2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host nations	Turkey / New Zealand
Dates	26 March – 1 April 2018 26–28 April 2018
Teams	9

The 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Belgium	placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated
Israel	placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A
Chinese Taipei	placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A
Bulgaria	placed 4th in 2017 Division III A
Turkey	hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A
Mexico	placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belgium	5	4	0	0	1	35	8	27	12	Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2	Mexico	5	3	1	0	1	17	12	5	11
3	Bulgaria	5	2	0	1	2	17	19	−2	7
4	Israel	5	1	1	1	2	12	13	−1	6
5	Turkey (H)	5	2	0	0	3	11	14	−3	6
6	Chinese Taipei	5	0	1	1	3	16	42	−26	3	Relegated to the 2019 Division III B

Results

26 March 2018 13:00

Chinese Taipei

1–19 (0-4, 1-7, 0-8)

Belgium

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26 March 2018 16:30

Mexico

4–2 (1-2, 1-0, 2-0)

Bulgaria

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26 March 2018 20:00

Israel

2–0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0)

Turkey

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27 March 2018 13:00

Belgium

6–3 (0-1, 2-0, 4-2)

Bulgaria

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27 March 2018 16:30

Israel

5–4 OT (1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0)

Chinese Taipei

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27 March 2018 20:00

Turkey

3–1 (0-1, 2-0, 1-0)

Mexico

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29 March 2018 13:00

Israel

3–4 OT (1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)

Mexico

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29 March 2018 16:30

Chinese Taipei

7–6 OT (3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0)

Bulgaria

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29 March 2018 20:00

Belgium

6–0 (1-0, 3-0, 2-0)

Turkey

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30 March 2018 13:00

Bulgaria

3–1 (0-0, 2-1, 1-0)

Israel

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30 March 2018 16:30

Mexico

3–2 (1-0, 1-1, 1-1)

Belgium

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30 March 2018 20:00

Turkey

7–2 (1-0, 2-1, 4-1)

Chinese Taipei

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1 April 2018 13:00

Chinese Taipei

2–5 (0-2, 0-3, 2-0)

Mexico

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1 April 2018 16:30

Belgium

2–1 (1-1, 0-0, 1-0)

Israel

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1 April 2018 20:00

Bulgaria

3–1 (1-0, 0-0, 2-1)

Turkey

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Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.

Participants

Team	Qualification
New Zealand	hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated
Hong Kong	placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B
South Africa	placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	New Zealand (H)	2	2	0	0	0	12	6	6	6	Promoted to the 2019 Division III A
2	Hong Kong	2	1	0	0	1	9	10	−1	3
3	South Africa	2	0	0	0	2	3	8	−5	0

Results

26 April 2018 19:00

South Africa

1–4 (1-1, 0-2, 0-1)

New Zealand

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27 April 2018 19:00

Hong Kong

4–2 (1-2, 0-0, 3-0)

South Africa

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28 April 2018 19:00

New Zealand

8–5 (2-1, 4-1, 2-3)

Hong Kong

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References

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