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Bandy World Championship

{{Short description|Recurring international bandy tournament for men's national teams}}

{{Infobox Sports league

| title = Bandy World Championship

| current_season = 2025 Bandy World Championship

| logo =

| pixels =

| sport = Bandy

| chairman =

| ceotag =

| ceo =

| inaugural = 1957

| teams = 10 (2025)

| champion = {{bandy|SWE}}
(14th title)

| most_champs = {{bandy|URS}}
{{bandy|SWE}}
(14 titles each)

| countries = Worldwide

| TV =

| website = {{url|https://www.worldbandy.com/|worldbandy.com}}

}}

File:BandyCountriesWC2017.png. Blue means Division A countries, red Division B countries and green the other FIB members. Latvia, which was relegated from Division A in 2016, made a late cancellation in 2017.]]

File:Bandy corner.jpg

File:Zinkensdamms IP February 2012.jpg, Stockholm, Sweden. Venue for the final at the XXVIth championships in 2006]]

File:ABB Arena Syd.jpg in Västerås, Sweden, host for the XXIXth championships in 2009]]

The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.

The 2020 Bandy World Championship for Division A was scheduled to be played in Irkutsk, Russia in 2020 but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 Bandy World Championship for Division A and B was initially scheduled to be played in Syktyvkar, Russia, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was rescheduled for Division B to 8–13 March 2022 and for Division A to 27 March–3 April 2022. However, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden withdrew from the tournament,{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119706/sweden-finland-bandy-russia-boycott|title = Sweden and Finland boycott World Bandy Championships in Russia}} which was then postponed indefinitely.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldbandy.com/2022/03/01/world-championships-in-russia-postponed/|title=FIB - World Championships in Russia postponed!}}

History

Although bandy has been played since the 19th century, the first men's world championships were only played as recently as 1957, and the first women's championships not until 2004.

Before this, friendlies had been played regularly between the Nordic countries. A film from British Pathé created in 1935 called "Ice Hockey At Helsingfors On Sleeve As Ice Hockey At Halsingfors News In A Nutshell (1935)"[https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/41892/ Ice Hockey At Helsingfors On Sleeve As Ice Hockey At Halsingfors News In A Nutshell (1935)] shows an international bandy match between women bandy players from Finland and women bandy players from Sweden being played outdoors at Helsingfors Ice Stadium (Helsinki) in Finland where the narrator corrects the misconception that it is an international women's ice hockey game. Helsingfors is the Swedish name for Helsinki and comes from the name of the surrounding parish, Helsinge (etymological origin of the Finnish name Helsinki) and the rapids (in Swedish: fors), which flowed through the original town.

A bandy tournament for men was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but this had no world championship status. A four-nation tournament in 1954 for men was played in Moscow, this was the first time the Soviet Union met teams from other countries and the first time the new, jointly agreed rules were used, however this was not called a world championship. The international federation was founded in 1955 by the four countries which had men's national bandy teams who had played in Moscow.

The first ever men's Bandy World Championship was organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.finbandy.fi/fi/?page_id=2002|publisher=Finnish Bandy Federation|title=The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English|access-date=February 12, 2014}}

From 1961 to 2003, the men's championships were played every two years, but since then has been played annually. (During the period 1972–1990, the Rossiya Tournament was held for national teams in the years when there was no world championship. This was always played in the Soviet Union and arranged by newspaper Sovetskaya Rossiya. It was affectionately called "the small world championship".)

Participating nations

For a long time, only four countries competed at the world championships: the Soviet Union, Sweden, Finland and Norway, with the Soviet Union the dominating country. More countries have joined the tournaments in recent decades, starting with the United States in 1985. The interest in the sport has spread to other parts of Europe, North America and Asia, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 also opened the way for separate national teams from the former Soviet republics. Somalia became the first team from Africa to compete, in the 2014 tournament in Irkutsk."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25492503 Somali team seeking to be masters of ice sport bandy]", BBC-online, 3 January 2014. The record number of participants is 20, set in 2019.

