2016 Bandy World Championship

Bandy World Championship 2016, the XXXVI Bandy World Championship, was held with Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, as host region. Most of the games was played at the Volga-Sport-Arena in Ulyanovsk. Because of its higher spectator capacity, the group stage matches between Russia and Sweden and between Russia and Kazakhstan were played at Trud Stadium, which also hosted one semi-final and the final. Some games were played in nearby Dimitrovgrad at Stadium Stroitel.

2016 Bandy World Championship
XXXVIth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates1–7 February (Division A)
10–14 February (Division B)
Teams8 in Division A and 10 in Division B
Final positions
Champions  Russia (10th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played22 (Division A)
33 (Division B)
Scoring leader(s)Division A
Sweden Christoffer Edlund
Belarus Andrey Kabanov
(14 goals)
Division B
Ukraine Dmitry Koval
(20 goals)
MVPRussia Sergey Lomanov
Kolobok, the 2016 World Championship mascot.

The Division A tournament was played from 1 February until 7 February 2016, while the Division B tournament took place afterwards, on 10–14 February.[1]

Czech Republic made its debut,[2] while Canada and Ukraine were set to return, thus reaching an all-time high of nineteen participating teams.[3] Canada missed the championships due to domestic competitions, so a total of eighteen countries participated, which is still more than ever before.

The tournament was part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's schedule for 2016,[4] he sent a greeting letter before the tournament[5] and one of congratulation after the victory of the Russian team.[6]

Participating teams edit

 
Participating countries in the 2016 Bandy World Championship.
Blue: Division A
Red: Division B
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship

Division A edit

 
 

Division B edit

Venues edit

 
Russia and Finland in the final
Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Dimitrovgrad
Trud Stadium Volga-Sport-Arena Stroitel Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 5,000
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Because of the weather conditions and the want to keep the ice at Trud good for the semifinals and the final, the Tuesday 2 February game (game 8) between Russia and Finland and the Wednesday 3 February game (game 12) between Russia and Sweden were moved from the outdoor Trud stadium to the indoor Volga-Sport-Arena.[7]

Division A edit

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 edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 26 8 +18 6
2   Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 22 9 +13 4
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 10 24 −14 2
4   Finland 3 0 0 3 7 24 −17 0
Source: [1]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+3).

