World Hockey Championship is a regular international tournament held by the International Federation of Ball Hockey among men's national teams.
| World Ice Hockey Championship | |
|---|---|
| English FIB Bandy World Championships | |
 2020 | |
| Based | 1957 |
| Federation | FIB |
| Periodicity | Annually, previously every 2 years |
| Number of teams | differently |
| Current winner |  Russia |
| Most Titles | Russia (26) |
| Official site | www.worldbandy.com |
The first world hockey championship was held in 1957 in Finland . When organizing the world championships, they were supposed to be held once every four years, but since the second championship in 1961 in Norway it was held once every two years, and since the 2003 championship in Russia the tournament has become an annual event. The last world championship was held in 2019 in the Swedish city of Venersborg .
Only three teams participated in the first world championship - the USSR , Sweden and Finland . Starting from the second championship, the Norwegian team joined them, then (see the table below) - the teams of the USA , Canada , the Netherlands , Hungary , Kazakhstan , Belarus , Estonia , Mongolia , Latvia , Japan , Kyrgyzstan , Ukraine , Germany , Somalia , China , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Great Britain and Switzerland . In total, the national championships involved 23 of the 28 members of the International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 teams: Afghanistan, Armenia, India, Lithuania and Colombia - did not take part in any championship. A record number of national teams (20) took part in the 2019 World Cup.
Considering the small number of countries where regular ball hockey games are held, almost any national team that has applied for participation in the tournament is currently participating in the World Championships. In the championship, teams are divided into two groups: group A, which includes the strongest teams (starting from the 2014 World Cup, group 8 includes 8 teams), and group B, which includes the rest, was also group C at the 2012 world championship. Only the teams from group A enter the final part of the tournament. The best team of group B replaces the outsider of group A in the next tournament.
Tournaments
| No. | Year | Champions | 2nd place | 3rd place | Place and country | Debutants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1957 | the USSR | Finland | Sweden | Helsinki | Finland | the USSR Finland Sweden |
| II | 1961 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Porsgrunn • Stabекk • Drammen • Myöndalen • Oslo | Norway | Norway |
| III | 1963 | the USSR | Finland | Sweden | Karlstad • Katrineholm • Nesö • Uppsala • Westeros • Stockholm | Sweden | |
| IV | 1965 | the USSR | Norway | Sweden | Ivanovo • Arkhangelsk • Sverdlovsk • Kursk • Moscow | CCCP | |
| V | 1967 | the USSR | Finland | Sweden | Mikkeli • Oulu • Varkaus • Lappeenranta • Helsinki | Finland | |
| VI | 1969 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Katrineholm • Nesö • Uppsala • Lidköping • Venersborg • Orebro | Sweden | |
| VII | 1971 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Eskilstuna • Gothenburg • Katrineholm • Lidkoping • Mutala • Schövde Ukselsösund • Stockholm • Uppsala • Venersborg • Westeros • Orebro | Sweden | |
| VIII | 1973 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Krasnogorsk • Moscow | CCCP | |
| IX | 1975 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Espoo • Imatra • Kemi • Mikkeli • Tornio • Oulu • Varkaus • Lappeenranta | Finland | |
| X | 1977 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Myeongdalen • Drammen • Stabекk • Oslo | Norway | |
| Xi | 1979 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Eskilstuna • Gothenburg • Katrineholm • Kungelv Trollhattan • Stockholm • Uppsala • Venersborg | Sweden | |
| XII | 1981 | Sweden | the USSR | Finland | Khabarovsk | CCCP | |
| XIII | 1983 | Sweden | the USSR | Finland | Porvoo • Helsinki | Finland | |
| XIV | 1985 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Drammen • Myeongdalen • Oslo • Stabекk • Ulern • Solberglva • Roya | Norway | USA |
| XV | 1987 | Sweden | Finland | the USSR | Gothenburg • Katrineholm • Kungelv • Köping • Lidköping • Mutala Schövde • Stockholm • Trollhattan • Venersborg • Orebro | Sweden | |
| XVI | 1989 | the USSR | Finland | Sweden | Krasnogorsk • Moscow | CCCP | |
| XVII | 1991 | the USSR | Sweden | Finland | Porvoo • Helsinki | Finland | Canada Netherlands Hungary |
| XVIII | 1993 | Sweden | Russia | Norway | Hamar | Norway | USSR -> Russia |
