2020 Bandy World Championship
XLth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
CityIrkutsk
Venue(s)5 (in 2 host cities)
Dates
  • Division A:
    Cancelled[1]
  • Division B:
    1–6 March 2020
Teams
  • Division A:
    8
  • Division B:
    10

The 2020 Bandy World Championship was to be an international sports tournament between men's national teams among bandy playing nations. It was to be the fortieth Bandy World Championship. While the Division B tournament was held from 1 to 6 March 2020,[2] the Division A tournament was postponed a number of times and finally cancelled on 1 March 2022.

The Division A tournament was supposed to be held from 29 March to 5 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The Division A tournament was cancelled on 15 September 2020.[4] The FIB later announced that the 2020 Division A tournament in Irkutsk would be finalised in October 2021, and the subsequent World Championship in Syktyvkar would be played in 2022. On 24 August 2021, Sweden announced its withdrawals from the competition, due to the continued threat of COVID-19. Finland and Norway had already made the same decisions earlier.[5] Subsequently, on 30 August 2021, the FIB decided to postpone the championships once again, now to March - April 2022,[6] which would be the 2022 Bandy World Championship.

Host selection

The 2019 tournament was originally supposed to be held in Irkutsk in Russia,[7] but the decision was reconsidered [8] due to a failure to meet the demands on an arena accepted for international play[9] and the tournament was held in Vänersborg in Sweden instead.[10]

For 2020, the new Arena Baikal will be ready for play, and therefore, this year's world championship will be held in Irkutsk. Some games will probably be played in surrounding cities too.[11]

The last time the World Championship was held in Irkutsk, was in 2014.

Venues

Qualified nations

Based on the nations taking part in the last world championship tournament and the qualification made there, the following nations were foreseen to participate.

Division A

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place game
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
A4
 
 
 
B1
 
 
 
 
A1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A3
 
 
 
B2
 
 
 
 
A2Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

A4CancelledB1
Syktyvkar
A3CancelledB2
Syktyvkar

Seventh place game

B3CancelledB4
Syktyvkar

Fifth place game

Cancelled
Syktyvkar

Semifinals

Cancelled
Syktyvkar
Cancelled
Syktyvkar

Third place game

Cancelled
Syktyvkar

Final

Cancelled
Syktyvkar

Division B

2020–21 Bandy World Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Dates1–6 March 2020
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Hungary
Runner-up  Ukraine
Third place  Slovakia
Fourth place Mongolia
Tournament statistics
Games played34
Goals scored176 (5.18 per game)
Attendance8,988 (264 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Hungary Linus Schellin
(10 goals)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 4 4 0 0 17 3 +14 8 Quarterfinals
2  Ukraine 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3  Netherlands 4 1 2 1 12 7 +5 4
4  Czech Republic 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 3
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 4 2 21 −19 0 9th place game
Source: FIB
Czech Republic 0–2 Ukraine
Report
Zenit Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 250
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko
Netherlands 2–3 Hungary
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Netherlands 2–2 Czech Republic
Report
Penalties
4–3
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 215
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell
Hungary 7–0  Switzerland
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 700
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal
Netherlands 2–2 Ukraine
Report
Penalties
2–4
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov
Czech Republic 4–1  Switzerland
Report
Zenit Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 150
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko
Hungary 5–1 Czech Republic
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 250
Referee: Canada Brendan Burnell
Ukraine 4–1  Switzerland
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 298
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov
Hungary 2–0 Ukraine
Report
Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov
Attendance: 154
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Netherlands 6–0  Switzerland
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 146
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mongolia 4 4 0 0 18 1 +17 8 Quarterfinals
2  Slovakia 4 3 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3  Latvia 4 2 0 2 13 7 +6 4
4  Japan 4 1 0 3 11 6 +5 2
5  Somalia 4 0 0 4 0 38 −38 0 9th place game
Source: FIB
Latvia 0–4 Slovakia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 240
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal
Mongolia 10–0 Somalia
Report
Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov
Attendance: 380
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov
Japan 9–0 Somalia
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 650
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko
Slovakia 0–4 Mongolia
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 250
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell
Latvia 11–0 Somalia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 32
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Japan 1–2 Mongolia
Report
Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov
Attendance: 154
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal
Slovakia 8–0 Somalia
Report
Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov
Attendance: 184
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko
Japan 1–2 Latvia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 168
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Japan 0–2 Slovakia
Report
Zenit Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 160
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal
Latvia 0–2 Mongolia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 180
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 March
 
