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Twelve teams finish their campaigns in placement play at the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo on Saturday.
The standings from fifth to 16th place with be determined throughout the day.
The championship can be streamed at WL TV with an event pass, offered at US$44.
Live statistics are available at worldlacrosse.sport/Tokyo2026.
Scotland
11
Czechia
15
Czechia rattled off its second win in a row to close its campaign at the women’s championship on a high note. Czechia finished 13th and stayed above Scotland in the rankings after finishing three spots ahead in 2022.
Scotland led 8-5 after an opening salvo, but Czechia scored the next seven goals of the game, including a 5-0 third quarter. Scotland cut the lead to two in the fourth, but Czechia stayed aggressive and extended the lead.
Belle Martire stepped up for the Czechia attack and finished with five goals and an assist. Barbora Jaskova added five points and Kacka Najemnikova made eight saves. After five games, Martire led Czechia with 16 points, followed by 10 for Jaskova.
Chess Gray turned in six points on five goals and an assist for Scotland. Zoe Dickson finished as Scotland’s top attacker with 19 points after five games, followed by Hannah Whiteley with 16 points and then Gray with 15.
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Germany
8
Chinese Taipei
11
Chinese Taipei picked up its first-ever win at a women’s championship in its last game, besting Germany for 15th place. Chinese Taipei led 7-2 at halftime behind a hat trick from Annika Wray, but Germany stormed back with five goals in the third quarter to trail by two.
Wray and Tabitha Goon scored in the fourth to give Chinese Taipei the needed insurance for the win. Wray finished with four goals and two assists in her best performance of the championship. Goon led the team through five games with 13 points while Wray had 12. An-Ju Lee made 39 saves at a 40% clip in five games.
Sue Sakamoto and Devon Ortman each tallied two points for Germany in defeat. Sakamoto ended the tournament with 10 points and a team-high 12 draw controls.
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