28 March to 3 April 2011.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I
The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I tournament was played in Dmitrov, Russia, from 28 March to 3 April 2011. The hosts Russia won the tournament and after a year they returned to the top division. There was no relegation per se; both France and Kazakhstan had to enter the qualification tournament for the 2012 Division I championship.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, Leading goaltenders
Only the top six goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2011 IKF World Korfball Championship
The 9th Korfball World Championship was held in Shaoxing, China, on October 27 – November 5, 2011 with 16 national teams in competition.


2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, Pool matches
Pts = Points P = Played games W = Win (3p)w = win with golden goal/penalties (2p)l = lost with golden goal/penalties (1p)L = Lost


2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, Pool matches
F = Korfs favourA = Korfs againstD = Difference korfs (KF-KA)GG = Match won by golden goal


2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, Second round, Title pools
Done with the two best teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.


2011 IKF World Korfball Championship, Second round, Pools for 9th–16th places
Done with the two last teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.


2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season
The 2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season is the sixth season of the International Motor Sports Association's Prototype Lites championship. The season consisted of fourteen rounds at seven race meetings, beginning at Sebring International Raceway on March 17, and concluding at Road Atlanta on September 30. Ricardo Vera won the championship in the L1 class, and Robert Sabato won the L2 class championship.


2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season, Schedule & Results
All races supported the 2011 American Le Mans Series season. All rounds consisted of 30 minute races.


2011 IMSA Prototype Lites season, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each class.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined and Team events.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Over 130 skiers competed, including German multiple-Paralympic medalist Gerd Schönfelder, who competed in classification-category standing events.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Sestriere hosted the Paralympic alpine skiing competition, at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships, from January 18–23, also available after the Championships as Video on Demand (VOD). They also added some interview clips to their YouTube channel.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, Opening ceremony
On January 15, the opening ceremony was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport in the town square of Sestriere, and included a series of performances by three dance couples. The dancers were to represent the people of the region. Among the dignitaries in attendance was the IPC President Sir Philip Craven.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, Medal winners
The men's events and the women's events were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, Classifications
Skiers compete in sitting, standing or visually impaired events, after what classification of disability they have.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Downhill
The Downhill competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 16.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Downhill, Women, Visually Impaired
In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Downhill, Men, Visually Impaired
In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Downhill, Men, Sitting
Great Britain's Talan Skeels-Piggins did not compete in the Downhill race, as he had a crash in a training run the day before.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Giant slalom
The Giant slalom competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 22.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Giant slalom, Women, Visually Impaired
In the giant slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Giant slalom, Men, Visually Impaired
In the giant slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Slalom
The Slalom competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 20.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Slalom, Women, Visually Impaired
In the slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Slalom, Men, Visually Impaired
In the slalom visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super combined
The Super combined competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 19.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super combined, Women, Visually Impaired
In the super combined visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super combined, Men, Visually Impaired
In the super combined visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super-G
The Super-G competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 18.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super-G, Women, Visually Impaired
In the Super-G visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Super-G, Men, Visually Impaired
In the Super-G visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Team event
The team event competitions of the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships were held at Kandahar Banchetta Giovanni N., in Sestriere, Italy on January 23. The skiers competed in giant slalom.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Team event, Individual Results, Women, visually impaired
The athletes with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Team event, Individual Results, Men, visually impaired
The athletes with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.


2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Team event, Individual Results, Men, sitting
Key:   DNS = Did Not Start, DNF = Did Not Finish


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
Over  competed, including Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner, who competed in class T44 at the 100m, 4 × 100 m relay, 200m, and 400m events.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
A warm-up meet, with free entry for the audience, was held on Friday January 14.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
Estimates placed the total visitor spend in the city at around $12 million.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Venue
The championship was staged in the 20,000-seat Queen Elizabeth II Park stadium that was built in 1973 for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. Three weeks after the championship closed, the venue was damaged beyond repair in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and has since been demolished.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Coverage
At least 120 journalists from 13 countries reported on the Championships. The countries included Brazil, Egypt, Finland, Switzerland, Algeria, Australia, Colombia and the United Kingdom.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Coverage
The internet-TV channel , owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in conjunction with Sky Television and Kordia, broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships. ParalympicSport.TV also added clips to their .


