Unbelievable show fans could see on the Marketa Stadium in Prague on Saturday. In the World Cup final the winning battle were till the last heat of the turnament between Team Denmark and Team Poland.
Earlier in the meeting Aussies made a strong beginning but in the end they came third. Gold medals went to the polish national team after a thrilling win for Jaroslaw Hampel in the decider. Secon position was for Anders Secher's danish team, third for "Kangaroos" and fourth was for home Czech Republic national team with Milan Spinka in charge.
Results:
I. Poland - 41:
1. Jarosław Hampel - 15 (3,0,3,6!,3)
2. Krzysztof Kasprzak - 7 (2,2,1,d,2)
3. Patryk Dudek - 7 (2,2,2,0,1)
4. Maciej Janowski - 12 (2,2,2,3,3)
II. Denmark - 40:
1. Nicki Pedersen - 10 (3,3,1,d,3)
2. Kenneth Bjerre - 11 (1,3,3,3,1)
3. Niels Kristian Iversen - 12 (1,3,3,3,2)
4. Michael Jepsen Jensen - 7 (0,3,2,0,2)
III. Australia - 33:
1. Darcy Ward - 9 (1,1,2,2,3)
2. Cameron Woodward - 8 (3,1,1,2,1)
3. Jason Doyle - 5 (1,1,1,2,0)
4. Troy Batchelor - 11 (2,1,6!,2,0)
IV. Czech Republic - 12:
1. Vaclav Milik - 3 (0,0,w,1,2)
2. Ales Dryml - 7 (3,2,0,0!,1,1)
3. Lukas Dryml - 1 (0,0,-,1,w)
4. Josef Franc - 1 (0,t,0,1,0)
Heat after heat:
1. Hampel, Batchelor, Bjerre, Franc
2. Pedersen, Kasprzak, Doyle, L. Dryml
3. Woodward, Janowski, Iversen, Milik
4. A. Dryml, Dudek, Ward, Jensen
5. Jensen, Kasprzak, Batchelor, Milik
6. Iversen, A. Dryml, Doyle, Hampel
7. Pedersen, Dudek, Woodward, Franc (t)
8. Bjerre, Janowski, Ward, L. Dryml
9. Batchelor(6!), Janowski, Pedersen, A. Dryml
10. Bjerre, Dudek, Doyle, Milik (w/u)
11. Hampel, Jensen, Woodward, A. Dryml(0!)
12. Iversen, Ward, Kasprzak, Franc
13. Janowski, Doyle, Franc, Jensen
14. Iversen, Batchelor, L. Dryml, Dudek
15. Bjerre, Woodward, A. Dryml, Kasprzak (d4)
16. Hampel(6!), Ward, Milik, Pedersen (d2)
17. Ward, Kasprzak, Bjerre, L. Dryml (w/u)
18. Pedersen, Milik, Dudek, Doyle
19. Janowski, Iversen, Woodward, Franc
20. Hampel, Jensen, Dryml, Batchelor