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The 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship is the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between June 21 and June 29, 2008. The 2008 Championship marked the return of Canada to the international stage. ==Tournament format== The preliminary round will be played in 4 groups (A-D) with 4 teams each. The groups A and B form the Top Division, the groups C and D form Division I. The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for 4th place in group A and B to participate in the Top Division playoffs. The losers of those games play as first placed teams in group C and D to participate in the Division I playoffs. Playoffs starting with the quarterfinals and placement games will be played both in the Top Division and in Division I. Relegation format: The best seven teams of the Top Division and the winner of Division I will be qualified for the 2009 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships Top Division. The last-placed team of the Top Division (loser of the 7th-place game) will be relegated to the 2009 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships Division I. The ranking of the groups is based according to the result of the last World Championship performance of the respective countries in the IIHF InLine Hockey Program and the qualification rounds. All games in the preliminary round and in the playoffs will be played with 5-minute sudden-death overtime and a penalty shootout in case of a tie. The final games will be played with a 12- minute sudden-death overtime, followed by a penalty shootout competition in case of a tie. Teams will be awarded points on the following system: * Win after regular time = 3 points * Win after overtime or shootout = 2 points * Loss after overtime or shootout = 1 point * Loss after regular time = 0 points 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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