Denmark, Switzerland, Armenia and Poland are countries that a few years ago expressed interest in participating in future tournaments.[http://habex.ru/paper/718/13686/ 35-й чемпионат мира по хоккею с мячом стартовал в Хабаровске] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201112101/http://habex.ru/paper/718/13686/ |date=2020-12-01 }},(in Russian), Retrieved 5 February 2016 Denmark and Poland have left FIB, while Switzerland debuted in the 2019 edition, as did Great Britain.{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12381/|title=Венерсборг идёт на рекорд! - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России}} Armenia wished to participate in the 2011,{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/879/|title = Армения готова участвовать в чемпионате мира - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России}} but was not allowed to, as the tournament format at the time only allowed twelve teams and several more wanted to come. Of the countries which still have not taken part, India was also denied in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://bandynet.ru/v1/node/15183|title=Борис Скрынник: Хоккей с мячом – третий по посещаемости игровой вид спорта в России | BANDYNET.RU}} Most probably also Lithuania.{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/879/|title = Армения готова участвовать в чемпионате мира - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России}}{{Cite web|url=http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://bandynet.ru/v1/node/8822|title = Литва и Беларусь могут принять участие в чемпионате мира | BANDYNET.RU}} The reason for the 2011 tournament having only eleven teams, was a late cancellation from Australia,{{Cite web |url=http://cs10970.vk.me/u16068958/126587056/x_6851a48b.jpg |title=A poster showing the flags of the registered teams for the 2011 tournament, including that of Australia, which in the end did not show up |access-date=2017-02-19 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001903/http://cs10970.vk.me/u16068958/126587056/x_6851a48b.jpg |url-status=dead }} another country no longer an FIB member.

With more nations competing, Group B was created in 1991. In 2012 there was a Group C for the first time as 14 countries participated. Group C was abolished in 2013, when instead two sub-groups of Group B were created. In 2014 there were two sub-groups also in Group A, increasing the number of teams in that division from six to eight. The number of groups is not fixed, it is changed from year to year and there are discussions about reinstating a Group C.{{cite web | url=https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&sp=nmt4&u=https://tass.ru/sport/6053435%3F | title=ТАСС }} Japan and Kyrgyzstan attended their first World Championships in 2012, Ukraine joined in 2013, Germany and Somalia made their debuts in 2014, China in 2015, and the Czech Republic in 2016. Russia, Finland, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Norway, USA and Belarus usually play in group A. Until 2011, the best team in group B Went into a playoff match with the team which came bottom of the A-group, replacing them if they won. In 2004 the B-pool was played in a location separate from group A for the first time, at the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest. In 2013 this happened again as Vetlanda hosted the B-pool, whereas Vänersborg was the main venue of the A-pool with three matches played at other locations, Trollhättan, Gothenburg and Oslo. In 2015 and 2016 the tournaments were separated in time while in the same cities. The Division B matches are shorter in time, except for the end matches.

File:Bandy in Medeu Kazakhstan.JPG|Medeu was the main arena for the XXXIInd championships in 2012. Here the final of the 2011 Asian Winter Games.

File:Canada national bandy team.JPG|The reserve field of Almaty Central Stadium was the venue for Division B and C in 2012. Here Canada.

File:Arena Vänersborg - November 2010.jpg|Arena Vänersborg in Sweden, the main venue of the XXXIIIrd championship, held in 2013

File:УФХМР IMG 0475.jpg|Arena Yerofey, the final of the XXXVth championship in 2015

File:УФХМР IMG 1299.jpg|Trud Stadium, the final of the XXXVIth championship in 2016

=Participation details=

;1957-2001

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
style="width: 120px;"|Team || 57 || 61 || 63 || 65 || 67 || 69 || 71 || 73 || 75 || 77 || 79 || 81 || 83 || 85 || 87 || 89 || 91 || 93 || 95 || 97 || 99 || 01
align=left|{{bandy|BLR}}colspan="17"|part of Soviet Union{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}|7th
align=left|{{bandy|CAN}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}| 6th6th7th7th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}
align=left|{{bandy|FIN}}style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|2nd4thstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rd4thbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
align=left|{{bandy|HUN}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}8th7th8th8th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}
align=left|{{bandy|KAZ}}colspan="17"|part of Soviet Union{{sort|99|–}}| 4th4th5th4th
align=left|{{bandy|NED}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}7th8th{{sort|99|–}}9th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}
align=left|{{bandy|NOR}}{{sort|99|–}}style="border:3px solid red"|4th4thbgcolor=silver|2nd4th{{sort|99|–}}4th4th4thstyle="border:3px solid red"|4th4th4th4thstyle="border:3px solid red"|4th4th4th4thstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rd5th5th4th5th
align=left|{{bandy|RUS}}colspan="17"|part of Soviet Unionbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1st
align=left|{{bandy|URS}}bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stcolspan="5"|defunct
align=left|{{bandy|SWE}}bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2nd
align=left|{{bandy|USA}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}| 5th5th5th5th5thstyle="border:3px solid red"|6th6th6th6th
style="background:#ddd" class="sortbottom"

