Bandy World Championship 2009
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The Bandy World Championship 2009 was held between January 18 and January 25 in Västerås
, Sweden
. 13 countries participated in the 2009 championships: 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. 4 out of these were played on other sites than Västerås. 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 placed on the same recreation area in Västerås. The time in Västerås
is UTC+1.
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.
will stage 40 games. The other venues are:
Match 6th place Group B
Match 4th place Group B
FIB
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. 13 countries participated in the 2009 championships: Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
(group A) and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(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. 4 out of these were played on other sites than Västerås. Games were played in Solna
Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
and Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
. The main venues were ABB Arena Syd
ABB Arena
ABB Arena is the common name of the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena which was earlier called Rocklundahallen. "ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi arena mainly used for bandy but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Nord...
in Västerås, Sweden's largest indoor arena for bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
, and Hakonplan, an outdoor stadium. These two arenas are placed on the same recreation area in Västerås. The time in Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
is UTC+1.
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.
Venues
ABB Arena South and Hakonplan in VästeråsVästerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
will stage 40 games. The other venues are:
- Bergshamra IP, Solna
- Eskilstuna Isstadion, EskilstunaEskilstunaEskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
- Studenternas IPStudenternas IPStudenternas IP is a multi-use stadium in Uppsala, Sweden and the home arena for the football team IK Sirius. Studenternas IP has a total capacity of 6,000 spectators....
, UppsalaUppsala- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med... - Zinkensdamms IP, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
Rules
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.- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- If separation still is not possible, the score difference from all matches in the preliminary round is used.
- If teams still can't be separated, placing is done by drawing of lotsSortitionIn politics, sortition is the selection of decision makers by lottery. The decision-makers are chosen as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates....
.
- 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.
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to the semifinals (top 4 teams) | |
| Team will play in the qualification game (bottom 1 team) |
| Team | M | W | T | L | GF | GA | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 51 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 52 | |||
| 0 |
| January 18, 2009 12:00 ABB Arena South |
19 – 0 (7 – 0) |
| January 18, 2009 15:45 ABB Arena South |
8 – 1 (2 – 0) |
| January 18, 2009 19:00 ABB Arena South |
7 – 5 (6 – 3) |
| January 19, 2009 13:00 ABB Arena South |
14 – 2 (7 – 2) |
| January 19, 2009 16:30 ABB Arena South |
5 – 0 (3 – 0) |
| January 19, 2009 19:00 Eskilstuna Isstadion |
4 – 3 (0 – 2) |
| January 20, 2009 13:00 ABB Arena South |
1 – 12 (0 – 6) |
| January 20, 2009 16:30 ABB Arena South |
13 – 2 (6 – 1) |
| January 20, 2009 19:00 Bergshamra IP |
15 – 3 (8 – 0) |
| January 21, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena South |
5 – 6 (4 – 3) |
| January 21, 2009 19:30 Zinkensdamms IP |
2 – 2 (1 – 2) |
| January 21, 2009 19:30 ABB Arena South |
8 – 1 (4 – 1) |
| January 22, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena South |
13 – 3 (8 – 1) |
| January 22, 2009 17:00 ABB Arena South |
7 – 2 (3 – 1) |
| January 22, 2009 19:00 Studenternas IP Studenternas IP Studenternas IP is a multi-use stadium in Uppsala, Sweden and the home arena for the football team IK Sirius. Studenternas IP has a total capacity of 6,000 spectators.... |
15 – 3 (6 – 2) |
Semifinals
| January 24, 2009 15:30 ABB Arena South |
8 – 3 (5 – 3) |
| January 24, 2009 19:00 ABB Arena South |
10 – 4 (5 – 0) |
Match for 3rd place
| January 25, 2009 12:00 ABB Arena South |
5 – 7 (3 – 3) |
Final
| January 25, 2009 15:30 ABB Arena South |
6 – 1 (1 – 1) |
Preliminary round
| Team | M | W | T | L | GF | GA | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | |+69 | 12 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 38 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 47 | |||
