2004 Bandy World Championship

2004 Bandy World Championship

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
Matches played	31
Scoring leader(s)	Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points)
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The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition between 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] There were 11 bandy playing countries participating in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).^[3]

Results

Finland became champion. For the first time ever the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.

Group A

• Finland
• Sweden
• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• Norway

First round

• 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

Rank	Country	Pts	W	T	L	Bp	Bc	Diff
1	Sweden	7	3	1	0	31	12	+19
2	Russia	4	2	0	2	22	14	+8
3	Finland	4	2	0	2	13	20	−7
4	Kazakhstan	3	1	1	2	16	31	−15
5	Norway	2	0	2	2	16	21	−5

Final round

Semifinals

• 7 February

Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3

Russia–Finland 3–4

Match for 3rd place

• 8 February

Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2

Final

• 8 February

Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)

Group B

Group B was played in Budapest

• United States
• Belarus
• Hungary
• Canada
• Netherlands
• Estonia

First round

• 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

Rank	Country	Pts	W	T	L	Bp	Bc	Diff
1	United States	10	5	0	0	42	5	+37
2	Belarus	6	3	0	2	15	13	+2
3	Canada	5	2	1	2	20	13	+7
4	Hungary	5	2	1	2	14	19	−5
5	Estonia	4	2	0	3	12	20	−8
6	Netherlands	0	0	0	5	2	35	−33

Play-off matches

Match for 3rd place

• 28 February

Hungary–Canada 5–1

Final

• 28 February

USA–Belarus 7–0

References