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Bandy World Championship
Recurring international bandy tournament for men's national teams / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.
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Sport | Bandy |
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First season | 1957 |
No. of teams | 11 (2023) |
Countries | Worldwide |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() (13th title) |
Most titles | ![]() (14 titles) |
Official website | worldbandy.com |
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The 2020 Bandy World Championship for Division A was scheduled to be played in Irkutsk, Russia in 2020 but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Bandy World Championship for Division A and B was initially scheduled to be played in Syktyvkar, Russia, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was rescheduled for Division B to 8–13 March 2022 and for Division A to 27 March–3 April 2022. However, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden withdrew from the tournament,[1] which was then postponed indefinitely.[2]