View source for 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championship<br>Division III
| year = 2019
| image = 2019 WJHC Division III logo.png
| size = 150px
| caption = 
| country = Iceland
| dates = 14–20 January 2019
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 20
| goals = 165
| attendance = 3155
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Juncheng
| points = 20
| prevseason = [[2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III|2018]]
| nextseason = [[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III|2020]]
}}
The '''2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III''' consisted of eight teams split into two groups of four. The team that won the Division was promoted to Division II B for 2020. It was held from 14 to 20 January 2019.

To be eligible as a junior, a player cannot be born earlier than 1999.
Bulgarian forward Miroslav Vasilev became the all-time leading scorer in Division III play with 42 points.

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|TUR}}
|placed 6th in Division IIB last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|CHN}}
|placed 2nd in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|BUL}}
|placed 3rd in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|ISL}}
|placed 4th in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|AUS}}
|placed 5th in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|NZL}}
|placed 6th in Division III last year
|-
|{{ihj|RSA}}
|placed 1st in Division III Qualification last year
|-
|{{ihj|TPE}}
|placed 2nd in Division III Qualification last year
|}

==Preliminary round==

===Group A===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Qualification
|-
|1
|{{ih|Australia}}
|3
|2
|0
|1
|0
|12
|10
|2
|7
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Semifinals
|-
|2
|{{ih|Turkey}}
|3
|2
|0
|0
|1
|11
|8
|3
|6
|-
|3
|{{ih|Iceland}} (H)
|3
|1
|1
|0
|1
|11
|8
|3
|5
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |5–8th place semifinals
|-
|4
|{{ih|Chinese Taipei}}
|3
|0
|0
|0
|3
|3
|11
|−8
|0
|}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 14 January 2019
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ISL}}'''
| score = 5–4 {{small|OT}}
| team2 = {{ihj|AUS}}
| periods = (2–1, 1–1, 1–2)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| attendance = 532
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Fraser Lawrence
| linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Briganti
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Haim Tichon
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A03_74_6_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 38
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 26
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 14 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 20:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|TUR}}'''
| score = 4–1
| team2 = {{ihj|TPE}}
| periods = (3–0, 1–0, 0–1)
| attendance = 27
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|ROU}} Zsolt Csomortani
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A04_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 54
| shots2 = 18
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 15 January 2019
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ISL}}'''
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{ihj|TPE}}
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| attendance = 350
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|TUR}} Cemal Ersin Kaya
| linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Nicholas Verbruggen
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A07_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 53
| shots2 = 21
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date  = 15 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 20:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|AUS}}'''
| score = 5–3
| team2 = {{ihj|TUR}}
| periods = (1–0, 0–2, 4–1)
| attendance = 58
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Christoffer Hurtik
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Daniel Sparer
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A08_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 24
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 35
| shots2 = 21
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 17 January 2019
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|TPE}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = '''{{ihj|AUS}}'''
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 2–1)
| attendance = 38
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|ROU}} Zsolt Csomortani
| linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Nicholas Verbruggen
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A09_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 18
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 53
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 17 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 17:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|TUR}}'''
| score = 4–2
| team2 = {{ihj|ISL}}
| periods = (1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
| attendance = 400
| stadium=[[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Kika
| linesman = {{flagicon|MEX}} Oscar Perez
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Daniel Sparer
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701A11_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 20
| shots1 = 23
| shots2 = 37
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Qualification
|-
|1
|{{ih|China}}
|3
|3
|0
|0
|0
|32
|3
|29
|9
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Semifinals
|-
|2
|{{ih|Bulgaria}}
|3
|2
|0
|0
|1
|20
|7
|13
|6
|-
|3
|{{ih|South Africa}}
|3
|1
|0
|0
|2
|3
|24
|−21
|3
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |5–8th place semifinals
|-
|4
|{{ih|New Zealand}}
|3
|0
|0
|0
|3
|1
|22
|−21
|0
|}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 14 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 10:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|BUL}}'''
| score = 10–1
| team2 = {{ihj|RSA}}
| periods = (2–0, 4–1, 4–0)
| attendance = 53
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|TUR}} Cemal Kaya
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Nicholas Verbruggen
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B01_74_3_1.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 14
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 22
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 14 January 2019
| time = 13:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CHN}}'''
| score = 12–1
| team2 = {{ihj|NZL}}
| periods = (2–0, 5–0, 5–1)
| attendance = 196
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Christoffer Hurtik
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ions
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Daniel Sparer
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B02_74_3_2.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 8
| shots1 = 77
| shots2 = 12
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 15 January 2019
| bg =   #eeffff
| time = 10:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|BUL}}'''
| score = 9–0
| team2 = {{ihj|NZL}}
| periods = (3–0, 2–0, 4–0)
| attendance = 33
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|HKG}} Wong Chun
| linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Briganti
| linesman2 =  {{flagicon|MEX}} Oscar Perez
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B05_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 34
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 42
| shots2 = 21
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 15 January 2019
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|RSA}}
| score = 1–14
| team2 = '''{{ihj|CHN}}'''
| periods = (0–5, 0–6, 1–3)
| attendance = 45
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Kika
| linesman = {{flagicon|ISL}} Óli Gunnarsson
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Haim Tichon
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B06_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 18
| shots1 = 13
| shots2 = 61
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 17 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|NZL}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = '''{{ihj|RSA}}'''
| periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
| attendance = 42
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|HKG}} Wong Chun
| linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Briganti
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ions
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B10_74_2_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 31
}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 17 January 2019
| time = 20:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|CHN}}'''
| score = 6–1
| team2 = {{ihj|BUL}}
| periods = (1–0, 2–1, 3–0)]
| attendance = 143
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Fraser Lawrence
| linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Haim Tichon
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701B12_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 51
| shots2 = 19
}}