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Events, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held at Cathedral Square on Friday January 21 as a free event. Over 1000 athletes paraded through the streets of Christchurch. At Cathedral Square, the athletes were greeted by a Pōwhiri, a Māori welcoming ceremony. The New Zealand flag was raised and the national anthem performed. The Championships were Officially opened by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon. John Key.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Events, Classification
Where there are more than one classification in one event, (for example discus throw F54/55/56), a percentage system is used to determine who's the winner.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Events, Schedule
The 1st and 2nd placed  in any individual medal event on the London 2012 Paralympic Games Programme, qualify the NPC for one (1) qualification slot (per placing) for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Medalists
The sighted guides who run together with athletes with a visual impairment at the Championship, did not receive a medal. This will change for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. For the first time, also guides at a major international athletics event will receive medals. In Paralympic winter sports, such as alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing the guides receive medals, for example at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. In Paralympic tandem cycling events, the pilots receive medals, for example at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Records
At the competition, 57 world records, 173 Championship records, and a number of area records and national records were broken.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 1 (22nd)
There were seven world records: Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina in the women's 200m T11 with a time of 24.74, China's Yuxi Ma (F37) in the men's long jump F37/38 with a length of 6.07m, France's Arnaud Assoumani in the men's long jump F46 twice, first with a length of 7.36m, then with 7.58m, Algeria's Karim Bettina (F32) in the men's shot put F32/33 final with a length of 10.89m and in the same event Algeria's Kamel Kardjena (F33) with 12.24m, France's Thierry Cibone in the men's shot put F34 with a length of 11.53m, China's Liangmin Zhang (classification F11) with a world record throw in the women's discus throw F12 (included both F11 and F12) with 40.42, which gave her a silver medal, while Croatia's Marija Ivekovic (F12) took the gold medal.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 2 (23rd)
Eight World records: Mexico's Angeles Ortiz Hernandes (F58) in the women's shot put F57/58 final with the length of 11.21m, Poland's Pawel Piotrowski (F36) in the men's shot put F35/36 with a throw of 13.77m, Australia's Kelly Cartwright set a world record and took Australia's first gold medal in the women's long jump F42 with a length of 4.19m, China's Mingjie Gao in the men's javelin T44 final with 59.82m, Poland's Tomasz Blatkiewicz (F37) in the men's discus F37/38 with a length of 53.00m after Ukraine's Mykola Zhabnyak (F37) had broken it first with 52.48m, Egypt's Mostafa Fathalla Mohammed in the men's 100m T37 heat with a time of 11.64 sec, and two records in the women's shot put F32/33/34: Germany's Brigit Kober (classification F34) with a length of 9.30m, and Greece's Maria Stamatoula (F32) with 6.60m.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 3 (24th)
Brazil's Yohansson Nascimento (T45) set a world record for classification T45 in the men's 200m race T46 (included T45 and T46 classified athletes) with a time of 22.35 and won the silver medal while Antonis Aresti (T46) of Cyprus did not set a record for T46, but won the gold medal with a time of 22.25.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 3 (24th)
Other world records: Egypt's Mostafa Fathalla Mohamed in the men's 100m T37 final with a time of 11.61, the Ukraine's team (Viktoriya Kravchenko, Maryna Snisar, Oksana Krechunyak, Inna Dyachenko) in the women's 4 × 100 m relay F35-38 with a time of 55.07, Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina in the women's 100m T11 heats with a time of 12.13, Russia's Alexy Kuznetsov (F54) in the men's javelin throw F54/55/56 with a length of 29.44m, Serbia's Tanja Dragic (F12) in the women's javelin throw F13 with a length of 36.74m, Latvia's Aigars Apinis (F52) in the men's shot put F52/53 with a length of 10.03m, Russia's Alexey Ashapatov (F58) in the men's shot put F57/58 with the length of 16.37m, Paschalis Stathelakos of Greece, in the men's discus throw F40 with the length 40.92, and Algeria'sLahouari Bahlaz (F32) in the men's discus throw F32/33/34 with a length of 20.30m.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 4 (25th)
Brazil's Odair Santos set a world record in the men's 1500m T11 with 4:04.70, Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil set a world record in the women's 100m T11 with a time of 12.13sec. Other world records: Markus Rehm of Germany in the men's long jump F44 with a jump of 7.09m, Algeria's Lahouari Bahlaz in the men's club throw F31/32/51 with a length of 36.73m, and Algeria's Hocine Gherzouli in the men's shot put F40 with the length 12.21m.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 5 (26th)
In the 100m T44 men final, America's Jerome Singleton and South Africa's Oscar Pistorius battled it out with Singleton securing gold, just 0.002 ahead of Pistorius. Both Singleton and Pistorius were timed in 11.34.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 5 (26th)
In the 1500m T37 men, Ireland's Michael McKillop won and set a world record with a time of 4:14.81, but did not receive a medal, because only two athletes competed, and there must be a minimum of three competitors.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 5 (26th)
There were five more world records: Great Britain's Daniel Greaves in the men's discus throw F44 final with a throw of 58.98m, Algeria's Sofiane Hamdi in the men's 200m T37 final with a time of 23.64secs, Brazil's Yohansson Nascimento in the men's 100m T46 final with a time of 11.01secs, Russia's Alexey Ashapatov in the men's discus throw F57/58 final with a throw of 57.64m, and Cuba's Omara Durand in the women's 200m T13 final with a time of 24.24secs.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 6 (27th)
There were seven world records: Thierry Cibone of France, in the men's F33/34 javelin throw with a throw of 35.91m, Egypt's Ia Abdelwareth in the men's F37/38 shot put with a throw of 15.58m, Latvia's Aigars Apinis in the men's F51/52/53 discus throw with a throw of 20.88m, China's team (Ting Zhang, Lisha Huang, Wenjun Liu, Hongzhuan Zhou) in the women's 4X400m relay T53/54 with a time of 3:36.11, Tunisia's Hania Aidi in the women's javelin throw F54/55/56, with a throw of 17.27m, both Ukraine's Mariia Pomazan (F35), with a throw of 10.61m, and China's Qing Wu (F36), with a throw of 9.66m, in the women's F35/36 shot put.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 7 (28th)
In the men's F54/55/56 discus throw, there were three world records: Bulgaria's Mustafa Yuseinov (classification F55) with a throw of 39.42m, Serbia's Drazenko Mitrovic (F56) with a throw of 31.35m, and Cuba's Leonardo Diaz (F56) with a throw of 43.10m.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 7 (28th)
There was also a world record in the women's F33/34/52/53 javelin: Birgit Kober of Germany with a throw of 23.54m. In the men's 800m T37, Ireland's Michael McKillop, on his birthday, set a world record with a time of 1:58.90.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 8 (29th)
America's Tatyana McFadden took her 4th gold at the championship (200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m T54).


