2023 Bandy World Championship

Bandy tournament in Sweden

2023 Bandy World ChampionshipXLII Bandy World Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Sweden
City| Växjö (Åby)
Venue(s)| Eriksson Arena (in 1 host city)
Dates| 28 March – 2 April (Division A)
24–27 March (Division B)
Teams| 5 (Division A) and 6 (Division B)
Final positions
Champions |  Sweden (13th title)
Runner-up |  Finland
Third place |  Norway
Fourth place|  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played| 33
Goals scored| 274 (8.3 per game)
Attendance| 5,542 (168 per game)
Scoring leader(s)| Division A
Christoffer Edlund
(12 goals)
MVP|  Martin Landström
Official website
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The 2023 Bandy World Championship was an international bandy tournament between bandy playing nations. The tournament was played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden. Two separate tournaments for men's national teams and women's national teams took place.[1] This Bandy World Championship marked an important development for the sport at the international level. For the first time the men's world championships took place at the same time and in the same arena as the Women's Bandy World Championship which served as the international female equivalent for the sport known as the 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship. This article deals chiefly with the men's world competition.

According to original plans, the 2023 championship tournament would have been hosted by Russia, but since Russia is excluded from international play due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the idea was brought forward during autumn of 2022 that a world championship should be arranged in Sweden instead. With the permission of the Federation of International Bandy, the Swedish Bandy Association therefore sent an invitation, in the form of an inquiry of interest, to all countries which at the 2019 Bandy World Championship qualified to compete in the A Division of the next world championship, except Russia. Countries invited are thus Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, United States, Germany, Estonia, and Hungary.[2][3]

The national men's bandy teams from Latvia and Estonia decided not to participate in the 2023 tournament. Other member national bandy federations which had previously competed but would not compete in 2023 stated costs as the main factor preventing them from participating in the event.[citation needed]

No A Division of a world championship has been played since 2019, which is why the qualification at that year's championship has been the basis for the invitations. In 2020 the A Division was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021 there was no world championship at all for the same reason. The 2022 Bandy World Championship was to be played in Russia, but it was cancelled since most countries did not want to play in or against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Four national teams decided to withdraw after the invasion began.[4]

## Venues

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All matches were played in Eriksson Arena, Åby.

Åby

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Both men's and women's games take place in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden

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Åby
Venue
Eriksson Arena
Capacity: 2,000
Founded  | 13 November 2019

## Doping detection dog

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The world's first doping detection dog will be present for the tournament, an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel named Molly. Molly will be used to detect certain banned substances that are not allowed as per the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list.[5]

## Squads

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Main article: 2023 Bandy World Championship squads

## Qualified nations

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### Division A

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Finland
Kazakhstan
Norway
Sweden
USA

### Division B

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Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands
Slovakia
Switzerland

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## Division A

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### Preliminary round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Sweden (H) | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 43  | 5  | +38  | 7  | Final
2  |  Finland | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 31  | 6  | +25  | 7
3  |  Norway | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 23  | 26  | −3  | 4  | Third place game
4  |  Kazakhstan | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 28  | −19  | 2
5  |  United States | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 46  | −41  | 0  |

Source: FIB
(H) Hosts

28 March

10:30

United States | 0–14|  Finland

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| Report |

* Tero Liimatainen 11'
* Kalle Lempinen 17'
* Riku Hämäläinen 25'
* Jimi Heinonen 32',  55'
* Teemu Määttä 45',  47'
* Casper Hänninen 50'
* Emil Fedorov 52',  54'
* Jaakko Hyvönen 69'
* Niklas Holopainen 72'
* Tommi Määttä 80'
* Topi Saukkonen 82'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 160

