2011 Bandy World Championship

2011 Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Kazan
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Sergey Lomanov, Jr.; (12 goals)
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The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international men's bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia.

11 countries participated in the 2011 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Hungary, Latvia, and the Netherlands (group B).^[2] Australia was supposed to participate^[3] but didn't come because of the floodings. At least five more countries wanted to come, but the tournament format at the time did not allow more than twelve teams.^[4] For the first time, Finland won the group stage. Russia became the world champion, with Finland second, and Sweden third.^[5]

Group A

Preliminary round

Date	Match	Res.
January 23	Russia – United States	17–0
	Sweden – Finland	5–5 (5–6 after penalties)
	Norway – Kazakhstan	2–7
January 24	United States – Kazakhstan	2–7
	Norway – Sweden	0–12
	Russia – Finland	3–4
January 25	Finland – United States	13–2
	Kazakhstan – Sweden	2–7
	Russia – Norway	13–1
January 26	Finland – Norway	9–0
	Sweden – United States	8–1
	Russia – Kazakhstan	7–2
January 27	United States – Norway	3–7
	Kazakhstan – Finland	3–4
	Russia – Sweden	5–2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Finland	5	4	1	0	35	13	+22	9
2	Russia	5	4	0	1	45	9	+36	8
3	Sweden	5	3	1	1	34	13	+21	7
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	3	20	21	−1	4
5	Norway	5	1	0	4	9	43	−34	2
6	United States	5	0	0	5	8	52	−44	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finals

Date	Match	Res.
Semifinals
January 29	Finland – Kazakhstan	5–4
January 29	Russia – Sweden	3–2
Match for 3rd place
January 30	Kazakhstan – Sweden	3–14
Final
January 30	Finland – Russia	1–6

Group B

Preliminary round

Date	Match	Res.
January 24	Belarus – Latvia	15–2
January 24	Canada – Hungary	14–3
January 25	Canada – Latvia	13–0
January 25	Netherlands – Belarus	1–12
January 26	Netherlands – Canada	2–4
January 26	Hungary – Latvia	3–4
January 27	Netherlands – Latvia	2–3
January 27	Belarus – Hungary	9–2
January 28	Belarus – Canada	8–2
January 28	Hungary – Netherlands	6–3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belarus	4	4	0	44	7	+37	8
2	Canada	4	3	1	33	13	+20	6
3	Latvia	4	2	2	9	33	−24	4
4	Hungary	4	1	3	14	30	−16	2
5	Netherlands	4	0	4	8	25	−17	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final tour

Date	Match	Res.
Match for 4th place
January 29	Hungary – Netherlands	9–1
Match for 2nd place
January 29	Canada – Latvia	18–1

Qualifiers to Group A 2012

The team that finished last in Group A and the winner in Group B met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in the 2012 Bandy World Championship Group A.

Date	Match	Res.
January 29	United States – Belarus	5–2

References

^ "VM-skyttekungar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
^ Календарь / Результаты (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
^ "A poster showing the Australian flag". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ "Борис Скрынник: Хоккей с мячом – третий по посещаемости игровой вид спорта в России | BANDYNET.RU".
^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".

[1] "VM-skyttekungar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

[2] Календарь / Результаты (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

[3] "A poster showing the Australian flag". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

[4] "Борис Скрынник: Хоккей с мячом – третий по посещаемости игровой вид спорта в России | BANDYNET.RU".

[5] "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".

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