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2019 IIHF World Championship Division III
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The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Standings
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
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) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
22 April 2019 16:30 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 4–5 OT (0–0, 0–3, 4–1) (OT: 0–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 130 |
22 April 2019 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 12–2 (7–1, 1–1, 4–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 850 |
23 April 2019 13:00 | South Africa ![]() | 2–7 (0–2, 1–3, 1–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 136 |
23 April 2019 16:30 | Luxembourg ![]() | 4–5 (0–0, 3–2, 1–3) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 180 |
23 April 2019 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 3–1 (0–0, 3–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,200 |
25 April 2019 13:00 | Luxembourg ![]() | 5–2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 108 |
25 April 2019 16:30 | Turkey ![]() | 7–4 (0–2, 3–2, 4–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 128 |
25 April 2019 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 6–2 (2–0, 2–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,200 |
26 April 2019 13:00 | South Africa ![]() | 3–6 (2–1, 1–2, 0–3) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
26 April 2019 16:30 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 4–3 (0–2, 3–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 195 |
26 April 2019 20:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–11 (1–1, 1–6, 0–4) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 953 |
28 April 2019 13:00 | Turkey ![]() | 5–4 (0–1, 2–1, 3–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 90 |
28 April 2019 16:30 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 7–9 (1–2, 2–4, 4–3) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 105 |
28 April 2019 20:00 | Luxembourg ![]() | 0–7 (0–4, 0–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,135 |
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
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.
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
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Standings
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:
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:
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) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
31 March 2019 16:00 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–5 ( (9–0, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 52 |
31 March 2019 20:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 11–1 (5–0, 6–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 168 |
1 April 2019 12:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 12–2 (4–1, 2–0, 6–1) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 68 |
1 April 2019 16:00 | Thailand ![]() | 5–0 ( (0–4, 0–0, 2–2) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 82 |
1 April 2019 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 3–10 (0–3, 1–6, 2–2) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 74 |
3 April 2019 12:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 5–0 ( (0–4, 2–7, 1–3) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 66 |
3 April 2019 16:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 6–5 (0–3, 3–2, 3–0) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 56 |
3 April 2019 20:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 13–1 (5–0, 8–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 98 |
4 April 2019 12:00 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–5 ( (3–0, 1–3, 4–0) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 44 |
4 April 2019 16:00 | Kuwait ![]() | 0–9 (0–2, 0–3, 0–4) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 52 |
4 April 2019 20:00 | Thailand ![]() | 2–8 (1–4, 1–3, 0–1) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 123 |
6 April 2019 12:00 | Kuwait ![]() | 1–9 (0–0, 1–4, 0–5) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
6 April 2019 16:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 7–0 (3–0, 1–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 39 |
6 April 2019 20:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–7 (2–3, 1–0, 1–4) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 580 |
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.
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.
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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