The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international men's bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia.
11 countries participated in the 2011 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Hungary, Latvia, and the Netherlands (group B). Australia was supposed to participate but didn't come because of the floodings. At least five more countries wanted to come, but the tournament format at the time did not allow more than twelve teams. For the first time, Finland won the group stage. Russia became the world champion, with Finland second, and Sweden third.
Group A
Preliminary round
DateMatchRes.January 23 – 17–0 – 5–5 (5–6 after penalties) – 2–7January 24 – 2–7 – 0–12 – 3–4January 25 – 13–2 – 2–7 – 13–1January 26 – 9–0 – 8–1 – 7–2January 27 – 3–7 – 3–4 – 5–2
Finals
DateMatchRes.SemifinalsJanuary 29 – 5–4 – 3–2Match for 3rd place January 30 – 3–14Final January 30 – 1–6
Group B
Preliminary round
Date MatchRes.January 24 – 15–2 – 14–3January 25 – 13–0 – 1–12January 26 – 2–4 – 3–4January 27 – 2–3 – 9–2January 28 – 8–2 – 6–3
Final tour
DateMatchRes.Match for 4th place January 29 – 9–1Match for 2nd place January 29 – 18–1
Qualifiers to Group A 2012
The team that finished last in Group A and the winner in Group B met in a qualifying match for the vacant seat in the 2012 Bandy World Championship Group A.
DateMatchRes. January 29 – 5–2
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