2005 Bandy World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	30 January – 6 February
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Kazakhstan
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	32
Scoring leader(s)	Sergey Obukhov, Russia (20 points)
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The 2005 Bandy World Championship was played between 11 men's national bandy teams in Russia on 30 January-6 February 2005. Sweden became champions.^[1]

Squads

Group A

•  Russia
•  Finland
•  Sweden
•  Kazakhstan
•  Norway
•  United States

Premier tour

• 30 January
• 11.00  Finland –  Kazakhstan 2–2 (6–4 after penalties)
• 14.00  Sweden –  Norway 6–2
• 19.00  Russia –  United States 19–1
• 31 January
• 11.00  Kazakhstan –  Norway 19–1
• 14.00  United States –  Sweden 2–20
• 19.00  Finland –  Russia 2–6
• 1 February
• 11.00  Sweden –  Kazakhstan 7–5
• 14.00  United States –  Finland 0–15
• 19.00  Norway –  Russia 0–22
• 2 February
• 11.00  United States –  Kazakhstan 1–17
• 14.00  Norway –  Finland 3–11
• 19.00  Russia –  Sweden 5–3
• 4 February
• 11.00  Norway –  United States 7–2
• 14.00  Kazakhstan –  Russia 2–14
• 19.00  Sweden –  Finland 7–5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	66	8	+58	10
2	Sweden	5	4	0	1	43	19	+24	8
3	Finland	5	2	1	2	35	18	+17	5
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	1	2	35	25	+10	5
5	Norway	5	1	0	4	13	50	−37	2
6	United States	5	0	0	5	6	78	−72	0

Final Tour

Semifinals

• 5 February
• 16.00 Semifinal –  Russia –  Kazakhstan 10–3
• 19.00 Semifinal –  Sweden –  Finland, 6–2

Match for 3rd place

• 6 February
• 11.00  Finland –  Kazakhstan 3–5

Final

• 6 February
• 16.00  Russia –  Sweden 2–5

Group B

•  Belarus
•  Canada
•  Netherlands
•  Estonia
•  Hungary

Premier tour

• 30 January
• 10.00  Hungary –  Canada 2–9
• 13.00  Belarus –  Netherlands 6–1
• 31 January
• 10.00  Estonia –  Belarus 5–18
• 13.00  Netherlands –  Canada 1–8
• February 1
• 10.00  Canada –  Estonia 18–0
• 13.00  Hungary –  Netherlands 4–5
• February 2
• 10.00  Netherlands –  Estonia 9–1
• 13.00  Belarus –  Hungary 18–1
• February 4
• 10.00  Estonia –  Hungary 2–10
• 13.00  Canada –  Belarus 4–4 (6–7 after penalties)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belarus	4	3	1	0	46	11	+35	7
2	Canada	4	3	1	0	39	7	+32	7
3	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	16	19	−3	4
4	Hungary	5	1	0	4	17	34	−17	2
5	Estonia	4	0	0	4	8	55	−47	0

Play off matches

Match for 4th Place

• February 5
• 10.00  Hungary –  Estonia 2–3

Match for 2nd Place

• February 5
• 13.00  Canada –  Netherlands 12–3

A-group qualification match

• February 5
•  Belarus –  United States 6–3