2009 Bandy World Championship

2009 Bandy World Championship

XXIXth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	18–25 January 2009
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Joakim Hedqvist & Yevgeny Ivanushkin[1] (14 goals)
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The Bandy World Championship 2009 was held from 18 to 25 January in Västerås, Sweden. Men's teams from 13 countries participated in the 2009 competition: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia, the Netherlands and the United States (group B). Belarus retained their place in group A by beating the United States in a play-off in the previous tournament held in 2008. 44 games were played. Four out of these were played on sites other than Västerås. Those games were played in Solna, Stockholm, Eskilstuna and Uppsala. The main venues were ABB Arena Syd in Västerås, Sweden's largest indoor arena for bandy, and Hakonplan, an outdoor stadium. These two arenas are in the same recreation area in Västerås, Rocklunda sports park.

The six teams of Group A competed for the championship, while the seven teams in Group B competed for a chance to play in Group A in 2010. Sweden defeated Russia in the final, 6–1, to take the gold medal. Finland took the bronze, while Kazakhstan and Norway earned fourth and fifth places, respectively. Belarus, after finishing at the bottom of the Group A pool, had to face the winner of the Group B pool to retain its place in the championship group for the next year. For the fifth straight year, Belarus beat the United States in this match.^[2]

ABB Arena Syd and Hakonplan in Västerås staged 40 games. The other venues were:

• Bergshamra IP, Solna
• Eskilstuna Isstadion, Eskilstuna
• Studenternas IP, Uppsala
• Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm

Team rosters are limited to 17 players in each game, with 11 playing and 6 reserves at a time. Game durations are 90 minutes for Group A matches and 60 minutes for Group B matches, in each case divided into equal halves.

1. Group A, the World Cup Championship, starts as a single-match round robin league. The top four teams advance to the semifinals, where the team placed as number 1 meets number 4, and number 2 meets number 3. The two winners advance to the final, while the losers play a bronze match.
2. Group B also begins with a round robin. The winner of the preliminary round plays against the last-place team from Group A for the right to play in Group A in 2010. The remaining teams are paired off for placement matches.
3. No game can end with a draw—if a preliminary round match is tied after regulation, or a playoff match is tied after extra time, a penalty stroke competition is arranged. Each team takes five penalty shots, with different strikers. If it is still a draw, the penalty shots will continue one by one until a decisive result has been attained. Regardless of the result of the penalty strokes, the game is counted as a draw in the table for preliminary pool matches.
4. The number of points is decisive for placing in the preliminary round. Two points are scored for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
   1. Should the number of points be equal for two teams, the result between those two teams (including penalty strokes, if necessary) in the preliminary round is decisive.
   2. Should the number of points be equal for three or four teams, the score difference among tied teams is the first tie-breaker followed by goals scored. Only regulation time goals are counted, not penalty strokes. If this leaves two teams still tied, the tie between the two remaining teams is broken by head-to-head result.
   3. If separation still is not possible, the score difference from all matches in the preliminary round is used.
   4. If teams still can't be separated, placing is done by drawing of lots.
5. All matches following the preliminary round are to be played until the winner is decided. If it is a draw after 90 or 60 minutes the match shall be extended with sudden death overtime, with two halves of 15 minutes. If it is still a draw, penalty strokes will be used.

^[3]

	Team advanced to the semifinals (top 4 teams)
	Team will play in the qualification game (bottom 1 team)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	5	4	1	0	42	12	+30	9
Russia	5	4	1	0	63	9	+54	9
Finland	5	3	0	2	29	25	+4	6
Kazakhstan	5	2	0	3	20	32	−12	4
Norway	5	1	0	4	11	51	−40	2
Belarus	5	0	0	5	16	52	−36	0

January 18, 2009 12:00 ABB Arena Syd

Russia

19 – 0 (7–0)

Norway

January 18, 2009 15:45 ABB Arena Syd

Sweden

8 – 1 (2–0)

Finland

January 18, 2009 19:00 ABB Arena Syd

Kazakhstan

7 – 5 (6–3)

Belarus

January 19, 2009 13:00 ABB Arena Syd

Russia

14 – 2 (7–2)

Belarus

January 19, 2009 16:30 ABB Arena Syd

Finland

5 – 0 (3–0)

Norway

January 19, 2009 19:00 Eskilstuna Isstadion

Sweden

4 – 3 (0–2)

Kazakhstan

January 20, 2009 13:00 ABB Arena Syd

Belarus

1 – 12 (0–6)

Finland

January 20, 2009 16:30 ABB Arena Syd

Russia

13 – 2 (6–1)

