title: 1961 Bandy World Championship
text: # 1961 Bandy World Championship
  
  The 1961 Bandy World Championship was the second Bandy World Championship, after the first having been arranged four years earlier. From now on, the world championships were to be played every other year, so the next tournament was two years later. Norway hosted the competition as part of the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports. The 1961 tournament was contested between four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Norway from 22 to 26 February 1961. The Soviet Union became champions.
  
  Norway, having boycotted the first championship in 1957, made its championship début on home turf but lost all its games and came in last of the four participating nations.
  
  ## Participants
  
  * Soviet Union
  * Sweden
  * Finland
  * Norway
  
  ### Games
  
  The championship was played as a round-robin tournament.
  
  | Date | Teams | Result | Venue |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 February | Sweden – Norway | 2–1 | Herøya |
  | 22 February | Soviet Union – Finland | 3–2 | Stabekkbanen, Bærum |
  | 24 February | Soviet Union – Norway | 9–1 | Mjøndalen |
  | 24 February | Sweden – Finland | 4–1 | Gressbanen, Oslo |
  | 26 February | Finland – Norway | 4–3 | Marienlyst, Drammen |
  | 26 February | Soviet Union – Sweden | 2–1 | Bislett, Oslo |
  
  ### Results table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
  | 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
  | 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
  