# 2011 Bandy World Championship

The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international men's bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia.
11 countries participated in the 2011 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Hungary, Latvia, and the Netherlands (group B). Australia was supposed to participate but didn't come because of the floodings. At least five more countries wanted to come, but the tournament format at the time did not allow more than twelve teams. For the first time, Finland won the group stage. Russia became the world champion, with Finland second, and Sweden third.

## Group A
### Preliminary round

| Date | Match | Res. |
| January 23 | Russia – United States | 17–0 |
| January 23 | Sweden – Finland | 5–5 (5–6 after penalties) |
| January 23 | Norway – Kazakhstan | 2–7 |
| January 24 | United States – Kazakhstan | 2–7 |
| January 24 | Norway – Sweden | 0–12 |
| January 24 | Russia – Finland | 3–4 |
| January 25 | Finland – United States | 13–2 |
| January 25 | Kazakhstan – Sweden | 2–7 |
| January 25 | Russia – Norway | 13–1 |
| January 26 | Finland – Norway | 9–0 |
| January 26 | Sweden – United States | 8–1 |
| January 26 | Russia – Kazakhstan | 7–2 |
| January 27 | United States – Norway | 3–7 |
| January 27 | Kazakhstan – Finland | 3–4 |
| January 27 | Russia – Sweden | 5–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 9 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 8 |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 7 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 0 |

### Finals

| Date | Match | Res. |
| Semifinals |||
| January 29 | Finland – Kazakhstan | 5–4 |
| January 29 | Russia – Sweden | 3–2 |
| Match for 3rd place |||
| January 30 | Kazakhstan – Sweden | 3–14 |
| Final |||
| January 30 | Finland – Russia | 1–6 |

## Group B
### Preliminary round

| Date | Match | Res. |
| January 24 | Belarus – Latvia | 15–2 |
| January 24 | Canada – Hungary | 14–3 |
| January 25 | Canada – Latvia | 13–0 |
| January 25 | Netherlands – Belarus | 1–12 |
| January 26 | Netherlands – Canada | 2–4 |
| January 26 | Hungary – Latvia | 3–4 |
| January 27 | Netherlands – Latvia | 2–3 |
| January 27 | Belarus – Hungary | 9–2 |
| January 28 | Belarus – Canada | 8–2 |
| January 28 | Hungary – Netherlands | 6–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Belarus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | +37 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 6 |
| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 4 |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 0 |

### Final tour

| Date | Match | Res. |
| Match for 4th place |||
| January 29 | Hungary – Netherlands | 9–1 |
| Match for 2nd place |||
| January 29 | Canada – Latvia | 18–1 |

## Qualifiers to Group A 2012

The team that finished last in Group A and the winner in Group B met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in the 2012 Bandy World Championship Group A.
| Date | Match | Res. |
| January 29 | United States – Belarus | 5–2 |