▁that ▁Canada ▁will ▁host ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁World ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁in ▁Co quit lam , ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁Association , ▁it ▁chose ▁Co quit lam ▁as ▁the ▁proposed ▁host ▁city ▁for ▁its ▁bid ▁cit ing ▁the ▁local ity ' s ▁previous ▁hosting ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁men ' s ▁U - 1 9 ▁world ▁champion ships . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁with d rew ▁its ▁bid ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁Co quit lam . ▁Match es ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Per cy ▁Perry ▁Stadium ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 4 – 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁the ▁championship ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁for ▁better ▁prom oting ▁lac ros se ▁for ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Tournament ▁The ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁World ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁is ▁ 3 0 . ▁Regional ▁qual ifiers ▁shall ▁be ▁held ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁particip ating ▁teams . ▁The ▁top ▁ 6 ▁nations ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁edition ▁have ▁already ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁Blue ▁Division ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 2 )