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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| year           = 2012
| other_titles   = 
| image          = BWC 2012 Logo.png
| size           = 200px
| country        = Kazakhstan
| country2       = 
| dates          = 
| num_teams      = 14
| venues         = 
| cities         = 
| host_cities    = 
| winners_other  ={{bandy|SWE}} 
| count          = 
| second_other   = {{bandy|RUS}}
| third_other    = {{bandy|KAZ}}
| fourth_other   = {{bandy|FIN}}
| games          = 
| goals          = 
| attendance     = 
| scoring_leader = [[Yevgeny Ivanushkin]]<ref>http://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/Historikochstatistik/VM-skyttekungar/</ref><br><small>(12 goals)</small>
| points         =
| mvp            = 
| prevseason     = [[2011 Bandy World Championship|2011]]
| nextseason     = [[2013 Bandy World Championship|2013]]
}}
The '''2012 [[Bandy World Championship]]''' was an edition of the top annual event in international [[bandy]], held between January 29 and February 5, 2012, in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. 14 countries participated in the 2012 championships: [[Finland]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Norway]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], the [[United States]]  (group A), [[Belarus]], [[Canada]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], and the [[Netherlands]] (group B), and [[Estonia]], [[Japan]], and [[Kyrgyzstan]] (group C).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bandy2012.kz/en/|title=World Bandy Championship 2012 in Almaty|publisher=World Bandy Championship Organizers|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> Group C was introduced, and 14 teams made the record number for Bandy World Championships. The qualifiers match between the team in the last place in Group A and the first team in Group B was not played. The United States, who finished sixth in Group A, in 2013 will play in group B, and Belarus, the winner of Group B, will play in 2013 in Group A. Estonia, the winner of Group C, will play in Group B in 2013. The team relegated to Group C was not the last of Group B, but [[Mongolia national bandy team|Mongolia]], because they withdrew late from the tournament.

Sweden, which were the 2010 champion but in 2011 only finished third, became the champion again. Russia, the defending champion, lost to Sweden in the finals. Kazakhstan took the bronze medal, for the third time in their history.

The semifinal match between Kazakhstan and Sweden, which Sweden won on penalties, ended in a controversy, since the Swedish player [[Daniel Mossberg]] was not listed in the paperwork submitted by Sweden before the match. Kazakhstan filed a protest. As the result, Sweden were fined, but the result was kept, and Sweden went on to the finals against Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportlive.kz/scores/26412-bendi-chempionat-mira-match-za-trete-mesto-kazahstan-finlyandiya-104-bronza-v-tretiy-raz.html|script-title=ru:Бенди. Чемпионат Мира. Матч за третье место. Казахстан - Финляндия - 10:5. Бронза в третий раз|publisher=Sport Live|language=Russian|accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>

== Group A ==
=== Preliminary round ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:175px;"|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}}
!width=20|{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}
!width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|RUS}}
|5||5||0||0||54||16||'''10'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|SWE}}
|5||4||0||1||49||7||'''8'''
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|KAZ}}
|5||3||0||2||40||25||'''6'''
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|FIN}}
|5||2||0||3||22||30||'''4'''
|-style="background:#f3f3d3;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|NOR}}
|5||1||0||4||10||47||'''2'''
|-style="background:#ffdddd;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|USA}}
|5||0||0||5||10||60||'''0'''
|}

{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|29 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''||align=center|'''12–0'''||'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''19–3'''||'''{{Bandy|USA}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''10–1'''||'''{{Bandy|NOR}}'''
|-
|30 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''5–4'''||'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''||align=center|'''11–0'''||'''{{Bandy|NOR}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''13–3'''||'''{{Bandy|USA}}'''
|-
|31 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''||align=center|'''7–1'''||'''{{Bandy|USA}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''16–1'''||'''{{Bandy|NOR}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''1–9'''||'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''
|-
|1 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''||align=center|'''7–2'''||'''{{Bandy|NOR}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''||align=center|'''15–0'''||'''{{Bandy|USA}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''6–8'''||'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''
|-
|2 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|NOR}}'''||align=center|'''6–3'''||'''{{Bandy|USA}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''10–4'''||'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''6–2'''||'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''
|}