!align=left|Total teams

3444434444444555888967

;2003-2025

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
style="width: 120px;"|Team || 03|| 04 || 05 || 06 || 07 || 08 || 09 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 18 || 19 || 20

!22

!23

!25|| Total

align=left|{{bandy|BLR}}6th7th6th6th6th6th6th{{sort|99|–}}7th7th6th7th6th6th8th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

15
align=left|{{bandy|CAN}}{{sort|99|–}}9th8th8th{{sort|99|–}}8th8th7th8th8th8th8th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}9th{{sort|99|–}}14th{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

16
align=left|{{bandy|CHN}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}15th16th17thstyle="border:3px solid red"|12th18th{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

5
align=left|{{bandy|CZE}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}15th16th{{sort|99|–}}15th16th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|10th

|{{sort|99|–}}

5
align=left|{{bandy|GER}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}15th12th9th7th7th7thx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|7th

|7th

8
align=left|{{bandy|EST}}8th10th10th12th12th10th9th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}12th11th10th9th{{sort|98|DSQ}}14th11th9thx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

15
align=left|{{bandy|FIN}}4thbgcolor=gold|1st4thbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=silver|{{sort|02|2nd}}4th4th4th4thbgcolor=silver|{{sort|02|2nd}}bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdx

|{{sort|99|–}}

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

41
align=left|{{bandy|GBR}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}10th{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|8th

2
align=left|{{bandy|HUN}}{{sort|99|–}}style="border:3px solid red"|{{sort|08|8th}}11th9th10th13th13th10th10th9th10th11th10th10th10th8th11th9th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|6th

|5th

23
align=left|{{bandy|JPN}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}13th13th12th13th13th12th10th12th15th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

9
align=left|{{bandy|KAZ}}bgcolor=cc9966|3rd4thbgcolor=cc9966|3rd4th4th4th4th4th4thstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=cc9966|3rd4th5th4th4thx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|4th

| x

22
align=left|{{bandy|KGZ}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}14th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

1
align=left|{{bandy|LAT}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}8th9th10th8th9th10th9th9th7th8th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}13th14th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

12
align=left|{{bandy|MGL}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}11th11th12th12th11th{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}14th14th12th11th13th{{sort|99|–}}12th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

11
align=left|{{bandy|NED}}9th11th9th10th9th11th11th9th11th11th12th13th11th14th15th9th8th13th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|8th

|6th

23
align=left|{{bandy|NOR}}5th5th5th5th5th5th5th5th5th5thstyle="border:3px solid red"|{{sort|05|5th}}5th5th5th4th6th5thx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

39
align=left|{{bandy|RUS}}style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor="silver"|2ndbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

22
align=left|{{bandy|SVK}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}15th16th11th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|9th

|10th

5
align=left|{{bandy|SOM}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}17th16th17th18th16th20th18th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

7
align=left|{{bandy|SWE}}bgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=cc9966|3rdbgcolor=gold|1ststyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=silver|2ndbgcolor=cc9966|3rdstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=silver|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=silver|2ndx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1st

style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1st41
align=left|{{bandy|SUI}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}19th17th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|11th

|9th

3
align=left|{{bandy|UKR}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}{{sort|99|–}}14th16th{{sort|99|–}}11th13th14th17th10th

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

|{{sort|99|–}}

7
align=left|{{bandy|USA}}7th6th7th7th7th7th7th6th6th6th7th6th8th7th6th5th6thx

|{{sort|99|–}}

|5th

|4th

28
style="background:#ddd" class="sortbottom"

!align=left|Total teams

91111121213131111141417161818162010 (18*)

! –

! 11

!10

*18 teams were enrolled in 2020, but only 10 (the B division) could participate (teams marked with "x" could not participate).

