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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name = IIHF World Championship<br>Division III
 | year = 2011
 | image = 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III Logo.png
 | size = 
 | caption = 
 | country = South Africa
 | dates = April 11 – April 17
 | num_teams = 6
 | venues = 1
 | cities = 1
 | prevseason = [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division III|2010]]
 | nextseason = [[2012 IIHF World Championship Division III|2012]]
}}

'''The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III''' is an international [[ice hockey]] tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The tournament was contested on April 11–17, 2011 in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].<ref name="2010GROUPA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/wm-iii/statistics.html | title = 2011 IIHF World Championship Div. III | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Prior to the start of the tournament, the [[Mongolian National Team]] announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/mongolia-cancels-trips-1.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=a151eed3f6|title=Mongolia cancels trips|author=IIHF|date=2011-03-31|publisher=IIHF.com|accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref>

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|GRE}}
|Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.<ref name="2010DIIIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiia | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|ISR}}
|Placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated in 2010.<ref name="2010DIIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|LUX}}
|Placed 3rd in Division III A last year.<ref name="2010DIIIA"/>
|-
|{{ih|MGL}}
|Placed 3rd in Division III B last year.<ref name="2010DIIIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiib | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref> (withdrew from tournament)
|-
|{{ih|RSA}}
|'''Host''', Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.<ref name="2010DIIIB"/>
|-
|{{ih|TUR}}
|Placed 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated in 2010.<ref name="2010DIIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iia | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>
|}

==Tournament==

===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2012
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|ISR}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 57 || 9 || +48 || '''14'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|RSA}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 43 || 9 || +34 || '''13'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|TUR}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 28 || 25 || +3 || '''9'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|LUX}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 33 || 22 || +11 || '''6'''
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{ih|GRE}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 7 || 79 || −72 || '''3'''
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{ih|MGL}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 25 || −25 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>All times local.</small>
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 11
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|TUR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5–0 <br/> (forfeit)
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 11
| time        = 16:15
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|LUX}}'''
| score       = 0–20
| periods     = (0–5, 0–7, 0–8)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269902_74_6_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 140
| penalties1  = 43
| penalties2  = 45
| shots1      = 13
| shots2      = 60
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 11
| time        = 21:45
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ISR}}'''
| score       = 5 – 6 <small> OT </small>
| periods     = (2–1, 2–2, 1–2)<br>( OT: 0–1 )
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269903_74_6_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 851
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 12
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|GRE}}'''
| score       = 0–5 <br/> (forfeit)
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 12
| time        = 16:15
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LUX}}
| score       = 11–1
| periods     = (4–0, 4–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269905_74_3_0.pdf
| attendance  = 56
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 29
| shots1      = 38
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 12
| time        = 21:45
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|RSA}}'''
| score       = 1–11
| periods     = (0–5, 1–3, 0–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 738
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 67
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 14
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5–0 <br/> (forfeit)
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 14
| time        = 16:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|TUR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|GRE}}
| score       = 16–0
| periods     = (6–0, 4–0, 6–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269908_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 113
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 46
| shots2      = 10
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 14
| time        = 21:45
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LUX}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269909_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 1,014
| penalties1  = 32
| penalties2  = 24
| shots1      = 49
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 15
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|RSA}}'''
| score       = 0–5 <br/> (forfeit)
| periods     = 
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 15
| time        = 16:15
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LUX}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|TUR}}'''
| score       = 5–6
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 3–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269911_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 87
| penalties1  = 35
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 35
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 15
| time        = 19:45
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ISR}}'''
| score       = 2–26
| periods     = (0–6, 0–8, 2–12)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269912_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 1,014
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 8
| shots2      = 65
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|LUX}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5–0 <br/> (forfeit)
| periods     = 
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}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 16:15
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|TUR}}
| score       = 9–1
| periods     = (3–1, 5–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269914_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 1,014
| penalties1  = 34
| penalties2  = 63
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 21
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17
| time        = 21:45
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|GRE}}
| score       = 17–0
| periods     = (4–0, 6–0, 7–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/269/IHM269915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Grandwest Ice Arena
| attendance  = 1,014
| penalties1  = 43
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 73
| shots2      = 4
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]

{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]
[[Category:2011 in ice hockey]]