1908
11 participants in 1908: AUT, BOH, DEN, FIN, GBR, GER, HUN, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE. Thus we need a preliminary round of 3 matches. The semi-finalists from last year, AUT, NOR, SWE and RUS are exempt from the preliminary round. The draw is as follows: HUN-BOH, GBR-GER, DEN-FIN. The matches:
Hungary-Bohemia 4-0
Britain-Germany 4-2
Denmark-Finland 0-4 (unlucky draw)
The first round proper (and quarter final) then consists of AUT, FIN, GBR, HUN, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE. The finalists from last year, NOR and SWE, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: GBR-FIN, HUN-NOR, AUT-SWE, NED-RUS. Results of the matches:
Britain-Finland 0-4
Hungary-Norway 0-5
Austria-Sweden 1-3
Netherlands-Russia 1-3
Semi-final draw: FIN-SWE, NOR-RUS. Matches:
Finland-Sweden 4-0
Norway-Russia 5-0
Bronze final: Sweden-Russia 4-0
FINAL: Finland-Norway
44,4 - 44,4 (0.5-0.5)
- 1.47,2 (0.5-1.5)
2.23,4 - 2.20,8 (0.5-2.5)
9.01,0 - 8.55,4 (0.5-3.5)
18.04,0 -18.01,8 (0.5-4.5)
Final result 0.5-4.5
Statistics:
NOR GOLD 14x NED GOLD 2x SWE Silver 3x FIN Silver 3x GER Silver 2x AUT Silver 2x RUS Silver 1899 BOH bronze 1895 CAN bronze 1897 HUN 4th 2x USA 4th 1895 FRA 4th 1902 GBR QF 7x DEN QF 3x SWI QF 2x POL QF 1900