2019 Bandy World Championship

2019 Bandy World Championship will be held in Vänersborg, Sweden, between men's national teams among bandy playing nations. It will be the 39th Bandy World Championship.

Host selection: 

The tournament was supposed to be held in Irkutsk in Russia. However, the decision was reconsidered and the tournament will be held in Vänersborg in Sweden instead. Irkutsk might get the right to host the 2020 tournament if FIB is given guarantees that the planned indoor arena will be ready for use in time. The Russian government has expressed its support for building such a stadium.

Venues: 

Qualified nations:

A total of 20 nations will take part in the championships.

Squads: Division A

Pool A	Pool B
Finland	Germany
Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Russia	Norway
Sweden	United States

Squads: Division B

Pool A	Pool B
Estonia	China
Czech Republic	Japan
Hungary	Mongolia
Ukraine	Great Britain
Canada	Latvia
Switzerland	Slovakia

Fixtures: Division A

Date & Time (GMT+1)		Teams
26 January	16:15	Sweden	vs	Russia
27 January	18:00	Finland	vs	Kazakhstan
27 January	12:00	Norway	vs	United States
27 January	15:00	Netherlands	vs	Germany
28 January	16:30	Russia	vs	Kazakhstan
28 January	19:00	Sweden	vs	Finland
28 January	09:30	United States	vs	Netherlands
28 January	13:00	Germany	vs	Norway
30 January	16:00	Finland	vs	Russia
30 January	19:30	Sweden	vs	Kazakhstan
30 January	08:00	Norway	vs	Netherlands
30 January	11:30	United States	vs	Germany

Fixtures: Division B

Date & Time (GMT+1)		Teams
21 January	08:30	Ukraine	vs	Canada
21 January	10:30	Hungary	vs	Estonia
21 January	12:30	Czech Republic	vs	Switzerland
21 January	17:00	Hungary	vs	Ukraine
21 January	08:30	Mongolia	vs	Slovakia
21 January	10:30	Japan	vs	China
21 January	12:30	Latvia	vs	Great Britain
21 January	19:00	Japan	vs	Mongolia
22 January	08:30	Canada	vs	Czech Republic
22 January	10:30	Estonia	vs	Switzerland
22 January	14:30	Hungary	vs	Canada
22 January	17:00	Switzerland	vs	Ukraine
22 January	08:30	Slovakia	vs	Latvia
22 January	10:30	China	vs	Great Britain
22 January	14:30	Japan	vs	Slovakia
22 January	19:00	Great Britain	vs	Mongolia
23 January	08:30	Estonia	vs	Czech Republic
23 January	10:30	Canada	vs	Switzerland
23 January	14:30	Czech Republic	vs	Hungary
23 January	19:00	Ukraine	vs	Estonia
23 January	08:30	China	vs	Latvia
23 January	10:30	Slovakia	vs	Great Britain
23 January	14:30	Latvia	vs	Japan
23 January	17:00	Mongolia	vs	China
24 January	08:30	Switzerland	vs	Hungary
24 January	10:30	Estonia	vs	Canada
24 January	12:30	Ukraine	vs	Czech Republic
24 January	08:30	Japan	vs	Great Britain
24 January	10:30	China	vs	Slovakia
24 January	12:30	Mongolia	vs	Latvia