2011 Bandy World Championship

{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2011 | other_titles = | image = 2011 Bandy World Championship logo.jpg | country = Russia | country2 = | dates = | num_teams = 11 | venues = | city = Kazan | type = other | winners = {{bandy|RUS}} | count = | second = {{bandy|FIN}} | third = {{bandy|SWE}} | fourth = {{bandy|KAZ}} | games = | goals = | attendance = | scoring_leader = [[Sergey Lomanov, Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/Historikochstatistik/VM-skyttekungar/ |title = VM-skyttekungar - Svenska Bandyförbundet |access-date=2015-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213222139/http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/Historikochstatistik/VM-skyttekungar/ |archive-date=2015-02-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />(12 goals) | points = | mvp = | prevseason = [[2010 Bandy World Championship|Moscow 2010]] | nextseason = [[2012 Bandy World Championship|Almaty 2012]] }}

The '''2011 [[Bandy World Championship]]''' was an edition of the top annual event in international men's [[bandy]], held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in [[Kazan]], [[Russia]].

11 countries participated in the 2011 championships: [[Finland]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Norway]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], the [[United States]] (group A) and [[Belarus]], [[Canada]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], and the [[Netherlands]] (group B).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bandy.sport-express.ru/world/2011/calendar/|script-title=ru:Календарь / Результаты|publisher=Спорт-Экспресс|language=Russian|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> [[Australia]] was supposed to participate<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cs10970.vk.me/u16068958/126587056/x_6851a48b.jpg |title=A poster showing the Australian flag |access-date=2013-11-15 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001903/http://cs10970.vk.me/u16068958/126587056/x_6851a48b.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> but didn't come because of [[2010–11 Queensland floods|the floodings]]. At least five more countries wanted to come, but the tournament format at the time did not allow more than twelve teams.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bandynet.ru/node/15183 | title=Борис Скрынник: Хоккей с мячом – третий по посещаемости игровой вид спорта в России | BANDYNET.RU | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508062402/bandynet.ru/node/15183 | archive-date=2014-05-08 }}</ref> For the first time, Finland won the group stage. Russia became the world champion, with Finland second, and Sweden third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=162&sprak=eng&land=3|title=Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang}}</ref>

== Group A ==

=== Preliminary round ===

{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date !Match ! style="width:45px;"|Res. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 23 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' – {{Bandy|USA}} | 17–0 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|SWE}} – {{Bandy|FIN}} | 5–5 (5–6 after penalties) |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|NOR}} – '''{{Bandy|KAZ}}''' | 2–7 |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 24 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|USA}} – '''{{Bandy|KAZ}}''' | 2–7 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|NOR}} – '''{{Bandy|SWE}}''' | 0–12 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|RUS}} – '''{{Bandy|FIN}}''' | 3–4 |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 25 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|FIN}}''' – {{Bandy|USA}} | 13–2 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|KAZ}} – '''{{Bandy|SWE}}''' | 2–7 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' – {{Bandy|NOR}} | 13–1 |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 26 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|FIN}}''' – {{Bandy|NOR}} | 9–0 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}''' – {{Bandy|USA}} | 8–1 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' – {{Bandy|KAZ}} | 7–2 |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 27 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|USA}} – '''{{Bandy|NOR}}''' | 3–7 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|KAZ}} – '''{{Bandy|FIN}}''' | 3–4 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' – {{Bandy|SWE}} | 5–2 |} {{col-break}} {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2

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=== Finals ===

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em; text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:45px;"|Date ! style="width:240px;"|Match ! style="width:45px;"|Res. |- | colspan="3" style="background:#dddddd; text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"|'''Semifinals''' |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 29 | style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"| '''{{Bandy|FIN}}''' – {{Bandy|KAZ}} | 5–4 |- | style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"| '''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' – {{Bandy|SWE}} | 3–2 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#dddddd; text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"|'''Match for 3rd place''' |- | January 30 | style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"| {{Bandy|KAZ}} – '''{{Bandy|SWE}}''' | 3–14 |- | colspan="3" style="background:#dddddd; text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"|'''Final''' |- | January 30 | style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"| {{Bandy|FIN}} – '''{{Bandy|RUS}}''' | 1–6 |}

== Group B ==

===Preliminary round === {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Date ! Match ! style="width:45px;"|Res. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 24 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}''' – {{Bandy|LAT}} | 15–2 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}''' – {{Bandy|HUN}} | 14–3 |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 25 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}''' – {{Bandy|LAT}} | 13–0 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|NED}} – '''{{Bandy|BLR}}''' | 1–12 |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 26 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|NED}} – '''{{Bandy|CAN}}''' | 2–4 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|HUN}} – '''{{Bandy|LAT}}''' | 3–4 |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 27 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|{{Bandy|NED}} – '''{{Bandy|LAT}}''' | 2–3 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}''' – {{Bandy|HUN}} | 9–2 |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|January 28 | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}''' – {{Bandy|CAN}} | 8–2 |- | style="padding-left:5px; text-align:left;"|'''{{Bandy|HUN}}''' – {{Bandy|NED}} | 6–3 |} {{col-break}} {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2

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=== Final tour ===

== Qualifiers to Group A 2012 ==

The team that finished last in Group A and the winner in Group B met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in the [[2012 Bandy World Championship]] Group A.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em; text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:45px;"|Date ! style="width:240px;"|Match ! style="width:45px;"|Res. |- | January 29 | style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px;"| '''{{Bandy|USA}}''' – {{Bandy|BLR}} | 5–2 |}

== References == {{reflist}}

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