2017 Bandy World Championship
2017 Bandy World Championship was the 37th Bandy World Championship and was held in Sweden. The games in Division A were played in Göransson Arena in Sandviken, 29 January to 5 February.[1][2] The games of Division B were played in Slättbergshallen in Trollhättan, 24–28 January.[3] Also Gävle, where no match was played, was officially a host city. However, the FIB congress took place there.
| XXXVIIth Bandy World Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 29 January – 5 February (Division A) 24–28 January (Division B) |
| Teams | 8 (Division A) and 10 (Division B) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 (Division A) 34 (Division B) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Division A (17 goals) Division B (17 goals) |
| MVP | |
Participating teams

Blue: Division A
Red: Division B
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
Eight nations competed in Division A.[4] Eleven were originally scheduled to play in Division B,[5] which would have been an all-time high of nineteen. However, Latvia did not compete [6] thus the record set at the 2016 tournament was matched.
Division A
Pool A
Finland
Kazakhstan
Russia
Sweden
Pool B
Norway
Belarus
Germany
United States
Division B
Pool A
Hungary
Japan
Mongolia
Ukraine
Pool B
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Estonia
Netherlands
Somalia
Squads
Arenas
| Sandviken | Trollhättan |
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| Göransson Arena | Slättbergshallen |
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Division A
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Sweden | 8–2 (5–1) | |
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| E. Pettersson A. Gilljam D. Pizzoni Elfving D. Mossberg |
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| Kazakhstan | 2–9 (0–5) | |
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| A. Vsjivkov R. Isaliyev |
Report |
| Russia | 6–2 (2–0) | |
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| A. Dzhushoyev Y. Ivanushkin Y. Shardakov A. Mirgazov M. Ishkeldin |
Report |
| Sweden | 8–4 (3–2) | |
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| P. Nilsson D. Andersson D. Mossberg C. Edlund E. Pettersson |
Report |
| Kazakhstan | 3–5 (2–1) | |
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| A. Golubkov R. Isaliyev A. Vshivkov |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 1 |
| United States | 9–4 (5–3) | |
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| D. Richardson K. Brown M. Lickteig M. Carman A. Zitouni J. Blucher |
Report |
| Belarus | 1–10 (0–5) | |
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| S. Yusupov |
Report |
| Germany | 7–7 (2–5) | |
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| M. Dunaev F. Mironov A. Kuznetsov P. Savchenko Jr. |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| Norway | 8–3 (3–2) | |
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| C. Randsborg E. Johnsen F. Randsborg N. Jensen S. Kristoffersen |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| 34 | ||||||||||
| 5 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
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| 2 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
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| 15 | ||||||||||
| 4 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
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| 6 | Third place | |||||||||
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| 5 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
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| 11 | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| Kazakhstan | 4–5 (OT) (4–0) | |
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| Report |
7th place game
5th place game
| Kazakhstan | 10–4 (4–2) | |
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| Report |
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
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Belarus is relegated and will be playing in Division B in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.
Division B
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 |
| 7–0 | ||
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| 6–9 | ||
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| 2–10 | ||
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| 11–3 | ||
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| 6–2 | ||
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| 9–5 | ||
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Group B
Matches in Group B are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | +40 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 2 | 7–10th place semifinals | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 68 | −64 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 3–3 | |
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| Estonia | 11–1 | |
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| Somalia | 0–15 | |
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| Netherlands | 6–0 | |
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| Somalia | 0–20 | |
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| Estonia | 0–8 | |
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| Somalia | 1–7 | |
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| Netherlands | 2–3 | |
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| Czech Republic | 3–3 | |
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| Netherlands | 16–3 | |
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| Canada | 13–0 | |
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| Czech Republic | 1–2 | |
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| Canada | 4–0 | |
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| Estonia | 10–0 | |
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| China | 3–6 | |
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Play-off
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| 4 | Third place | |||||||||
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| 5th place | ||
| 28 January | ||
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| 8 | ||
| 7–10th place semifinals | 7th place | |||||
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| 9th place | ||||||
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Final standings
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Canada is promoted and will be playing in Division A in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.
Broadcasting
- Russia: Match TV[9]
- Sweden: Kanal 5, Eurosport 2[10]
Sources
- "Bandy-VM 2017" (in Swedish). Göransson Arena. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Bandy-VM 2017 till Sandviken" (in Swedish). Sandviken Municipality. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- Tournament Schedule
- "Lag - Bandy-VM 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- "Teams – Bandy World Championship 2017 | Group B".
- Playing schedule of WCS Group B
- "Biljetter & Spelschema". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- "Tournament schedule – Bandy World Championship 2017 | Group B".
- TV program for 30 January 2017
- "Discovery Networks Utökar Portföljen Med Bandy-VM" (in Swedish). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- Official site Division A Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Official site Division B

