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| Host countries |  Turkey  New Zealand |
| Dates | 26 March – 1 April 2018 26–28 April 2018 |
| Teams | 9 |
The 2018 IIHF World U18 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.
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| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 26 March – 1 April 2018 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Belgium |
Runner-up  |  Mexico |
Third place  |  Bulgaria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 108 (7.2 per game) |
The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018. [1]
| Team | Qualification |
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| Belgium | placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated |
 Israel | placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A |
 Chinese Taipei | placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A |
| Bulgaria | placed 4th in 2017 Division III A |
| Turkey | hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A |
| Mexico | placed 1st in 2017 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 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II B |
| 2 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Israel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Turkey (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 3 | Relegated to the 2019 Division III B |
All times are local. (Further-eastern European Time – UTC+3)
| 26 March 2018 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1–19 (0-4, 1-7, 0-8) | Belgium |
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| 26 March 2018 16:30 | Mexico | 4–2 (1-2, 1-0, 2-0) | Bulgaria |
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| 26 March 2018 20:00 | Israel | 2–0 (0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | Turkey |
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| 27 March 2018 13:00 | Belgium | 6–3 (0-1, 2-0, 4-2) | Bulgaria |
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| 27 March 2018 16:30 | Israel | 5–4 OT (1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0) | Chinese Taipei |
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| 27 March 2018 20:00 | Turkey | 3–1 (0-1, 2-0, 1-0) | Mexico |
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| 29 March 2018 13:00 | Israel | 3–4 OT (1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1) | Mexico |
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| 29 March 2018 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | 7–6 OT (3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0) | Bulgaria |
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| 29 March 2018 20:00 | Belgium | 6–0 (1-0, 3-0, 2-0) | Turkey |
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| 30 March 2018 13:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 (0-0, 2-1, 1-0) | Israel |
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| 30 March 2018 16:30 | Mexico | 3–2 (1-0, 1-1, 1-1) | Belgium |
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| 30 March 2018 20:00 | Turkey | 7–2 (1-0, 2-1, 4-1) | Chinese Taipei |
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| 1 April 2018 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–5 (0-2, 0-3, 2-0) | Mexico |
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| 1 April 2018 16:30 | Belgium | 2–1 (1-1, 0-0, 1-0) | Israel |
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| 1 April 2018 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 (1-0, 0-0, 2-1) | Turkey |
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 26–28 April 2018 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Hong Kong |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 24 (8 per game) |
The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018. [2]
| Team | Qualification |
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| New Zealand | hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated |
| Hong Kong | placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B |
| South Africa | placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Promoted to the 2019 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
All times are local. (New Zealand Standard Time – UTC+12)
| 26 April 2018 19:00 | South Africa | 1–4 (1-1, 0-2, 0-1) | New Zealand |
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| 27 April 2018 19:00 | Hong Kong | 4–2 (1-2, 0-0, 3-0) | South Africa |
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| 28 April 2018 19:00 | New Zealand | 8–5 (2-1, 4-1, 2-3) | Hong Kong |
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