The topic of 2016 Bandy World Championship is widely discussed and has generated great interest in today's society. For decades, 2016 Bandy World Championship has been the subject of debate among experts from different disciplines, as well as of interest to the general public. Its relevance is undeniable and its impact extends to various areas of society. Over the years, 2016 Bandy World Championship has experienced significant changes that have marked its evolution and its influence in the contemporary world. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to 2016 Bandy World Championship, from its origin to its impact today, with the aim of offering a comprehensive and updated vision of this very relevant topic.
XXXVIth Bandy World Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
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 ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 22 (Division A) 33 (Division B) |
Scoring leader(s) | Division A![]() ![]() (14 goals) Division B ![]() (20 goals) |
MVP | ![]() |
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.
Czech Republic made its debut, while Canada and Ukraine were set to return, thus reaching an all-time high of nineteen participating teams. 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, he sent a greeting letter before the tournament and one of congratulation after the victory of the Russian team.
Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk | Dimitrovgrad |
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Trud Stadium | Volga-Sport-Arena | Stroitel Stadium |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Because of the weather conditions and the want to keep the ice at Trud good for the semifinals and the final, the Tuesday 2 February game (game 8) between Russia and Finland and the Wednesday 3 February game (game 12) between Russia and Sweden were moved from the outdoor Trud stadium to the indoor Volga-Sport-Arena.
After drawn games in the group stage, a penalty shootout is held to determine final placings in the event of teams finishing on equal points
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+3).
Sweden ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() |
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J. Andersson ![]() S. Jansson ![]() C. Edlund ![]() A. Westh ![]() E. Säfström ![]() O. Englund ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() |
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S. Pochkunov ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 11–4 | ![]() |
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P. Hellmyrs ![]() M. Johansson ![]() J. Andersson ![]() J. Löfstedt ![]() C. Edlund ![]() E. Pettersson ![]() S. Jansson ![]() D. Berlin ![]() |
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Russia ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() |
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A. Mirgazov ![]() A. Dzhusoev ![]() Y. Shardakov ![]() M. Ishkeldin ![]() E. Ivanushkin ![]() S. Lomanov ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() |
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R. Isaliyev ![]() A. Golubkov ![]() D. Zavidovski ![]() |
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Russia ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() |
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M. Ishkeldin ![]() E. Dergaev ![]() E. Ivanushkin ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 47 | −42 | 0 |
United States ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() |
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A. Skalbeck ![]() K. Brown ![]() D. Richardson ![]() J. Blucher ![]() M. Lickteig ![]() R. Haney ![]() M. Carman ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() | 7–5 | ![]() |
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S. Yusupov ![]() A. Kabanov ![]() K. Savchenko ![]() R. Nikitenko ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 2–18 | ![]() |
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L. Ziemiņš ![]() A. Befus ![]() |
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Norway ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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M. Austad ![]() F. Hagberg ![]() N. Jensen ![]() F. Randsborg ![]() P. Loyning ![]() S. Kristoffersen ![]() M. Hogevold ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() | 2–18 | ![]() |
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D.D. Orlovs ![]() L. Ziemiņš ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() | 7–6 | ![]() |
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S. Yusupov ![]() R. Nikitenko ![]() V. Bratchenko ![]() A. Kabanov ![]() |
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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6 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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4 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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7 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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4 February – Dimitrovgrad | ||||||||||
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6 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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4 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
