2010 Bandy World Championship


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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]

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 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.

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.

Moscow
Ice Palace Krylatskoye
Capacity: 8,000
 
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

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

Third place play-off

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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.

Fourth place play-off

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Second place play-off

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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]

  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