2019 IIHF World Championship Division III
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| 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nations |  Bulgaria /  United Arab Emirates
|
| Dates | 22–28 April 31 March–6 April |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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]
Division III
| 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Bulgaria
|
| Dates | 22–28 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 137 (9.13 per game) |
| Attendance | 6,650 (443 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Miroslav Vasilev
|
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Luxembourg
|
Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated. |
| Bulgaria
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
 Turkey
|
Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Placed 4th in Division III last year. |
 South Africa
|
Placed 5th in Division III last year. |
 Turkmenistan
|
Placed 1st in Division III qualification last year. |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bulgaria (H, P)
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 15 | Promotion to 2020 Division II B |
| 2 | Turkey
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Africa (R)
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 3 | Relegation to 2020 Division III B |
Results
| 22 April 2019 13:00 |
Turkey 
|
2–3 (0–1, 1–0, 1–2) |
Luxembourg
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Ryan CairnsLinesmen: Kiril Peychinov Luchezar Stoyanov
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 22 April 2019 16:30 |
Turkmenistan 
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4–5 OT (0–0, 0–3, 4–1) (OT: 0–1) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 130 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Vladimir BabicLinesmen:  Henri Neva Dāvis Zunde
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 22 April 2019 20:00 |
Bulgaria 
|
12–2 (7–1, 1–1, 4–0) |
South Africa
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Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 850 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Stefan HogarthLinesmen:  Anton Boryayev Chae Youn-jin
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| 24 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 23 April 2019 13:00 |
South Africa 
|
2–7 (0–2, 1–3, 1–2) |
Turkmenistan
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 136 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Feng LeiLinesmen: Anton Boryayev Luchezar Stoyanov
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 23 April 2019 16:30 |
Luxembourg 
|
4–5 (0–0, 3–2, 1–3) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 180 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Henri Neva Kiril Peychinov
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 23 April 2019 20:00 |
Bulgaria
|
3–1 (0–0, 3–0, 0–1) |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen:  Mihai Paul Dāvis Zunde
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 34 | ||
| 25 April 2019 13:00 |
Luxembourg
|
5–2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1) |
South Africa
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 108 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Feng Lei Linesmen: Luchezar Stoyanov Dāvis Zunde
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 36 | ||
| 25 April 2019 16:30 |
Turkey
|
7–4 (0–2, 3–2, 4–0) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 128 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Chae Youn-jin Kiril Peychinov
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 25 April 2019 20:00 |
Bulgaria
|
6–2 (2–0, 2–2, 2–0) |
Turkmenistan
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Vladimir Babic Linesmen: Henri Neva Mihai Paul
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| 44 min | Penalties | 46 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 26 April 2019 13:00 |
South Africa
|
3–6 (2–1, 1–2, 0–3) |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Vladimir Babic Linesmen: Mihai Paul Kiril Peychinov
| ||||
| 22 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 17 | Shots | 47 | ||
| 26 April 2019 16:30 |
Turkmenistan
|
4–3 (0–2, 3–1, 1–0) |
Luxembourg
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 195 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Feng Lei Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Henri Neva
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 26 April 2019 20:00 |
Chinese Taipei 
|
2–11 (1–1, 1–6, 0–4) |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 953 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Chae Youn-jin Dāvis Zunde
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 28 April 2019 13:00 |
Turkey
|
5–4 (0–1, 2–1, 3–2) |
Turkmenistan
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 90 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Ryan Cairns Linesmen: Chae Youn-jin Dāvis Zunde
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 28 April 2019 16:30 |
Chinese Taipei
|
7–9 (1–2, 2–4, 4–3) |
South Africa
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 105 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Feng Lei Linesmen: Mihai Paul Luchezar Stoyanov
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 28 April 2019 20:00 |
Luxembourg
|
0–7 (0–4, 0–1, 0–2) |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,135 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Anton Boryayev Henri Neva
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| 28 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 29 | ||
Division III qualification tournament
| 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | United Arab Emirates
|
| Dates | 31 March–6 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 170 (11.33 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,585 (106 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Artur Zainutdinov
|
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong
