2023 Women's Bandy World Championship

2023 Women's Bandy World Championship
12th Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
CityVäxjö (Åby), Sweden
Venue(s)Eriksson Arena (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 2 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  United States
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Goals scored65 (4.06 per game)
Attendance3,485 (218 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Tilda Ström (11 points)
Official website
2023 Men's and Women's Bandy World Championship 2023
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The 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship (officially the 2023 Bandy World Championship) was played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden between women's national bandy teams.[1][2] The competition took place from 28 March – 2 April 2023. This tournament also marked the Ukraine women's national bandy team's eventual world debut.[3] The Ukraine squad was earlier scheduled to participate in the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship but was forced to withdraw due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This world championship for women's international bandy marked a departure in the sport whereas in the past, organizers traditionally hosted the men's and women's international competitions separately, but this season saw both tournaments held at the same time and in the same venue.[4] The tournament will crown the world champions for the Women's Bandy World Championship and the men's Bandy World Championship.

Venue

All matches were played in Eriksson Arena, Åby.

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Both men's and women's games take place in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden
  Sweden
Åby
Venue
Eriksson Arena
Capacity: 2,000
Founded 13 November 2019

Doping detection dog

The world's first doping detection dog was present for the tournament, an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel named Molly. Molly was utilized to detect certain banned substances that are not allowed as per the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list.[5]

Competing nations

 Sweden
 Finland
 United States
 Netherlands
 Ukraine
  Switzerland

Group stage

All games 2 x 30 minutes.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 4 4 0 0 20 0 +20 8 Final
2  Finland 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2 Playoffs
3  United States 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2
Source: FIB
(H) Hosts
Finland 1–1 United States
 Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
United States 0–5 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 302
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
United States 1–1 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 62
Referee: Jonas Kandell
Sweden 6–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 176
Referee: Steph Johnsson
Sweden 5–0 United States
 Report
Attendance: 176
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
Finland 0–4 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 560
Referee: Steph Lynn Johnson

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Bronze game
2   Switzerland 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 5 5th place game
3  Ukraine 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIB
Ukraine 0–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 81
Referee: Mats Eriksson
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Stephan Lynn Johnsson
Netherlands 5–1 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Stephanie Johnson
Switzerland 1–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 26
Referee: Mats-Olof Gustaffson
Netherlands 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 83
Referee: Jonas Kandell
Ukraine 0–4 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 112
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Final Round

Playoffs

United States 1–1
(Penalty Shootout)
2–3		 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 177
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Fifth place game

Switzerland 1–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 31
Referee: Steph Johnsson

Bronze game

United States 4–0 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 62
Referee: Steph Johnson

Final

Sweden 15–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
4  Netherlands
5   Switzerland
6  Ukraine

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Bandy World Championship Aby | Overview". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Michael Houston (5 February 2023). "Men's and women's teams confirmed for 2023 Bandy World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "THE TEAMS READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SPRING!". www.worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2023 – FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN!". worldbandy.com.
  5. ^ "Molly the world's first doping dog is coming to the World Championship!". worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.


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