Sweden hammered Latvia to cruise into the semi-finals ©IFF

Defending champions Sweden recorded a massive quarter-final victory as the Women's World Floorball Championships continued in Slovakian capital Bratislava today.

The Swedes, who are hoping to win the title for the sixth time in a row, thrashed Latvia 21-0 at the Ondrej Nepela Arena.

Anna Wijk was named as player of the match for the victors in the heavily one-sided contest, which saw Sweden score seven times without reply in each of the three periods.

They will now face the Czech Republic in the semi-finals after their 10-4 victory over Poland.

Czech Republic defeated Poland to reach the last four ©IFF
Czech Republic defeated Poland to reach the last four ©IFF

Most of the damage was done in the first period as the Czechs raced into a 5-0 lead.

The remaining quarter finals will be played tomorrow with Finland taking on Slovakia and Switzerland playing Norway.

Other games today saw Denmark beat Estonia 4-2 and Germany defeat United States 10-7 in the ninth to 12th place play-off series.

Thailand beat Japan 4-2 to finish 13th and Australia saw off Singapore 4-3 to end in 15th place.