2010 Bandy World Championship

2010 Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Russia
Dates 24–31 January 2010
Teams 11
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Sweden
Runner-up   Russia
Third place   Finland
Fourth place  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Yevgeny Ivanushkin & Pavel Ryazantsev[1]
(14 goals)
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The Bandy World Championship 2010 was held between 24 and 31 January 2010, in Moscow, Russia. Men's teams from 11 countries participated in the 2010 competition: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States (group A) and Canada, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia and the Netherlands (group B).[2]

The tournament was won by Sweden, beating Russia with 6–5 after sudden death. The standing was 5–5 after full-time and the match winning goal was conceived by Daniel Mossberg, scoring in the 110th minute.[3] This was Sweden's tenth Championship victory in this the XXIXth Bandy World Championship.[4] Russia won silver medals and Finland won bronze medals.[5]

All matches were played in the indoor venue Ice Palace Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.

Participating teams

Division B

Belarus had qualified for play in this year's Division A during the 2009 Bandy World Championship, but since they did not take part in 2010, the USA, which had lost the qualifier to Belarus in 2009, was promoted to Division A instead.


Squads

Venues

Moscow
Ice Palace Krylatskoye
Capacity: 8,000

Division A

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Russia (H) 5 5 0 0 64 17 +47 10 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Sweden 5 4 0 1 51 16 +35 8
3  Finland 5 3 0 2 33 32 +1 6
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 3 28 39 −11 4
5  Norway 5 1 0 4 22 51 −29 2
6  United States 5 0 0 5 23 73 −50 0 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source:
(H) Host.
Russia  14–2  Kazakhstan
Sweden  8–1  Finland
United States  5–10  Norway
Norway  3–12  Kazakhstan
Sweden  14–6  United States
Russia  12–4  Finland
Finland  13–2  United States
Kazakhstan  0–12  Sweden
Russia  12–2  Norway
Sweden  13–2  Norway
Finland  6–5  Kazakhstan
Russia  19–5  United States
Norway  5–9  Finland
Russia  7–4  Sweden

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 January – Moscow
 
 
 Russia16
 
31 January – Moscow
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 Russia5(5)
 
30 January – Moscow
 
 Sweden5(6)
 
 Sweden9
 
 
 Finland4
 
Third place
 
 
31 January – Moscow
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Finland4

Semi-finals

Sweden  9–4  Finland
Russia  16–3  Kazakhstan

Third place play-off

Finland  4–3  Kazakhstan

Final

Russia  5–6 (sd)  Sweden

Division B

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 65 6 +59 8 Qualification to Playoffs
2  Latvia 4 2 1 1 21 27 −6 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Second place play-off
3  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 15 29 −14 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Mongolia 4 0 1 3 11 34 −23 1[lower-alpha 2] Advance to Fourth place play-off
5  Hungary 4 0 1 3 16 32 −16 1[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Latvia won after-match penalties against Netherlands 3–2.
  2. 1 2 Mongolia won after-match penalties against Hungary 3–2.
Netherlands  5–4  Hungary
Canada  15–2  Latvia
Netherlands  1–17  Canada
Hungary  5–5  Mongolia
Mongolia  2–18  Canada
Latvia  5–5  Netherlands
Canada  15–1  Hungary
Mongolia  1–7  Latvia
Netherlands  4–3  Mongolia
Latvia  7–6  Hungary

Knockout stage

Fourth place play-off

Mongolia  5–5  Hungary
Penalties
  1–2

Second place play-off

Latvia  7–4  Netherlands

Relegation playoffs

The team that finished last in Division A, the United States, and the winner in Division B, Canada, met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in next year's WC Division A. The match was won by 9–6 by the USA, thus secured another year in Division A.[6]

United States  9–6  Canada

References

  1. ↑ http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/Historikochstatistik/VM-skyttekungar/
  2. ↑ Official website – games
  3. ↑ Swedish Bandy Association Swedish triumph in Moscow after thriller. 19 April 2010. (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ Radio Sweden Why Sweden won World Cup gold. 31 January 2010.(in Swedish)
  5. ↑ SINA English Sweden win bandy world championship. 2 February 2010.
  6. ↑ USA National Bandy team – USA National Bandy Team's World Championship Journey to Moscow

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