1981 World Bandy Championship
The 12th Bandy World Cup was on 7. February bis 15. February 1981 in the Soviet Khabarovsk discharged. For the first time, the Soviet Union did not win the World Cup. Thanks to the Swedes 6-1 victory over the Soviet Union on matchday one, after a 3-1 defeat in the second leg in a direct comparison, they were ahead of the record world champions with equal points.
A round trip was played, so each team met twice and had to play a total of six games.
Attendees
The following 4 teams took part in the tournament:
| 4 from Europe |
 Finland |
 Norway |
 Sweden |
 Soviet Union |
Game round
First round
| 7th February 1981 |
Sweden |
6: 1 |
Soviet Union |
Khabarovsk |
| 7th February 1981 |
Norway |
1: 6 |
Finland |
Khabarovsk |
| February 8, 1981 |
Soviet Union |
14: 0 |
Norway |
Khabarovsk |
| February 8, 1981 |
Finland |
0: 3 |
Sweden |
Khabarovsk |
| February 10, 1981 |
Sweden |
8-0 |
Norway |
Khabarovsk |
| February 10, 1981 |
Soviet Union |
8: 1 |
Finland |
Khabarovsk |
Second half
| February 12, 1981 |
Soviet Union |
3: 1 |
Sweden |
Khabarovsk |
| February 12, 1981 |
Finland |
5: 1 |
Norway |
Khabarovsk |
| February 14, 1981 |
Norway |
0: 7 |
Soviet Union |
Khabarovsk |
| February 14, 1981 |
Sweden |
5: 2 |
Finland |
Khabarovsk |
| February 15, 1981 |
Norway |
1:12 |
Sweden |
Khabarovsk |
| February 15, 1981 |
Finland |
1: 5 |
Soviet Union |
Khabarovsk |
Closing table
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff | Points | |
| 1. |
Sweden
|
6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35: 7 | +28 | 10 |
| 2. |
Soviet Union
|
6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38: 8 | +30 | 10 |
| 3. |
Finland
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 14:23 | −9 | 4th |
| 4th |
Norway
|
6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 3:52 | −49 | 0 |
Sweden won the direct comparison 7: 4 (6: 1 and 1: 3) against the Soviet Union.
World champion team
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