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The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

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The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 28 April and the qualification tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 31 March to 6 April 2019.[1] Both Kyrgyzstan and Thailand made their debut in the World Championships, with each winning their first game (Kyrgyzstan won all five of its games, but the first four were changed to forfeits due to an ineligible player).

Bulgaria earned promotion to Division II, while the United Arab Emirates won the qualification tournament and were promoted. South Africa finished last and were demoted to the qualification tournament.[2][3]

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Division III

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Participants

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Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

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Standings

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Source: IIHF
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

22 April 2019
13:00
Turkey 2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)
 LuxembourgWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
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22 April 2019
16:30
Turkmenistan 4–5 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 4–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 130
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22 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 12–2
(7–1, 1–1, 4–0)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 850
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23 April 2019
13:00
South Africa 2–7
(0–2, 1–3, 1–2)
 TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 136
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23 April 2019
16:30
Luxembourg 4–5
(0–0, 3–2, 1–3)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180
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23 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)
 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,200
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25 April 2019
13:00
Luxembourg 5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 108
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25 April 2019
16:30
Turkey 7–4
(0–2, 3–2, 4–0)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 128
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25 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 6–2
(2–0, 2–2, 2–0)
 TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,200
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26 April 2019
13:00
South Africa 3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3)
 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
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26 April 2019
16:30
Turkmenistan 4–3
(0–2, 3–1, 1–0)
 LuxembourgWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 195
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26 April 2019
20:00
Chinese Taipei 2–11
(1–1, 1–6, 0–4)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 953
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28 April 2019
13:00
Turkey 5–4
(0–1, 2–1, 3–2)
 TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 90
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28 April 2019
16:30
Chinese Taipei 7–9
(1–2, 2–4, 4–3)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 105
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28 April 2019
20:00
Luxembourg 0–7
(0–4, 0–1, 0–2)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,135
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov
    • Best Defenseman: Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-lin
    • Best Forward: Bulgaria Miroslav Vasilev

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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Division III qualification tournament

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Participants

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Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

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Standings

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Source: IIHF
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; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. United Arab Emirates 11–1 Hong Kong
  2. Kyrgyzstan 0–5 (forfeit) Kuwait

Results

All times are local (UTC+4).

  • Kyrgyzstan played its first four games, all wins, with Russian born player Aleksandr Titov in their lineup. Before their final game, also a win, when it was found that Titov was not yet eligible to play for Kyrgyzstan, he was disqualified from the tournament and Kyrgyzstan forfeited their first four games.
31 March 2019
12:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–5 GWS
(4–1, 0–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 47
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31 March 2019
16:00
Kyrgyzstan 0–5 (14–0 forfeit)
(9–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 52
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31 March 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates 11–1
(5–0, 6–0, 0–1)
 Hong KongAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 168
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1 April 2019
12:00
Hong Kong 12–2
(4–1, 2–0, 6–1)
 KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 68
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1 April 2019
16:00
Thailand 5–0 (2–6 forfeit)
(0–4, 0–0, 2–2)
 KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 82
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1 April 2019
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–10
(0–3, 1–6, 2–2)
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 74
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3 April 2019
12:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 (3–14 forfeit)
(0–4, 2–7, 1–3)
 KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 66
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3 April 2019
16:00
Hong Kong 6–5
(0–3, 3–2, 3–0)
 ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 56
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3 April 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates 13–1
(5–0, 8–0, 0–1)
 KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 98
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4 April 2019
12:00
Kyrgyzstan 0–5 (8–3 forfeit)
(3–0, 1–3, 4–0)
 Hong KongAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 44
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4 April 2019
16:00
Kuwait 0–9
(0–2, 0–3, 0–4)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 52
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4 April 2019
20:00
Thailand 2–8
(1–4, 1–3, 0–1)
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 123
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6 April 2019
12:00
Kuwait 1–9
(0–0, 1–4, 0–5)
 ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 47
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6 April 2019
16:00
Hong Kong 7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 39
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6 April 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates 4–7
(2–3, 1–0, 1–4)
 KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 580
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Statistics

All statistics from Kyrgyzstan's first four games were not counted by the IIHF, including their opponents scoring and goaltending details.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

  • Kyrgyz players Vladimir Nosov (23 points), Vladimir Tonkikh (16), Mikhail Chuvalov (16), Islambek Abdyraev (10) and Maksim Egorov (10) do not appear in this list because their statistics from their first four games were deemed invalid.[6]

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

More information Player, TOI ...

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

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