2012 Women's Bandy World Championship

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2012 | other_titles = 6th Women's Bandy World Championship | image = Logo 2012 women bandy wc.jpg | size = 200px | country = Russia | country2 = | dates = 23 – 26 February 2012 | num_teams = 6 | venues = 1 | city = [[Irkutsk]] | type = bandyW | winners = Sweden | count = | second = Russia | third = Finland | fourth = Canada | games = 20 | goals = 117 | attendance = | scoring_leader = {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Tatyana Gurinchik]] | points = 13 | mvp = | prevseason = [[2010 Women's Bandy World Championship|2010]] | nextseason = [[2014 Women's Bandy World Championship|2014]] }} The '''Bandy World Championship for women 2012''' was contested by 6 [[bandy]] playing countries. The championship was played in [[Irkutsk]], [[Russia]] from 23 to 26 February. Sweden defeated Russia, 5-3, in the final-game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/DAMLANDSLAGET/SASONGEN201112/Nyheter201112/SVENSKTVM-GULDISIBIRIEN|title=Svenskt VM-guld i Sibirien|publisher=Swedish Bandy Association|language=Swedish|author=Erik Jonsson|date=26 February 2012|accessdate=4 February 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095844/http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/DAMLANDSLAGET/SASONGEN201112/Nyheter201112/SVENSKTVM-GULDISIBIRIEN|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Participating teams== *{{BandyW|CAN}} *{{BandyW|FIN}} *{{BandyW|NOR}} *{{BandyW|RUS}} *{{BandyW|SWE}} *{{BandyW|USA}}

==Venue== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! colspan=2 |Russia |- | colspan=2 | '''Host venue''' |- | colspan=2 | |- | '''Location''' ||{{RUS}} – [[Irkutsk]] |- | '''Constructed''' || |- | '''Capacity''' || |}

==Preliminary round== {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|CAN}} |score = 4 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|FIN}} |team2 = '''{{BandyW|SWE}}''' |score = 1 – 7 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|NOR}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 2 – 1 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|RUS}} |score = 3 – 2 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|CAN}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|NOR}} |score = 2 – 1 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 23 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|FIN}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 7 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|NOR}} |team2 = '''{{BandyW|FIN}}''' |score = 2 – 3 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|CAN}} |team2 = '''{{BandyW|SWE}}''' |score = 0 – 8 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 8 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|NOR}} |score = 4 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 10 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 24 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|CAN}} |team2 = '''{{BandyW|FIN}}''' |score = 1 – 5 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 25 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|FIN}} |team2 = '''{{BandyW|RUS}}''' |score = 1 – 3 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 25 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|NOR}} |score = 7 – 0 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 25 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|CAN}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 1 – 0 }}

===Standings=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=SWE|name_SWE={{BandyW|SWE}} |team2=RUS|name_RUS={{BandyW|RUS}} |team3=FIN|name_FIN={{BandyW|FIN}} |team4=CAN|name_CAN={{BandyW|CAN}} |team5=NOR|name_NOR={{BandyW|NOR}} |team6=USA|name_USA={{BandyW|USA}} |win_SWE=5|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=35|ga_SWE=3 |win_RUS=4|draw_RUS=0|loss_RUS=1|gf_RUS=21|ga_RUS=4 |win_FIN=3|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=2|gf_FIN=17|ga_FIN=13 |win_CAN=2|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=3|gf_CAN=4|ga_CAN=18 |win_NOR=1|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=4|gf_NOR=5|ga_NOR=17 |win_USA=0|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=5|gf_USA=1|ga_USA=28

|update=complete|source= }}

==Play Offs==

===Semi-finals=== {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 25 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|FIN}} |score = 10 – 1 }} ---- {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 25 February |team1 = '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' |team2 = {{BandyW|CAN}} |score = 7 – 0 }}

===Match for 5th place=== {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 26 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{BandyW|USA}} |score = 1 – 2 }}

===Match for 3rd place=== {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 26 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{BandyW|CAN}} |score = 4 – 1 }}

===Final=== {{IceHockeybox |bg = |date = 26 February |team1 = {{BandyW-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{BandyW|SWE}} |score = 3 – 5 }}

==Final standing== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !width=40|Rank !width=180|Team |- | {{gold01}} | align="left"|{{BandyW|SWE}} |- | {{silver02}} | align="left"|{{BandyW|RUS}} |- | {{bronze03}} | align="left"|{{BandyW|FIN}} |- | 4 | align="left"|{{BandyW|CAN}} |- | 5 | align="left"|{{BandyW|USA}} |- | 6 | align="left"|{{BandyW|NOR}} |}

== Tournament awards == The following players was named the best in their position in the 2012 tournament:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldbandy.com/2012-wcs-women/|title=Best players by position 2012 Women's Bandy World Championship}}</ref>

* Best goalkeeper: {{flagicon|SWE}} Linda Odén * Best defender: {{flagicon|RUS}} Galina Mikhailov * Best midfielder: {{flagicon|FIN}} Nora Tulus

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{in lang|ru}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140208023331/http://baikal-bandy.ru/ VI Women's Bandy World Championship]

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