2023 Women's Bandy World Championship

2023 Women's Bandy World Championship
12th Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
CityVäxjö (Åby), Sweden
Venue(s)Eriksson Arena (in 1 host city)
Dates28 March – 2 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (11th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  United States
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Goals scored65 (4.06 per game)
Attendance3,485 (218 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Tilda Ström (11 points)
Official website
2023 Men's and Women's Bandy World Championship 2023

The 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship (officially the 2023 Bandy World Championship) was played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden between women's national bandy teams.[1][2] The competition took place from 28 March – 2 April 2023. This tournament also marked the Ukraine women's national bandy team's eventual world debut.[3] The Ukraine squad was earlier scheduled to participate in the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship but was forced to withdraw due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This world championship for women's international bandy marked a departure in the sport whereas in the past, organizers traditionally hosted the men's and women's international competitions separately, but this season saw both tournaments held at the same time and in the same venue.[4] The tournament will crown the world champions for the Women's Bandy World Championship and the men's Bandy World Championship.

Venue

All matches were played in Eriksson Arena, Åby.

Both men's and women's games take place in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden
 Sweden
Åby
Venue
Eriksson Arena
Capacity: 2,000
Founded 13 November 2019

Doping detection dog

The world's first doping detection dog was present for the tournament, an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel named Molly. Molly was utilized to detect certain banned substances that are not allowed as per the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list.[5]

Competing nations

 Sweden
 Finland
 United States
 Netherlands
 Ukraine
  Switzerland

Group stage

All games 2 x 30 minutes.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 4 4 0 0 20 0 +20 8 Final
2  Finland 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2 Playoffs
3  United States 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2
Source: FIB
(H) Hosts
Finland 1–1 United States
  • Jenna Grönros  46'
Report
  • Jordan Schlidhaus  49'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
United States 0–5 Sweden
Report
  • Ida Friman  2',  20'
  • Tilda Ström  18',  44'
  • Linnea Larsson  42'
Attendance: 302
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

United States 1–1 Finland
  • Corinne Henning  48'
Report
  • Petra Verhelä  62'
Attendance: 62
Referee: Jonas Kandell
Sweden 6–0 Finland
  • Linnea Larsson  0'
  • Tilda Ström  11'
  • Ida Friman  15',  35'
  • Sanna Gustafsson  24'
  • Gabriella Aronsson  51'
Report
Attendance: 176
Referee: Steph Johnsson

Sweden 5–0 United States
  • Gabriella Aronsson  14'
  • Karla Thuresson  20'
  • Emma Ahlander  48'
  • Mathilda Eklund  66'
  • Linnea Larsson  72'
Report
Attendance: 176
Referee: Ida Salomonsson
Finland 0–4 Sweden
Report
  • Emma Ahlander  9'
  • Tilda Ström  12',  35'
  • Karla Thuresson  29'
Attendance: 560
Referee: Steph Lynn Johnson

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Bronze game
2   Switzerland 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 5 5th place game
3  Ukraine 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIB
Ukraine 0–1  Switzerland
Report
  • Chanel Gilomen  58'
Attendance: 81
Referee: Mats Eriksson
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
  • Leanne van der Wielen  1',  8'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Stephan Lynn Johnsson

Netherlands 5–1 Ukraine
  • Lotte Krebaum  26'
  • Michelle Nöe  33',  36'
  • Britt Wortel  41'
  • Leanne van der Wielen  53'
Report
  • Olena Tkachuk  11'
Attendance: 41
Referee: Stephanie Johnson
Switzerland 1–0 Ukraine
  • Sophie Raymond  58'
Report
Attendance: 26
Referee: Mats-Olof Gustaffson

Netherlands 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 83
Referee: Jonas Kandell
Ukraine 0–4 Netherlands
Report
  • Lisette van der Kammen  1'
  • Glynis Barton  10'
  • Esther de Jong  33'
  • Michelle van Ooijen  44'
Attendance: 112
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Final Round

Playoffs

United States 1–1
(Penalty Shootout)
2–3
 Finland
  • Katie Rooney  19'
Report
  • Lina Lempinen  87'
Attendance: 177
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Fifth place game

Switzerland 1–0 Ukraine
  • Kayla Ramseir  63'
Report
Attendance: 31
Referee: Steph Johnsson

Bronze game

United States 4–0 Netherlands
  • Kalli Funk  12'
  • Amy Stech  23'
  • Mollie Ray Carroll  33'
  • Tam Meuwissen  42'
Report
Attendance: 62
Referee: Steph Johnson

Final

Sweden 15–0 Finland
  • Tilda Ström  4',  28',  31',  47',  56',  67'
  • Karla Thuresson  8',  54'
  • Mathilda Eklund  24'
  • Linnea Larsson  38',  51'
  • Sanna Gustafsson  49',  78'
  • Ida Friman  52'
  • Agnes Ögren  86'
Report
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Ida Salomonsson

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Sweden
 Finland
 United States
4  Netherlands
5   Switzerland
6  Ukraine

Awards

  • MVP: Ida Friman
  • Best goalkeeper: Emilia Piekkari
  • Best defender: Mikayla Rogers / Viktoria Karlsson
  • Best midfielder: Ida Friman
  • Best forward: Tilda Ström

References

  1. ^ "Bandy World Championship Aby | Overview". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Michael Houston (5 February 2023). "Men's and women's teams confirmed for 2023 Bandy World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "THE TEAMS READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SPRING!". www.worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2023 – FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN!". worldbandy.com.
  5. ^ "Molly the world's first doping dog is coming to the World Championship!". worldbandy.com. Federation of International Bandy. 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.