FIB 2022 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Y19 BOYS

World Championship Y19 Boys was be held in “Kronfågel Ice Arena” in Katrineholm, Sweden, April 1-3. It was the first time ever for Katrineholm to stand as main organizer of an international Championship in bandy.

SWEDEN NEW WORLD CHAMPION!

Photo: Mats Gustafsson

Sweden is the new World Champion after a convincing final victory over Norway with 10-2. The tournament was still a great success for Norway, which reached the final for the first time since 1976. The tournament has obviously been affected by the fact that Russia did not participate. This was the 30th world championship in history. The first tournament was played in 1968.
This was the 15th gold for Sweden on the junior side for this age group. Russia has as many golds as Sweden if you include the championships that the nation won as the USSR.

The goals in the final:
1-0 (1) Rasmus Skarps (assist Karl Tagesson)
2-0 (9) Karl Tagesson (ass. Elliot Hellström)
3-0 (16) Linus Westh (ass. Karl Tagesson)
4-0 (23) August Ljung (ass. Figge Nilsson)
5-0 (37) Vladimir In-Fa-Lin (ass. Karl Tagesson)
6-0 (48) Arvid Tapper (ass. Rasmus Skarps)
7-0 (52) August Ljung (ass. Vladimir In-Fa-Lin)
8-0 (53) August Ljung (ass. Linus Westh)
9-0 (59) Rasmus Skarps (ass. Linus Westh)
9-1 (64) Eskil Hiort (ass. Ole Robin Kåsa Kjellmann)
10-1 (74) Rasmus Skarps, penalty shot
10-2 (81) Fredrik Nordby, penalty shot

ALL STAR TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT!

GOAL KEEPER
Lasse Korhonen, Finland
DEFENDER
Karl Tagesson, Sweden
MIDFIELDER
Melker Broberg, Sweden
FORWARD
Elliot Hellström, Sweden
GOAL SCORER
Rasmus Skarps, Sweden (9 goals)
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Vladimir In-Fa-Lin, Sweden

COMPETING NATIONS

Photo: Mats Gustafsson

Photo: Mats Gustafsson

Photo: Mats Gustafsson

The last four World Championships Y19 Boys have had the Russian team as the winner. The last tournament in 2020 was held in Helsinki, Finland.

Since the Junior World Championships, the current Y19, started in 1968, it has been a Swedish gold medal as many as 14 occasions and also Katrineholm has a strong relationship with the championship. Including was one of the city’s big bandy sons, Håkan Ohlsson, and won the historic first Swedish gold in Finland 53 years ago.