| 2 |
| January 21, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan |
1 – 3 (1 – 0) |
| January 21, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena South |
1 – 1 (1 – 1) |
| January 21, 2009 11:30 Hakonplan |
4 – 3 (1 – 1) |
| January 21, 2009 14:00 Hakonplan |
0 – 17 (0 – 8) |
| January 21, 2009 14:30 ABB Arena South |
2 – 2 (1 – 0) |
| January 21, 2009 17:00 ABB Arena South |
0 – 5 (0 – 1) |
| January 21, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan |
0 – 12 (0 – 4) |
| January 22, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena South |
1 – 4 (0 – 0) |
| January 22, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan |
2 – 11 (1 – 4) |
| January 22, 2009 14:00 Hakonplan |
0 – 12 (0 – 8) |
| January 22, 2009 14:30 ABB Arena South |
9 – 0 (7 – 0) |
| January 22, 2009 16:30 Hakonplan |
1 – 4 (0 – 1) |
| January 22, 2009 20:00 ABB Arena South |
0 – 2 (0 – 0) |
| January 22, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan |
1 – 9 (1 – 7) |
| January 23, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan |
2 – 6 (1 – 1) |
| January 23, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena South |
16 – 1 (8 – 0) |
| January 23, 2009 11:30 ABB Arena South |
3 – 11 (0 – 7) |
| January 23, 2009 13:00 Hakonplan |
2 – 4 (0 – 2) |
| January 23, 2009 17:00 Hakonplan |
4 – 4 (3 – 0) |
| January 23, 2009 18:00 ABB Arena South |
9 – 1 (3 – 0) |
| January 23, 2009 20:00 Hakonplan |
6 – 4 (3 – 3) |
Final Tour
Match 2nd place Group B| January 24, 2009 09:00 ABB Arena South |
0 – 4 (0 – 2) |
Match 6th place Group B
| January 24, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan |
2 – 9 (2 – 2) |
Match 4th place Group B
| January 24, 2009 12:00 Hakonplan |
3 – 2 (1 – 2) |
Qualification for Group A
| January 25, 2009 09:00 Hakonplan |
3 – 1 (1 – 1) |
Ranking
Group B included| Pl. | Team | M | GF | GA | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 | 56 | 16 | 13 | |
| 2. | 7 | 74 | 19 | 11 | |
| 3. | 7 | 40 | 48 | 8 | |
| 4. | 7 | 28 | 47 | 4 | |
| 5. | 5 | 11 | 51 | 2 | |
| 6. | 6 | 19 | 53 | 2 | |
| 7. | 7 | 73 | 6 | 12 | |
| 8. | 7 | 42 | 17 | 10 | |
| 9. | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | |
| 10. | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | |
| 11. | 7 | 13 | 30 | 2 | |
| 12. | 7 | 17 | 49 | 4 | |
| 13. | 7 | 10 | 56 | 2 |
Top Scorer Group A
| Place | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joakim HedqvistJoakim Hedqvist Joakim Hedqvist , is a Swedish professional Bandy player, who currently plays for Edsbyns IF in Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy, with whom he has won 5 consecutive Swedish championships.... |
14 |
| 1 |  Jevgenij Ivanusjkin |
14 |
| 3 | Pavel Ryazantsev |
13 |
| 3 | Patrik Nilsson Patrik Nilsson Patrik Nilsson is a Swedish bandy player, currently with Hammarby IF Bandy in the Swedish Elitserien. Nilsson started playing bandy at Söderfors GoIF but left to play in the top division at Sandvikens AIK. He has played for the Swedish national bandy team. All of his appearances have been while he... |
13 |
| 3 |  Sami LaakkonenSami Laakkonen Sami Laakkonen is a Finnish Bandy player who currently plays for [Zorkij] as a forward. Sami was brought up by WP 35 but moved abroad to enhance his career... |
13 |
| 6 | Sergej Obuchov |
12 |
| 7 | Sergej Lomanov Jr |
9 |
| 7 |  Vyacheslav Bronnikov |
9 |
| 9 | Ivan Maksimov (bandy player) |
7 |
| 9 | Mikhail Sveshnikov |
7 |
| 9 | Rasmus Lindqvist |
7 |
Top Scorer Group B
| Place | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brandon Ellement |
14 |
| 1 |  Jon Keseley |
14 |
| 3 | Daren Richardson |
11 |
| 4 | Michael Hosfield |
10 |
| 5 | Brent Palmer |
9 |
| 6 | Steve Nelson Steve Nelson Steve Nelson may refer to:* Steve Nelson , New England Patriots football player* Steve Nelson , American musician* Steve Nelson , Communist Party member, Spanish Civil War veteran and U.S... |
8 |
| 7 |  Vassili Titarenko |
7 |
| 8 | Simon Lilla |
6 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Kuznetsov |
6 |
| 8 | Brett Gavrailoff |
6 |
Fairplay league Group A
| Place | Pen. min. | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120 | |
| 2 | 145 | |
| 3 | 165 | |
| 4 | 185 | |
| 5 | 245 | |
| 6 | 300 |
Fairplay league Group B
| Place | Pen. min. | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | |
| 2 | 90 | |
| 3 | 128 | |
| 4 | 129 | |
| 5 | 150 | |
| 5 | 150 | |
| 7 | 219 |
FIBFederation of International BandyThe Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. It was formed in 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has had its base in Sweden since 1979. The present offices are situated in Katrineholm....
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