Referee: Mats Eriksson

28 March

13:30

Norway | 2–16|  Sweden

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* Nikolai Rustad Jensen 75'
* Fredrik Nordby 78'

| Report |

* Erik Pettersson 3'
* Dennis Henriksen 8'
* Martin Landström 10', 36'
* Martin Karlsson 13', 73'
* Oskar Wikblad 23',  27',  43',  45',  77'
* Albin Airisniemi 41'
* Christoffer Edlund 49' 60',  69'
* Joel Broberg 90'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 163

Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson

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29 March

12:00

Finland | 8–1|  Kazakhstan

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* Jimi Heinonen 10'
* Jaakko Hyvönen 17',  31'
* Emil Fedorov 27'
* Riku Hämäläinen 46'
* Tuomas Liukkonen 82',  83'
* Kalle Lempinen 83'

| Report |

* Rauan Issaliyev 33'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 25

Referee: Jonas Kandell

29 March

16:30

Sweden | 13–1|  United States

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* Albin Airisniemi 1',  21'
* Christoffer Edlund 5',  18',  37',  46',  51',  83'
* Martin Landström 33',  36'
* Erik Pettersson 47'
* Christoffer Fagerström 53'
* Joel Broberg 85'

| Report |

* Daren Richardson 45'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 163

Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson

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30 March

10:00

Finland | 7–3|  Norway

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* Emil Fedorov 9',  17',  34',  78',  83'
* Kalle Lempinen 45'
* Tero Liimatainen 47'

| Report |

* Petter Yngve Löining K 36'
* Nikolai Rustad Jensen 41'
* Fritiof Hagberg 79'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 94

Referee: Jonas Kandell

30 March

16:30

Kazakhstan | 7–2|  United States

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* Rauan Issaliyev 4',  85'
* Kuanysh Temiralin 19',  28'
* Maxim Utebaliyev 45',  86'
* Petr Gribanov 57'

| Report |

* Evan Richardson 33'
* Mikael Lickteig 80'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 82

Referee: Mats Eriksson

* * *

31 March

12:30

Kazakhstan | 1–6|  Norway

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* Denis Maximenko 42'

| Report |

* Petter Yngve Löining 6',  22',  28'
* Markus Fremstad 14'
* Tobias Tinius Mofjell 72'
* Fritiof Hagberg 88'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 103

Referee: Mats-Olof Gustaffson

31 March

19:00

Sweden | 2–2|  Finland

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* Martin Karlsson 2',  58'

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* Jimi Heinonen 19',  51'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 1,009

Referee: Mats Eriksson

* * *

1 April

11:30

United States | 2–12|  Norway

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* Mikael Lickteig 81'
* Kevin Brown 90'

| Report |

* Felix Callander 1'
* Fredrik Nordby 25',  65',  89'
* Markus Fremstad 28'
* Petter Yngve Löining 37'
* Fritiof Hagberg 39',  62'
* Alv Sandaroe 44'
* Nikolai Rustad Jensen 58',  84'
* Tobias Tinius Mofjell 91'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 192

Referee: Jonas Kandell

1 April

16:30

Kazakhstan | 0–12|  Sweden

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| Report |

* Martin Karlsson 1'
* Dennis Henriksen 14'
* Erik Pettersson 30',  79'
* Christoffer Edlund 36',  88'
* Christoffer Fagerström 57',  60'
* Ted Hedell 59'
* Joel Broberg 65'
* Oskar Wikblad 86',  90'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 478

Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson

### Final Round

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#### Third place game

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2 April

10:15

Norway | 5–1|  Kazakhstan

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* Nikolai Rustad Jensen 3',  9',  43',  90'
* Fredrik Nordby 78'

| Report |

* Samat Amanshin 35'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 223

Referee: Jonas Kandell

#### Final

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2 April

16:30

Sweden | 3–1|  Finland

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* Martin Landström 26'
* Joel Broberg 41'
* Christoffer Edlund 43'

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* Teemu Määttä 35'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 1,946

Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson

### Final ranking

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Rank | Team

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|  Sweden
|  Finland
|  Norway
4 |  Kazakhstan
5 |  United States

