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| Host countries |  Hungary  Estonia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–19 December 2009 12–18 December 2009 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The Group A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from 13 to 19 December 2009. [1]
| Team | Qualification |
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| Hungary | Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated. |
 Great Britain | Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 South Korea | Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Mexico | Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 Spain | Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 China | Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year. |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 13 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 8 | +58 | 13 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 10 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 77 | −73 | 0 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 13 December 2009 13:00 | Great Britain | 8–0 (2–0, 3–0, 3–0) | China | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 102 |
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| 13 December 2009 16:30 | South Korea | 12–0 (6–0, 3–0, 3–0) | Mexico | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 163 |
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| 13 December 2009 20:00 | Hungary | 8–2 (5–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Spain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 565 |
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| 14 December 2009 13:00 | Great Britain | 7–1 (1–1, 4–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 135 |
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| 14 December 2009 16:30 | Spain | 12–1 (2–0, 8–1, 2–0) | China | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 125 |
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| 14 December 2009 20:00 | Hungary | 28–0 (10–0, 11–0, 7–0) | Mexico | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 590 |
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| 16 December 2009 13:00 | China | 6–3 (2–0, 2–2, 2–1) | Mexico | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 115 |
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| 16 December 2009 16:30 | Great Britain | 6–5 OT (2–2, 1–2, 2–1) (1–0) | Spain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 105 |
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| 16 December 2009 20:00 | South Korea | 0–6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1) | Hungary | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 725 |
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| 18 December 2009 13:00 | Spain | 5–2 (2–0, 1–0, 2–2) | South Korea | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 105 |
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| 18 December 2009 16:30 | Mexico | 1–25 (0–9, 0–15, 1–1) | Great Britain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen |
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| 18 December 2009 20:00 | China | 1–20 (1–6, 0–7, 0–7) | Hungary | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 320 |
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| 19 December 2009 13:00 | Mexico | 0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2) | Spain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 105 |
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| 19 December 2009 16:30 | Hungary | 4–5 GWS (1–2, 2–2, 1–0) (0–0, 0–1) | Great Britain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,645 |
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| 19 December 2009 20:00 | South Korea | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | China | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 105 |
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The Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from 12 to 18 December 2009. [2]
| Team | Qualification |
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| Estonia | Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated. |
 Lithuania | Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 Netherlands | Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year. |
 Belgium | Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Serbia | Placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year. |
 Romania | Placed 6th in Division II (Group A) last year. |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Division I |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 5 | |
| 5 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 2 | Relegated to the 2011 Division III |
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
| 12 December 2009 13:00 | Romania | 5–3 (0–1, 1–2, 4–0) | Belgium | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 12 December 2009 16:30 | Lithuania | 5–1 (0–1, 3–0, 2–0) | Serbia | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 12 December 2009 20:00 | Netherlands | 5–3 (2–2, 2–0, 1–1) | Estonia | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 13 December 2009 13:00 | Serbia | 3–5 (0–3, 0–1, 3–1) | Romania | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 13 December 2009 16:30 | Lithuania | 6–1 (2–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Netherlands | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 13 December 2009 20:00 | Estonia | 4–5 GWS (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) (0–0, 0–1) | Belgium | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 15 December 2009 13:00 | Lithuania | 9–5 (4–2, 2–0, 3–3) | Romania | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 15 December 2009 16:30 | Netherlands | 5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Belgium | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 15 December 2009 20:00 | Estonia | 4–5 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 2–2) (0–0, 0–1) | Serbia | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 16 December 2009 13:00 | Serbia | 5–10 (0–1, 3–4, 2–5) | Netherlands | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 16 December 2009 16:30 | Belgium | 2–7 (1–1, 1–4, 0–2) | Lithuania | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 16 December 2009 20:00 | Romania | 2–1 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Estonia | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 18 December 2009 13:00 | Belgium | 4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0) | Serbia | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 18 December 2009 16:30 | Netherlands | 5–4 (3–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Romania | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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| 18 December 2009 20:00 | Estonia | 3–7 (0–3, 2–3, 1–1) | Lithuania | Kreenholm Ice Hall, Narva |
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