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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championship<br>Division III
| year = 2018
| image = 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III.png
| size = 240
| caption = 
| country = Bulgaria
| country2 = South Africa
| dates = 22 – 28 January 2018 <br>5 – 7 February 2018
| num_teams = 9
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III|2017]]
| nextseason = [[2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III|2019]]
}}
The '''2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III''' was played with one group of six teams, as well as a three team qualification tournament for the [[2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III|2019 tournament]]. [[Israel]] won all their games and were promoted to Division II B. The team which placed first in the qualification tournament was expected to be promoted to Division III, swapping places with the sixth place team in Division III, but the 2019 organizers chose to make Division III a single tournament making these placings irrelevant.

The tournament was a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player could not be born earlier than 1998.

The main Division III tournament was held in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]], while the qualification was hosted in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. The qualification was supposed to have the debut of the Turkmenistan national junior team, though they dropped out prior to it starting.

==Division III==
[[File:Studentski-Grad-Zimnia-Dvorets.jpg|thumb|The [[Winter Sports Palace]] (on right), hosted the tournament.]]
The Division III tournament was played in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]], from 22 to 28 January 2018.

{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championship<br>Division III
| year = 2018
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Bulgaria
| dates = 22 – 28 January 2018
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 126
| attendance = 4090
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|ISR}} Mark Revniaga
| points = 15
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|AUS}}
|placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|CHN}}
|placed 2nd in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|ISL}}
|placed 3rd in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|NZL}}
|placed 4th in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|ISR}}
|placed 5th in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|BUL}}
|placed 6th in Division III last year
|}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Qualification or relegation
|-
|1
|{{ih|Israel}}
|5
|5
|0
|0
|0
|25
|11
|14
|15
|Promoted to Division II B
|-
|2
|{{ih|China}}
|5
|3
|0
|0
|2
|30
|12
|18
|9
| colspan="1" rowspan="5" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|Bulgaria}} (H)
|5
|3
|0
|0
|2
|22
|24
|−2
|9
|-
|4
|{{ih|Iceland}}
|5
|2
|0
|1
|2
|20
|15
|5
|7
|-
|5
|{{ih|Australia}}
|5
|1
|1
|0
|3
|18
|24
|−6
|5
|-
|6
|{{ih|New Zealand}}
|5
|0
|0
|0
|5
|11
|40
|−29
|0
|}

===Results===

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| date        = 22 January 2018
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|ISL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|AUS}}'''
| score       = 1–2 {{small|OT}}
| periods     = (0–0, 0–0, 1–1)<br>(OT: 0–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648901_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|BLR}} Petr Amosov
| linesman    = {{flagicon|BUL}} Luchezar Stoyanov
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|EST}} Toivo Tilku
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 28
}}
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| date        = 22 January 2018
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CHN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ISR}}'''
| score       = 2–3
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648902_74_6_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Wannerstedt
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joona Elonen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|LTU}} Deividas Kuneikis
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 280
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 12
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 22 January 2018
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|BUL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NZL}}
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 2–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648903_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Tscherrig
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Tiange
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Schwenk
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 550
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 20
}}
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| date        = 23 January 2018
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CHN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ISL}}'''
| score       = 1–2
| periods     = (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648904_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Wannerstedt
| linesman    = {{flagicon|LTU}} Deividas Kuneikis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Noworyta
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 83
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 23 January 2018
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NZL}}
| score       = 6–3
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648905_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joona Elonen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Tiange
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 150
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 15
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 23 January 2018
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|BUL}}
| score       = 4–3
| periods     = (1–1, 2–1, 1–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648906_74_5_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|BLR}} Petr Amosov
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Schwenk
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|EST}} Toivo Tilku
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 580
| penalties1  = 38
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 27
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 25 January 2018
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ISR}}'''
| score       = 4–7
| periods     = (1–1, 1–4, 2–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648907_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Tscherrig
| linesman    = {{flagicon|LTU}} Deividas Kuneikis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Noworyta
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 80
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 25 January 2018
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NZL}}
| score       = 13–3
| periods     = (3–0, 6–2, 4–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648908_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|BLR}} Petr Amosov
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Schwenk
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|BUL}} Luchezar Stoyanov
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 90
| penalties1  = 32
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 20
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 25 January 2018
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CHN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|BUL}}
| score       = 10–4
| periods     = (3–1, 5–2, 2–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648909_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joona Elonen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|EST}} Toivo Tilku
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 620
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 24
| shots1      = 39
| shots2      = 14
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 26 January 2018
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ISL}}
| score       = 6–2
| periods     = (3–0, 0–0, 3–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648910_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Tiange
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Schwenk
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 71
| penalties1  = 24
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 26 January 2018
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NZL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CHN}}'''
| score       = 2–11
| periods     = (0–3, 0–6, 2–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648911_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Tscherrig
| linesman    = {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Noworyta
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|BUL}} Luchezar Stoyanov
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 50
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 9
| shots2      = 44
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 26 January 2018
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|BUL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|AUS}}
| score       = 7–5
| periods     = (1–0, 2–3, 4–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648912_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Wannerstedt
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joona Elonen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|LTU}} Deividas Kuneikis
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 410
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 37
| shots2      = 26
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 28 January 2018
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NZL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ISR}}'''
| score       = 0–5
| periods     = (0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648913_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Wannerstedt
| linesman    = {{flagicon|BUL}} Luchezar Stoyanov
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|EST}} Toivo Tilku
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 51
| penalties1  = 35
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 35
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 28 January 2018
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|ISL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|BUL}}'''
| score       = 2–3
| periods     = (1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648914_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Tiange
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Noworyta
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 670
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 28 January 2018
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CHN}}'''
| score       = 1–6
| periods     = (0–2, 1–2, 0–2)
| reference   = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/648/IHM648915_74_4_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Tscherrig
| linesman    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joona Elonen
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Schwenk
| stadium     = [[Winter Sports Palace]], [[Sofia]]
| attendance  = 105
| penalties1  = 30
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 41
}}

==Division III Qualification==
The Division III Qualification tournament was played in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], from 5 to 7 February 2018.

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|TPE}}
|placed 7th in Division III last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|RSA}}
|placed 8th in Division III last year and were relegated
|}

The tournament originally included Turkmenistan, but they withdrew before the event began.

===Results===

{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 5 February 2018
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|TPE}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|RSA}}'''
| score       = 0–1
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/649/IHM649901_74_2_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Dehaen
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Snášel
| linesman    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Botond Pálkövi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Haim Tichon
| stadium     = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance  = 150
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 29
| shots1      = 22
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 6 February 2018
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|TPE}}
| score       = 5–4
| periods     = (2–3, 2–0, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/649/IHM649902_74_3_0.pdf
| official    = {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Dehaen
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Snášel
| linesman    = {{flagicon|HUN}} Botond Pálkövi
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Haim Tichon
| stadium     = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance  = 125
| penalties1  = 34
| penalties2  = 32
| shots1      = 37
| shots2      = 33
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 7 February 2018
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|RSA}}
| score       = 6–4 (exhibition only)
| periods     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance  = 
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| pnote       = The third game was officially cancelled by the IIHF directorate, but an exhibition game was still played
}}

==External links==
*[http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/648/ IIHF.com]

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