# 2003 Bandy World Championship

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International ice hockey competition

2003 Bandy World Championship 23rd Bandy World Championship Tournament details Host country Russia City Arkhangelsk Dates 24 – 30 March Teams 9 Final positions Champions Sweden Runners-up Russia Third place Kazakhstan Fourth place Finland Tournament statistics Games played 23 Scoring leader(s) Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points) ← Oulu 2001 Västerås 2004 →

The **2003 [Bandy World Championship](/source/Bandy_World_Championship)** was a competition for [bandy](/source/Bandy) playing nations for men. The championship was played in [Arkhangelsk](/source/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).[1]

The competition was originally intended to be played in [Norway](/source/Norway). However, on 7 January 2002, the [Bandy Association of Norway](/source/Bandy_Association_of_Norway) met and decided to not host the competition.[2] Both [Russia](/source/Russia) and [Sweden](/source/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](/source/1999_Bandy_World_Championship) when the tournament was played in late January and early February.[3]

## Squads

Main article: [2003 Bandy World Championship squads](/source/2003_Bandy_World_Championship_squads)

## Group A

- [Sweden](/source/Sweden_national_bandy_team)

- [Russia](/source/Russia_national_bandy_team)

- [Finland](/source/Finland_national_bandy_team)

- [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan_national_bandy_team)

- [Norway](/source/Norway_national_bandy_team)

## 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sweden 4 4 0 0 27 9 +18 8 2 Russia 4 3 0 1 27 11 +16 6 3 Finland 4 2 0 2 14 17 −3 4 4 Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 12 27 −15 2 5 Norway 4 0 0 4 9 25 −16 0

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## 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

- [Belarus](/source/Belarus_national_bandy_team)

- [United States](/source/United_States_national_bandy_team)

- [Estonia](/source/Estonia_national_bandy_team)

- [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_bandy_team)

### 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Belarus 3 3 0 0 36 9 +27 6 2 United States 3 2 0 1 37 6 +31 4 3 Estonia 3 1 0 2 11 39 −28 2 4 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 4 34 −30 0

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Play off matches

### Match for 7th Place

- February 28

- USA – Estonia 19–3

## Match for 5th place

- February 28

- Norway – Belarus 7–3

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang"](http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=6&sprak=eng&land=3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Stefan Holm (9 January 2002). ["Här ska det spelas VM-final i bandy"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/jPaw2n/har-ska-det-spelas-vm-final-i-bandy) (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jens Kärrman (18 September 2002). ["Iskallt uppdrag"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/VR9nq4/iskallt-uppdrag) (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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