2003 Bandy World Championship

The 2003 Bandy World Championship was a competition between bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Arkhangelsk, Russia from the 24–30 March 2003. Sweden won the championship. There were 9 countries participating in the 2003 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United States (group B).[1]

2003 Bandy World Championship
XXIIIrd Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates24 – 30 March 2003
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Kazakhstan
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Scoring leader(s)Ari Holopainen, Finland
(10 points)
2001
2004

Squads

Group A

Premier tour

  • 24 March
Finland – Kazakhstan 4 – 2
Russia – Norway 8 – 1
  • 25 March
Sweden – Finland 9 – 4
Kazakhstan – Russia 3 – 12
  • 26 March
Norway – Kazakhstan 5 – 6
Russia – Sweden 2 – 6
  • 27 March
Finland – Norway 5 – 1
Sweden – Kazakhstan 6 – 1
  • 28 March
Sweden – Norway 6 – 2
Russia – Finland 5 – 1
RankCountryPtsWTLBpBcDiff
1 Sweden8400279+18
2 Russia63012711+16
3 Finland42021417−3
4 Kazakhstan21031227−15
5 Norway0004925−16

Final Tour

Semifinals

  • 29 March

Semifinals

Russia – Finland 7 – 3
Sweden – Kazakhstan 6 – 1

Match for 3rd place

  • 30 March
Finland – Kazakhstan 1 – 4

Final

  • 30 March
Russia – Sweden 4 – 5

Group B

Premier tour

  • 24 March
Estonia – Belarus 4 – 21
  • 25 March
USA – Netherlands 18 – 0
  • 26 March
Netherlands – Estonia 3 – 7
  • 27 March
USA – Belarus 4 – 6
  • 28 March
Estonia – USA 0 – 15
  • 29 March
Netherlands – Belarus 1 – 9
RankCountryPtsWTLBpBcDiff
1 Belarus6300369+27
2 United States4201376+31
3 Estonia21021139−28
4 Netherlands0003434−30

Play off matches

Match for 7th Place

  • February 28
USA – Estonia 19–3

Match for 5th place

  • February 28
Norway – Belarus 7–3

References

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