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| Host countries |  Taiwan  New Zealand |
| Dates | 22–28 March 2015 17–19 March 2015 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 22 to 28 March 2015. [1]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Iceland | Placed 6th in 2014 Division II B and were relegated |
 Israel | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division III A |
 Chinese Taipei | Hosts, placed 3rd in 2014 Division III A |
 Bulgaria | Placed 4th in 2014 Division III A |
 Mexico | Placed 5th in 2014 Division III A |
 South Africa | Placed 1st in 2014 Division III B and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 13 | Promoted to the 2016 Division II B |
| 2 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 8 | |
| 5 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 0 | Relegated to the 2016 Division III B |
All times are local. (National Standard Time – UTC+8)
| 22 March 2015 13:00 | Israel | 1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | Mexico | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 252 |
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| 22 March 2015 16:30 | South Africa | 0–5 (0–0, 0–2, 0–3) | Bulgaria | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 189 |
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| 22 March 2015 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Iceland | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 672 |
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| 23 March 2015 13:00 | Iceland | 5–4 GWS (3–3, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Bulgaria | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 121 |
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| 23 March 2015 16:30 | Mexico | 8–1 (5–0, 2–1, 1–0) | South Africa | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 154 |
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| 23 March 2015 20:00 | Israel | 6–8 (2–2, 3–2, 1–4) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 456 |
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| 25 March 2015 13:00 | Israel | 5–2 (3–0, 1–2, 1–0) | South Africa | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 125 |
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| 25 March 2015 16:30 | Iceland | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Mexico | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 232 |
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| 25 March 2015 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–4 (0–0, 2–3, 1–1) | Bulgaria | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 612 |
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| 26 March 2015 13:00 | South Africa | 4–5 (2–2, 1–0, 1–3) | Iceland | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 82 |
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| 26 March 2015 16:30 | Bulgaria | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Israel | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 102 |
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| 26 March 2015 20:00 | Mexico | 3–4 OT (0–2, 1–1, 2–0, 0–1) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 513 |
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| 28 March 2015 13:00 | Bulgaria | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Mexico | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 278 |
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| 28 March 2015 16:30 | Iceland | 3–2 (2–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Israel | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 359 |
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| 28 March 2015 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 12–0 (2–0, 3–0, 7–0) | South Africa | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei City Attendance: 794 |
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The Division III B tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand, from 17 to 19 March 2015. [2]
| Team | Qualification |
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| New Zealand | Hosts, placed 6th in 2014 Division III B and were relegated |
 Turkey | Placed 2nd in 2014 Division III B |
 Hong Kong | Placed 3rd in 2014 Division III B |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Promoted to the 2016 Division III A |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
All times are local. (New Zealand Daylight Time – UTC+13)
| 17 March 2015 19:15 | Hong Kong | 5–8 (1–3, 2–1, 2–4) | New Zealand | Paradice Botany, Auckland Attendance: 500 |
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| Han Jonathan Yifeng | Goalies | Michael Jessup | Referee: Dean SmithLinesmen: Oliver Finch Kensuke Kanazawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 March 2015 19:00 | Turkey | 9–1 (3–0, 5–0, 1–1) | Hong Kong | Paradice Botany, Auckland Attendance: 200 |
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| Muhammad Karagul | Goalies | Han Jonathan Yifeng | Referee: Shinichi Takizawa Linesmen: Oliver Finch Chris Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 March 2015 19:00 | New Zealand | 4–5 (1–2, 1–1, 2–2) | Turkey | Paradice Botany, Auckland Attendance: 700 |
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| 24 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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