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, in the city of

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on 9–13 January 2018. This was the IXth

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. While the record number of participants in previous tournaments is 7, the organisers had thought out measures with the goal to attract 12 participating countries. However, in the end the number of teams were 8, including the debutants Estonia and Switzerland, while Canada declined this year.http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.bandyforbundet.no/?p=21233 The matches were played on naturally frozen ice on the lake at

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and

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met for the ninth time of nine possible in the final. For the eighth time Sweden won.

Venue

Squads

Group stage

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Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Qualifying match

7th place match

5th place match

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Final ranking

Tournament awards

* MVP:

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* Best goalkeeper: Linda Odén * Best defender: Anna Widing * Best midfielder: Olga Bogdanova * Best forward:

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References

External links

Official website
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