{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2018 | other_titles = 9th Bandy World Championship | image = 2018 Womens Bandy World Championship logo.png | size = 200px | country = China | dates = 9–13 January 2018 | num_teams = 8 | venues = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]] | city = [[Chengde]] | type = bandyW | winners = SWE | count = 8 | second = RUS | third = NOR | fourth = FIN | games = 19 | goals = 144 | attendance = 5060 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Susanna Simola]]<br />(11 goals) | points = | mvp = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Matilda Svenler]] | prevseason = [[2016 Women's Bandy World Championship|2016]] | nextseason = [[2020 Women's Bandy World Championship|2020]] }}
The '''2018 Women's Bandy World Championship''' was held in [[China]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norwegianamerican.com/sports/usa-hosts-bandy-world-championship/ |title=USA hosts Bandy World Championship |author=Admin |website=the Norwegian American |date=February 29, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> in the city of [[Chengde]]<ref name="insidethegames">{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1046600/womens-world-bandy-championship-awarded-to-china |publisher=insidethegames.biz |title=Women's World Bandy Championship awarded to China |access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="rusbandy">{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/8728&prev=search |title=Google Translate |access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="svenskbandy">{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskbandy.se/NYHETER/SENASTENYTT/Rapportfraninternationellaforbundetskongress |publisher=svenskbandy.se |title=Rapport från internationella förbundets kongress - Svenska Bandyförbundet |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127171342/http://www.svenskbandy.se/NYHETER/SENASTENYTT/rapportfraninternationellaforbundetskongress |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="hrbipe">{{cite web |url=http://www.hrbipe.edu.cn/html/JSXL/YXYDY/show-21181.html |publisher=hrbipe.edu.cn |title=哈尔滨体育学院女子班迪球队赴美参加世界A组锦标赛 - 竞训新闻 - 哈尔滨体育学院 |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906133904/http://www.hrbipe.edu.cn/html/JSXL/YXYDY/show-21181.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> on 9–13 January 2018.<ref>[http://www.worldbandy.com/tournaments.html Federation of International Bandy: Tournaments] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033226/http://www.worldbandy.com/tournaments.html |date=2017-10-22 }}, retrieved 21 October 2017</ref> This was the IXth [[Women's Bandy World Championship]].
While the highest number of participants in any previous tournament was 7, the organisers had thought out measures aimed at attracting 12 participating countries.<ref name=Imperial>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/11021|title=Женский ЧМ — в парке Императорской резиденции - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России|website=rusbandy.ru}}</ref> However, in the end the number of teams were 8, including the debutants Estonia and Switzerland, while Canada declined this year.<ref>http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.bandyforbundet.no/?p=21233 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> The matches were played on naturally frozen ice on the lake at [[Chengde Mountain Resort]].<ref name=Imperial/>
[[Sweden women's national bandy team|Sweden]] and [[Russia women's national bandy team|Russia]] met for the ninth time of nine possible in the final. For the eighth time Sweden won.
==Venue== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! colspan=2 |[[Chengde Mountain Resort]]<br>(UNESCO World Heritage Site) |+ | colspan=2 | '''Host venue''' |- | colspan=2 | [[File:Chengdemountainresortpic2.jpg|250px]] |- | '''Location''' ||{{CHN}} – [[Chengde]] |- | '''Constructed''' || Naturally frozen ice on the lake |- | '''Capacity''' || |}
==Group stage== <small>''All times are local ([[Time in China|UTC+8]]).''</small>
=== Group A === {{#invoke: Sports table|main|style=WDL |winpoints=2 |update=complete |source=[http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/319/table/ Russian Bandy Federation]
|team1=RUS |team2=SWE |team3=NOR |team4=USA |result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=QM
|win_RUS=3 |draw_RUS=0 |loss_RUS=0 |gf_RUS=13|ga_RUS=1 |status_RUS= |win_SWE=2 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=15|ga_SWE=3 |status_SWE= |win_NOR=1 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=2 |gf_NOR=4 |ga_NOR=14|status_NOR= |win_USA=0 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=3 |gf_USA=0 |ga_USA=14|status_USA=
|name_RUS={{bandyW|RUS}} |name_NOR={{bandyW|NOR}} |name_SWE={{bandyW|SWE}} |name_USA={{bandyW|USA}}
|res_col_header=Q |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinals |col_QM=blue1 |text_QM=Qualifying match }}
