2004 Women's Bandy World Championship

The Bandy World Championship for women 2004 took place in Lappeenranta, Finland between 18 and 22 February. It was the first World Championship in bandy for women and is officially called the "Women's Bandy World Championship" by English speakers.

2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
1st Women's Bandy World Championship
Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CityLappeenranta
DatesFebruary 18 – 22, 2004
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Russia
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The five participating teams initially played a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams progressed to the semi-finals. All matches were 2x30 minutes, apart from the final, which was 2 x 45 minutes. Sweden became world champions, winning their six matches a total of 52-0. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 7-0.[1]

Participating teams

Venue

Finland
Host venue
Location  Finland - Lappeenranta
Constructed
Capacity

Results

DateMatchesResult
18 FebruarySweden  -  Russia9 - 0
18 FebruaryFinland  -  United States9 - 1
19 FebruarySweden  -  United States8 - 0
19 FebruarySweden  -  Finland6 - 0
19 FebruaryFinland  -  Norway12 - 1
19 FebruaryNorway  -  Russia0 - 9
20 FebruaryRussia  -  United States9 - 1
20 FebruaryFinland  -  Russia3 - 4
20 FebruaryNorway  -  United States5 - 1
20 FebruarySweden  -  Norway5 - 0

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Sweden4400280+288
2  Russia43012213+96
3  Finland42022412+124
4  Norway4103627−212
5  United States4004331−280
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

DateBandy World Championships semi-finalsResult
21 FebruaryFinland  -  Russia5 - 6
21 FebruarySweden  -  Norway17 - 0

Finals

Date2004 Bandy World Championships Bronze FinalResult
22 FebruaryFinland  -  Norway8 - 1
Date2004 Bandy World Championships FinalResult
22 FebruarySweden  -  Russia7 - 0

Medals

PlaceCountry
Gold  Sweden
Silver  Russia
Bronze  Finland
4th  Norway
5th  United States

References