World Bandy Championship 1961
The second Bandy World Cup was on 22. February bis 26. February 1961 in Norway held.
Host Norway started at a World Bandy Championship for the first time. Finland, Sweden and the defending champion Soviet Union also played for the World Cup.
The world championship was played in a group system. The six matches were spread over three game days, on each of which two games were played. There was a day of rest between each game day.
Venues
The game was played in the five cities of Porsgrunn , Stabekk , Mjøndalen , Oslo and Drammen .
Attendees
The following 4 teams took part in the tournament:
| 4 from Europe |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union |
 Sweden |
 Finland |
 Norway |
Game round
| February 22, 1961 |
Sweden |
2: 1 |
Norway |
Porsgrunn |
| February 22, 1961 |
Soviet Union |
3: 2 |
Finland |
Stabekk |
| February 24, 1961 |
Norway |
1: 9 |
Soviet Union |
Mjøndalen |
| February 24, 1961 |
Finland |
1: 4 |
Sweden |
Oslo |
| February 26, 1961 |
Norway |
3: 4 |
Finland |
Drammen |
| February 26, 1961 |
Soviet Union |
2: 1 |
Sweden |
Oslo |
Closing table
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff | Points | |
| 1. |
Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14: 4 | +10 | 6th |
| 2. |
Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7: 4 | +3 | 4th |
| 3. |
Finland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:10 | −3 | 2 |
| 4th |
Norway
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:15 | −10 | 0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | Gates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Valery Maslow | 3 |
|
|
Mikhail Ossinsev | 3 |
World champion team
|
Soviet Union
Coach: Ivan Baldin |