2008 Bandy World Championship

2008 XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship 2008 Bandy World Championship logo.jpg Russia 2008 13 1 Moscow other RUS SWE FIN KAZ Kemerovo 2007 Västerås 2009 thumb|The Moscow Olympic Stadium was the venue of the competition. The 2008 Bandy World Championship for men was played at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 27 January–3 February 2008. A record 13 teams competed to be the champions. Russia defeated Sweden in the final.http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=93&sprak=eng&land=3 Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang Group stage Group A main WDL Q n 2 SWE SWE RUS RUS FIN FIN KAZ KAZ NOR NOR BLR BLR 5 0 0 55 14 4 0 1 59 14 2 1 2 35 22 2 1 2 22 38 1 0 4 18 55 0 0 5 13 59 #bbffbb A A A A #ff8888 E complete Group B main WDL Q n 2 USA USA CAN CAN LAT LAT EST EST NED NED MNG MNG HUN HUN 6 0 0 65 3 5 0 1 33 9 3 1 2 22 28 1 3 2 14 20 2 1 3 16 30 1 0 5 10 41 0 1 5 9 38 -2 #bbffbb A complete Final four The top four teams from Group A went on to a play-off to decide the world champion. 2 February SWE 7 KAZ 0 2 February RUS 9 FIN 1 3 February SWE 1 RUS 6 3 February FIN 8 KAZ 3 Qualification game for next year's Group A USA – Belarus 4–6 (1–3) Belarus kept its place in Group A. References bandysidan.nu 2008 Category:2008 in Russian sport Category:Sports competitions in Moscow World Championship Category:2008 in Moscow World Championship, 2008 Category:January 2008 sports events in Europe Category:February 2008 sports events in Europe