| XIX | 1995 | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Rosville | USA | Kazakhstan |
| XX | 1997 | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Fagersta • Köping • Grengesberg • Katrineholm • Otterbekken • Schövde Sandviken • Stockholm • Slottsbrunn • Trollhattan • Venersborg • Westeros | Sweden | |
| XXI | 1999 | Russia | Finland | Sweden | Arkhangelsk | Russia | |
| XXII | 2001 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Haparanda • Oulu | Sweden Finland | Belarus |
| XXIII | 2003 | Sweden | Russia | Kazakhstan | Arkhangelsk | Russia | Estonia |
| XXIV | 2004 | Finland | Sweden | Russia | Grengesberg • Sandviken • Stockholm • Budapest • Uppsala • Westeros | Sweden Hungary | |
| XXV | 2005 | Sweden | Russia | Kazakhstan | Kazan | Russia | |
| XXVI | 2006 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Eskilstuna • Katrineholm • Gustavsberg • Lidkoping Ukselösund • Stockholm • Vasteras | Sweden | Mongolia |
| Xxvii | 2007 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Kemerovo | Russia | Latvia |
| Xxviii | 2008 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Moscow | Russia | |
| XXIX | 2009 | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Eskilstuna • Solna • Stockholm • Vasteras • Uppsala | Sweden | |
| XXX | 2010 | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Moscow | Russia | |
| Xxxi | 2011 | Russia | Finland | Sweden | Kazan | Russia | |
| Xxxii | 2012 | Sweden | Russia | Kazakhstan | Alma-ata | Kazakhstan | Japan Kyrgyzstan |
| Xxxiii | 2013 | Russia | Sweden | Kazakhstan | Wenersborg • Gothenburg • Trollhattan • Wetland • Oslo | Sweden Norway | Ukraine |
| Xxxiv | 2014 | Russia | Sweden | Kazakhstan | Irkutsk • Shelekhov | Russia | Germany Somalia |
| Xxxv | 2015 | Russia | Sweden | Kazakhstan | Khabarovsk | Russia | China |
| Xxxvi | 2016 | Russia | Finland | Sweden | Ulyanovsk • Dimitrovgrad | Russia | Czech |
| Xxxvii | 2017 | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Sandviken • Trollhattan | Sweden | |
| Xxxviii | 2018 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Khabarovsk • Harbin | Russia China | Slovakia |
| Xxxix | 2019 | Russia | Sweden | Finland | Venersborg • Trollhattan • Borås • Surte | Sweden | Switzerland Great Britain |
| XL | 2020 | Irkutsk • Shelekhov | Russia | ||||
| Xli | 2021 | Syktyvkar | Russia | ||||
Total number of medals and championships
- In the entire history of world championships, only three countries (taking into account succession) became owners of gold medals. The most titled team in the history of world championships is the USSR / Russia team, which won the honorary trophy 26 times (of which 14 times as the USSR team and 12 times as the Russian team). The Swedish national team also became world champions - 12 times, and the Finnish national team - 1 time.
- The greatest number of medals was won by Soviet / Russian and Swedish hockey players - 39 each. In addition to these national teams, the national teams of Finland also became national teams - 31 times, Kazakhstan - 6 times and Norway - 2 times.
- Most often (15 times) the three winners looked like this:
- Russia ( CCCP ) - Sweden - Finland
- 39 world championships were held, they were held in eight countries (all the championships that the USSR hosted were held in Russia). In Russia, the championship was held 15 times (including 4 championships held in the USSR ), in Sweden - 14 times, in Finland - 6 times, in Norway - 5 times, once in Hungary , Kazakhstan , the USA , China . Four championships were held in two countries: Sweden once together held a championship with Finland , Hungary and Norway , Russia once held a championship with China .
- Among the cities, Swedish cities took the championship the most, there were 26 of them. There were 14 Russian cities, 11 Finnish, 9 Norwegian. Most often - 8 times, the championship was hosted by the capital of Sweden, Stockholm . The city of Westeros hosted the championship 7 times. The championship was held 6 times in the Swedish cities of Uppsala , Trollhattan and Venersborg . 5 times Moscow hosted the championship.
| National team |
| Russia [1] |
| Sweden |
| Finland |
| Norway |
| Kazakhstan |
| USA |
| Hungary |
| Netherlands |
| Canada |
| Belarus |
| Estonia |
| Latvia |
| Mongolia |
| Japan |
| Ukraine |
| Germany |
| Somalia |
| China |
| Czech |
| Slovakia |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Great Britain |
| Switzerland |
| Total |
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1 Until 1991 inclusive - USSR , Russia inherited the membership of the USSR in the International Federation of Ball Hockey.