2015 Bandy World Championship 2015 was the XXXVth Bandy World Championship. At the FIB congress held during the XXXIVth World Championship in 2014, it was announced that Khabarovsk in Russia had been elected as host city. It was also decided the Group A tournament would be played around the end of March/beginning of April, which means it would take place when the national bandy leagues in the major bandy playing countries, Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, would be finished for the season.[1] Group B was played between February 1 and 6 and hit a new record attendance, already before the match for the bronze and the final.[2]
| XXXVth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Russia |
| City | Khabarovsk |
| Venue(s) | Arena Yerofey |
| Dates | 29 March – 4 April 2015 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Russia (9th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Kazakhstan |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 294 (13.36 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Andrey Kabanov  Belarus (15 goals) |
High-profile people who visited the Group A tournament include the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, and the President of Ice Hockey Federation of Russia, the legendary goaltender Vladislav Tretiak.[3]
The mascots of the games were a bear and a tiger, named Тоша and Ероша, were inspired by the animals in the coat of arms of Khabarovsk.[4]
Ukraine refused to take part in the Russian-hosted championship because of the Russian annexation of Crimea the previous year.
Host selection
editOn 5 December 2013, the Russian news agency AmurMedia (which quoted Russian Internet site Sportbox.ru) reported that the decision on host city was made, after a decision by the working committee of FIB.[5]
The candidates were:
- Minsk, Belarus
- Helsinki, Finland
- Khabarovsk, Russia
Minsk withdrew its candidacy in August 2013.[6] Khabarovsk won over Helsinki because there is an indoor arena in the city.
Participating teams
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Blue: Division A
Red: Division B
Purple: both divisions
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
Latvia won Division B in 2014 and was thus promoted to Division A for 2015. However, the Latvians made an application to play in Division B this year too, and this was approved by the Federation of International Bandy. Latvia was therefore playing in both divisions this year. This was made possible by the divisions not being played at the same time, Division B was being played in early February while Division A was being played in late March/early April.[7]
Venues
edit| Khabarovsk |
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| Arena Yerofey |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
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Division A
editAfter drawn games in the group stage, a penalty shootout is held to determine final placings in the event of teams finishing on equal points
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 5[a] |
| 2 | Russia (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 5[a] |
| 3 | Kazakhstan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 1[b] |
| 4 | Finland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1[b] |
All times are local (UTC+10).
| Sweden | 5–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
D. Andersson  10', 89'J. Nilsson 11'P. Nilsson 36', 62' |
Report | Laakkonen 59' |
| Kazakhstan | 1–10 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Morokov 30' |
Report | Ivanushkin 8', 10', 40', 76' Ryazantsev 12', 88', 90'Dergayev 44', 82'Lomanov 50' |
| Sweden | 9–4 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| P. Nilsson 1', 29', 81' Esplund 30', 35'Edlund 34' (pen), 71' (pen), 78'Mossberg 63' |
Report | Gorchakov 46' Issaliev 49'Golubkov 56' (pen)Slautin 59' |
| Russia | 9–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Lomanov 7', 49' Zakharov 20', 60', 77'Ivanushkin 25'Dzhusoyev 50'Ryazantsev 61'Ishkeldin 85' |
Report | Hauska 35' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 5 |
| 2 | Belarus
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Latvia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 0 |
| United States | 5–2 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson 46', 68' Keseley 71'Blucher 78'Brown 81' |
Report | Blems 47' Matveevs 54' |
| Belarus | 5–9 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Bratchenko 15' Kabanov 17', 30', 46', 66' (pen) |
Report | Austad 3' (pen) Waaler 8'Hammerstad 11'Jensen 26'Kristoffersen 39', 50'C. Randsborg 60'F. Randsborg 70', 87' |
| Latvia | 4–10 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Ziemiņš 52', 75', 90' Blems 90' |
Report | Kabanov 3', 14' Kozlov 7'Yusupov 26', 37', 49', 77'Savchenko 30'Chernetskiy 45'Bratchenko 58' |
| Norway | 6–6 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Kristoffersen 7', 9', 35' F. Randsborg 30'Jensen 51'Tjomsland 62' |
Report | Blucher 16', 80' Richardson 34'Keseley 46'Brown 47', 52' |
| Latvia | 4–8 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Kudrjavtsev 23' Ziemiņš 38'Befus 57'Kadnajs 85' (pen) |
Report | Waaler 15', 48', 50', 73' Jensen 25'Moen 45'Kristoffersen 46', 63' |
| Belarus | 12–9 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Chernetskiy 6' Kabanov 7', 58', 84'Kozlov 10', 60'Yusupov 23', 31', 34'Bratchenko 38', 56'Savchenko 81' |
Report | Keseley 5', 79' Richardson 28' (pen), 45' (pen), 59'Carman 32', 64'Blucher 74'Brown 86' |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Finland | 13 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 10 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 14 | |||||||||
