2016 Bandy World Championship

2016 Bandy World Championship

XXXVIth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	1–7 February (Division A) 10–14 February (Division B)
Teams	8 in Division A and 10 in Division B
Final positions
Champions	Russia (10th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played	22 (Division A) 33 (Division B)
Scoring leader(s)	Division A Christoffer Edlund Andrey Kabanov (14 goals) Division B Dmitry Koval (20 goals)
MVP	Sergey Lomanov
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Bandy World Championship 2016, the XXXVI Bandy World Championship, was held with Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, as host region. Most of the games was played at the Volga-Sport-Arena in Ulyanovsk. Because of its higher spectator capacity, the group stage matches between Russia and Sweden and between Russia and Kazakhstan were played at Trud Stadium, which also hosted one semi-final and the final. Some games were played in nearby Dimitrovgrad at Stadium Stroitel.

The Division A tournament was played from 1 February until 7 February 2016, while the Division B tournament took place afterwards, on 10–14 February.^[1]

Czech Republic made its debut,^[2] while Canada and Ukraine were set to return, thus reaching an all-time high of nineteen participating teams.^[3] Canada missed the championships due to domestic competitions, so a total of eighteen countries participated, which is still more than ever before.

The tournament was part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's schedule for 2016,^[4] he sent a greeting letter before the tournament^[5] and one of congratulation after the victory of the Russian team.^[6]