### Awards

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Best players selected by the directorate:[6]

* Best Goaltender:  Kimmo Kyllönen
* Best Defenceman:  Linus Pettersson
* Best Midfielder:  Martin Landström
* Best Forward:  Erik Pettersson
* MVP:  Martin Landström

## Division B

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### Preliminary round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Germany | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 32  | 16  | +16  | 8  | Semi-finals
2  |  Netherlands | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 31  | 10  | +21  | 8
3  |  Hungary | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 24  | 12  | +12  | 6
4  |  Slovakia | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 18  | −1  | 5
5  |  Czech Republic | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 21  | −8  | 3  | 5th–6th place game
6  |  Switzerland | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 42  | −40  | 0

Source: FIB

24 March

9:00

Netherlands | 11–0|  Switzerland

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* William Reuser 5',  21',  45',  48',  51'
* Robin Cras 12',  57'
* Sander Heinsbroek 13'
* Alexander Cras 33'
* Hidde Bakker 46'
* Sverre Tveitan 55'

| Report |

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 25

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

24 March

11:00

Germany | 4–6|  Slovakia

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* David Kall 24',  38'
* Maximilian Fichter 43'
* Michael Dunaev 30'

| Report |

* Martin Grell 5',  13',  28'
* Oliver Šanko 22',  54'
* Michal Klejna 60'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 23

Referee: Anti Malaska

24 March

13:00

Hungary | 7–0|  Czech Republic

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* Robert Thelin 1',  43',  59',  61'
* Balázs Gáspár 7'
* Dennis Pacsay 42'
* André Berglönn 53'

| Report |

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 21

Referee: Niclas Schultz

24 March

16:00

Slovakia | 1–6|  Netherlands

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* Damián Iglovský 61'

| Report |

* Sverre Tveitan 5'
* Jordan Braam 20'
* Alexander Cras 36',  53'
* Robin Cras 46'
* Joris Vriezen 56'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 32

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

24 March

18:00

Czech Republic | 3–6|  Germany

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* Marek Mastik 15'
* Ondrej Suk 43'
* Jan Petr 55'

| Report |

* Bernhard Luttke 13'
* Michael Dunaev 32',  49',  51'
* Niklas Kvamme-elger 39'
* Sergej Naab 59'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 31

Referee: Anti Malaska

24 March

20:00

Switzerland | 1–7|  Hungary

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* Jari Koponen 24'

| Report |

* Dennis Pacsay 11',  38'
* Jesper Nagy 21'
* Robert Thelin 27'
* Péter Jankovics 45'
* Boldizsár Béres 49',  57'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 43

Referee: Niklas Schultz

* * *

25 March

8:00

Germany | 6–3|  Hungary

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* Michael Dunaev 3',  24'
* Alexander Kolyagin 18',  32',  35',  53'

| Report |

* Robert Thelin 14'
* Jesper Nagy 25'
* Dennis Pacsay 58'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 28

Referee: Anti Malaska

25 March

10:00

Slovakia | 7–1|  Switzerland

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* Imrich Tarnoczy 6',  59'
* Stanislav Opavský 7',  21',  52'
* Julius Sinkovic 19',  15'

| Report |

* Jari Koponen 43'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 19

Referee: Niclas Schultz

25 March

12:00

Czech Republic | 1–6|  Netherlands

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* Renee Skala 34'

| Report |

* William Reuser 4',  20'
* Robin Cras 14'
* Mees van Wijchen 37'
* Sverre Tveitan 53'
* Jordan Braam 61'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 53

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

25 March

15:00

Slovakia | 1–5|  Hungary

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* Martin Grell 42'

| Report |

* Balázs Gáspár 11'
* Robert Thelin 19',  36'
* Dennis Pacsay 21'
* Jesper Nagy 44'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 42