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 8 (29th)
World records: Mariia Pomazan of the Ukraine, in the women's discus F35/36 with a throw of 28.73m (1073pts) and Tunisia's Mohamed Farhat Chida in the men's 400m T38 with a time of 49.33sec.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 8 (29th)
Iran's Seyed Erfan Hosseini Liravi set a world record in the men's javelin F12/13 with a throw of 61.48m, though the gold medal was won by China's Pengkai Zhu with 61.90. Liravi is classified F13 and Zhu is classified F12, and the world record was for F13 classified athletes. (F12: may recognise the shape of a hand, visual acuity of 2/60, and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees. F13: visual acuity ranges from 2/60 to 6/60, and/or visual field over 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.)


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 9 (30th)
Great Britain's David Weir and Shelly Woods, on January 29, pulled out of the marathon for safety reasons, as the roads around the circuit would not be closed to traffic.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Highlights, Day 9 (30th)
Spain's Alberto Suarez Laso set a world record in the men's marathon T12 with a time of 2:28:10.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10000 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium from 22–23 January


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, T54
The Men's 10000 metres, T54 was held on January 22


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, T54
T54 = normal upper limb function, partial to normal trunk function. May have significant function of the lower limbs.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships were held at the QEII Stadium from 22–26 January


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T11
The Men's 100 metres, T11 was held on January 22–23 and the medal ceremony on 24


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T11
T11 = visual impairment - range from no light perception, to light perception with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T11, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 1 in each heat(Q) and the next 1 fastest(q) advance to the final.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T12, Results
The Men's 100 metres, T13 was held on January 26


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T12, Results
T12 = may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T12, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T13, Results
The Men's 100 metres, T13 was held on January 23 and 24


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T13, Results
T13 = visual impairment: visual acuity ranges from 2/60 to 6/60 and/or has a visual field of more than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T13, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T13, Results, Final
Key:   =AR = Equal Continental Record, SB = Season Best


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T34
The Men's 100 metres, T34 was held on January 24 and 25


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T34
T34 = good functional strength, minimal limitation or control problems in the arms or trunk, compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T34, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T35
The Men's 100 metres, T13 was held on January 24


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T35
T35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance. May need assistive device for walking, not when standing.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T36
The Men's 100 metres, T36 was held on January 23 and 24


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T36
T36 = walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved, dynamic balance often better than static balance.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T36, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres, T36, Results, Final
Key:   CR = Championship Record, AR = Continental Record, SB = Season Best