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. [1] (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
	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   Canada –   Hungary 14–3 January 25   Canada –   Latvia 13–0   Netherlands –   Belarus 1–12 January 26   Netherlands –   Canada 2–4   Hungary –   Latvia 3–4 January 27   Netherlands –   Latvia 2–3   Belarus –   Hungary 9–2 January 28   Belarus –   Canada 8–2   Hungary –   Netherlands 6–3

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

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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.
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