# 2017 Bandy World Championship

2017 Bandy World Championship was the 37th Bandy World Championship and was held in Sweden. The games in Division A were played in Göransson Arena in Sandviken, 29 January to 5 February. The games of Division B were played in Slättbergshallen in Trollhättan, 24–28 January. Also Gävle, where no match was played, was officially a host city. However, the FIB congress took place there.

## Participating teams

Eight nations competed in Division A. Eleven were originally scheduled to play in Division B, which would have been an all-time high of nineteen. However, Latvia did not compete thus the record set at the 2016 tournament was matched.

### Division A
#### Pool A

* Finland
* Kazakhstan
* Russia
* Sweden

#### Pool B

* Norway
* Belarus
* Germany
* United States

### Division B
#### Pool A

* Hungary
* Japan
* Mongolia
* Ukraine

#### Pool B

* Canada
* China
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Netherlands
* Somalia

## Arenas

| Sandviken | Trollhättan |
| Göransson Arena | Slättbergshallen |
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## Division A
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 6 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 4 |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 1 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 4 February – Sandviken | 4 February – Sandviken | | |
| Norway | 5 | 4 February – Sandviken | 4 February – Sandviken | |
| Norway | 5 | Norway | 2 | |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | | Norway | 2 | |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | Sweden | 17 | |
| Sweden | 34 | Sweden | 17 | |
| Sweden | 34 | | | | 5 February – Sandviken | 5 February – Sandviken |
| Germany | 6 | | | | 5 February – Sandviken | 5 February – Sandviken |
| Germany | 6 | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | | | | Russia | 3 |
| Finland | 15 | | | | Russia | 3 |
| Finland | 15 | 4 February – Sandviken | 4 February – Sandviken | | | |
| United States | 1 | 4 February – Sandviken | 4 February – Sandviken | | | |
| United States | 1 | Finland | 4 | | | |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | | Finland | 4 | | | |
| 2 February – Sandviken | 2 February – Sandviken | Russia | 6 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 17 | Russia | 6 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 17 | | | | 5 February – Sandviken | 5 February – Sandviken |
| Belarus | 0 | | | | 5 February – Sandviken | 5 February – Sandviken |
| Belarus | 0 | | | | Finland | 11 |
| | | | | | Norway | 1 |

#### Final
### Final standings

| | Sweden |
| | Russia |
| | Finland |
| 4 | Norway |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Belarus |
Belarus is relegated and will be playing in Division B in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.

## Division B
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mongolia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

#### 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 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | +40 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Estonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 2 | 7–10th place semifinals |
| 6 | Somalia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 68 | −64 | 0 | 7–10th place semifinals |

### Play-off

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | |
| Hungary | 10 | | | |
| Hungary | 10 | 27 January | 27 January | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 27 January | 27 January | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Hungary | 4 | |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Hungary | 4 | |
| 27 January | 27 January | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 5 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 5 | | | | 28 January | 28 January |
| Estonia | 0 | | | | 28 January | 28 January |
| Estonia | 0 | | | | Hungary | 3 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | | | Hungary | 3 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | | | Canada | 4 |
| Mongolia | 6 | | | | Canada | 4 |
| Mongolia | 6 | 27 January | 27 January | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 27 January | 27 January | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | Mongolia | 3 | | | |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Mongolia | 3 | | | |
| 27 January | 27 January | Canada | 4 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ukraine | 2 | Canada | 4 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ukraine | 2 | | | | 28 January | 28 January |
| Canada | 7 | | | | 28 January | 28 January |
| Canada | 7 | | | | Japan | 5 |
| | | | | | Mongolia | 6 |
| 5th place | 5th place |
| 28 January | 28 January |
| Estonia | 6 |
| Ukraine | 8 |
| 7–10th place semifinals | 7–10th place semifinals | 7th place | 7th place |
| 27 January | 27 January |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 28 January | 28 January |
| China | 1 | 28 January | 28 January |
| China | 1 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 27 January | 27 January | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 27 January | 27 January | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 19 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Somalia | 0 | | |
| Somalia | 0 | 9th place | 9th place |
| | | 28 January | 28 January |
| | | China | 14 |
| | | Somalia | 0 |

### Final standings

| 1. | Canada |
| 2. | Hungary |
| 3. | Mongolia |
| 4. | Japan |
| 5. | Ukraine |
| 6. | Estonia |
| 7. | Netherlands |
| 8. | Czech Republic |
| 9. | China |
| 10. | Somalia |
Canada is promoted and will be playing in Division A in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.

## Broadcasting

* Russia: Match TV
* Sweden: Kanal 5, Eurosport 2

## Sources

* ↑ "Bandy-VM 2017" (in Swedish). Göransson Arena. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
* ↑ "Bandy-VM 2017 till Sandviken" (in Swedish). Sandviken Municipality. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
* ↑ Tournament Schedule
* ↑ "Lag - Bandy-VM 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
* ↑ "Teams – Bandy World Championship 2017 | Group B".
* ↑ Playing schedule of WCS Group B
* 1 2 "Biljetter & Spelschema". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
* 1 2 "Tournament schedule – Bandy World Championship 2017 | Group B".
* ↑ TV program for 30 January 2017
* ↑ "Discovery Networks Utökar Portföljen Med Bandy-VM" (in Swedish). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.