World Bandy Championship 1989
The 16th Bandy World Championship was held from January 29 to February 5, 1989 in the Soviet Union . The Soviet Union beat Finland 12-2 in the final.
The five teams played against each other once in the main round. The main round first and second qualified for the final. The third and fourth met again in the game for third place.
Venues
The game was played in the cities of Moscow and Krasnogorsk . The Moscow Games were played in the Olimpijskij , which was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics .
Attendees
The following five teams took part in the tournament:
| 4 from Europe |
 Sweden (defending champion) |
 Finland |
 Norway |
 Soviet Union (host) |
|
| 1 from North America |
 United States |
Game round
Main round
| January 29, 1989 |
 Sweden
|
2: 4 |
 Finland
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| January 29, 1989 |
 Soviet Union
|
7-0 |
 Norway
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| January 30, 1989 |
Norway
|
7: 1 |
 United States
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| January 31, 1989 |
United States
|
0:13 |
Finland
|
Krasnogorsk |
| January 31, 1989 |
Sweden
|
3: 2 |
Soviet Union
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| February 1, 1989 |
Norway
|
1: 4 |
Sweden
|
Krasnogorsk |
| February 2, 1989 |
Finland
|
4: 1 |
Norway
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| February 2, 1989 |
Soviet Union
|
14: 1 |
United States
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| 3rd February 1989 |
United States
|
0:19 |
Sweden
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
| 3rd February 1989 |
Finland
|
4: 6 |
Soviet Union
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
Final table of the main round
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff | Points | |
| 1. |
Soviet Union
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29: 8 | +21 | 6th |
| 2. |
Sweden
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28: 7 | +21 | 6th |
| 3. |
Finland
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25: 9 | +16 | 6th |
| 4th |
Norway
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:16 | −7 | 2 |
| 5. |
United States
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 2:53 | −51 | 0 |
- It is the direct comparison that counts, not the goal difference! This table takes into account the results of the three teams with the same points. Thus, the Soviet Union and Finland qualified for the final.
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff | Points | |
| 1. |
Soviet Union
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8: 7 | +1 | 2 |
| 2. |
Finland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8: 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. |
Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5: 6 | −1 | 2 |
Placement games
3rd place match
| 5th February 1989 |
Sweden
|
6-0 |
Norway
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow |
final
| 5th February 1989 |
Soviet Union
|
12: 2 |
Finland
|
Olimpiysky , Moscow 21,500 spectators |
Final placements
| space | country | Athletes | ||||
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1 |
URS |
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2 |
FIN |
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3 |
SWE |
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4th |
NOR |
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5 |
United States |