The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.
Overview Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships. Europe 1 Europe 2 Europe 3 Europe 4 Asia/Oceania Americas (1) (9) (11) (24) (25) (–) (2) (8) (12) (22) (28) (3) (7) (14) (22) (29) (38) (4) (6) (20) (21) (27) (30) (15) (16) (17) (18) (26) (33) (–) (10) (13) (32)
Europe The qualification rules are as follows: The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify The two best third placed teams will qualify The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order: 1. Average number of points 2. Average goal difference 3. Average scored goals 4. Drawing of lots
European Qualification 1 Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia
3 February 201622 – 06 – 123 – 15 4 February 20164 – 157 – 311 – 0 5 February 20163 – 1230 – 24 – 16 6 February 20167 – 411 – 21 – 20 7 February 201619 – 04 – 710 – 4
European Qualification 2 Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
3 February 20161 – 231 – 9 4 February 20169 – 29 – 2 5 February 20163 – 69 – 2 6 February 201419 – 12 – 7 7 February 20162 – 191 – 15
European Qualification 3 Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland
3 February 20167 – 20 – 6 4 February 20162 – 414 – 1 5 February 20160 – 2311 – 3 6 February 20145 – 93 – 12 7 February 201619 – 213 – 1
European Qualification 4 Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016 Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Škofja Loka, Slovenia
2 February 20160 – 356 – 57 – 2 3 February 201621 – 01 – 1210 – 0 4 February 20163 – 59 – 24 – 8 5 February 20161 – 2013 – 07 – 3 6 February 20148 – 11 – 1611 – 0
Ranking of third-placed teams Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.
Asia–Oceania The qualification rules are as follows: The three best teams will qualify Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016 Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand
Group A
2 February 20164 – 9 3 February 201612 – 2 4 February 20166–6
Group B
2 February 20166 – 97 – 1 3 February 201613 – 33–3 4 February 20165–54 – 8
Play-off
5th–7th-place play-off
5 February 20164 – 3
6th-place play-off 6 February 20163 – 4
Semi-finals 5 February 20162 – 52 – 4
Bronze medal game 6 February 20161 – 6
Final 6 February 20165 – 2
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Americas The qualification rules are as follows: The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016 Venue: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, United States
12 February 20161–27 13 February 201627–1 14 February 20165–6
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