Debut of national teams

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
rowspan=2| Year

! colspan=3| Debuting teams

! rowspan=2| Successor teams

Teams

!width=40| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

!width=40| {{abbr|Cum.|Cumulative total}}

valign=top; align=center| 1957

| {{bandy|FIN}}, {{bandy|URS}}, {{bandy|SWE}}

| 3

| 3

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1961

| {{bandy|NOR}}

| 1

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1963

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1965

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1967

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1969

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1971

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1973

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1975

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1977

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center| 1979

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1981

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1983

| -

| 0

| 4

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1985

| {{bandy|USA}}

| 1

| 5

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1987

| -

| 0

| 5

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1989

| -

| 0

| 5

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1991

| {{bandy|CAN}}, {{bandy|HUN}}, {{bandy|NED}}

| 3

| 8

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1993

| {{bandy|RUS}}

| 0

| 8

|align=left| {{bandy|URS}}

valign=top; align=center|1995

| {{bandy|KAZ}}

| 1

| 9

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1997

| -

| 0

| 9

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|1999

| -

| 0

| 9

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2001

| {{bandy|BLR}}

| 1

| 10

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2003

| {{bandy|EST}}

| 1

| 11

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2004

| -

| 0

| 11

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2005

| -

| 0

| 11

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2006

| {{bandy|MGL}}

| 1

| 12

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2007

| {{bandy|LAT}}

| 1

| 13

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2008

| -

| 0

| 13

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2009

| -

| 0

| 13

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2010

| -

| 0

| 13

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2011

| -

| 0

| 13

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2012

| {{bandy|JPN}}, {{bandy|KGZ}}

| 2

| 15

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2013

| {{bandy|UKR}}

| 1

| 16

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2014

| {{bandy|SOM}}, {{bandy|GER}}

| 2

| 18

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2015

| {{bandy|CHN}}

| 1

| 19

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2016

| {{bandy|CZE}}

| 1

| 20

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2017

| -

| 0

| 20

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2018

| {{bandy|SVK}}

| 1

| 21

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2019

| {{bandy|GBR}}, {{bandy|SUI}}

| 2

| 23

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2020-2022

| -

| 0

| 23

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2023

| -

| 0

| 23

|align=left|

valign=top; align=center|2025

| -

| 0

| 23

|align=left|

Competition format

Originally, the competition was played as an all-meet-all round-robin tournament. Starting in 1983, semifinals and a final was added to follow the round-robin stage.

When the number of participating nations increased, the championship was split up in two groups from 2003 onwards, A and B, with the better teams in Group A. The winner of Group B for some years played a game against the least successful team of Group A to determine qualification for Group A for next year, but in 2016, 2017, and 2018 winning Group B has been directly qualifying for group A for the following year while the last placed team of Group A is automatically relegated to Group B.

Broadcasting

The interest is biggest in Sweden, Finland and Russia.{{Cite web |url=http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=59&title=World%20Championship%20will%20be%20broadcasted%20on%20main%20TV%20channels |title=World Championship will be broadcast on main TV channels |access-date=2012-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709071231/http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=59&title=World%20Championship%20will%20be%20broadcasted%20on%20main%20TV%20channels |archive-date=2015-07-09 |url-status=dead }} For a few times now it has been shown on Eurosport 2.

The games are also viewable via online streaming.

Results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
width=2%|No.

!width=4%|Year

!width=10%|Host

!width=10%|Final venue (host city) *

!width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff|

!width=14%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Result

!width=14%|Silver medal

!width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff|

!width=14%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Result

!width=14%|Fourth place

!width=3%|Teams

I

|1957
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}

Olympic Stadium (Helsinki)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(6–1)

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|Round-robin

|Only three teams participated

|3

II

|1961
Details

|{{flag|Norway}}

Bislett Stadium (Oslo)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(2–1)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(4–3)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

III

|1963
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Skogsvallen (Nässjö)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(6–1)

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|Round-robin
(12–0)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

IV

|1965
Details

|{{flag|Soviet Union}}

Central Stadium (Sverdlovsk)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(4–0)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|Round-robin
(1–2)

