2005 Bandy World Championship

2005 Bandy World Championship

File:2005 Bandy World Championship logo.gif
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	30 January – 6 February
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg	Sweden
Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg	Russia
Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg	Kazakhstan
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	32
Scoring leader(s)	Sergey Obukhov, Russia (20 points)

File:Bandy World Championship 2005 opening 02.jpg

Scene from the opening ceremony

The 2005 Bandy World Championship was played by 11 men's national bandy teams in Russia on 30 January-6 February 2005. Sweden became champions.

Squads

Main article: 2005 Bandy World Championship squads

Group A

• Russia
• Finland
• Sweden
• Kazakhstan
• Norway
• United States

Premier tour

• 30 January
• 11.00 Finland – Kazakhstan 2–2 (6–4 after penalties)
• 14.00 Sweden – Norway 6–2
• 19.00 Russia – United States 19–1
• 31 January
• 11.00 Kazakhstan – Norway 19–1
• 14.00 United States – Sweden 2–20
• 19.00 Finland – Russia 2–6
• 1 February
• 11.00 Sweden – Kazakhstan 7–5
• 14.00 United States – Finland 0–15
• 19.00 Norway – Russia 0–22
• 2 February
• 11.00 United States – Kazakhstan 1–17
• 14.00 Norway – Finland 3–11
• 19.00 Russia – Sweden 5–3
• 4 February
• 11.00 Norway – United States 7–2
• 14.00 Kazakhstan – Russia 2–14
• 19.00 Sweden – Finland 7–5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	66	8	+58	10
2	Sweden	5	4	0	1	43	19	+24	8
3	Finland	5	2	1	2	35	18	+17	5
4	Kazakhstan	5	2	1	2	35	25	+10	5
5	Norway	5	1	0	4	13	50	−37	2
6	United States	5	0	0	5	6	78	−72	0

Source:

Final Tour

Semifinals

• 5 February
• 16.00 Semifinal – Russia – Kazakhstan 10–3
• 19.00 Semifinal – Sweden – Finland, 6–2

Match for 3rd place

• 6 February
• 11.00 Finland – Kazakhstan 3–5

Final

• 6 February
• 16.00 Russia – Sweden 2–5

Group B

• Belarus
• Canada
• Netherlands
• Estonia
• Hungary

Premier tour

• 30 January
• 10.00 Hungary – Canada 2–9
• 13.00 Belarus – Netherlands 6–1
• 31 January
• 10.00 Estonia – Belarus 5–18
• 13.00 Netherlands – Canada 1–8
• February 1
• 10.00 Canada – Estonia 18–0
• 13.00 Hungary – Netherlands 4–5
• February 2
• 10.00 Netherlands – Estonia 9–1
• 13.00 Belarus – Hungary 18–1
• February 4
• 10.00 Estonia – Hungary 2–10
• 13.00 Canada – Belarus 4–4 (6–7 after penalties)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belarus	4	3	1	0	46	11	+35	7
2	Canada	4	3	1	0	39	7	+32	7
3	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	16	19	−3	4
4	Hungary	5	1	0	4	17	34	−17	2
5	Estonia	4	0	0	4	8	55	−47	0

Source:

Match for 4th Place

• February 5
• 10.00 Hungary – Estonia 2–3

Match for 2nd Place

• February 5
• 13.00 Canada – Netherlands 12–3

A-group qualification match

• February 5
• Belarus – United States 6–3