The 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship was held in
China, in the city of
Chengde
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by ...
on 9–13 January 2018. This was the IXth
Women's Bandy World Championship
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.
While the record number of participants in previous tournaments is 7, the organisers had thought out measures with the goal to attract 12 participating countries.
However, in the end the number of teams were 8, including the debutants Estonia and Switzerland, while Canada declined this year.
[http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.bandyforbundet.no/?p=21233 ] The matches were played on naturally frozen ice on the lake at
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Mountain Resort in Chengde (; Manchu: ''Halhūn be jailara gurung''), is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the Shuangqiao District of Chengde in northeastern Hebei province, northern China, about 225 km northea ...
.
[
Sweden and ]Russia
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met for the ninth time of nine possible in the final. For the eighth time Sweden won.
Venue
Squads
Group stage
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Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Qualifying match
7th place match
5th place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final ranking
Tournament awards
* MVP: Matilda Svenler
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* Best goalkeeper: Linda Odén
* Best defender: Anna Widing
* Best midfielder: Olga Bogdanova
* Best forward: Olga Rodionova
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References
External links
Official website
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2018 in Chinese sport
International bandy competitions hosted by China
2018
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January 2018 sports events in China
Chengde