2016 Women's Bandy World Championship is held in

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, USA, on February 18–21, 2016. The

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hosts the games. This is the eighth

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and the second Women's Bandy World Championship hosted by the United States.

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made its championship debut. Sweden had won all the previous Women's World Championships of

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except the last one in

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, which was won by Russia. The Swedes responded this year by defeating the Russians in the final by 1 goal to 0.

Participating teams

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Venue

Tournament

Preliminary round

Standings

Games

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Third-place game

Final

Consolation tournament

Fifth place game

Broadcasting

The games were broadcast online by Perfect Storm Broadcasting.

References

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Sports competitions in Minnesota