2022 World Lacrosse Men's U-21 Championship

2022 World Lacrosse Men's U-21 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Ireland
Venue(s)University of Limerick, Limerick
DatesAugust 10–20
Teams23
Final positions
Champions  United States (9th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Iroquois
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Christian Della Rocco
MVPUnited States CJ Kirst[1]

The 2022 World Lacrosse Men's U-21 Championship was the ninth edition of the international junior men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) held at University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland from August 10 to August 20. This competition was broadcast worldwide including United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East, Africa, and Oceania.[2][3][4][5] This competition also ran alongside the Lacrosse World Festival which held from 16 to 19 August.[6] The United States won the championship with nine titles, after beating Canada 12–10 at the final.[7][1][8]

This competition was planned to be held in 2020 as an under-19 tournament, but was postponed to 2021 as an under-20 tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic,[9] and then was postponed once again to 2022 as an under-21 tournament.[10]

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