{{Football box |date = 9 January 2018 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{bandyW|RUS}} |score = 0–5 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15490.pdf Report] |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Tatiana Gurinchik|Gurinchik]] {{bgoal|23||50}} *[[Karina Lipanova|K. Lipanova]] {{bgoal|33|p}} *[[Kristina Mashinskaya|Mashinskaya]] {{bgoal|51}} *[[Olga Rodionova (bandy)|Rodionova]] {{bgoal|55}} |attendance = 50 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Ida Salomonsson }} {{Football box |date = 9 January 2018 |time = 13:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandyW|USA}} |score = 5–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15732.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Linnea Larsson|Larsson]] {{bgoal|5}}<br />[[Matilda Svenler|Svenler]] {{bgoal|12}}<br />[[Camilla Johansson (bandy)|Johansson]] {{bgoal|16||37}}<br />[[Frida Erlandsson|Erlandsson]] {{bgoal|52}} |goals2 = |attendance = 50 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Sofia Amosova }} {{Football box |date = 10 January 2018 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandyW|NOR}} |score = 0–4 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15733.pdf Report] |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Ingebjørg Kvaal-Knutsen|Kvaal-Knutsen]] {{bgoal|3}} *[[Ingrid Bjonge|Bjonge]] {{bgoal|27}} *[[Martine Krogsveen|Krogsveen]] {{bgoal|33}} *[[Charlotte Selbekk|Selbekk]] {{bgoal|36}} |attendance = 80 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Ida Salomonsson }} {{Football box |date = 10 January 2018 |time = 15:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{bandyW|SWE}} |score = 3–1 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15736.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Tatiana Gurinchik|Gurinchik]] {{bgoal|1||2||21}} |goals2 = [[Matilda Svenler|Svenler]] {{bgoal|57}} |attendance = 500 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Lisa Elg }} {{Football box |date = 11 January 2018 |time = 11:45 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandyW|NOR}} |score = 9–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15737.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Linnea Larsson|Larsson]] {{bgoal|7}}<br />[[Camilla Johansson (bandy)|Johansson]] {{bgoal|11}}<br />[[Malin Persson (bandy)|Persson]] {{bgoal|14||56||57}}<br />[[Emelie Timan|Timan]] {{bgoal|23}}<br />[[Matilda Plan|Plan]] {{bgoal|39}}<br />[[Matilda Svenler|Svenler]] {{bgoal|41}}<br />[[Anna Widing|Widing]] {{bgoal|60|p}} |goals2 = |attendance = 200 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Sofia Amosova }} {{Football box |date = 11 January 2018 |time = 13:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{bandyW|USA}} |score = 5–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15738.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Olga Rodionova (bandy)|Rodionova]] {{bgoal|5||9||17}}<br />[[Karina Lipanova|K. Lipanova]] {{bgoal|23|p}}<br />[[Galina Mikhailova|Mikhailova]] {{bgoal|37}} |goals2 = |attendance = 100 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = Lisa Elg }}
=== Group B === {{#invoke: Sports table|main|style=WDL |winpoints=2 |update=complete |source=[http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/319/table/ Russian Bandy Federation]
|team1=FIN |team2=CHN |team3=EST |team4=SUI |result1=QM |result2=5p |result3=7p |result4=7p
|win_FIN=3 |draw_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=0 |gf_FIN=46|ga_FIN=0 |status_FIN= |win_CHN=2 |draw_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=1 |gf_CHN=17|ga_CHN=11|status_CHN=H |win_EST=1 |draw_EST=0 |loss_EST=2 |gf_EST=12|ga_EST=14|status_EST= |win_SUI=0 |draw_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=3 |gf_SUI=1 |ga_SUI=51|status_SUI=
|name_FIN={{bandyW|FIN}} |name_CHN={{bandyW|CHN}} |name_EST={{bandyW|EST}} |name_SUI={{bandyW|SUI}}
|res_col_header=Q |col_QM=blue1 |text_QM=Qualifying match |col_5p=yellow1|text_5p=5th place match |col_7p=red1 |text_7p=7th place match }} {{Football box |date = 9 January 2018 |time = 10:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandyW|CHN}} |score = 10–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15491.pdf Report] |attendance = 350 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 9 January 2018 |time = 15:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|EST}} |team2 = {{bandyW|SUI}} |score = 12–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15734.pdf Report] |attendance = 50 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 10 January 2018 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandyW|SUI}} |score = 27–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15735.pdf Report] |attendance = 30 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 10 January 2018 |time = 13:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|CHN}} |team2 = {{bandyW|EST}} |score = 5–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15739.pdf Report] |attendance = 70 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 11 January 2018 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|SUI}} |team2 = {{bandyW|CHN}} |score = 1–12 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15740.pdf Report] |attendance = 180 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 11 January 2018 |time = 15:15 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|EST}} |team2 = {{bandyW|FIN}} |score = 0–9 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15741.pdf Report] |attendance = 100 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = }}
== Knock-out stage == === Bracket === {{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3 |3rdplace=yes |bold_winner=high |RD1 = Qualifying match |skipmatch=1;3;4 ||||| |12 January|{{bandyW|USA}}|2 (2)|{{bandyW|FIN}} ([[Penalty shootout|PSO]])|2 (3) ||||| ||||| <!--Semifinals--> |12 January|{{bandyW|RUS}}|4|{{bandyW|FIN}}|0 |12 January|{{bandyW|SWE}}|5|{{bandyW|NOR}}|0 <!--Final--> |13 January|{{bandyW|RUS}}|0|{{bandyW|SWE}}|1 <!--3rd place--> |13 January|{{bandyW|NOR}}|5|{{bandyW|FIN}}|2 }}
