Åby, Växjö, Sweden 23-27 March
Sweden and the Netherlands were winners in this World Championship. Sweden defended the World Championship title and beat Norway in the final game 12-0 after 6-0 at half time. This was the first time that Norway played a World Championship final! Of course, the absence of Russia was of great importance for the outcome of this tournament.
The Netherlands won Group B after a very well done tournament. Netherlands won 4 out of 5 matches. The only loss was against Great Britain in the Preliminary round. But the Dutch women got a real revenge in the group final when they won in overtime and Golden Goal. Happy goal scorer was Meinke Gommans.
Sweden World Champion! Photo: FIB
The celebrating team of Netherlands – Winner of Group B! Photo: Dutch Bandy Federation