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|4

V

|1967
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}

Raatti Stadium (Oulu)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(1–1)

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|Round-robin
(2–1)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

VI

|1969
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Vinterstadion (Örebro) and Studenternas IP (Uppsala)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(4–2, 2–1)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin

|Only three teams participated

|3

VII

|1971
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Vinterstadion (Örebro) and Söderstadion (Stockholm)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(2–2, 2–1)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(6–1, 7–1)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

VIII

|1973
Details

|{{flag|Soviet Union}}

Central Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(5–1, 1–0)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(3–2, 3–4)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

IX

|1975
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}

Pohjan stadion (Tornio) and Hänninhauta (Mikkeli)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(1–3, 7–2)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(2–1, 2–2)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

X

|1977
Details

|{{flag|Norway}}

Valle Hovin (Oslo) and Marienlyst Stadion (Drammen)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(2–3, 3–2)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(5–1, 2–4)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

XI

|1979
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Vänersborgs isstadion (Vänersborg) and Spånga IP (Stockholm)

|{{bandy-big|URS|1955}}

|Round-robin
(4–3, 4–2)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(8–2, 6–2)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

XII

|1981
Details

|{{flag|Soviet Union}}

Central Lenin Stadium (Khabarovsk)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|Round-robin
(6–1, 1–3)

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|Round-robin
(6–1, 5–1)

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

XIII

|1983
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}

Oulunkylä Ice Rink (Helsinki)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|9–3

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|4–1

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|4

XIV

|1985
Details

|{{flag|Norway}}

Valle Hovin (Oslo)

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|5–4
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|6–2

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|5

XV

|1987
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Söderstadion (Stockholm)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|7–2

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|11–3

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|5

XVI

|1989
Details

|{{flag|Soviet Union}}

Olympic Stadium (Moscow)

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|12–2

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|6–0

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|5

XVII

|1991
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}

Oulunkylä Ice Rink (Helsinki)

|{{bandy-big|URS}}

|4–3

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|8–0

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|8

XVIII

|1993
Details

|{{flag|Norway}}

Hamar Olympic Hall (Hamar)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|8–0

|{{bandy-big|RUS|1991}}

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|5–3

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|8

XIX

|1995
Details

|{{flag|United States}}

John Rose Minnesota Oval (Roseville)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|6–4

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|3–2

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|8

XX

|1997
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Rocklunda IP (Västerås)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|10–5

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|9–3

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|9

XXI

|1999
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trud Stadium (Arkhangelsk)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|5–0

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|9–1

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|6

XXII

|2001
Details

|{{flag|Finland}}
{{flag|Sweden}}

Raksila Ice Rink (Oulu)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|6–1

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|3–2

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|7

XXIII

|2003
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trud Stadium (Arkhangelsk)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|5–4

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|4–1

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|9

XXIV

|2004
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}
{{flag|Hungary}}

Rocklunda IP (Västerås)

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|5–4
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|5–2

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|11

XXV

|2005
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trudovye Rezervy Stadium (Kazan)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|5–2

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|5–3

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|11

XXVI

|2006
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Zinkensdamms IP (Stockholm)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|3–2

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|7–4

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|12

XXVII

|2007
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Khimik Stadium (Kemerovo)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|3–1

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|5–4
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|12

XXVIII

|2008
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Olympic Stadium (Moscow)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|6–1

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|8–3

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|13

XXIX

|2009
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

ABB Arena South (Västerås)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|6–1

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|7–3

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|13

XXX

|2010
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Ice Palace Krylatskoye (Moscow)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|6–5
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|4–3
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|11

XXXI

|2011
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trudovye Rezervy Stadium (Kazan)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|6–1

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|14–3

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|11

XXXII

|2012
Details

|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

Medeu (Almaty)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|5–4

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|10–5

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|14

XXXIII

|2013
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}
{{flag|Norway}}

Arena Vänersborg (Vänersborg)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|4–3

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|6–3

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|14

XXXIV

|2014
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trud Stadium (Irkutsk)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|3–2

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|5–3

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|17

XXXV

|2015
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Arena Yerofey (Khabarovsk)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|5–3

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|8–6

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|16

XXXVI

|2016
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}

Trud Stadium (Ulyanovsk)

