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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF U18 World Championship
| year = 2020
| other_titles =
| image = 2020 IIHF World U18 Championships.png
| size = 190px
| caption =
| country = United States
| dates = 16–26 April (cancelled)
| num_teams = 10
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| type = other
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| prevseason = [[2019 IIHF World U18 Championships|2019]]
| nextseason = [[2021 IIHF World U18 Championships|2021]]
}}
The '''2020 IIHF World U18 Championship''' would have been the 22nd such event hosted by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Teams would have participated at several levels of competition. The competition also would have served as qualifications for the [[2021 IIHF World U18 Championships|2021 competition]]. The division II and III tournaments were cancelled by IIHF on 2 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments|title=IIHF cancels March tournaments|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation|date=2 March 2020}}</ref> The top division and division I tournaments were cancelled by the IIHF on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=IIHF cancels U18 Worlds |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm18/news/18313/iihf-cancels-u18-world-chhmpionship |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref>

==Top Division==
The tournament was to be held from 16 to 26 April 2020 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, [[United States]], but was cancelled by the IIHF.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/12731/tournaments-for-2020-assigned|title=Tournaments for 2020 assigned|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|date=24 May 2019|accessdate=30 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=WC2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM18&selectedSeason=2020&tournamentCategory=worlds|title=World Championships – World Men U18|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|accessdate=30 August 2019}}</ref>

===Preliminary round===

====Group A====
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| date = 16 April 2020
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| date = 17 April 2020
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| date = 18 April 2020
| time = 19:00
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| date = 20 April 2020
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| date = 21 April 2020
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====Group B====

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| date = 16 April 2020
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==Division I==
===Group A===
The tournament was to be held in [[Spišská Nová Ves]], [[Slovakia]] from 13 to 19 April 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
*{{ih18|DEN}}
*{{ih18|FRA}}
*{{ih18|JPN}} – Promoted from Division I B
*{{ih18|KAZ}}
*{{ih18|NOR}}
*{{ih18|SVK}} – Relegated from Top Division

===Group B===
The tournament was to be held in [[Asiago]], [[Italy]] from 12 to 18 April 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.<ref name=WC2020/>
*{{ih18|AUT}}
*{{ih18|HUN}}
*{{ih18|ITA}}
*{{ih18|POL}} – Promoted from Division II A
*{{ih18|SLO}}
*{{ih18|UKR}} – Relegated from Division I A

==Division II==
===Group A===
The tournament was to be held in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] from 22 to 28 March 2020,<ref name=WC2020 /> but was cancelled by the IIHF.
*{{ih18|GBR}} – Relegated from Division I B
*{{ih18|EST}}
*{{ih18|LTU}}
*{{ih18|ROU}}
*{{ih18|SRB}} – Promoted from Division II B
*{{ih18|KOR}}

===Group B===
The tournament was to be held in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] from 23 to 29 March 2020, but was cancelled by the IIHF.
*{{ih18|AUS}}
*{{ih18|BUL}} – Promoted from Division III A
*{{ih18|CHN}}
*{{ih18|CRO}}
*{{ih18|NED}}
*{{ih18|ESP}} – Relegated from Division II A

==Division III==
===Group A===
The tournament was to be held in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] from 16 to 22 March 2020,<ref name=WC2020 /> but was cancelled by the IIHF.
*{{ih18|BEL}} – Relegated from Division II B
*{{ih18|TPE}} – Promoted from Division III B
*{{ih18|ISL}}
*{{ih18|ISR}}
*{{ih18|MEX}}
*{{ih18|TUR}}

===Group B===
The tournament was to be held in [[Kockelscheuer]], [[Luxembourg]] from 29 March to 4 April 2020,<ref name=WC2020/> but was cancelled by the IIHF.
*{{ih18|BIH}}
*{{ih18|HKG}}
*{{ih18|KGZ}} – Debut
*{{ih18|LUX}}
*{{ih18|NZL}} – Relegated from Division III A
*{{ih18|RSA}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{IIHF World U18 Championships}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2020 in ice hockey|IIHF World U18 Championships]]
[[Category:IIHF World U18 Championships]]

2020 IIHF World U18 Championships - Revision history

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