2019 FIB WORLD CUP MEN
Sandviken, Sweden, 9-13 October
The 2019 edition of the World Cup men was the biggest ever. The tournament was divided into 5 groups with 4 teams in each group. In total 20 teams. It has previously been tradition with 16 teams. That’s why this tournament became the longest and the biggest in the World Cup history.
Bollnäs GIF won that historic tournament and beat SKA Neftyanik in the final 5-2 after 2-0 at half time. Bollnäs was strong already in the Round Robin games and won all three games. Bollnäs beat Edsbyns IF 7-2, Åby/Tjureda 6-1 and Uralsky Trubnik 3-1.
THE FINAL GAME
Bollnäs-SKA Neftyanik 5-2 (2-0)
Goal scorers Bollnäs: Christian Mickelsson 4, Samuli Helavuori
Scorer SKA Neftyanik: Artem Bondarenko 2