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
Dates1–7 February (Division A)
10–14 February (Division B)
Teams8 in Division A and 10 in Division B
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (10th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played22 (Division A)
33 (Division B)
Scoring leader(s)Division A
Christoffer Edlund
Andrey Kabanov
(14 goals)
Division B
Dmitry Koval
(20 goals)
MVP Sergey Lomanov
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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
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

 
 

Division B

Venues
Russia and Finland in the final
UlyanovskUlyanovskDimitrovgrad
Trud StadiumVolga-Sport-ArenaStroitel Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 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

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

Group A
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:
(H) Host.

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
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:
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
 
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
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
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
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
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)

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

Champions

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

Group A
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:
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

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:
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
 
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

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

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:
Czech Republic 16–0 Somalia
China 14–1 Somalia
Czech Republic 6–2 China

Semi-finals

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

The match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.

Japan 3–2 Netherlands

Third place game
Ukraine 6–5 (a.e.t.) Mongolia

Final
Germany 5–4 Hungary

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

Broadcasting

Surrounding events

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]

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