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Russia

|6–1

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|4–0

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|18

XXXVII

|2017
Details

|{{flag|Sweden}}

Göransson Arena (Sandviken)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|4–3

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|11–1

|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}}
Norway

|18

XXXVIII

|2018
Details

|{{flag|Russia}}
{{flag|China}}

Arena Yerofey (Khabarovsk)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|5–4

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|8–4

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|16

XXXIX

|2019
Details

| {{flag|Sweden}}

Arena Vänersborg (Vänersborg)

|{{bandy-big|RUS}}

|6–5
{{aet}}

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|8–2

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|20

XL

|2020
Details

| {{flag|Russia}}

! colspan=9 | A Division cancelled

|10 (18**)

XLI

|2022
Details

| {{flag|Russia}}

! colspan=9 | Cancelled

| -

XLII

|2023
Details

| {{flag|Sweden}}

Eriksson Arena (Växjö)

!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

|3–1

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

|5–1

|{{bandy-big|KAZ}}

|11

XLIII

|2025
Details

| {{flag|Sweden}}

Sparbanken Lidköping Arena (Lidköping)

|{{bandy-big|SWE}}

| 5–3

|{{bandy-big|FIN}}

|{{bandy-big|NOR}}

| 12–1

|{{bandy-big|USA}}

|10

* For 1959–1981 championships, there are listed venues (host cities) of the decisive matches of round-robin tournaments (i.e. matches between champions and runners-up for each tournament), not final matches.

** 18 teams were enrolled in 2020, but only 10 (the B division) could participate.

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=Medal table=

Countries in italics no longer compete at the World Championships.

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = bandy

| event =

| team =

| gold_SWE = 14 | silver_SWE = 19 | bronze_SWE = 8

| gold_URS = 14 | silver_URS = 2 | bronze_URS = 1 | name_URS = {{bandy|SOV}}

| gold_RUS = 12 | silver_RUS = 9 | bronze_RUS = 1

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 10 | bronze_FIN = 22

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 3

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 0 | bronze_KAZ = 6

}}

=Consecutive wins=

The most consecutive gold medals were won by the Soviet Union with 11. Russia has won four consecutive gold medals and Sweden has won three consecutive gold medals.

Final arenas (since 1983)

Until 1981, the championship was always decided by round-robin games, so only since 1983 there have been designated venues for the championship final game.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;
No.

!Times

!Country

!Arena

!City

!Years

!Note

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Oulunkylä Ice Rink

| Helsinki

| 1983, 1991

|

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Trud Stadium

| Arkhangelsk

| 1999, 2003

|

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Rocklunda IP

| Västerås

| 1997, 2004

|

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Olympic Stadium

| Moscow

| 1989, 2008

| Indoor arena

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Trudovye Rezervy Stadium

| Kazan

| 2005, 2011

|

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Arena Yerofey

| Khabarovsk

| 2015, 2018

| Indoor arena

align=right| 1

| align=right| 2

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Arena Vänersborg

| Vänersborg

| 2013, 2019

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Norway}}

| Valle Hovin

| Oslo

| 1985

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Söderstadion

| Stockholm

| 1987

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Norway}}

| Hamar Olympic Hall

| Hamar

| 1993

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|United States}}

| John Rose Minnesota Oval

| Roseville

| 1995

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Raksila Ice Rink

| Oulu

| 2001

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Zinkensdamms IP

| Stockholm

| 2006

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Khimik Stadium

| Kemerovo

| 2007

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| ABB Arena South

| Västerås

| 2009

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Ice Palace Krylatskoye

| Moscow

| 2010

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}

| Medeu

| Almaty

| 2012

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Trud Stadium

| Irkutsk

| 2014

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Trud Stadium

| Ulyanovsk

| 2016

|

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Göransson Arena

| Sandviken

| 2017

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Eriksson Arena

| Växjö

| 2023

| Indoor arena

align=right| 8

| align=right| 1

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Sparbanken Lidköping Arena

| Lidköping

| 2025

| Indoor arena

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/2049/Kalenderbiteri/VMres.html |title=Results from the championships 1957-1999 by Per G. Olsson |access-date=2006-02-03 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028045110/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/2049/Kalenderbiteri/VMres.html |archive-date=2009-10-28 }}

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