2023 IIHF World Championship Division III
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | South Africa Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 17–23 April 27 February – 5 March |
Teams | 12 |
The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division III will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]
The Group A tournament will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo (Skenderija) , Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.
Group A tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 17–23 April |
Teams | 5 |
Official website | |
Website |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Turkmenistan | Placed 3rd in Division III last edition. |
Chinese Taipei | Placed 4th in Division III last edition. |
Luxembourg | Placed 5th in Division III last edition. |
Withdrew last edition and withdrew also this edition. | |
South Africa | Host, placed 1st in Division III B last edition and was promoted. |
Thailand | Placed 2nd in Division III B last edition and was promoted. |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2024 Division II B |
2 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | South Africa (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division III B |
First match(es) will be played: 17 April 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Group B tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 27 February – 5 March |
Teams | 6 |
Official website | |
Website |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Host, placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition. |
Kyrgyzstan | Placed 1st in Division IV last edition and was promoted. |
Iran | Placed 2nd in Division IV last edition and was promoted. |
Singapore | Placed 3rd in Division IV last edition and was promoted. |
Malaysia | Placed 4th in Division IV last edition and was promoted. |
Hong Kong | Withdrew last edition. |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2024 Division IIII A |
2 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2024 Division IV |
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (UTC+1)
27 February 2023 13:00 | Kyrgyzstan | v | Singapore | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
27 February 2023 16:30 | Malaysia | v | Iran | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
27 February 2023 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Hong Kong | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
28 February 2023 13:00 | Singapore | v | Malaysia | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
28 February 2023 16:30 | Hong Kong | v | Iran | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
28 February 2023 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
2 March 2023 13:00 | Hong Kong | v | Singapore | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
2 March 2023 16:30 | Kyrgyzstan | v | Malaysia | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
2 March 2023 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Iran | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
3 March 2023 13:00 | Malaysia | v | Hong Kong | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
3 March 2023 16:30 | Iran | v | Kyrgyzstan | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
3 March 2023 20:00 | Singapore | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
5 March 2023 13:00 | Iran | v | Singapore | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
5 March 2023 16:30 | Hong Kong | v | Kyrgyzstan | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
5 March 2023 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Malaysia | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
References
- ^ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
Categories:
- IIHF World Championship Division III
- 2023 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by South Africa
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sports competitions in Cape Town
- Sports competitions in Sarajevo
- 2023 in South African sport
- 2023 in Bosnia and Herzegovina sport
- April 2023 sports events in Africa
- February 2023 sports events in Europe
- March 2023 sports events in Europe