The 2014
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 ...
was held between 26 January and 2 February 2014, in
Irkutsk
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and
Shelekhov
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,
Russia
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. 17 nations participated in the tournament, playing in two divisions partitioned into two subdivisions. A team representing
Somalia
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took part, the first squad from Africa to play in the
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 ...
.
Participating teams
Division A
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Division B
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Venues
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Trud Stadium,
Irkutsk
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(capacity: 16,500)
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Rekord Stadium
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, Irkutsk (capacity: 5,300)
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Zenith Stadium
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, Irkutsk (capacity: 4,000)
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Stroitel Stadium,
Shelekhov
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(capacity: 4,000)
Division A
* After 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
Group A
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Group B
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Consolation tournament
5–8th place semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Final standings
Division B
* After 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
Group C
Group D
*Matches in Group D are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes
Knockout phase
Quarterfinals
Match for 7th place (60 mins)
Match for 5th place (60 mins)
Match for 8th place (60 mins)
Semi-finals
Match for third place
Final
Final standings
Sources
Bandy World Championships 2014 Official Website(English and Russian)
Federation of International Bandy Official Website(English)
References
External links
Russia - Sweden game of 29 Jan 2014 at Youtubewith Russian commentators (the game starts about 17:40 in)
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Sport in Irkutsk
January 2014 sports events in Asia
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