| 4 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Belarus | 8 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Russia | 14 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 3 April – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Finland | 6 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 8 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editSemi-finals
edit| Finland | 1–10 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Lukkarila 82' |
Report | Gilljam 13', 79' Berlin 21'D. Andersson 42', 53', 81'Edlund 50', 61'Säfström 51'P. Nilsson 73' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–14 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lomanov 4', 52' Ishkeldin 28'Ivanushkin 29', 40', 45', 77', 89'Zakharov 42'Shaburov 57'Shevtsov 60', 65'Ivanov 76'Dergayev 82' |
Third place game
editFinal
edit| Sweden | 3–5 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| D. Andersson 3' Hellmyrs 7'P. Nilsson 83' |
Report | Lomanov 37', 85' Tyukavin 84'Ryazantsev 87'Ishkeldin 90' |
Consolation tournament
edit7th place game
edit5th place game
editFinal standings
edit| 1. | Russia
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| 2. | Sweden
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| 3. | Kazakhstan
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| 4. | Finland
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| 5. | Norway
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| 6. | Belarus
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| 7. | Latvia
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| 8. | United States
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Marius Austad- Vyacheslav Bratchenko
Kevin Brown
Adam Gilljam- Jonathan Keseley
- Alexander Kozlov
- Fredrik Randsborg
- Ivan Shevtsov
- 3 goals
Leonid Bedarev- Sergey Chernetsskiy
- Tommi Hauska
- Maksim Ishkeldin
- Jonas Nilsson
- Iskander Nugmanov
- Konstantin Savchenko
- 2 goals
Artur Befus- Mike Carman
- Johan Esplund
- Maxim Gavrilenko
- Fritjof Hagberg
- Sondre Hammerstad
- Pekka Hiltunen
- Magnus Hogevold
- Jūlijs Kadnajs
- Mikael Lickteig
- Teemu Määttä
- Petter Renstrom Moem
- Ilari Moisala
- Daniel Mossberg
- Erik Säfström
- Aleksandr Tyukavin
- 1 goal
- Ville Aaltonen
- Daniel Berlin
- Alan Dzhusoyev
- Johan Östblom
- Ruslan Galyautdinov
- Romans Glazkov
- Anatoly Golubkov
- Sergey Gorchakov
- Vasily Granovskiy
- Per Hellmyrs
- Maxim Koshelev
- Jegor Kudrjavcev
- Markus Kumpuoja
- Maksim Matveev
- Andrey Morokov
- Eetu Peuhuri
- David Plaunt
- Christian Randsborg
- Sergey Shaburov
- Brett Stolpestad
- Jonas Tjomsland
Source:[9]
Division B
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Latvia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Hungary
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Japan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 |
Group B
editMatches in Group B are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Germany
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Mongolia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 5 | |
| 4 |  China
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Somalia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | −50 | 0 | 8th place game |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Estonia | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 8 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 11 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Mongolia | 5 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 February – Khabarovsk | ||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 9 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit7th place game
editThe match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
5th place game
editThe match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
8th place game
editThe match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
Semi-finals
editThird place game
editFinal
editFinal standings
edit| 1. | Latvia
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| 2. | Estonia
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| 3. | Hungary
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| 4. | Netherlands
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| 5. | Germany
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| 6. | Japan
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| 7. | Mongolia
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| 8. | China
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| 9. | Somalia
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Broadcasting
edit- Russia: VGTRK
- Sweden: TV12
- International: Online at http://bandyvm2015.ru/en/news/?newsid=268
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ GS-brevet: Äntligen VM! Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Khabarovsk hit the record in attendance of matches in Group B
- ^ "Дмитрий Медведев посетит ЧМ-2015 - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России".
- ^ 14 April 2015 post at the Facebook page of the Khabarovsk Bandy World Championship, seen 14 August 2017
- ^ "Чемпионат мира-2015 по хоккею с мячом пройдет в Хабаровске". Amurmedia.ru, 2013-12-03. Retrieved 14 January 2014. |language=Russian translation: [1]
- ^ Norman, Marcus (2013-09-01): "Förbundet: Rapport från första styrelsemötet". Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Idrottonline.se. Retrieved 14 January 1014.
- ^ "Team Latvia will play in both groups of World Championship 2015", Bandy World Championship Khabarovsk 2015, read on 31 March 2015
- ^ a b "Group A | XXXV Чемпионат мира по хоккею с мячом".
- ^ "Top10 - Goals | XXXV Чемпионат мира по хоккею с мячом".
- ^ a b "Группа Б | XXXV Чемпионат мира по хоккею с мячом".