World Lacrosse Championships

The World Lacrosse Championship is the largest, and most important tournament in the sport, and one of the few championships that include teams made up of mixed gender, all-male or all female rosters, although the playing rules used are specific to the men's game. The World Lacrosse Council sponsors the tournament and is the umbrella organization for the member nations' governing bodies.

Format

The tournament has used varying forms of competition through its history, depending on the number of entrants and the choice of the organizing committee of the winning host bid. Pool play solely within the host nation or on a home & away basis among the teams within a group have both been utilized. On a few occasions, the pool play has been split between co-hosts, with single elimination knockout stage matches also split between them.

History

There have been 21 different nations who have claimed the championship over the 39 previous editions; HUElavia became the most recent first time champion during WLC 34 in Jeckland. Sarzonia claimed their record 8th title and unprecedented third straight at the most recent edition held in Cassadaigua.

The tournament has been hosted by 28 different nations, with Cassadaigua (5) Sarzonia (4), Newmanistan (3) and Baker Park (2) the only repeat hosts.

Now in its 39th edition, the WLC is rated among the top 10 sporting championships that nations aspire to earn a medal at; the tournament has a long history of providing nations with their first opportunity to host a major tournament; and the competition has been fair to the top ranked sides and newcomers alike.

Results

Edition	Winner	2nd	3rd	Host(s)
WLC 1	Newmanistan	n/a	n/a	n/a
WLC 2	Taeshan	Newmanistan	n/a	Newmanistan
WLC 3	Sarzonia	Newmanistan	n/a	Secristan
WLC 4	Secristan	n/a	n/a	Newmanistan
WLC 5	Sarzonia	Dancougar	Taeshan	Newmanistan
WLC 6	Dancougar	The Fanboyists	Newmanistan	Sarzonia
WLC 7	The Fanboyists	Newmanistan	Sarzonia	Cassadaigua
WLC VIII	Sarzonia	Qazox	Elemanu	Sarzonia
WLC IX	Mytannion	Sarzonia	Qazox	Sarzonia
WLC X	Allamunic States (The Fanboyists)	Churchma	Mytannion	Sarzonia
WLC XI	Sarzonia	Allamunic States	Oiseaui	Mangolana/The Allumunnic States
WLC XII	Civil Citizenry	Cosumar	Armorgames	Civil Citizenry
WLC XII	The Kytler Peninsulae	Allamunic States	West Guiana	The Kytler Peninsulae
WLC XIV [1]	The Serbian Empire	Mytannion	Skarakia	Mytannion
WLC XV	Slembana	Sudagiu	The Serbian Empire	Rovegia
WLC XVI	Sarzonia	Delaclava	Kingdom of Costa Luna	The Licentian Isles
WLC XVII	Mytannion	New West Guiana	The Sarian	The Sarian
WLC XVIII	Unolia	Nassau-Hessen	Cosumar	Anditia
WLC XIX	Paradystopia	Cosumar	Abanhfleft	The Sarian/Vintomter
WLC XX	Cosumar	Nassau-Hessen	Electrum	Cosumar
WLC XXI	Cosumar	Banija	Estenia	Star United States
WLC XXII	Abanhfleft	West Guiana	Banija	West Guiana
WLC XXIII	Abanhfleft	Cosumar	Ferret Civilization	Associated Godlands
WLC XXIV	Mapletish	Ko-oren	Cosumar	The Sword Bloke
WLC XXV	Abanhfleft	Nassau-Hessen	Banija	Old Corcra
WLC XXVI	Cosumar	Nassau-Hessen	United States of Devonta	Qasden
WLC XXVII	Qasden	Huri de Wintre	United States of Devonta	Natanians & Nosts
WLC XXVIII	Vangaziland	Wrexwic	St. Saratoga	Banija
WLC XXIX	Wrexwic	New West Guiana	Cosumar	Razenthuria/Banija
WLC XXX	Wrexwic	Abanhfleft	Vangaziland	Cassadaigua
WLC XXXI	St. Saratoga	West Phoenicia	Banija	Baker Park
WLC XXXII	Abanhfleft	Union of Quincy	Vangaziland	Abanhfleft
WLC XXXIII	St. Saratoga	Cassadaigua	Sarzonia	Cassadaigua
WLC XXXIV	HUElavia	Banija	Abanhfleft 4th Baker Park	Jeckland
WLC XXXV	Abanhfleft	Vangaziland	Terre Septentrionale 4th Sarzonia	Northwest Kalactin
WLC XXXVI	Abanhfleft	Cassadaigua	Banija 4th HUElavia	Sylestone
WLC XXXVII	Sarzonia	Abanhfleft	Banija 4th Kohnhead	Baker Park
WLC XXXVIII	Sarzonia	Banija	Baker Park 4th Taxonomic Kingdoms	South Jeolerina
WLC XXXIX	Sarzonia	Banija	Abanhfleft 4th Cassadaigua	Cassadaigua

1. a previous attempt to hold this edition in Liventia was abandoned