Kazakhstan

January 20, 2009 19:00 Bergshamra IP

Sweden

15 – 3 (8–0)

Norway

January 21, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena Syd

Belarus

5 – 6 (4–3)

Norway

January 21, 2009 19:30 Zinkensdamms IP

Sweden

2 – 2 (1–2)

Russia

January 21, 2009 19:30 ABB Arena Syd

Finland

8 – 1 (4–1)

Kazakhstan

January 22, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena Syd

Sweden

13 – 3 (8–1)

Belarus

January 22, 2009 17:00 ABB Arena Syd

Kazakhstan

7 – 2 (3–1)

Norway

January 22, 2009 19:00 Studenternas IP

Russia

15 – 3 (6–2)

Finland

January 24, 2009 15:30 ABB Arena Syd

Sweden

8 – 3 (5–3)

Kazakhstan

January 24, 2009 19:00 ABB Arena Syd

Russia

10 – 4 (5–0)

Finland

January 25, 2009 12:00 ABB Arena Syd

Kazakhstan

5 – 7 (3–3)

Finland

January 25, 2009 15:30 ABB Arena Syd

Sweden

6 – 1 (1–1)

Russia

Statistics for goalscorers during Bandy World Championships 2009.^[4]

14 goals

13 goals

12 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	6	6	0	0	72	3	+69	12
Estonia	6	5	0	1	29	24	+5	10
Canada	6	4	0	2	38	17	+21	8
Latvia	6	3	0	3	13	23	−10	6
Netherlands	6	0	2	4	11	28	−17	2
Mongolia	6	0	2	4	9	38	−29	2
Hungary	6	0	2	4	8	47	−39	2

January 21, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan

Netherlands

1 – 3 (1–0)

Latvia

January 21, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena Syd

Hungary

1 – 1 (1–1)

Mongolia

January 21, 2009 11:30 Hakonplan

Estonia

4 – 3 (1–1)

Canada

January 21, 2009 14:00 Hakonplan

Hungary

0 – 17 (0–8)

United States

January 21, 2009 14:30 ABB Arena Syd

Mongolia

2 – 2 (1–0)

Netherlands

January 21, 2009 17:00 ABB Arena Syd

Latvia

0 – 5 (0–1)

Canada

January 21, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan

Estonia

0 – 12 (0–4)

United States

January 22, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena Syd

Netherlands

1 – 4 (0–0)

Estonia

January 22, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan

Mongolia

2 – 11 (1–4)

Canada

January 22, 2009 14:00 Hakonplan

Hungary

0 – 12 (0–8)

Canada

January 22, 2009 14:30 ABB Arena Syd

United States

9 – 0 (7–0)

Latvia

January 22, 2009 16:30 Hakonplan

Mongolia

1 – 4 (0–1)

Estonia

January 22, 2009 20:00 ABB Arena Syd

Hungary

0 – 2 (0–0)

Latvia

January 22, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan

Netherlands

1 – 9 (1–7)

United States

January 23, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan

Netherlands

2 – 6 (1–1)

Canada

January 23, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena Syd

United States

16 – 1 (8–0)

Mongolia

January 23, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena Syd

Hungary

3 – 11 (0–7)

Estonia

January 23, 2009 13:00 Hakonplan

Mongolia

2 – 4 (0–2)

Latvia

January 23, 2009 17:00 Hakonplan

Hungary

4 – 4 (3–0)

Netherlands

January 23, 2009 18:00 ABB Arena Syd

United States

9 – 1 (3–0)

Canada

January 23, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan

Estonia

6 – 4 (3–3)

Latvia

Match 2nd place Group B

January 24, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena Syd

Estonia

0 – 4 (0–2)

Canada

Match 6th place Group B

January 24, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan

Hungary

2 – 9 (2–2)

Mongolia

Match 4th place Group B

January 24, 2009 12:00 Hakonplan

Latvia

3 – 2 (1–2)

Netherlands

January 25, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan

Belarus

3 – 1 (1–1)

United States

Group B included

Pl.	Team	M	GF	GA	P
1.	Sweden	7	56	16	13
2.	Russia	7	74	19	11
3.	Finland	7	40	48	8
4.	Kazakhstan	7	28	47	4
5.	Norway	5	11	51	2
6.	Belarus	6	19	53	2
7.	United States	7	73	6	12
8.	Canada	7	42	17	10
9.	Estonia	7	29	28	10
10.	Latvia	7	16	25	8
11.	Netherlands	7	13	30	2
12.	Mongolia	7	17	49	4
13.	Hungary	7	10	56	2

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