2023 Women's Bandy World Championship
The 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship (officially the 2023 Bandy World Championship) was played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden between women's national bandy teams.[1][2] The competition took place from 28 March – 2 April 2023. This tournament also marked the Ukraine women's national bandy team's world debut as scheduled.[3] In 2022, the Ukraine squad was forced to withdraw from the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
| 12th Women's Bandy World Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Sweden |
| City | Växjö (Åby), Sweden |
| Dates | 28 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | Eriksson Arena (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Sweden |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 65 (4.06 per game) |
| Attendance | 3,485 (218 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Tilda Ström (11 points) |
| Website | |
| 2023 Men's and Women's Bandy World Championship 2023 | |
This world championship for women's international bandy marked a departure in the sport whereas in the past, organizers traditionally hosted the men's and women's international competitions separately, but this season saw both tournaments held at the same time and in the same venue.[4] The tournament will crown the world champions for the Women's Bandy World Championship and the men's Bandy World Championship.
Venue
All matches will be played in Eriksson Arena, Åby.
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| Venue Eriksson Arena Capacity: 2,000 | |||
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| Founded | 13 November 2019 | ||
Doping detection dog
The world's first doping detection dog was present for the tournament, an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel named Molly. Molly was utilized to detect certain banned substances that are not allowed as per the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list.[5]
Competing nations
Sweden
Finland
United States
Netherlands
Ukraine
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Switzerland
Group stage
All games 2 x 30 minutes.
Pool A
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| 1 | Sweden (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Finland |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | United States |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
| Finland | 1–1 | United States |
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| United States | 0–5 | Sweden |
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| United States | 1–1 | Finland |
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| Sweden | 6–0 | Finland |
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| Sweden | 5–0 | United States |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Bronze game |
| 2 | Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5th place game |
| 3 | Ukraine |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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| Switzerland | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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| Netherlands | 5–1 | Ukraine |
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| Switzerland | 1–0 | Ukraine |
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| Ukraine | 0–4 | Netherlands |
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Final Round
Playoffs
| United States | 1–1 (Penalty Shootout) 2–3 | Finland |
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Fifth place game
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Ukraine |
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Bronze game
| United States | 4–0 | Netherlands |
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Final
| Sweden | 15–0 | Finland |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | United States |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Ukraine |
Awards
- MVP: Ida Friman
- Best goalkeeper: Emilia Piekkari
- Best defender: Mikayla Rogers / Viktoria Karlsson
- Best midfielder: Ida Friman
- Best forward: Tilda Ström
References
- "Bandy World Championship Aby | Overview". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Michael Houston (5 February 2023). "Men's and women's teams confirmed for 2023 Bandy World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "THE TEAMS READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SPRING!". www.worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2023 – FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN!". worldbandy.com.
- "Molly the world's first doping dog is coming to the World Championship!". worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.