===Knockout phase===
[[File:2012bandy russia-sweden1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The final match between Russia (pictured) and Sweden.]]
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|4 February - Almaty|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''|6|{{Bandy|FIN}}|4
|4 February - Almaty|{{Bandy|KAZ}}|4 (5)|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''|4 (6)
<!--final  -->
|5 February - Almaty|{{Bandy|RUS}}|4|'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''|5
<!--third place  -->
|5 February - Almaty |'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''|10|{{Bandy|FIN}}|5
}}
====Semi-finals====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|4 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''6–4'''||'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''4–4 <br />(5–6)'''||'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''
|}

====Match for third place====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|5 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|KAZ}}'''||align=center|'''10–5'''||'''{{Bandy|FIN}}'''
|}

====Final====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|5 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|RUS}}'''||align=center|'''4–5'''||'''{{Bandy|SWE}}'''
|}

== Group B ==
[[File:Canada national bandy team.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Canada]]
===Preliminary round ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:175px;"|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}}
!width=20|{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}
!width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|BLR}}
|4||4||0||0||43||10||'''8'''
|- style="background:#f3f3d3;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|CAN}}
|4||3||0||1||35||10||'''6'''
|-style="background:#f3f3d3;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|HUN}}
|4||2||0||2||15||27||'''4'''
|-style="background:#ffebad;" 
|align="left"|{{Bandy|NED}}
|4||1||0||3||10||23||'''2'''
|-style="background:#ffebad;" 
|align="left"|{{Bandy|LAT}}
|4||0||0||4||9||42||'''0'''
|}

{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|30 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|NED}}'''||align=center|'''6–2'''||'''{{Bandy|LAT}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}'''||align=center|'''13–5'''||'''{{Bandy|HUN}}'''
|-
|31 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|HUN}}'''||align=center|'''4–2'''||'''{{Bandy|LAT}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}'''||align=center|'''11–1'''||'''{{Bandy|NED}}'''
|-
|1 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}'''||align=center|'''11–1'''||'''{{Bandy|HUN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}'''||align=center|'''19–3'''||'''{{Bandy|LAT}}'''
|-
|2 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}'''||align=center|'''6–0'''||'''{{Bandy|CAN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|HUN}}'''||align=center|'''5–1'''||'''{{Bandy|NED}}'''
|-
|3 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|BLR}}'''||align=center|'''5–2'''||'''{{Bandy|NED}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}'''||align=center|'''13–2'''||'''{{Bandy|LAT}}'''
|}

=== Final tour ===
====Match for fourth place====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|4 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|LAT}}'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''{{Bandy|NED}}'''
|}

====Match for second place====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|4 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|CAN}}'''||align=center|'''9–2'''||'''{{Bandy|HUN}}'''
|}

== Group C ==
[[File:Bandy 2012. KYR - JPN.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Japan and Kyrgyzstan]]
===Preliminary round ===
''Note - Matches were of 60 minutes duration rather than the standard 90 minutes in Groups A and B.'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:175px;"|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}}
!width=20|{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}
!width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|EST}}
|4||3||1||0||33||5||'''7'''
|- style="background:#f3f3d3;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|JPN}}
|4||2||1||1||25||8||'''5'''
|-style="background:#f3f3d3;"
|align="left"|{{Bandy|KGZ}}
|4||0||0||3||1||46||'''0'''
|}

{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|30 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|EST}}'''||align=center|'''6–2'''||'''{{Bandy|JPN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|EST}}'''||align=center|'''13–0'''||'''{{Bandy|KGZ}}'''
|-
|31 January 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|JPN}}'''||align=center|'''13–0'''||'''{{Bandy|KGZ}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|EST}}'''||align=center|'''12–1'''||'''{{Bandy|KGZ}}'''
|-
|1 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|EST}}'''||align=center|'''2–2'''||'''{{Bandy|JPN}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|JPN}}'''||align=center|'''8–0'''||'''{{Bandy|KGZ}}'''
|}

=== Final tour ===
====Match for second place====
{|width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!
|-
|4 February 2012
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{Bandy|JPN}}'''||align=center|'''4–0'''||'''{{Bandy|KGZ}}'''
|}

== References ==
{{commons category|2012 Bandy World Championship}}
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{{Bandy World Championships}}

[[Category:2012 in bandy|B]]
[[Category:2012 in Kazakhstani sport|B]]
[[Category:Bandy World Championships|2012]]
[[Category:International bandy competitions hosted by Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Almaty]]
[[Category:January 2012 sports events]]
[[Category:February 2012 sports events]]
[[Category:21st century in Almaty]]