The 2013 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international bandy, held between January 23 and February 3, 2013, in Norway and Sweden.

14 countries participated in the 2013 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A), Canada, Estonia, Japan, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the United States (group B). The B-group Championship was played in Sapa Arena in Vetlanda. The B-Group games were only played 2x30 minutes.

Venues

VänersborgGothenburgTrollhättanOsloVetlanda
Arena Vänersborg Capacity: 5,700Heden Arena Capacity: 5,700Slättbergshallen Capacity: 4,000Frogner stadion Capacity: 4,200Sapa Arena Capacity: 2,200

Participating teams

Division A Belarus Finland Kazakhstan Norway Russia SwedenDivision B Canada Estonia Hungary Japan Latvia Netherlands Ukraine United States

Division A

Preliminary round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Sweden55005911+4815
Russia54015715+4212
Kazakhstan53023820+189
Finland52034123+186
Norway5104844−363
Belarus5005696−900

All times local (UTC+1)

27 January 2013
Sweden5–3Finland
Norway5–2Belarus
Russia6–4Kazakhstan
28 January 2013
Finland21–2Belarus
Norway0–12Russia
Sweden9–2Kazakhstan
29 January 2013
Kazakhstan10–1Norway
Finland3–6Russia
Sweden28–1Belarus
30 January 2013
Finland4–8Kazakhstan
Russia28–1Belarus
Sweden10–0Norway
31 January 2013
Kazakhstan14–0Belarus
Norway2–10Finland
Sweden7–5Russia

Match for fifth place

2 February 2013
Norway11–0Belarus

Knockout stage

Semi-finalsFinal
2 February -
Russia8
3 February -
Kazakhstan2
Russia4
2 February -
Sweden3
Sweden10
Finland2
Third place
3 February -
Kazakhstan6
Finland3

Semi-finals

2 February 2013
Russia8–2Kazakhstan
Sweden10–2Finland

Match for third place

3 February 2013
Kazakhstan6–3Finland

Final

3 February 2013
Russia4–3Sweden

Final standings

1.Russia
2.Sweden
3.Kazakhstan
4.Finland
5.Norway
6.Belarus

Statistics

Goalscorers

21 goals

16 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

Division B

Group 1

Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
United States3300351+346
Canada32011416−24
Hungary31021119−82
Latvia3003428−240

All times local (UTC+1)

23 January 2013
United States10–1Canada
24 January 2013
Canada6–3Latvia
Hungary0–11United States
Latvia0–14United States
Canada7–3Hungary
25 January 2013
Hungary8–1Latvia

Group 2

Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Estonia3300228+146
Netherlands32011011−14
Japan31021019−92
Ukraine30031226−140

All times local (UTC+1)

24 January 2013
Estonia13–6Ukraine
Japan2–3Netherlands
Ukraine3–5Netherlands
Estonia3–0Japan
25 January 2013
Japan8–5Ukraine
Netherlands2–6Estonia

Knockout phase

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1United States8
A4Latvia4A4Latvia1
B1Estonia1A1United States4
A2Canada2
A2Canada8
A3Hungary7A3Hungary1
B2Netherlands1Third place
A4Latvia3
A3Hungary2

Final tour

Match for seventh place

25 January 2013
Japan6–5Ukraine
26 January 2013
Japan3–1Ukraine

Quarterfinals

25 January 2013
Hungary7–1Netherlands
Latvia4–1Estonia

Semifinals

26 January 2013
United States8–1Latvia
Canada8–1Hungary

Match for fifth place

26 January 2013
Netherlands1–2Estonia

Match for third place

26 January 2013
Latvia3–2Hungary

Final

26 January 2013
United States4–2Canada

Final standings

1.United States
2.Canada
3.Latvia
4.Hungary
5.Estonia
6.Netherlands
7.Japan
8.Ukraine

The USA will replace Belarus in group A next year.

External links

  • with Russian commentators (the game starts about 6:50 in)