| XXXIIIrd Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries |  Sweden Norway |
| Venues | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | 27 January–3 February |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia(7th title) |
Runners-up  | Sweden |
Third place  |  Kazakhstan |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Patrik Nilsson (21 goals) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Sergey Lomanov, Jr. |
The2013Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in internationalbandy, held between January 23 and February 3, 2013, inNorway andSweden.
14 countries participated in the 2013 championships:Belarus,Finland,Kazakhstan,Norway,Russia,Sweden (group A),Canada,Estonia,Japan,Hungary,Latvia, theNetherlands,Ukraine and theUnited States (group B). The B-group Championship was played inSapa Arena inVetlanda. The B-Group games were only played 2x30 minutes.[1]
| Vänersborg | Gothenburg | Trollhättan | Oslo | Vetlanda |
| Arena Vänersborg Capacity: 5,700 | Heden Arena Capacity: 5,700 | Slättbergshallen Capacity: 4,000 | Frogner stadion Capacity: 4,200 | Sapa Arena Capacity: 2,200 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 15 |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 15 | +42 | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 9 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 6 |
| Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 44 | −36 | 3 |
 Belarus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 96 | −90 | 0 |
All times local (UTC+1)
| 27 January 2013 | ||
| Sweden | 5–3 | Finland |
| Norway | 5–2 | Belarus |
| Russia | 6–4 | Kazakhstan |
| 28 January 2013 | ||
| Finland | 21–2 | Belarus |
| Norway | 0–12 | Russia |
| Sweden | 9–2 | Kazakhstan |
| 29 January 2013 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 10–1 | Norway |
| Finland | 3–6 | Russia |
| Sweden | 28–1 | Belarus |
| 30 January 2013 | ||
| Finland | 4–8 | Kazakhstan |
| Russia | 28–1 | Belarus |
| Sweden | 10–0 | Norway |
| 31 January 2013 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 14–0 | Belarus |
| Norway | 2–10 | Finland |
| Sweden | 7–5 | Russia |
| 2 February 2013 | ||
| Norway | 11–0 | Belarus |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February - | ||||||
| Russia | 8 | |||||
| 3 February - | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
| 2 February - | ||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||
| Sweden | 10 | |||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 February - | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 6 | |||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||
| 2 February 2013 | |||
| Russia | 8–2 | Kazakhstan | |
| Sweden | 10–2 | Finland |
| 3 February 2013 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 6–3 | Finland |
| 3 February 2013 | ||
| Russia | 4–3 | Sweden |
| 1. | Russia |
| 2. | Sweden |
| 3. | Kazakhstan |
| 4. | Finland |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Belarus |
Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 | 6 |
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 4 |
 Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 2 |
 Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 |
All times local (UTC+1)
| 23 January 2013 | ||
| United States | 10–1 | Canada |
| 24 January 2013 | ||
| Canada | 6–3 | Latvia |
| Hungary | 0–11 | United States |
| Latvia | 0–14 | United States |
| Canada | 7–3 | Hungary |
| 25 January 2013 | ||
| Hungary | 8–1 | Latvia |
Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Group A.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 6 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 |
All times local (UTC+1)
| 24 January 2013 | ||
| Estonia | 13–6 | Ukraine |
| Japan | 2–3 | Netherlands |
| Ukraine | 3–5 | Netherlands |
| Estonia | 3–0 | Japan |
| 25 January 2013 | ||
| Japan | 8–5 | Ukraine |
| Netherlands | 2–6 | Estonia |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 8 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Latvia | 4 | A4 | Latvia | 1 | |||||||||
| B1 | Estonia | 1 | A1 | United States | 4 | |||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 8 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Hungary | 7 | A3 | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| B2 | Netherlands | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A4 | Latvia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 25 January 2013 | ||
| Japan | 6–5 | Ukraine |
| 26 January 2013 | ||
| Japan | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| 25 January 2013 | ||
| Hungary | 7–1 | Netherlands |
| Latvia | 4–1 | Estonia |
| 26 January 2013 | ||
| United States | 8–1 | Latvia |
| Canada | 8–1 | Hungary |
| 26 January 2013 | ||
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Estonia |
| 26 January 2013 | ||
| Latvia | 3–2 | Hungary |
| 26 January 2013 | ||
| United States | 4–2 | Canada |
| 1. | United States |
| 2. | Canada |
| 3. | Latvia |
| 4. | Hungary |
| 5. | Estonia |
| 6. | Netherlands |
| 7. | Japan |
| 8. | Ukraine |
The USA will replace Belarus in group A next year.[2]