2003 Bandy World Championship

2003 Bandy World Championship
23rd Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Russia
CityKemerovo
Dates24 – 30 March
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Kazakhstan
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played23
Scoring leader(s)Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points)

The 2003 Bandy World Championship was a competition for bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Arkhangelsk, Russia from 24–30 March 2003. Sweden won the championship. There were 9 countries participating in the 2003 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United States (group B).[1]

The competition was originally intended to be played in Norway. However, on 7 January 2002, the Bandy Association of Norway met and decided to not host the competition.[2] Both Russia and Sweden showed their interest to host. The decision fell on Russia. By playing the tournament in late March, severe cold was avoided, unlike the 1999 World Championship when the tournament was played in late January and early February.[3]

  1. ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".
  2. ^ Stefan Holm (9 January 2002). "Här ska det spelas VM-final i bandy" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jens Kärrman (18 September 2002). "Iskallt uppdrag" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 15 August 2021.