2003 Bandy World Championship

2003 23rd Bandy World Championship 2003 Bandy World Championship logo.jpg 200px Russia 24 – 30 March 9 Arkhangelsk bandy SWE RUS KAZ FIN 23 Ari Holopainen, Finland 10 Oulu 2001 Västerås 2004 The 2003 Bandy World Championship was a competition for bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Arkhangelsk, Russia from 24 to 30 March 2003. Sweden won the championship. There were 9 countries participating in the 2003 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United States (group B).http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=6&sprak=eng&land=3 Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang The competition was originally intended to be played in Norway. However, on 7 January 2002, the Bandy Association of Norway met and decided to not host the competition.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/jPaw2n/har-ska-det-spelas-vm-final-i-bandy Här ska det spelas VM-final i bandy Sportbladet Stefan Holm Swedish 9 January 2002 15 August 2021 Both Russia and Sweden showed their interest to host. The decision fell on Russia. By playing the tournament in late March, severe cold was avoided, unlike the 1999 World Championship when the tournament was played in late January and early February.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/VR9nq4/iskallt-uppdrag Iskallt uppdrag Sportbladet Jens Kärrman Swedish 18 September 2002 15 August 2021 Squads 2003 Bandy World Championship squads Group A SWE RUS FIN KAZ NOR Premier tour 24 March Finland – Kazakhstan 4 – 2 Russia – Norway 8 – 1 25 March Sweden – Finland 9 – 4 Kazakhstan – Russia 3 – 12 26 March Norway – Kazakhstan 5 – 6 Russia – Sweden 2 – 6 27 March Finland – Norway 5 – 1 Sweden – Kazakhstan 6 – 1 28 March Sweden – Norway 6 – 2 Russia – Finland 5 – 1 main WDL Q 2 SWE SWE RUS RUS FIN FIN KAZ KAZ NOR NOR 4 0 0 27 9 3 0 1 27 11 2 0 2 14 17 1 0 3 12 27 0 0 4 9 25 #bbffbb A A A A pink E complete Final Tour Semifinals 29 March Semifinals Russia – Finland 7 – 3 Sweden – Kazakhstan 6 – 1 Match for 3rd place 30 March Finland – Kazakhstan 1 – 4 Final 30 March Russia – Sweden 4 – 5 Group B BLR USA EST NED Premier tour 24 March Estonia – Belarus 4 – 21 25 March USA – Netherlands 18 – 0 26 March Netherlands – Estonia 3 – 7 27 March USA – Belarus 4 – 6 28 March Estonia – USA 0 – 15 29 March Netherlands – Belarus 1 – 9 main WDL Q 2 BLR BLR USA USA EST EST NED NED 3 0 0 36 9 2 0 1 37 6 1 0 2 11 39 0 0 3 4 34 #bbffbb A A A pink E complete Play off matches Match for 7th Place February 28 USA – Estonia 19–3 Match for 5th place February 28 Norway – Belarus 7–3 References 2003 Category:2003 in bandy Category:2003 in Russian sport World Championship, 2003 Category:March 2003 sports events in Europe Category:March 2003 in Russia