2004 Women's Bandy World Championship Explained

Year:2004
Other Titles:1st Women's Bandy World Championship
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Country:Finland
Dates:February 18 – 22, 2004
Num Teams:5
City:Lappeenranta
Type:bandyW
Winners:Sweden
Second:Russia
Nextseason:2006

The Bandy World Championship for women 2004 took place in Lappeenranta, Finland between 18 and 22 February. It was the first World Championship in bandy for women and is officially called the "Women's Bandy World Championship" by English speakers.

The five participating teams initially played a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams progressed to the semi-finals. All matches were 2x30 minutes, apart from the final, which was 2 x 45 minutes. Sweden became world champions, winning their six matches a total of 52-0. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 7-0.[1]

Venue

Finland
Host venue
Location - Lappeenranta
Constructed
Capacity

Results

DateMatchesResult
18 February - 9 - 0
18 February - 9 - 1
19 February - 8 - 0
19 February - 6 - 0
19 February - 12 - 1
19 February - 0 - 9
20 February - 9 - 1
20 February - 3 - 4
20 February - 5 - 1
20 February - 5 - 0

Semi-finals

DateBandy World Championships semi-finalsResult
21 February - 5 - 6
21 February - 17 - 0

Medals

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Gold
Silver
Bronze
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld. Dagens nyheter. Swedish. 2004. 4 February 2017.