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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 2020
| other_titles =
| image = 2020 IIHF World Championship logo.png
| size = 140px
| caption =
| country = Switzerland
| country2 =
| dates = 8–24 May (cancelled)
| num_teams = 16
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| winners =
| count =
| games =
| goals =
| attendance =
| scoring_leader =
| mvp =
| prevseason = [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019]]
| nextseason = [[2021 IIHF World Championship|2021]]
}}
The '''2020 IIHF World Championship''' would have been hosted by Switzerland from 8 to 24 May 2020, as the [[IIHF]] announced on 15 May 2015 in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/news/back-to-slovakia-switzerland/|title=Back to Slovakia, Switzerland|date=15 May 2015|work=iihfworlds2015.com|access-date=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120150354/http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/news/back-to-slovakia-switzerland|archive-date=20 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The tournament was cancelled on 21 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled|title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled|last1=Steiss|first1=Adam|website=IIHF|publisher=IIHF|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
![[Zürich]]
!rowspan=5|
![[Lausanne]]
|-
| [[Hallenstadion]]
| [[Vaudoise Aréna]]
|-
|-
| Capacity: 11,200
| Capacity: 9,600
|}

==Participants==
;Qualified as host
*{{ih|SUI}}

; Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the [[2019 IIHF World Championship]]:
*{{ih|CAN}}
*{{ih|CZE}}
*{{ih|DEN}}
*{{ih|FIN}}
*{{ih|GER}}
*{{ih|GBR}}
*{{ih|ITA}}
*{{ih|LAT}}
*{{ih|NOR}}
*{{ih|RUS}}
*{{ih|SVK}}
*{{ih|SWE}}
*{{ih|USA}}

;Qualified through winning a promotion at the [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division I]]:
*{{ih|BLR}}
*{{ih|KAZ}}

==Seeding==
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2019 [[IIHF World Ranking]], as of the end of the [[2019 IIHF World Championship]], using the serpentine system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/13105/groups-2020|title=Groups for Switzerland 2020|date=28 May 2019|work=iihf.com}}</ref>

;Group A (Lausanne)
*{{ih|CAN}} (1)
*{{ih|SWE}} (4)
*{{ih|CZE}} (5)
*{{ih|GER}} (7)
*{{ih|SVK}} (9)
*{{ih|DEN}} (12)
*{{ih|BLR}} (14)
*{{ih|GBR}} (20)

;Group B (Zürich)
*{{ih|RUS}} (2)
*{{ih|FIN}} (3)
*{{ih|USA}} (6)
*{{ih|SUI}} (8)
*{{ih|LAT}} (10)
*{{ih|NOR}} (11)
*{{ih|ITA}} (16)
*{{ih|KAZ}} (19)

==Match officials==
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 25 February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18244/your-refs-for-switzerland-2020|title=Your refs for Switzerland 2020|date=25 February 2020|work=iihf.com}}</ref>

*{{flagicon|BLR}} Maxim Sidorenko
*{{flagicon|CAN}} Alexandre Garon
*{{flagicon|CAN}} Oliver Gouin
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Antonín Jeřábek]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} Robin Sir
*{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Frandsen
*{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari
*{{flagicon|FIN}} Anssi Salonen
*{{flagicon|GER}} Marian Rohatsch
*{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Gofman
*{{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeni Romasko
*{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Nord
*{{flagicon|SWE}} Linus Öhlund
*{{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Stricker
*{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Bruggeman
*{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Tufts
*{{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald
*{{flagicon|BLR}} Dmitri Golyak
*{{flagicon|CAN}} Maxime Chaput
*{{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank
*{{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček
*{{flagicon|DEN}} Henrik Haurum
*{{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Sormunen
*{{flagicon|FIN}} Lauri Nikulainen
*{{flagicon|NOR}} Alexander Waldejer
*{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitri Shishlo
*{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Shalagin
*{{flagicon|SUI}} David Obwegeser
*{{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Malmqvist
*{{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Yletyinen
*{{flagicon|USA}} Jake Davis
*{{flagicon|USA}} William Hancock

==Preliminary round==
The schedule was announced on 1 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/13420/switzerland-opens-worlds-vs-russia|title=Switzerland opens Worlds vs. Russia|date=1 August 2019|work=iihf.com}}</ref>