 
 Hungary4
 
5 March
 
 Japan1
 
 Hungary5
 
4 March
 
 Slovakia0
 
 Netherlands2
 
6 March
 
 Slovakia3
 
 Hungary4
 
4 March
 
 Ukraine1
 
 Czech Republic1
 
5 March
 
 Mongolia2
 
 Mongolia1
 
4 March
 
 Ukraine3 Third place
 
 Ukraine5
 
6 March
 
 Latvia1
 
 Slovakia3
 
 
 Mongolia2
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
5 March
 
 
 Japan2 (1)
 
6 March
 
 Netherlands (pen.)2 (3)
 
 Netherlands (OT)5
 
5 March
 
 Latvia4
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 
 Latvia3
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 March
 
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Czech Republic1

Quarterfinals

Hungary 4–1 Japan
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 200
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal
Czech Republic 1–2 Mongolia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 102
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell
Netherlands 2–3 Slovakia
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Ukraine 5–1 Latvia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 34
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko

5–8th place semifinals

Japan 2–2 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
1–3
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 125
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko
Czech Republic 1–3 Latvia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 97
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov

Semifinals

Hungary 5–0 Slovakia
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 32
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell
Mongolia 1–3 Ukraine
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 367
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal

Ninth place game

Somalia 0–10  Switzerland
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 102
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck
Switzerland 4–1 Somalia
Report
Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov
Attendance: 142
Referee: Kazakhstan Andrey Piunov

Switzerland won 14–1 on aggregate.

Seventh place game

Japan 3–1 Czech Republic
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 102
Referee: Canada Brenden Burnell

Fifth place game

Netherlands 5–4 (OT) Latvia
Report
Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 114
Referee: Czech Republic Radek Kopal

Third place game

Slovakia 3–2 Mongolia
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 256
Referee: Russia Rodion Yarovenko

Final

Hungary 4–1 Ukraine
Report
Trud Stadium, Irkutsk
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: Sweden Andreas Rönnbäck

Final ranking

Rank Team
1  Hungary Increase
2  Ukraine
3  Slovakia
4  Mongolia
5  Netherlands
6  Latvia
7  Japan
8  Czech Republic
9   Switzerland
10  Somalia

References

  1. ^ The 2020 BWC Division A tournament was to be held from 29 March to 5 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2020 BWC Division B was contested from 1 to 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "World Championship Men – Group B" (PDF). FIB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "World Championship moves to October!". FIB. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "World Championship 2020 cancelled!". FIB. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Sweden and Finland refrain from parcitipating in Irkutsk". Federation of International Bandy. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "FIB - FIB-decisions regarding upcoming international tournaments!". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Annual Congress in Sandviken, Sweden on Jan 30 2017 2017-01-28" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ^ "ЧМ в Иркутске будет перенесен" [World Cup in Irkutsk will be rescheduled]. rusbandy.ru (in Russian). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Борис Скрынник: Иркутск сможет принять ЧМ-2020, если даст гарантии строительства арены" [Boris Skrynnik: Irkutsk will be able to take the World Cup 2020, if it gives guarantees of arena construction]. rusbandy.ru (in Russian). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Klart: Bandy VM 2019 till Vänersborg". 2 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Bandy VM 2023 i Växjö och Åby". Bandy VM 2023 i Sverige. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The Chinese national team will not participate in the World Bandy Championship in Irkutsk". baikal-bandy.ru. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Great Britain withdraw from Irkutsk!". FIB. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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