Game 3
Sweden  9–1  Finland
J. Andersson   10'90'
S. Jansson   16'57'
C. Edlund   24'89'
A. Westh   47'
E. Säfström   70'
O. Englund   85'
Report   32' M. Rytkönen
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Nikita Yuklyaevskikh (RUS)
Game 4
Kazakhstan  1–9  Russia
S. Pochkunov   60' Report   6'28'47' E. Ivanushkin
  17' P. Zakharov
  18' Y. Vikulin
  43'59' S. Lomanov
  78' I. Larionov
  86' M. Ishkeldin
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Petri Kuusela (FIN)
Game 7
Sweden  11–4  Kazakhstan
P. Hellmyrs   8'41'
M. Johansson   10'
J. Andersson   13'
J. Löfstedt   28'
C. Edlund   30'36'43'
E. Pettersson   45' (p)
S. Jansson   58'
D. Berlin   80'
Report   33' L. Bedarev
  65' S. Pochkunov
  68' S. Gorchakov
  76' M. Gavrilenko
Attendance: 893
Referee: Petri Kuusela (FIN)
Game 8
Russia  10–2  Finland
A. Mirgazov   3'30'55'
A. Dzhusoev   15'
Y. Shardakov   27'
M. Ishkeldin   68'
E. Ivanushkin   71'79'
S. Lomanov   86' (p)87'
Report   32'80' J. Liukkonen
Attendance: 3,718
Referee: Roland Fager (SWE)
Game 11
Kazakhstan  5–4  Finland
R. Isaliyev   19'
A. Golubkov   43' (p)66' (p)82'
D. Zavidovski   77'
Report   49' J. Rintala
  65' M. Lukkarila
  89' J. Liukkonen
  91' S. Laakkonen
Attendance: 937
Referee: Nikita Yuklyaevskikh (RUS)
Game 12
Russia  3–6  Sweden
M. Ishkeldin   48'
E. Dergaev   49'
E. Ivanushkin   53'
Report   15'24'27' C. Edlund
  18'28' E. Pettersson
  66' D. Mossberg
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Mats Olof Gustafsson (FIN)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Belarus 3 3 0 0 32 13 +19 6
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 30 9 +21 4
3   United States 3 1 0 2 17 14 +3 2
4   Latvia 3 0 0 3 5 47 −42 0
Source: [2]
Game 1
United States  11–1  Latvia
A. Skalbeck   16'
K. Brown   16'21'
D. Richardson   31'61'77'
J. Blucher   40'
M. Lickteig   43'
R. Haney   66'
M. Carman   83'85'
Report   87' (p) J. Kadnajs
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Roland Fager (SWE)
Game 2
Belarus  7–5  Norway
S. Yusupov   6'
A. Kabanov   20'34'58'70' (p)
K. Savchenko   48'
R. Nikitenko   81'
Report   4' F. Randsborg
  37' M. Austad
  69' N. Jensen
  77' F. Hagberg
  87' C. Waaler
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson (FIN)
Game 5
Latvia  2–18  Belarus
L. Ziemiņš   35'
A. Befus   87'
Report   5'20'27'36'40'57' (p)62'79' A. Kabanov
  8' M. Koshelev
  22'26'53'61'67'76' R. Nikitenko
  44'60' S. Chernetskiy
  70' S. Yusupov
Attendance: 850
Referee: Mats-Olof Gustafsson (FIN)
Game 6
Norway  7–0  United States
M. Austad   9'
F. Hagberg   20'
N. Jensen   27'
F. Randsborg   36'
P. Loyning   67'
S. Kristoffersen   87'
M. Hogevold   89'
Report
Attendance: 822
Referee: Nikita Yuklyaevskikh (RUS)
Game 9
Latvia  2–18  Norway
D.D. Orlovs   50'
L. Ziemiņš   88'
Report   2' E. Johnsen
  8' F. Randsborg
  17' P. Loyning
  29' F. Hagberg
  32'43' P. Moen
  41'63'67'82'86' N. Jensen
  48'89' S. Kristiffersen
  49' M. Hogevold
  65'78'85' M. Austad
  70' own goal
Game 10
Belarus  7–6  United States
S. Yusupov   2'63'
R. Nikitenko   6'54'
V. Bratchenko   35'
A. Kabanov   65' (p)72'
Report   16' P. Knutson
  18' D. Richardson
  26'66'82' (p) M. Lickteig
  75' M. Carman

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 February – Ulyanovsk
 
 
  Sweden28
 
6 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Latvia3
 
  Sweden2
 
4 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Finland3
 
  Finland17
 
7 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Belarus3
 
  Finland1
 
4 February – Dimitrovgrad
 
  Russia6
 
  Russia12
 
6 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  United States2
 
  Russia16
 
4 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Kazakhstan6 Third place
 
  Kazakhstan11
 
7 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Norway3
 
  Sweden4
 
 
  Kazakhstan0
 

Quarter-finals edit

Game 13
Kazakhstan  11–3  Norway
V. Bronnikov   12'21'80' (p)86' (p)
R. Galyautdinov   31'76'
R. Isaliyev   48'58'68'
M. Gavrilenko   50'
S. Pochkunov   55'
Report   19' (p)45' (p) N. Jensen
  78' F. Randsborg
Attendance: 193
Referee: Petri Kuusela (FIN)
Game 14
Finland  17–3  Belarus
V. Aaltonen   3'
M. Kumpuoja   4'88'
T. Mustonen   7'18'52'
J. Liukkonen   8'20'54'
M. Lukkarila   11'90'
S. Laakkonen   44'85'
S. Helavuori   56'
E. Peuhkuri   66'74'
J. Rintala   70'
Report   6' S. Chernetskiy
  63'71' S. Yusupov
Attendance: 971
Referee: Roland Fager (SWE)
Game 15
  Sweden28–3Latvia  
D. Mossberg   2'
E. Pettersson   4'38'49'62'84'
A. Westh   5'
D. Berlin   9'
C. Edlund   18'21'47'59'66'
J. Andersson   26'29'31'47'60'67'69'79'
D. Pizzoni Elfving   34'
S. Jansson   40'63'86'
L. Pettersson   68'
E. Säfström   76'
O. Englund   82'
Report   36' A. Purviņš
  55'57' L. Ziemiņš
Attendance: 683
Referee: Nikita Yuklyaevskikh (RUS)
Game 16
Russia  12–2  United States
I. Larionov   8'89'
P. Zakharov   16'
D. Saveliev   17'
A. Mirgazov   26'36'
N. Ivanov   29'
Y. Befus   36'
E. Dergaev   42'87'
M. Prokofiev   66'75'
Report   68' M. Lickteig
  79' K. Brown
Attendance: 4,623
Referee: Mats Olof Gustafsson (FIN)