===Group A===

====Matches====
{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=2%|
!width=6%|
!width=2%|
!width=25%|
|-
|8 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CAN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Canada vs Germany|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GER}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SWE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Sweden vs Czech Republic|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CZE}}||
|-
|9 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GER}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Germany vs Great Britain|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GBR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SVK}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Slovakia vs Denmark|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|DEN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|BLR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Belarus vs Czech Republic|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CZE}}||
|-
|10 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GBR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Great Britain vs Slovakia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SVK}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CAN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Canada vs Denmark|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|DEN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SWE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Sweden vs Belarus|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|BLR}}||
|-
|11 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CZE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Czech Republic vs Canada|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CAN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GER}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Germany vs Sweden|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SWE}}||
|-
|12 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GBR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Great Britain vs Denmark|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|DEN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|BLR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Belarus vs Slovakia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SVK}}||
|-
|13 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CZE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Czech Republic vs Great Britain|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GBR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CAN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Canada vs Belarus|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|BLR}}||
|-
|14 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|DEN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Denmark vs Germany|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GER}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SWE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Sweden vs Slovakia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SVK}}||
|-
|15 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GER}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Germany vs Belarus|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|BLR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GBR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Great Britain vs Canada|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CAN}}||
|-
|16 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|DEN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Denmark vs Belarus|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|BLR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CAN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Canada vs Sweden|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SWE}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SVK}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Slovakia vs Czech Republic|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CZE}}||
|-
|17 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SWE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Sweden vs Great Britain|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GBR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|GER}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Germany vs Slovakia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SVK}}||
|-
|18 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|BLR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Belarus vs Great Britain|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GBR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CZE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Czech Republic vs Denmark|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|DEN}}||
|-
|19 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SVK}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Slovakia vs Canada|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|CAN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|CZE}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Czech Republic vs Germany|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|GER}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|DEN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group A#Denmark vs Sweden|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SWE}}||
|}

===Group B===

====Matches====
{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=2%|
!width=6%|
!width=2%|
!width=25%|
|-
|8 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|FIN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Finland vs United States|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|USA}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|RUS}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Russia vs Switzerland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SUI}}||
|-
|9 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|ITA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Italy vs United States|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|USA}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|LAT}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Latvia vs Norway|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|NOR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SUI}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Switzerland vs Kazakhstan|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|KAZ}}||
|-
|10 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|RUS}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Russia vs Norway|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|NOR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|KAZ}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Kazakhstan vs Latvia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|LAT}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|FIN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Finland vs Italy|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|ITA}}||
|-
|11 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|USA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#United States vs Russia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|RUS}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SUI}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Switzerland vs Finland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|FIN}}||
|-
|12 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|KAZ}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Kazakhstan vs Norway|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|NOR}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|ITA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Italy vs Latvia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|LAT}}||
|-
|13 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|USA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#United States vs Kazakhstan|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|KAZ}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|RUS}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Russia vs Italy|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|ITA}}||
|-
|14 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|NOR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Norway vs Switzerland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SUI}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|FIN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Finland vs Latvia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|LAT}}||
|-
|15 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|KAZ}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Kazakhstan vs Russia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|RUS}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SUI}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Switzerland vs Italy|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|ITA}}||
|-
|16 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|LAT}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Latvia vs United States|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|USA}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|NOR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Norway vs Italy|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|ITA}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|RUS}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Russia vs Finland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|FIN}}||
|-
|17 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|FIN}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Finland vs Kazakhstan|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|KAZ}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|SUI}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Switzerland vs Latvia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|LAT}}||
|-
|18 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|ITA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Italy vs Kazakhstan|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|KAZ}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|USA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#United States vs Norway|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|NOR}}||
|-
|19 May 2020
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|LAT}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Latvia vs Russia|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|RUS}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|NOR}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#Norway vs Finland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|FIN}}||
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{ih-rt|USA}}|| ||align=center|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Group B#United States vs Switzerland|Cancelled]]|| ||{{ih|SUI}}||
|}

==Playoff round==
===Bracket===

===Quarterfinals===
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===Semifinals===
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===Bronze medal game===
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===Gold medal game===
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm Official website]

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

[[Category:2020 in ice hockey|World Ice Hockey Championships, Men's]]
[[Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]

2020 IIHF World Championship - Revision history

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