Bandy World Championship Y-21

The Bandy World Championship Y-21 is a Youth Bandy World Championship up to the age of 21 years. Usually, only the core bandy playing nations are taking part.

Russia vs. Finland at the World Championship Y23 in 2011

History

The first two Bandy World Championships Y-23 were held in 1990 and 1992, but then there was a long time with no Y-23 championship until it was taken up again in 2011. It is now held biannually, with the next event scheduled for December 2015.

The designation is sometimes given as U-21 instead of Y-23 or U-23, probably as a way to compare it to the U-21 competitions in association football (indeed, the UEFA European Under-21 Championship was originally for under-23 teams).

The Russian Y23 team won the last World Championship Y23, which was held in Obukhovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on 6–8 December 2013. Russia defeated Sweden in the final and Finland beat Norway for the bronze medals. Kazakhstan also participated.[1][2][3]

Results

Under-23 championships
Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1990  Sweden  Soviet Union Round robin  Sweden  Finland Round robin  Norway
1992 Berezniki  Sweden Round robin  CIS  Finland
2011 Obukhovo  Russia 5–4 (OT)  Sweden  Finland 7–4  Kazakhstan
2013 Obukhovo  Russia 11–2  Sweden  Finland 5–2  Norway

Under-21 championships
Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2016 Varkaus  Sweden 3–2  Russia  Finland
2017 Söderhamn  Sweden 6–5 (OT)  Russia  Finland
2019 Arkhangelsk  Russia 7–1  Sweden  Finland 6–0  Kazakhstan

Medal table
Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze
1.  Russia,  Soviet Union and  CIS 430
 Russia 320
 Soviet Union 100
 CIS 010
2.  Sweden 340
3.  Finland 007

References
  1. Anastasia Prokopyeva (11 December 2013). "Russia wins gold at Y-23 FIB Bandy World Championship". In Kuzbass. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "Чемпионат мира среди молодёжных команд (U-23) - 2013". rusbandy.ru. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. "World Championship U23". FlashScore. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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