Semi-finals edit

Game 17
Russia  16–6  Kazakhstan
M. Ishkeldin   1'
Y. Shardakov   8'22'63'
S. Lomanov   21'55'74'
E. Ivanushkin   23'
Y. Befus   26'57'
I. Larionov   36'65'
Y. Vilkunin   47'
A. Dzhusoev   68'90'
P. Zakharov   87'
Report   12'67'78' S. Pochkunov
  24' P. Dubovik
  52' R. Isaliyev
  85' D. Zavidovsky
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Roland Fager (SWE)
Game 18
Sweden  2–3  Finland
J. Löfstedt   38'
C. Edlund   68'
Report   4' T. Määttä
  17' S. Laakkonen
  58' (p) P. Hiltunen
Attendance: 1,293
Referee: Nikita Yuklyaevskikh (RUS)

Third place game edit

Game 21
Sweden  4–0  Kazakhstan
E. Pettersson   4'52'
S. Jansson   59'
D. Mossberg   83'
Report
Attendance: 2,642
Referee: Petri Kuusela (FIN)

Final edit

Game 22
Finland  1–6  Russia
T. Määttä   75' Report
Youtube
  4'22'42' (p) S. Lomanov
  6' E. Ivanushkin
  32' A. Mirgazov
  89' P. Bulatov
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: Roland Fager (SWE)

Consolation tournament edit

7th place game edit

Game 19
United States  15–0  Latvia
D. Richardson   04'
M. Carman   11'12'83'
D. Martinson   31'
M. Lickteig   36'
A. Skalbeck   38'47'
G. Olson   42'
K. Brown   44'50'67'80'
M. Sandberg   70'
S. Arundel   90'
Report
Referee: Petri Kuusela (FIN)

5th place game edit

Game 20
Belarus  3–8  Norway
R. Nikitenko   20'
V. Bratchenko   27'
M. Pashnel   89'
Report   02' P. Loyning
  14' C. Waaler
  16' N. Jensen
  58' F. Randsborg
  62' own goal
  63' P. Moen
  87' F. Hagberg
  90' M. Hogevold

Final standings edit

    Russia
    Finland
    Sweden
4   Kazakhstan
5   Norway
6   Belarus
7   United States
8   Latvia

Champions edit

The Russian squad winning the 2016 World Championship was set together of the following players.[8]

# Pos. Age Name Club
1 GK 31 Roman Chernykh   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
30 GK 29 Denis Rysev   Bajkal Energija
24 DF 30 Yuri Vikulin   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
29 DF 33 Pyotr Zakharov   Volga Ulyanovsk
32 DF 32 Pavel Bulatov   SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk
55 DF 26 Mikhail Prokopyev   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
8 MF 25 Maxim Ishkeldin   SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk
12 MF 25 Yuri Shardakov   SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk
15 DF 23 Alan Dzhusoyev   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
17 MF 36 Dmitry Savelyev   Dynamo Moscow
18 MF 37 Sergei Shaburov   Dynamo Moscow
20 MF 24 Janis Befus   Dynamo Moscow
21 MF 31 Igor Larionov   Volga Ulyanovsk
23 MF 27 Evgeny Dergaev   Vodnik Arkhangelsk
7 FW 35 Sergei Lomanov Jr   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
10 FW 23 Almaz Mirgazov   Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
44 FW 19 Nikita Ivanov   Dynamo Moscow
88 FW 36 Yevgeny Ivanushkin   Dynamo Moscow

Division B edit

 
China made its second WCS appearance, while for Ukraine it was the third time

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 17 7 +10 6 Quarterfinals
2   Hungary 3 2 0 1 15 10 +5 4
3   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 2
  Estonia 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 Disqualified
Source: [3]
Estonia  6–2 (awd 0–5)  Netherlands
Germany  6–4  Hungary
Estonia  2–3  Hungary
Netherlands  3–6  Germany
Netherlands  2–8  Hungary
Germany  7–7 (awd 5–0)  Estonia

Note: Estonia fielded an ineligible player in 2 of their matches. Matches were awarded as 5-0 wins to their opponents, and Estonia were disqualified from the competition.

