2008 FIB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Moscow, Russia, 27 January-3 February

Moscow was named host during the FIB Congress in Kemerovo, Russia the year before. Västerås in Sweden challenged in the fight to be organizer 2008. Group A was played in the Olympic Arena. The arena was built for the 1980 Olympic Summer games and hosted basket ball and boxing. Group B was meant to be held at the Krylatskoye Sport Complex, but after the roof in November 2007 gave way to the snow that fell over Moscow, the arena could not be used. Instead, it was decided that Luzhniki Stadium would be used. A few games in Group B were also played in the Olympic Arena.

1 RUSSIA        

Roman Geizel, Kirill Hvalko, Pavel Franz, Andrei Zolotarev, Mikhail Svechnikov, Alexander Tiukavin, Yuri Pogrebnoi, Dmitri Saveliev, Ivan Maksimov, Sergei Lomanov, Sergei Obuhov, Yevgeny Ivanushkin, Rinat Shamsutov, Pavel Ryazantsev, Pavel Bulatov, Denis Kriuchenkov, Yuri Vikulin. Oleg Tchubinski

2 SWEDEN         

Andreas Bergwall, Anders Svensson, Marcus Bergwall, Per Hellmyrs, Anders Östling, Daniel Mossberg, Stefan Erixon, Olov Englund, Daniel Andersson, Anders Bruun, Andreas Westh, Daniel Berlin, Hans Andersson, Patrik Nilsson, Jonas Edling, Johan Andersson, David Karlsson

3 FINLAND

Pasi Hiekkanen, Timo Oksanen, Petteri Lampinen, Jani Kokko, Kimmo Huotelin, Sami Laakkonen, Samuli Niskanen, Igor Zolotarev, Pekka Rintala, Mikko Aarni, Mika Mutikainen, Rasmus Lindqvist, Tommi Pikkuhookana, Esa Oksanikko, Antti Ekman, Ville Aaltonen, Mikko Lukkarila

                                                   GOAL SCORERS GROUP A                                                       

17 goals
Yevgeny Ivanushkin, Russia
16 goals
Patrik Nilsson, Sweden
14 goals
Pavel Ryazantsev, Russia
12 goals
Sami Laakkonen, Finland and Sergei Lomanov, Russia
11 goals
Sergei Obuhov, Russia
 9 goals
David Karlsson, Sweden
 8 goals
Daniel Andersson, Sweden, Vyacheslav Bronnikov, Kazakhstan and Vladimir Shulzenko, Belarus
 6 goals
Eugene Hvalko, Belarus

BEST PLAYERS OF THE TOURNAMENT

Goalkeeper
Andreas Bergwall, Sweden
Defender
Andrei Zolotarev, Russia
Midfielder
Mikhail Sveshnikov, Russia
Forward
Patrik Nilsson, Sweden