2018 FIB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN A AND B

Khabarovsk, Russia and Harbin, China, 28 January-4 February

The 2018 World Championship was played in Khabarovsk, Russia, and in Harbin, China. The Group A played in Khabarovsk and the Group B in Harbin. Russia took back the gold from last year and beat Sweden in the final game.

The Netherlands won Group B after final victory over Japan.

BEST PLAYERS IN CHAMPIONSHIP A

Most valuable player
Daniel Berlin, Sweden

Goalkeeper
Roman Chernykh, Russia

Defender
Erik Säfström, Sweden

Forward
Maksim Ishkeldin, Russia

ALL STAR TEAM             

Yuri Vikulin

Goalkeeper
Andrei Rein

Defenders
Yuri Vikulin and Mikhail Prokopyev, Russia and Erik Säfström, Sweden

Midfielders
Alan Dzuhoev and Maksim Ishkeldin, Russia, Daniel Berlin and Johan Löfstedt, Sweden

Forwards
Almaz Mirgazov, Russia, Christoffer Edlund, Sweden and Markus Kumpuoja, Finland

BEST GOAL SCORERS

21 goals
Rauan Issalyev, Kazakhstan

12 goals
Alexander Kolyagin, Germany and Almaz Mirgazov, Russia

11 goals
Kevin Brown, USA

10 goals
Artem Shivkov, Kazakhstan, Johan Löfstedt, Sweden, Markus Kumpuoja, Finland and Viktor Chernysov, Kazakhstan

9 goals
Evgeny Leonov, Kazakhstan

8 goals
Christoffer Fagerström, Sweden, Evgeny Dergaev, Russia and Sergey Lomanov, Russia