2023 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2023 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host nations  South Africa /  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates 17–23 April
27 February – 5 March
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division III were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.

Chinese Taipei were promoted after winning Group A, with North Korea relegated after withdrawing before the tournament.[2] Kyrgyzstan won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Malaysia got relegated.[3]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division III A
160
Tournament details
Host nation  South Africa
Dates 17–23 April
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 10
Goals scored 86  (8.6 per game)
Attendance 1,815  (182 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Thailand Jan Isaksson

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III last edition.
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in Division III last edition.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg Placed 5th in Division III last edition.
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea Withdrew last edition and withdrew also this edition.
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa Host, placed 1st in Division III B last edition and was promoted.
Flag of Thailand.svg.png 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
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 30 4 26 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan 4 2 0 0 2 17 16 1 6
3 Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 16 17 −1 6
4 Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 4 2 0 0 2 20 21 −1 6
5 Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 4 0 0 0 4 3 28 −25 0
6 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III B

North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Results

17 April 2023
16:00 		Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg.png 2–11
(0–3, 1–3, 1–5) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
17 April 2023
20:00 		Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png 6–9
(3–0, 0–4, 3–5) 		Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 187
18 April 2023
20:00 		Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png 2–10
(0–2, 1–5, 1–3) 		Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 51
19 April 2023
16:00 		Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png 1–4
(0–1, 1–3, 0–0) 		Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
19 April 2023
20:00 		Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png 6–1
(0–0, 3–1, 3–0) 		Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
20 April 2023
20:00 		Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg.png 3–6
(0–0, 0–3, 3–3) 		Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
21 April 2023
16:00 		Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png 10–0
(6–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 27
21 April 2023
20:00 		South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 2–5
(1–2, 1–1, 0–2) 		Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
23 April 2023
14:00 		Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 150
23 April 2023
18:00 		South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0) 		Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg The Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 1,000

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division III B
160
Tournament details
Host nation  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates 27 February – 5 March
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 212  (14.13 per game)
Attendance 4,585  (306 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Host, placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan Placed 1st in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
Flag of Iran.png Iran Placed 2nd in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore Placed 3rd in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia Placed 4th in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Withdrew last edition.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 5 5 0 0 0 76 5 71 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division III A
2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 5 3 1 0 1 39 20 19 11
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 5 2 1 1 1 41 26 15 9
4 Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore 5 2 0 1 2 31 31 0 7
5 Flag of Iran.png Iran 5 1 0 0 4 19 53 −34 3
6 Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia 5 0 0 0 5 6 77 −71 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division IV

Results

27 February 2023
13:00 		Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png 14–2
(7–1, 5–1, 2–0) 		Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 69
27 February 2023
16:30 		Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg.png 4–14
(1–3, 0–7, 3–4) 		Flag of Iran.png Iran Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 55
27 February 2023
20:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png 6–5 GWS
(1–2, 2–3, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0) 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 800
28 February 2023
13:00 		Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg.png 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0) 		Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 100
28 February 2023
16:30 		Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png 11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1) 		Flag of Iran.png Iran Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 47
28 February 2023
20:00 		Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png 10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1) 		Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 168
2 March 2023
13:00 		Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png 7–6 OT
(1–2, 1–2, 4–2)
(OT: 1–0) 		Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 101
2 March 2023
16:30 		Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png 22–0
(7–0, 10–0, 5–0) 		Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 87
2 March 2023
20:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png 9–2
(1–1, 3–1, 5–0) 		Flag of Iran.png Iran Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 569
3 March 2023
13:00 		Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg.png 1–16
(1–3, 0–6, 0–7) 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 57
3 March 2023
16:30 		Iran Flag of Iran.png 0–18
(0–7, 0–4, 0–7) 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 49
3 March 2023
20:00 		Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg.png 2–8
(0–2, 1–4, 1–2) 		Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 850
5 March 2023
13:00 		Iran Flag of Iran.png 2–11
(1–5, 0–4, 1–2) 		Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 64
5 March 2023
16:30 		Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png 2–12
(1–4, 1–4, 0–4) 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 112
5 March 2023
20:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png 15–1
(5–1, 4–0, 6–0) 		Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia Skenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,457

References

  1. ↑ "To Tampere/Riga in ’23, to Switzerland in ’26". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26. 
  2. ↑ "Chinese Taipei takes step up". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiiia/news/43938/chinese_taipei_takes_step_up. 
  3. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan strikes gold again". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiiib/news/42361/kyrgyzstan_strikes_gold_again. 

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