The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.

The 2020 Bandy World Championship for Division A was scheduled to be played in Irkutsk, Russia in 2020 but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 Bandy World Championship for Division A and B was initially scheduled to be played in Syktyvkar, Russia, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was rescheduled for Division B to 8–13 March 2022 and for Division A to 27 March–3 April 2022. However, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden withdrew from the tournament, which was then postponed indefinitely.

History

Although bandy has been played since the 19th century, the first men's world championships were only played as recently as 1957, and the first women's championships not until 2004.

Before this, friendlies had been played regularly between the Nordic countries. A film from British Pathé created in 1935 called "Ice Hockey At Helsingfors On Sleeve As Ice Hockey At Halsingfors News In A Nutshell (1935)" shows an international bandy match between women bandy players from Finland and women bandy players from Sweden being played outdoors at Helsingfors Ice Stadium (Helsinki) in Finland where the narrator corrects the misconception that it is an international women's ice hockey game. Helsingfors is the Swedish name for Helsinki and comes from the name of the surrounding parish, Helsinge (etymological origin of the Finnish name Helsinki) and the rapids (in Swedish: fors), which flowed through the original town.

A bandy tournament for men was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but this had no world championship status. A four-nation tournament in 1954 for men was played in Moscow, this was the first time the Soviet Union met teams from other countries and the first time the new, jointly agreed rules were used, however this was not called a world championship. The international federation was founded in 1955 by the four countries which had men's national bandy teams who had played in Moscow.

The first ever men's Bandy World Championship was organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

From 1961 to 2003, the men's championships were played every two years, but since then has been played annually. (During the period 1972–1990, the Rossiya Tournament was held for national teams in the years when there was no world championship. This was always played in the Soviet Union and arranged by newspaper Sovetskaya Rossiya. It was affectionately called "the small world championship".)

El torneo de bandy "Bandy World Champs" es un evento deportivo de renombre mundial que reúne a los mejores equipos de bandy de todo el mundo. El bandy es un deporte similar al hockey sobre hielo, pero se juega en una pista de hielo más grande y con reglas ligeramente diferentes.

Durante el torneo, los equipos compiten en emocionantes partidos de bandy, mostrando su habilidad, estrategia y trabajo en equipo. Los jugadores deslizan sobre el hielo con gracia y velocidad, manejando el palo y la pelota con destreza para marcar goles y defender su portería.

El "Bandy World Champs" es un evento que atrae a aficionados apasionados de todo el mundo, quienes se reúnen para animar a sus equipos favoritos y disfrutar de la emoción del deporte. Los partidos son intensos y llenos de acción, con jugadas espectaculares y momentos emocionantes que mantienen a los espectadores al borde de sus asientos.

Además de los partidos, el torneo también ofrece actividades y eventos paralelos, como exhibiciones de bandy en categorías inferiores, clínicas de entrenamiento y encuentros con jugadores y entrenadores destacados. También se organizan actividades para promover la inclusión y la participación de jóvenes y personas con discapacidad en el deporte.

El "Bandy World Champs" es una oportunidad única para disfrutar de la belleza y la emoción del bandy, así como para presenciar el talento de los mejores jugadores del mundo en esta disciplina. Es un evento que combina deporte, diversión y camaradería, creando un ambiente festivo y emocionante para todos los asistentes.