The 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship was held in China,[1] in the city of Chengde[2][3][4][5] on 9–13 January 2018.[6] This was the IXth Women's Bandy World Championship.
| 9th Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  China |
| City | Chengde |
| Venue | Chengde Mountain Resort |
| Dates | 9–13 January 2018 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (8th title) |
Runners-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 144 (7.58 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,060 (266 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Susanna Simola (11 goals) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Matilda Svenler |
While the highest number of participants in any previous tournament was 7, the organisers had thought out measures aimed at attracting 12 participating countries.[7] However, in the end the number of teams were 8, including the debutants Estonia and Switzerland, while Canada declined this year.[8] The matches were played on naturally frozen ice on the lake at Chengde Mountain Resort.[7]
Sweden and Russia met for the ninth time of nine possible in the final. For the eighth time Sweden won.
Venue
edit| Chengde Mountain Resort (UNESCO World Heritage Site) | |
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| Host venue | |
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| Location | China – Chengde |
| Constructed | Naturally frozen ice on the lake |
| Capacity | |
Group stage
editAll times are local (UTC+8).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | Qualifying match |
| Norway | 0–5 | Russia |
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| Report |
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| Sweden | 5–0 | United States |
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Larsson  5'Svenler 12'Johansson 16', 37'Erlandsson 52' |
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| United States | 0–4 | Norway |
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| Sweden | 9–0 | Norway |
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| Larsson 7' Johansson 11'Persson 14', 56', 57'Timan 23'Plan 39'Svenler 41'Widing 60' (p) |
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| Russia | 5–0 | United States |
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| Rodionova 5', 9', 17' K. Lipanova 23' (p)Mikhailova 37' |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | +46 | 6 | Qualifying match |
| 2 | China (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 | 5th place match |
| 3 |  Estonia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 | 7th place match |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | −50 | 0 |
| Estonia | 12–0 | Switzerland |
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| Report |
| Finland | 27–0 | Switzerland |
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| Report |
| Switzerland | 1–12 | China |
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| Report |
Knock-out stage
editBracket
editQualifying match
edit7th place match
edit5th place match
editSemifinals
editThird place match
editFinal
editFinal ranking
edit | Sweden |
 | Russia |
 | Norway |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Estonia |
| 8 | Switzerland |
Tournament awards
editThe following players was named the best in their position in the 2018 tournament:[9]
- MVP: Matilda Svenler
- Best goalkeeper: Linda Odén
- Best defender: Anna Widing
- Best midfielder: Olga Bogdanova
- Best forward: Olga Rodionova
References
edit- ↑ Admin (February 29, 2016). "USA hosts Bandy World Championship". the Norwegian American. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Women's World Bandy Championship awarded to China". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Rapport från internationella förbundets kongress - Svenska Bandyförbundet". svenskbandy.se. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "哈尔滨体育学院女子班迪球队赴美参加世界A组锦标赛 - 竞训新闻 - 哈尔滨体育学院". hrbipe.edu.cn. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ Federation of International Bandy: Tournaments Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 21 October 2017
- 1 2 "Женский ЧМ — в парке Императорской резиденции - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России". rusbandy.ru.
- ↑ http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.bandyforbundet.no/?p=21233 [dead link]
- ↑ "Best players by position 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship".