2004 Bandy World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Sweden Hungary |
| Dates | 1 – 8 and 25 – 28 February |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Finland |
Runner-up  |
Sweden |
Third place  |
 Russia |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points) |
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The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition between bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time.[1][2] There were 11 bandy playing countries participating in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).[3]
Contents
Results
Finland became champion.
Group A
First round
- 1 February
- Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2
- Russia–Norway 6–3
- 2 February
- Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10
- Sweden–Finland 7–1
- 3 February
- Finland–Norway 5–3
- Sweden–Russia 4–3
- 4 February
- Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4
- Russia–Finland 3–4
- 5 February
- Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7
- Sweden–Norway 6–6
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 |
| 3 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 |
| 5 |  Norway |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 |
Final round
Semifinals
- 7 February
- Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3
- Russia–Finland 3–4
Match for 3rd place
- 8 February
- Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2
Final
- 8 February
- Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)
Group B
First round
- 25 February
- Canada–USA 3–4
- Hungary–Estonia 2–3
- Belarus–Netherlands 7–0
- Estonia–Canada 2–6
- Hungary–USA 1–10
- 26 February
- Belarus–Estonia 2–1
- Netherlands–USA 0–12
- Belarus–Canada 3–2
- Estonia–USA 0–10
- Hungary–Netherlands 4–1
- 27 February
- Hungary–Belarus 4–2
- Netherlands–Canada 1–6
- Belarus–USA 1–6
- Netherlands–Estonia 0–6
- Hungary–Canada 3–3
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 |
| 2 |  Belarus |
6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| 3 |  Canada |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
| 4 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 |
| 5 |  Estonia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | −33 |
Play-off matches
Match for 3rd place
- 28 February
Hungary–Canada 5–1
Final
- 28 February
USA–Belarus 7–0
