The 2014 Bandy World Championship was held between 26 January and 2 February 2014, in Irkutsk and Shelekhov, Russia. 17 nations participated in the tournament, playing in two divisions partitioned into two subdivisions. A team representing Somalia took part, the first squad from Africa to play in the Bandy World Championship.
Participating teams
Division A
Division B
Venues Trud Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 16,500) Rekord Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 5,300) Zenith Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 4,000) Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov (capacity: 4,000)
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
Preliminary round
Group A
All times are local (UTC+8).
Group B
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Consolation tournament 5–8th place semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Final standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Division B 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
Group C
27 January 20142–44–4 (3–2 penalties)28 January 20143–104–4 (4–3 penalties)29 January 20144–27–4
Group D
27 January 20142–11–22 2–3 28 January 201413–03–1 12–0 2–7 29 January 20144–4 (0–1 penalties)1–123–8
Matches in Group D are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes
Knockout phase
Quarterfinals 30 January 20149–35–15–42–3
Match for 7th place (60 mins) 31 January 20145–4
Match for 5th place (60 mins) 31 January 20142–3
Match for 8th place (60 mins) 31 January 201413–1
Semi-finals 31 January 20148–02–5
Match for third place 1 February 20142–6
Final 1 February 20148–1
Final standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Sources Bandy World Championships 2014 Official Website (English and Russian) Federation of International Bandy Official Website (English)
References
External links Russia - Sweden game of 29 Jan 2014 at Youtube with Russian commentators (the game starts about 17:40 in)