The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time.[1][2] Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).[3]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Sweden Hungary |
| Dates | 1 – 8 and 25 – 28 February |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland |
Runner-up  | Sweden |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points) |
Results edit
Finland became champion. For the first time ever the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.
Group A edit
First round edit
- 1 February
- Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2
- Russia–Norway 6–3
- 2 February
- Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10
- Sweden–Finland 7–1
- 3 February
- Finland–Norway 5–3
- Sweden–Russia 4–3
- 4 February
- Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4
- Russia–Finland 3–4
- 5 February
- Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7
- Sweden–Norway 6–6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 4 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round edit
Semifinals edit
- 7 February
- Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3
- Russia–Finland 3–4
Match for 3rd place edit
- 8 February
- Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2
Final edit
- 8 February
- Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)
Group B edit
First round edit
- 25 February
- Canada–USA 3–4
- Hungary–Estonia 2–3
- Belarus–Netherlands 7–0
- Estonia–Canada 2–6
- Hungary–USA 1–10
- 26 February
- Belarus–Estonia 2–1
- Netherlands–USA 0–12
- Belarus–Canada 3–2
- Estonia–USA 0–10
- Hungary–Netherlands 4–1
- 27 February
- Hungary–Belarus 4–2
- Netherlands–Canada 1–6
- Belarus–USA 1–6
- Netherlands–Estonia 0–6
- Hungary–Canada 3–3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 10 |
| 2 |  Belarus
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Canada
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 5 |
| 5 |  Estonia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-off matches edit
Match for 3rd place edit
- 28 February
Hungary–Canada 5–1
Final edit
- 28 February
USA–Belarus 7–0
References edit
- ^ The entire final
- ^ The decisive goal
- ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.