Playoff bracket finalized after pool play at the women’s U20 championship

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Day Six Action

Playoff Seeding

Quarterfinal Schedule

Final Pool Standings and Overall Seeds

Pool play wrapped up after six days in Hong Kong, China at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship, with eight teams advancing to the quarterfinals.

The quarterfinals begin on Wednesday, followed by the semifinals on Thursday and the medal round on Saturday. The quarterfinals will be played at Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, while the semifinals and medal round will be played at Mong Kok Stadium.

Five teams had already clinched their playoff spots heading into day six in Australia, Canada, Italy, Puerto Rico and the United States.

On Tuesday, Japan, England and Wales all claimed wins to secure the final three playoff spots. Both England and Wales won dramatic contests against Ireland and the Haudenosaunee, respectively.

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  Japan topples Australia for first-ever bronze medal
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  Israel finishes hot with third win in four games over Chinese Taipei
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The top eight seeds were determined by placement within pools, with the four pool winners claiming the top four seeds and the four second place teams taking seeds five through eight. The teams were sorted through those positions by World Lacrosse’s pool play tiebreaking measures, which are record, then goal difference, then goals conceded. The eight seeds in order are:

1. Canada
2. United States
3. Australia
4. Japan
5. England
6. Wales
7. Puerto Rico
8. Italy

The full schedule for the rest of the women’s U20 championship can be found here, and Wednesday’s schedule is displayed below.

Wednesday, August 21

Pool Standings

The full standings can be found here.

The overall seed list heading into the final four days of action in Hong Kong is below. The teams’ final finish in the overall standings is determined by the results of placement play.

1. Canada
2. United States
3. Australia
4. Japan
5. England
6. Wales
7. Puerto Rico
8. Italy
9. Ireland
10. Haudenosaunee
11. China
12. Mexico
13. New Zealand
14. Israel
15. Hong Kong, China
16. Chinese Taipei
17. Scotland
18. Germany
19. Korea
20. Jamaica