The 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship (officially the 2023 Bandy World Championship) was played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in

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between women's national

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teams. The competition took place from 28 March – 2 April 2023. This tournament also marked the

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's world debut as scheduled. In 2022, the Ukraine squad was forced to withdraw from the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship due to the

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. 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. The tournament will crown the world champions for the

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and the men's Bandy World Championship.

Venue

All matches will be played in

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, Åby.

Doping detection dog

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named Molly. Molly was utilized to detect certain banned substances that are not allowed as per the

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's (WADA) prohibited list.

Competing nations

Group stage

All games 2 x 30 minutes.

Pool A

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Pool B

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Final Round

Playoffs

Fifth place game

Bronze game

Final

Final ranking

Awards

* MVP:

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* Best goalkeeper: Emilia Piekkari * Best defender: Mikayla Rogers /

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* Best midfielder:

* Best forward:

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References

Bandy World Championships

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Women's Bandy World Championship

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2023 in Swedish women's sport International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden

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