Group B edit

Matches in Group B are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 5 4 0 1 32 12 +20 8 Quarterfinals
2   Japan 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12 8
3   Mongolia 5 4 0 1 25 8 +17 8
4   Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 37 22 +15 4
5   China 5 1 0 4 14 29 −15 2
6   Somalia 5 0 0 5 4 53 −49 0 7–9th place group
Source: [4]
Mongolia  0–4  Japan
Somalia  0–17  Czech Republic
Ukraine  6–1  Japan
Mongolia  7–1  China
Czech Republic  7–9  Ukraine
China  1–8  Czech Republic
Somalia  0–8  Ukraine
Czech Republic  4–5  Japan
China  2–8  Ukraine
Mongolia  9–1  Somalia
Japan  10–0  Somalia
Czech Republic  1–7  Mongolia
China  1–3  Japan
Mongolia  2–1  Ukraine
China  9–3  Somalia

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
 
  Germany10
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  China5
 
  Germany5(3)^
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Ukraine5(2)
 
  Ukraine2(2)
 
14 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Japan2(1)
 
  Germany5
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Hungary4
 
  Hungary7
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Czech Republic3
 
  Hungary5
 
13 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Mongolia4 Third place
 
  Netherlands0
 
14 February – Ulyanovsk
 
  Mongolia4
 
  Ukraine6^
 
 
  Mongolia5
 

^ = Extra time played

Quarter-finals edit

The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.

Germany  10–5  China
Hungary  7–3  Czech Republic
Netherlands  0–4  Mongolia
Ukraine  2–2 (2–1 pens)  Japan

7–9th place group edit

The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 22 2 +20 4
2   China 2 1 0 1 16 7 +9 2
3   Somalia 2 0 0 2 1 30 −29 0
Source: [5]
Czech Republic  16–0  Somalia
China  14–1  Somalia
Czech Republic  6–2  China

Semi-finals edit

The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.

Hungary  5–4  Mongolia
Germany  5–5 (3–2 pens) (a.e.t.)  Ukraine

5th place game edit

The match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.

Japan  3–2  Netherlands

Third place game edit

Ukraine  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Mongolia

Final edit

Germany  5–4  Hungary

Final standings edit

1.   Germany
2.   Hungary
3.   Ukraine
4.   Mongolia
5.   Japan
6.   Netherlands
7.   Czech Republic
8.   China
9.   Somalia
DQ.   Estonia

Broadcasting edit

Surrounding events edit

Ulyanovsk Oblast Governor Sergey Ivanovich Morozov has taken a special interest in promoting the cultural events surrounding the 2016 Bandy World Championship, since it takes place in Ulyanovsk. Many streets, enterprises and organizations were decorated with the symbols of the bandy championship.[10]

On January 23 the bright event "Stars of Sport" were held for inhabitants and visitors of the city, as a prelude to the opening ceremony of the world championship. It was held at the shopping center “Aquamall” in downtown Ulyanovsk and featured sports stars like Ilia Averbukh and Maxim Marinin.[11]

The formal opening ceremony was held on January 31, 2016.[12]

Sources edit

  1. ^ "Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. ^ "Bandy2016.ru: Teams". Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  3. ^ regnum.ru
  4. ^ "bandy2016.ru". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  5. ^ rusbandy.ru
  6. ^ rusbandy.ru
  7. ^ "Information about World Championship in Bandy 2016 –". Worldbandy.com. 2016-02-02. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  8. ^ "Roster" (in Russian). Rusbandy. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Discovery Networks Utökar Portföljen Med Bandy-VM" (in Swedish). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  10. ^ bandy2016.ru: "Sergey Morozov, the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, emphasized the importance of patriotic events during the Bandy World Championship 2016", read 2016-01-30
  11. ^ bandy2016.ru: "Stars of world figure skating will meet with fans at the shopping center “Aquamall”!" Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, read 2016-01-30
  12. ^ Facebook: Bandy 2016, read 2016-01-31

External links edit