2004 Women's Bandy World Championship

2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
1st Women's Bandy World Championship
Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CityLappeenranta
DatesFebruary 18 – 22, 2004
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Russia
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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]

  1. ^ "Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2017.