Bandy World Championship 2010
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The Bandy World Championship 2010 was held between January 24 and January 31, 2010, in Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Russia
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. 11 countries participated in the 2010 championships: Finland
Finland
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, Kazakhstan
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, Norway
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, Russia
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, Sweden
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, the United States
United States
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(group A) and Canada
Canada
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, Hungary
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, Latvia
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, Mongolia
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and the Netherlands
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(group B).
The tournament was won by Sweden
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, beating Russia with 6-5 after sudden death. The standing was 5-5 after full time and the match winning goal was conceived by Daniel Mossberg, scoring in the 110:th minute. This was Sweden's 10th Championship victory in this the 29th Bandy World Championship. Russia won silver medals and Finland won bronze medals.
All matches were played in the indoor venue Sportivnyj Kompleks Krylatskoje in Moscow, Russia.
Preliminary round
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Finals
| Date | Match | Res. |
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| Semifinals | ||
| January 30 | - | 9-4 |
| - | 16-3 | |
| Match for 3rd place | ||
| January 31 | - | 4-3 |
| Final | ||
| January 31 | - | 5-6 |
Preliminary round
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Final tour
| Date | Match | Res. |
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| Match for 4th place | ||
| January 30 | - | 5-5 |
| Match for 2nd place | ||
| January 30 | - | 7-4 |
Qualifiers to Group A 2011
The team that finished last in Group A, the United StatesUnited States
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, and the winner in Group B, Canada
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, met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in next year's WC Group A. The match was won by 9-6 by the USA, thus secured another year in Group A.
| Date | Match | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| January 30 | - | 9-6 |