The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships will take place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams will be competing for fifteen spots. The final tournament will be organized by Latvia in December 2016.
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Overview
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.
Europe
The qualification rules are as follows:
European Qualification 1
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016
Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia
European Qualification 2
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016
Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
European Qualification 3
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016
Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland
European Qualification 4
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia
Ranking of third-placed teams
Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.
Asia–Oceania
The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016
Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand
Americas
The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016
Venue: Olympic Training Centre, Colorado Springs, United States