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7 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 11–3 | ![]() |
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V. Bronnikov ![]() R. Galyautdinov ![]() R. Isaliyev ![]() M. Gavrilenko ![]() S. Pochkunov ![]() |
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Finland ![]() | 17–3 | ![]() |
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V. Aaltonen ![]() M. Kumpuoja ![]() T. Mustonen ![]() J. Liukkonen ![]() M. Lukkarila ![]() S. Laakkonen ![]() S. Helavuori ![]() E. Peuhkuri ![]() J. Rintala ![]() |
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![]() | 28–3 | Latvia ![]() |
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D. Mossberg ![]() E. Pettersson ![]() A. Westh ![]() D. Berlin ![]() C. Edlund ![]() J. Andersson ![]() D. Pizzoni Elfving ![]() S. Jansson ![]() L. Pettersson ![]() E. Säfström ![]() O. Englund ![]() |
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Russia ![]() | 12–2 | ![]() |
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I. Larionov ![]() P. Zakharov ![]() D. Saveliev ![]() A. Mirgazov ![]() N. Ivanov ![]() Y. Befus ![]() E. Dergaev ![]() M. Prokofiev ![]() |
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Russia ![]() | 16–6 | ![]() |
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M. Ishkeldin ![]() Y. Shardakov ![]() S. Lomanov ![]() E. Ivanushkin ![]() Y. Befus ![]() I. Larionov ![]() Y. Vilkunin ![]() A. Dzhusoev ![]() P. Zakharov ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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J. Löfstedt ![]() C. Edlund ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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E. Pettersson ![]() S. Jansson ![]() D. Mossberg ![]() |
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Finland ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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T. Määttä ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 15–0 | ![]() |
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D. Richardson ![]() M. Carman ![]() D. Martinson ![]() M. Lickteig ![]() A. Skalbeck ![]() G. Olson ![]() K. Brown ![]() M. Sandberg ![]() S. Arundel ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() | 3–8 | ![]() |
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R. Nikitenko ![]() V. Bratchenko ![]() M. Pashnel ![]() |
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The Russian squad winning the 2016 World Championship was set together of the following players.
# | Pos. | Age | Name | Club |
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1 | GK | 31 | Roman Chernykh | ![]() |
30 | GK | 29 | Denis Rysev | ![]() |
24 | DF | 30 | Yuri Vikulin | ![]() |
29 | DF | 33 | Pyotr Zakharov | ![]() |
32 | DF | 32 | Pavel Bulatov | ![]() |
55 | DF | 26 | Mikhail Prokopyev | ![]() |
8 | MF | 25 | Maxim Ishkeldin | ![]() |
12 | MF | 25 | Yuri Shardakov | ![]() |
15 | DF | 23 | Alan Dzhusoyev | ![]() |
17 | MF | 36 | Dmitry Savelyev | ![]() |
18 | MF | 37 | Sergei Shaburov | ![]() |
20 | MF | 24 | Janis Befus | ![]() |
21 | MF | 31 | Igor Larionov | ![]() |
23 | MF | 27 | Evgeny Dergaev | ![]() |
7 | FW | 35 | Sergei Lomanov Jr | ![]() |
10 | FW | 23 | Almaz Mirgazov | ![]() |
44 | FW | 19 | Nikita Ivanov | ![]() |
88 | FW | 36 | Yevgeny Ivanushkin | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 2 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | Disqualified |
Estonia ![]() | 6–2 (awd 0–5) | ![]() |
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Note: Estonia fielded an ineligible player in 2 of their matches. Matches were awarded as 5-0 wins to their opponents, and Estonia were disqualified from the competition.
Matches in Group B are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 2 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 53 | −49 | 0 | 7–9th place group |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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14 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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13 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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14 February – Ulyanovsk | ||||||||||
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^ = Extra time played
The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 |
The matches were 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
The match was 60 minutes rather than standard 90 minutes.
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Ulyanovsk Oblast Governor Sergey Ivanovich Morozov has taken a special interest in promoting the cultural events surrounding the 2016 Bandy World Championship, since it takes place in Ulyanovsk. Many streets, enterprises and organizations were decorated with the symbols of the bandy championship.
On January 23 the bright event "Stars of Sport" were held for inhabitants and visitors of the city, as a prelude to the opening ceremony of the world championship. It was held at the shopping center “Aquamall” in downtown Ulyanovsk and featured sports stars like Ilia Averbukh and Maxim Marinin.
The formal opening ceremony was held on January 31, 2016.