2018 Women's Bandy World Championship

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.

2018 Women's Bandy World Championship
IXth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates9–13 January
Teams8
Venue(s)Chengde Mountain Resort (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (8th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored144 (7.58 per match)
Attendance5,060 (266 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Susanna Simola
(11 goals)
MVP Matilda Svenler
← 2016
2020 →
Ice on the lake where the matches were played

While the record number of participants in previous tournaments is 7, the organisers had thought out measures with the goal to attract 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 be 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.

Squads
Main article: 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A
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
Source: Russian Bandy Federation
Norway 0–5 Russia
Report
  • Gurinchik  23', 50'
  • K. Lipanova  33' (p)
  • Mashinskaya  51'
  • Rodionova  55'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
Sweden 5–0 United States
Larsson  5'
Svenler  12'
Johansson  16', 37'
Erlandsson  52'		 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sofia Amosova
United States 0–4 Norway
Report
  • Kvaal-Knutsen  3'
  • Bjonge  27'
  • Krogsveen  33'
  • Selbekk  36'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
Russia 3–1 Sweden
Gurinchik  1', 2', 21' Report Svenler  57'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lisa Elg
Sweden 9–0 Norway
Larsson  7'
Johansson  11'
Persson  14', 56', 57'
Timan  23'
Plan  39'
Svenler  41'
Widing  60' (p)		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sofia Amosova
Russia 5–0 United States
Rodionova  5', 9', 17'
K. Lipanova  23' (p)
Mikhailova  37'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lisa Elg

Group B
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
Source: Russian Bandy Federation
(H) Host.
Finland 10–0 China
Report
Attendance: 350
Estonia 12–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 50
Finland 27–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 30
China 5–0 Estonia
Report
Attendance: 70
Switzerland  1–12 China
Report
Attendance: 180
Estonia 0–9 Finland
Report
Attendance: 100

Knock-out stage

Bracket
 
Qualifying matchSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
 Russia4
 
12 January
 
 Finland0
 
 United States2 (2)
 
13 January
 
 Finland (PSO)2 (3)
 
 Russia0
 
 
 Sweden1
 
 
12 January
 
 
 Sweden5
 
 
 Norway0 Third place
 
 
13 January
 
 
 Norway5
 
 
 Finland2
 

Qualifying match
United States 2–2 Finland
Stech  7'
Meuwissen  17'		 Report
  • Lohiniva  8'
  • Oravuo  23'
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

7th place match
Estonia 7–2  Switzerland
Jõemets  3'
Raku  5'
Tsupsman  7'
Ivanova  19' (p), 20', 27'
Aasma  22'		 Report Tüller  18', 23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lisa Elg

5th place match
United States 6–0 China
McGinty  4'
Fleming  13'
Meuwissen  28'
Reynolds  37'
Funk  54'
Stech  59'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sofia Amosova

Semifinals
Sweden 5–0 Norway
Johansson  2' (p)
Friman  30'
Bergvall  41'
Plan  55'
Svenler  58'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sofia Amosova
Russia 4–0 Finland
Gurinchik  7'
D. Lipanova  11'
Rodionova  15'
Mikhailova  46'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Third place match
Norway 5–2 Finland
Holm  23' (p)
Kvaal-Knutsen  49', 52'
Krogsveen  69'
Selbekk  86'		 Report
  • Nykänen  9'
  • Lohiniva  39'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Final
Russia 0–1 Sweden
Report Johansson  43'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lisa Elg

Final ranking
 Sweden
 Russia
 Norway
4 Finland
5 United States
6 China
7 Estonia
8  Switzerland

Tournament awards
  • MVP: Matilda Svenler
  • Best goalkeeper: Linda Odén
  • Best defender: Anna Widing
  • Best midfielder: Olga Bogdanova
  • Best forward: Olga Rodionova

References
  1. Admin (February 29, 2016). "USA hosts Bandy World Championship". the Norwegian American. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. "Women's World Bandy Championship awarded to China". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. "Rapport från internationella förbundets kongress - Svenska Bandyförbundet". svenskbandy.se. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. "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. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
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