Referee: Anti Malaska

25 March

17:00

Switzerland | 0–7|  Czech Republic

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| Report |

* Renee Skala 9',  26',  40'
* Jakub Sarse 29'
* Jiri Doskocil 34'
* Michal Knapek 48'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 86

Referee: Niklas Schultz

25 March

19:00

Netherlands | 4–6|  Germany

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* William Reuser 8',  24'
* Stan Vroon 10'
* Sverre Tveitan 15'

| Report |

* Elias Hjortenhed 5'
* Alexander Kolyagin 11',  31',  53'
* Anatoli Elenski 39'
* Michael Dunaev 57'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 83

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

* * *

26 March

8:00

Czech Republic | 2–2|  Slovakia

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* Renee Skala 28', Tomas Benak 30'

| Report |

* Michal Klejna 35', Oliver Šanko 63'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 18

Referee: Niklas Schultz

26 March

10:00

Germany | 10–0|  Switzerland

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* Alexander Kolyagin 3',  4'
* Michael Dunaev 6',  13'
* Anatoli Elenski 15',  29'
* Sergej Naab 19'
* Elias Hjortenhed 28',  53'
* Bernhard Luttke 40'

| Report |

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 62

Referee: Jakob Liljegren

26 March

12:00

Netherlands | 4–2|  Hungary

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* William Reuser 6',  25',  59'
* Wessel Hole-Ruigrok 49'

| Report |

* André Berglönn 27'
* Robert Thelin 53'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 80

Referee: Anti Malaska

### Final Round

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#### Semi-finals

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26 March

17:00

Germany | 8–5|  Slovakia

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* David Kall 3',  49'
* Alexander Kolyagin 8',  14',  18'
* Michael Dunaev 21',  50'
* Alexander Kolyagin 60'

| Report |

* Imrich Tarnoczy 1'
* Oliver Šanko 28'
* Michal Klejna 31'
* Julius Sinkovic 52'
* Peter Benes 57'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 40

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

26 March

19:00

Netherlands | 0–2|  Hungary

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| Report |

* Dennis Pacsay 1'
* Balázs Kocsány 52'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 55

Referee: Anti Malaska

#### 5th–6th place game

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26 March

15:00

Czech Republic | 4–2|  Switzerland

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* Renee Skala 14',  31'
* Jiri Doskocil 16'
* Simon Vresansky 35'

| Report |

* Patrik Meyer 1'
* Gian Luca Beeler 57'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 23

Referee: Niclas Schultz

* * *

27 March

13:00

Switzerland | 2–4|  Czech Republic

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* Vitaly Iglin 21'
* Gian Luca Beeler 35'

| Report |

* Renee Skala 2',  60'
* Tomas Benak 6'
* Lukas Bretzina 28'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 7

Referee: Niclas Schultz

#### Third place game

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27 March

15:00

Slovakia | 0–4|  Netherlands

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| Report |

* William Reuser 19'
* Robin Cras 47'
* Alexander Cras 56'
* Sverre Tveitan 60'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 51

Referee: Anti Malaska

#### Final

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27 March

17:00

Germany | 1–2|  Hungary

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* Michael Dunaev 29'

| Report |

* Dennis Pacsay 60',  63'

Eriksson Arena, Åby

Attendance: 82

Referee: Jacob Liljegren

### Final ranking

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Rank | Team

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|  Hungary
|  Germany
|  Netherlands
4 |  Slovakia
5 |  Czech Republic
6 |  Switzerland

## Sources

[edit]

1. ^ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2023 – FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN!
2. ^ "Förbundet: Herr-VM kan spelas i Sverige" (in Swedish). Bandypuls. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
3. ^ "Herr-VM i bandy kan spelas i Sverige 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
4. ^ Michael Houston (5 February 2023). "Men's and women's teams confirmed for 2023 Bandy World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
5. ^ "Molly the world's first doping dog is coming to the World Championship!". worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
6. ^ "2023 FIB World Championship Men Group A". FIB. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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