The 2018 Bandy World Championship was the 38th Bandy World Championship between men's

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teams. The tournament took place in China and Russia. Division A matches were played in the Russian city of

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and Division B matches in

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Participating teams and officials

Eight nations were qualified for the Division A, where the matches were played in Khabarovsk, Russia.

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would have made its return to Division A, as it won in the Division B last year, but declined to participate and was replaced by

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. The other teams in Division A were directly qualified through their results in the same division last year. The Division B matches were played in Harbin, Manchuria, and made up of eight teams. Of the countries from 2017,

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, which finished in last place of Division A, and the

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, chose not to participate.

Division A

Pool A

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Pool B

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Division B

Pool A

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Pool B

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Officials

Squads

Venues

Division A

Preliminary round

''All times are local ( UTC+10).''

Group A

Group B

Play-off

Bracket

Quarterfinals

7th place game

5th place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Division B

Preliminary round

''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

Group B

Play-off

Bracket

Quarterfinals

7th place game

5th place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

External links

Official site Division AOfficial site Division B

References

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