The 2018 Bandy World Championship was the 38th

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 ...

between men's

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teams. The tournament took place in China and Russia. Division A matches were played in the Russian city of

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and Division B matches in

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Participating teams and officials

Eight nations were qualified for the Division A, where the matches were played in Khabarovsk, Russia.

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would have made its return to Division A, as it won in the Division B last year, but declined to participate and was replaced by

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. The other teams in Division A were directly qualified through their results in the same division last year. The Division B matches were played in Harbin, Manchuria, and made up of eight teams. Of the countries from 2017,

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, which finished in last place of Division A, and the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

, chose not to participate.

Division A

Pool A

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Pool B

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Division B

Pool A

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Pool B

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Officials

Squads

Venues

Division A

Preliminary round

''All times are local (

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Group A

Group B

Play-off

Bracket

Quarterfinals

7th place game

5th place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Division B

Preliminary round

''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

Group B

Play-off

Bracket

Quarterfinals

7th place game

5th place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

External links

Official site Division AOfficial site Division B

References

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