2010 Bandy World Championship

2010 Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
CityMoscow
Venue(s)Ice Palace Krylatskoye
Dates24–31 January 2010
Teams11
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)

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[edit]

Division B[edit]

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[edit]

Venues[edit]

Moscow
Ice Palace Krylatskoye
Capacity: 8,000

Division A[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

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: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Russia 14–2 Kazakhstan
Sweden 8–1 Finland
Norway 3–12 Kazakhstan
Russia 12–4 Finland
Kazakhstan 0–12 Sweden
Russia 12–2 Norway
Sweden 13–2 Norway
Norway 5–9 Finland
Russia 7–4 Sweden

Knockout stage[edit]

 
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[edit]

Sweden 9–4 Finland
Russia 16–3 Kazakhstan

Third place play-off[edit]

Final[edit]

Russia 5–6 (sd) Sweden

Division B[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

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[a] Advance to Second place play-off
3  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 15 29 −14 5[a]
4  Mongolia 4 0 1 3 11 34 −23 1[b] Advance to Fourth place play-off
5  Hungary 4 0 1 3 16 32 −16 1[b]
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Latvia won after-match penalties against Netherlands 3–2.
  2. ^ a b Mongolia won after-match penalties against Hungary 3–2.
Canada 15–2 Latvia
Netherlands 1–17 Canada
Hungary 5–5 Mongolia
Mongolia 2–18 Canada
Canada 15–1 Hungary
Mongolia 1–7 Latvia
Latvia 7–6 Hungary

Knockout stage[edit]

Fourth place play-off[edit]

Mongolia 5–5 Hungary
Penalties
  1–2

Second place play-off[edit]

Relegation playoffs[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/Historikochstatistik/VM-skyttekungar/ [dead link]
  2. ^ Official website Archived 18 July 2012 at archive.today – 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

Sources[edit]