The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.
The old outdoor arena in Västerås, Sweden, where Finland won in 2004 for the first and only time.
Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm, Sweden. Venue for the final at the XXVIth championships in 2006
ABB Arena Syd in Västerås, Sweden, host for the XXIXth championships in 2009
Medeu was the main arena for the XXXIInd championships in 2012. Here the final of the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
Swedish Championship, Women's Final, 2015
Detail from Brueghel's 1565 Jagers in de Sneeuw, showing bandy being played informally before it became an organized sport
Kazakh stamp featuring bandy (допты хоккей dopty khokkey, "ball hockey")
Bandy team preparing to defend their goal against a corner stroke in 2012.