|
Placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated. |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Placed 2nd in Division III qualification last year. |
| United Arab Emirates
|
Host, placed 3rd in Division III qualification last year. |
 Kuwait
|
Placed 4th in Division III qualification last year. |
 Thailand
|
First time participating in tournament. |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
First time participating in tournament. |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (H, P)
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 12 | Promotion to 2020 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 12 | |
| 3 | Thailand
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Kuwait
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 3 | Later assigned to 2020 Division IV |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 |
Results
- 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) |
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Liu Jiaqi Linesmen: Yahya Al-Jneibi Jiří Gebauer
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| 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 | ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 53 | ||
| 31 March 2019 16:00 |
Kyrgyzstan 
|
0–5 ( (9–0, 2–0, 3–0) |
Kuwait
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 52 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Heylaan Al-Ameri Kang Tae-woo
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 60 | Shots | 5 | ||
| 31 March 2019 20:00 |
United Arab Emirates 
|
11–1 (5–0, 6–0, 0–1) |
Hong Kong
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 168 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Toh Sung-taek Linesmen:  Murat Aygün Norbert Muzsik
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 1 April 2019 12:00 |
Hong Kong 
|
12–2 (4–1, 2–0, 6–1) |
Kuwait
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 68 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Kent UnwinLinesmen: Yahya Al-Jneibi Oleksiy Ryabikov
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 17 | ||
| 1 April 2019 16:00 |
Thailand 
|
5–0 ( (0–4, 0–0, 2–2) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 82 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Liu Jiaqi Linesmen: Heylaan Al-Ameri Murat Aygün
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 49 min | ||
| 8 | Shots | 48 | ||
| 1 April 2019 20:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3–10 (0–3, 1–6, 2–2) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 74 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Jiří Gebauer Kang Tae-woo
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 17 | Shots | 50 | ||
| 3 April 2019 12:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5–0 ( (0–4, 2–7, 1–3) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 66 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Kent Unwin Linesmen: Heylaan Al-Ameri Norbert Muzsik
| ||||
| 107 min | Penalties | 41 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 55 | ||
| 3 April 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong
|
6–5 (0–3, 3–2, 3–0) |
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 56 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Toh Sung-taek Linesmen: Kang Tae-woo Oleksiy Ryabikov
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 3 April 2019 20:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
13–1 (5–0, 8–0, 0–1) |
Kuwait
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 98 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Liu Jiaqi Linesmen: Murat Aygün Jiří Gebauer
| ||||
| 57:10 – Al-Ajmi | ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 4 April 2019 12:00 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
0–5 ( (3–0, 1–3, 4–0) |
Hong Kong
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 44 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Kang Tae-woo Norbert Muzsik
| ||||
| 43 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 14 | ||
| 4 April 2019 16:00 |
Kuwait 
|
0–9 (0–2, 0–3, 0–4) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 52 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Toh Sung-taek Linesmen: Yahya Al-Jneibi Murat Aygün
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 18 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 4 April 2019 20:00 |
Thailand
|
2–8 (1–4, 1–3, 0–1) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 123 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Kent Unwin Linesmen: Jiří Gebauer Oleksiy Ryabikov
| ||||
| 53 min | Penalties | 42 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 6 April 2019 12:00 |
Kuwait
|
1–9 (0–0, 1–4, 0–5) |
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 47 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Kent Unwin Linesmen: Heylaan Al-Ameri Kang Tae-woo
| ||||
| 32 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 11 | Shots | 50 | ||
| 6 April 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong
|
7–0 (3–0, 1–0, 3–0) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 39 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Toh Sung-taek Linesmen: Yahya Al-Jneibi Jiří Gebauer
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 13 | ||
| 6 April 2019 20:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4–7 (2–3, 1–0, 1–4) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 580 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Oleksiy Ryabikov
| ||||
| 42 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 36 | ||
References
- ↑ "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3208/kazakhstan%2c-japan-get-top-events.
- ↑ "Bulgaria storms to another gold". iihf.com. 28 April 2018. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wmiii/news/10520/bulgaria-storms-to-another-gold.
- ↑ "Emirates win on home ice". iihf.com. 6 April 2018. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wmiiiq/news/9854/emirates-win-on-home-ice.
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