The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition between
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the
City Park Ice Rink
The City Park Ice Rink ( hu, Városligeti Műjégpálya) is a public ice rink located in the City Park of the Hungarian capital Budapest, between the Heroes' Square and the Vajdahunyad Castle. Opened in 1870, it is the largest and one of the ol ...
in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time. There were 11 bandy playing countries participating in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).
Results
Finland became champion. For the first time ever the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.
Group A
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First round
* 1 February
: Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2
: Russia–Norway 6–3
* 2 February
:Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10
:Sweden–Finland 7–1
* 3 February
:Finland–Norway 5–3
:Sweden–Russia 4–3
* 4 February
:Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4
:Russia–Finland 3–4
* 5 February
:Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7
:Sweden–Norway 6–6
Final round
Semifinals
* 7 February
: Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3
: Russia–Finland 3–4
Match for 3rd place
* 8 February
: Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2
Final
* 8 February
: Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)
Group B
![Műjegpalyabp](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/M%C5%B1jegpalyabp.jpg)
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First round
* 25 February
: Canada–USA 3–4
: Hungary–Estonia 2–3
: Belarus–Netherlands 7–0
: Estonia–Canada 2–6
: Hungary–USA 1–10
* 26 February
: Belarus–Estonia 2–1
: Netherlands–USA 0–12
: Belarus–Canada 3–2
: Estonia–USA 0–10
: Hungary–Netherlands 4–1
* 27 February
: Hungary–Belarus 4–2
: Netherlands–Canada 1–6
: Belarus–USA 1–6
: Netherlands–Estonia 0–6
: Hungary–Canada 3–3
Play-off matches
Match for 3rd place
*28 February
Hungary–Canada 5–1
Final
*28 February
USA–Belarus 7–0
References
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Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden
International bandy competitions hosted by Hungary
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...