==Placement round==

===5–8th place semifinals===

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 19 January 2019
| time = 10:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ISL}}'''
| score = 11–1
| team2 = {{ihj|NZL}}
| periods = (6–0, 3–0, 2–1)
| attendance = 258
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Fraser Lawrence
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ions
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Oscar Perez
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701813_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 32
| shots1 = 63
| shots2 = 10

}}

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 19 January 2019
| bg=  #eeffff
| time = 13:30
| team1 = {{ihj-rt|RSA}}
| score = 1–7
| team2 = '''{{ihj|TPE}}'''
| periods = (0–3, 1–2, 0–2)
| attendance = 42
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|TUR}} Cemal Kaya
| linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Briganti
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} Sindri Gunnarsson
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701814_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  8
| penalties2 = 22
| shots1 = 36
| shots2 = 31

}}

===Seventh place game===
{{Ice hockey box
| date = 20 January 2019
| time = 10:00
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|RSA}}'''
| score= 5–3
| team2 = {{ihj|NZL}}
| periods = (3–1, 0–2, 2–0)
| attendance = 43
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Kika
| linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janusauskas
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701117_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 4
| shots1 = 38
| shots2 = 31

}}

===Fifth place game===

{{Ice hockey box
| date = 20 January 2019
| bg = #eeffff
| time = 13:30
| team1 = '''{{ihj-rt|ISL}}'''
| score = 5–3
| team2 = {{ihj|TPE}}
| periods = (2–1, 2–1, 1–1)
| attendance = 295
| stadium = [[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
| official = {{flagicon|HKG}} Wong Chung
| linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ions
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Gil Tichon
| reference = http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701118_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 16
| shots1 = 71
| shots2 = 21

}}

==Playoff round==
===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1        = Semifinals
| RD1-seed1  = 1A
| RD1-team1  = '''{{ihj|AUS}}'''
| RD1-score1 = 7
| RD1-seed2  = 2B
| RD1-team2  = {{ihj|BUL}}
| RD1-score2 = 4
| RD1-seed3  = 1B
| RD1-team3  = '''{{ihj|CHN}}'''
| RD1-score3 = 12
| RD1-seed4  = 2A
| RD1-team4  = {{ihj|TUR}}
| RD1-score4 = 1
| RD2b        = Bronze medal
| RD2b-seed1  = 2B
| RD2b-team1  = {{ihj|BUL}}
| RD2b-score1 = 0
| RD2b-seed2  = 2A
| RD2b-team2  = '''{{ihj|TUR}}'''
| RD2b-score2 = 6
| RD2        = Gold medal
| RD2-seed1  = 1A
| RD2-team1  = {{ihj|AUS}}
| RD2-score1 = 1
| RD2-seed2  = 1B
| RD2-team2  = '''{{ihj|CHN}}'''
| RD2-score2 = 5
}}

===Semifinals===
{{Ice hockey box
|date= 19 January 2019
|time= 17:00
|bg= #eeffff
|team1= '''{{ihj-rt|AUS}}'''
|score= 7–4
|team2= {{ihj|BUL}}
|periods= (2–1, 1–2, 4–1)
|attendance= 75
|stadium=[[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
|official= {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Kika
|linesman= {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer
|linesman2= {{flagicon|AUT}} Daniel Sparer
|reference= http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701215_74_4_1.pdf
|penalties1= 2
|penalties2= 40
|shots1= 44
|shots2= 32
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|date= 19 January 2019
|time= 20:30
|team1= '''{{ihj-rt|CHN}}'''
|score= 12–1
|team2= {{ihj|TUR}}
|periods= (1–1, 5–0, 6–0)
|attendance= 100
|stadium=[[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
|official= {{flagicon|GER}} Christoffer Hurtik
|linesman= {{flagicon|ISL}} Oli Gunnarsson
|linesman2= {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janusauskas
|reference= http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701216_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1= 8
|penalties2= 28
|shots1= 55
|shots2= 21
}}

===Bronze medal game===
{{Ice hockey box
|date= 20 January 2019
|time= 17:00
|bg= #ffdab9
|team1= {{ihj-rt|BUL}}
|score= 0–6
|team2= '''{{ihj|TUR}}'''
|periods= (0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
|attendance= 69
|stadium=[[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
|official= {{flagicon|GER}} Christoffer Hurtik
|linesman= {{flagicon|ISL}} Oli Gunnarsson
|linesman2= {{flagicon|AUT}} Daniel Sparer
|reference= http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701119_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1= 24
|penalties2= 10
|shots1= 27
|shots2= 35
}}

===Gold medal game===
{{Ice hockey box
|date= 20 January 2019
|time= 20:30
|bg= #f7F6A8
|team1= '''{{ihj-rt|CHN}}'''
|score= 5–1
|team2= {{ihj|AUS}}
|attendance= 356
|stadium=[[Laugardalur Arena]], [[Reykjavik]]
|official= {{flagicon|CAN}} Fraser Lawrence
|linesman= {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Briganti
|linesman2= {{flagicon|NED}} Nicholas Verbruggen
|reference= http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/701/IHM701120_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1= 41
|penalties2= 36
|shots1= 50
|shots2= 20
}}

==Final ranking==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=ccffcc| || Promoted to [[2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships#Division II|2020 IIHF U20 Division II B]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! width=170|Team
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=center|{{Gold1}}|| {{ihj|CHN}}
|-
|align=center|{{Silver2}}|| {{ihj|AUS}}
|-
|align=center|{{Bronze3}}|| {{ihj|TUR}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ihj|BUL}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ihj|ISL}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{ihj|TPE}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ihj|RSA}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{ihj|NZL}}
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm20iii IIHF.com]


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