2023 Bandy World Championship
| XXXXIInd Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Sweden |
| City | Växjö (Åby) |
| Venue(s) | Eriksson Arena (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 28 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (Division A) and TBA (Division B) |
2023 Bandy World Championship will be played in Åby, a subdivision of Växjö City in Sweden between men's national bandy teams. It will be a historic event, as the Bandy World Championship for the first time will take place at the same time and in the same arena as the equivalent tournament for women's teams.[1]
According to original plans, the 2023 championship tournament would have been hosted by Russia, but since Russia is excluded from international play due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the idea was brought forward during autumn of 2022 that a world championship should be arranged in Sweden instead. With the permission of the Federation of International Bandy, the Swedish Bandy Association therefore sent an invitation, in the form of an inquiry of interest, to all countries which at the 2019 Bandy World Championship qualified to compete in the A Division of the next world championship, except Russia. Countries invited are thus Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, United States, Germany, Estonia, and Hungary.[2][3]
No A Division of a world championship has been played since 2019, which is why the qualification at that year’s championship has been the basis for the invitations. In 2020 the A Division was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021 there was no world championship at all for the same reason. The 2022 Bandy World Championship was to be played in Russia, but it was cancelled since most countries did not want to play in or against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Venues
All matches will be played in Eriksson Arena, Åby.
A Division
Finland
Kazakhstan
Norway
Sweden
USA
B Division
TBA
Sources
- ^ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN 2023 – FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN!
- ^ "Förbundet: Herr-VM kan spelas i Sverige" (in Swedish). Bandypuls. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Herr-VM i bandy kan spelas i Sverige 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.