2013 Bandy World Championship

The 2013 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international bandy, held between January 23 and February 3, 2013, in Norway and Sweden.

2013 Bandy World Championship
XXXIIIrd Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Sweden
 Norway
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates27 January–3 February
Teams14
Final positions
Champions  Russia (7th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Kazakhstan
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Patrik Nilsson
(21 goals)
MVP Sergey Lomanov, Jr.

14 countries participated in the 2013 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A), Canada, Estonia, Japan, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the United States (group B). The B-group Championship was played in Sapa Arena in Vetlanda. The B-Group games were only played 2x30 minutes.[1]

Venues

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Vänersborg Gothenburg Trollhättan Oslo Vetlanda
Arena Vänersborg
Capacity: 5,700
Heden Arena
Capacity: 5,700
Slättbergshallen
Capacity: 4,000
Frogner stadion
Capacity: 4,200
Sapa Arena
Capacity: 2,200
   

Participating teams

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Division A

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Preliminary round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 5 5 0 0 59 11 +48 15
  Russia 5 4 0 1 57 15 +42 12
  Kazakhstan 5 3 0 2 38 20 +18 9
  Finland 5 2 0 3 41 23 +18 6
  Norway 5 1 0 4 8 44 −36 3
  Belarus 5 0 0 5 6 96 −90 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local (UTC+1)

27 January 2013
Sweden   5–3   Finland
Norway   5–2   Belarus
Russia   6–4   Kazakhstan
28 January 2013
Finland   21–2   Belarus
Norway   0–12   Russia
Sweden   9–2   Kazakhstan
29 January 2013
Kazakhstan   10–1   Norway
Finland   3–6   Russia
Sweden   28–1   Belarus
30 January 2013
Finland   4–8   Kazakhstan
Russia   28–1   Belarus
Sweden   10–0   Norway
31 January 2013
Kazakhstan   14–0   Belarus
Norway   2–10   Finland
Sweden   7–5   Russia

Match for fifth place

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2 February 2013
  Norway 11–0   Belarus

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February -
 
 
  Russia8
 
3 February -
 
  Kazakhstan2
 
  Russia4
 
2 February -
 
  Sweden3
 
  Sweden10
 
 
  Finland2
 
Third place
 
 
3 February -
 
 
  Kazakhstan6
 
 
  Finland3

Semi-finals

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2 February 2013
Russia   8–2   Kazakhstan
Sweden   10–2   Finland

Match for third place

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3 February 2013
Kazakhstan   6–3   Finland

Final

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3 February 2013
Russia   4–3   Sweden

Final standings

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1.   Russia
2.   Sweden
3.   Kazakhstan
4.   Finland
5.   Norway
6.   Belarus

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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21 goals
16 goals
12 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

Division B

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Group 1

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Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 35 1 +34 6
  Canada 3 2 0 1 14 16 −2 4
  Hungary 3 1 0 2 11 19 −8 2
  Latvia 3 0 0 3 4 28 −24 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local (UTC+1)

23 January 2013
United States   10–1   Canada
24 January 2013
Canada   6–3   Latvia
Hungary   0–11   United States
Latvia   0–14   United States
Canada   7–3   Hungary
25 January 2013
Hungary   8–1   Latvia

Group 2

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Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Estonia 3 3 0 0 22 8 +14 6
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 11 −1 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 10 19 −9 2
  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 12 26 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]

All times local (UTC+1)

24 January 2013
Estonia   13–6   Ukraine
Japan   2–3   Netherlands
Ukraine   3–5   Netherlands
Estonia   3–0   Japan
25 January 2013
Japan   8–5   Ukraine
Netherlands   2–6   Estonia

Knockout phase

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1   United States 8
A4   Latvia 4 A4   Latvia 1
B1   Estonia 1 A1   United States 4
A2   Canada 2
A2   Canada 8
A3   Hungary 7 A3   Hungary 1
B2   Netherlands 1 Third place
A4   Latvia 3
A3   Hungary 2

Final tour

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Match for seventh place

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25 January 2013
Japan   6–5   Ukraine
26 January 2013
Japan   3–1   Ukraine

Quarterfinals

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25 January 2013
Hungary   7–1   Netherlands
Latvia   4–1   Estonia

Semifinals

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26 January 2013
United States   8–1   Latvia
Canada   8–1   Hungary

Match for fifth place

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26 January 2013
Netherlands   1–2   Estonia

Match for third place

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26 January 2013
Latvia   3–2   Hungary

Final

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26 January 2013
United States   4–2   Canada

Final standings

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1.   United States
2.   Canada
3.   Latvia
4.   Hungary
5.   Estonia
6.   Netherlands
7.   Japan
8.   Ukraine

The USA will replace Belarus in group A next year.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "B-VM spelas i Vetlanda". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ emh solutions. "Norge kvar i A-VM: Vitryssland ker ur och erstts av USA". Retrieved 14 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
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