2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.

It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China.

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Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.

Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier, avoids relegation. Therefore, and  are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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Ranking and Statistics
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Group A
Group A was played in Eindhoven, The Netherlands between April 14 and April 20, 2002.

Group B
Group B was played in Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary between April 14 and April 20, 2002.

Scores
 and are promoted to the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, while  and  are relegated to Division II.

Group A
Group A was played in Cape Town, South Africa between March 31 and April 6, 2002.

Group B
Group B was played in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between March 25 and March 31, 2002.

Scores
 and are promoted to Division I, while  and  are relegated to Division III.

Division II Qualification
Division II Qualification for the tournament took place between April 11 and April 13, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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 and are promoted to Division II.