2004 Women's Bandy World Championship

The Bandy World Championship for women 2004 took place in Lappeenranta, Finland between 18 and 22 February. It was the first World Championship in bandy for women and is officially called the "Women's Bandy World Championship" by English speakers.

2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
1st Women's Bandy World Championship
Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CityLappeenranta
DatesFebruary 18 – 22, 2004
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Russia
2006 →

The five participating teams initially played a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams progressed to the semi-finals. All matches were 2x30 minutes, apart from the final, which was 2 x 45 minutes. Sweden became world champions, winning their six matches a total of 52-0. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 7-0.[1]

Participating teams

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Venue

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Finland
Host venue
 
Location   Finland - Lappeenranta
Constructed
Capacity

Results

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Date Matches Result
18 February Sweden   -   Russia 9 - 0
18 February Finland   -   United States 9 - 1
19 February Sweden   -   United States 8 - 0
19 February Sweden   -   Finland 6 - 0
19 February Finland   -   Norway 12 - 1
19 February Norway   -   Russia 0 - 9
20 February Russia   -   United States 9 - 1
20 February Finland   -   Russia 3 - 4
20 February Norway   -   United States 5 - 1
20 February Sweden   -   Norway 5 - 0

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 4 4 0 0 28 0 +28 8
2   Russia 4 3 0 1 22 13 +9 6
3   Finland 4 2 0 2 24 12 +12 4
4   Norway 4 1 0 3 6 27 −21 2
5   United States 4 0 0 4 3 31 −28 0
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

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Date Bandy World Championships semi-finals Result
21 February Finland   -   Russia 5 - 6
21 February Sweden   -   Norway 17 - 0

Finals

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Date 2004 Bandy World Championships Bronze Final Result
22 February Finland   -   Norway 8 - 1
Date 2004 Bandy World Championships Final Result
22 February Sweden   -   Russia 7 - 0

Medals

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Place Country
Gold   Sweden
Silver   Russia
Bronze   Finland
4th   Norway
5th   United States

References

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  1. ^ "Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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