=== Qualifying match === {{Football box |date = 12 January 2018 |time = 09:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandyW|FIN}} |score = 2–2 |penaltyscore = 2–3 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15772.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Amy Stech|Stech]] {{bgoal|7}}<br />[[Tam Meuwissen|Meuwissen]] {{bgoal|17}} |goals2 = *[[Linda Lohiniva|Lohiniva]] {{bgoal|8}} *[[Sara Oravuo|Oravuo]] {{bgoal|23}} |attendance = 150 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida Salomonsson }}
=== 7th place match === {{Football box |date = 12 January 2018 |time = 12:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|EST}} |team2 = {{bandyW|SUI}} |score = 7–2 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15774.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Kairiin Jõemets|Jõemets]] {{bgoal|3}}<br />[[Janika Raku|Raku]] {{bgoal|5}}<br />[[Svetlana Tsupsman|Tsupsman]] {{bgoal|7}}<br />[[Arina Ivanova|Ivanova]] {{bgoal|19|p|20||27}}<br />[[Estrit Aasma|Aasma]] {{bgoal|22}} |goals2 = [[Naïs Tüller|Tüller]] {{bgoal|18||23}} |attendance = 100 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} Lisa Elg }}
=== 5th place match === {{Football box |date = 12 January 2018 |time = 15:30 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandyW|CHN}} |score = 6–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15776.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Kelly McGinty|McGinty]] {{bgoal|4}}<br />[[Margot Fleming|Fleming]] {{bgoal|13}}<br />[[Tam Meuwissen|Meuwissen]] {{bgoal|28}}<br />[[Jill Reynolds|Reynolds]] {{bgoal|37}}<br />[[Kalli Funk|Funk]] {{bgoal|54}}<br />[[Amy Stech|Stech]] {{bgoal|59}} |goals2 = |attendance = 300 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sofia Amosova }}
=== Semifinals === {{Football box |date = 12 January 2018 |time = 11:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandyW|NOR}} |score = 5–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15773.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Camilla Johansson (bandy)|Johansson]] {{bgoal|2|p}}<br />[[Ida Friman|Friman]] {{bgoal|30}}<br />[[Sara Bergvall|Bergvall]] {{bgoal|41}}<br />[[Matilda Plan|Plan]] {{bgoal|55}}<br />[[Matilda Svenler|Svenler]] {{bgoal|58}} |goals2 = |attendance = 250 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sofia Amosova }} {{Football box |date = 12 January 2018 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{bandyW|FIN}} |score = 4–0 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15775.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Tatiana Gurinchik|Gurinchik]] {{bgoal|7}}<br />[[Diana Lipanova|D. Lipanova]] {{bgoal|11}}<br />[[Olga Rodionova (bandy)|Rodionova]] {{bgoal|15}}<br />[[Galina Mikhailova|Mikhailova]] {{bgoal|46}} |goals2 = |attendance = 300 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida Salomonsson }}
=== Third place match === {{Football box |date = 13 January 2018 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{bandyW|FIN}} |score = 5–2 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15777.pdf Report] |goals1 = [[Martine Døhlen Holm|Holm]] {{bgoal|23|p}}<br />[[Ingebjørg Kvaal-Knutsen|Kvaal-Knutsen]] {{bgoal|49||52}}<br />[[Martine Krogsveen|Krogsveen]] {{bgoal|69}}<br />[[Charlotte Selbekk|Selbekk]] {{bgoal|86}} |goals2 = *[[Joanna Nykänen|Nykänen]] {{bgoal|9}} *[[Linda Lohiniva|Lohiniva]] {{bgoal|39}} |attendance = 200 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida Salomonsson }}
=== Final === {{Football box |date = 13 January 2018 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{bandyW-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{bandyW|SWE}} |score = 0–1 |report = [http://www.rusbandy.ru/pdf/15778.pdf Report] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Camilla Johansson (bandy)|Johansson]] {{bgoal|43}} |attendance = 2,000 |stadium = [[Chengde Mountain Resort]], [[Chengde]] |referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} Lisa Elg }}
== Final ranking == {| class="wikitable" style="width:180px;" |- style="background:gold;" |align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]||{{bandyW|SWE}} |- style="background:silver;" |align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]||{{bandyW|RUS}} |- style="background:peru;" |align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.svg]]||{{bandyW|NOR}} |- |align=center|4||{{bandyW|FIN}} |- |align=center|5||{{bandyW|USA}} |- |align=center|6||{{bandyW|CHN}} |- |align=center|7||{{bandyW|EST}} |- |align=center|8||{{bandyW|SUI}} |}
== Tournament awards == The following players was named the best in their position in the 2018 tournament:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldbandy.com/2018-wcs-women/|title=Best players by position 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship}}</ref>
* MVP: {{flagicon|SWE}} Matilda Svenler * Best goalkeeper: {{flagicon|SWE}} Linda Odén * Best defender: {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna Widing * Best midfielder: {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Bogdanova * Best forward: {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Rodionova
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180202154650/http://women.chinabandy.com/en/ Official website]
{{Bandy World Championships}} {{World championships in 2018}}
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