2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

2020 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–10 December 2019
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	91 (6.07 per game)
Attendance	3,304 (220 per game)
Scoring leader	Klara Miuller (10 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com
(cancelled) 2021 → 2022  →

See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 10 December 2019. ^{[1] [2]}

South Africa won the tournament and were promoted to Division II B. ^[3]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Romania	Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and were relegated.
Belgium	Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification previous year.
South Africa	Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification previous year.
Hong Kong	Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification previous year.
Bulgaria	Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B Qualification previous year.
Lithuania	First time participating in World Championship.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament. ^[4]

Referees	Linesmen
Gabrielle Aston Shauna Neary Rita Rygh Laura White	Anastasia Tanasevich Aino Härkönen Lorna Beresford Nina Refset Yulia Lavelina Ines Confidenti Michelle Müller

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	South Africa	5	4	0	0	1	16	18	−2	12	Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2	Belgium	5	3	0	0	2	22	13	+9	9 [a]
3	Romania	5	2	1	1	1	22	15	+7	9 [a]
4	Bulgaria (H)	5	2	1	0	2	14	10	+4	8
5	Lithuania	5	2	0	0	3	13	14	−1	6
6	Hong Kong	5	0	0	1	4	4	21	−17	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Romania 2–4 Belgium

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

4 December 2019 13:00

South Africa

4–11 (1–4, 0–5, 3–2)

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 233

Game reference
	Shaylene Swanepoel Rachel van der Merwe	Goalies	Andrea Kurkó Nadina Niciu	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Aino Härkönen Michelle Müller
	0–1 03:15 – Elekes (Dávid, Barta) 0–2 05:31 – Voicu Schuurman – 06:38 1–2 1–3 14:55 – Oprea (Popescu, Barta) 1–4 18:44 – Dávid (Popescu, Bálint) (PP) 1–5 24:08 – Bálint (Popescu, Oprea) 1–6 24:27 – Laczkó-Szabó (Csiszér, Voicu) (EA) 1–7 26:20 – Elekes (Sârbu, Szopos) 1–8 30:12 – Dávid (SH) 1–9 38:33 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó) 1–10 42:19 – Voicu (Laczkó-Szabó, Szopos) Rhode (Schuurman) – 45:50 2–10 Jamieson (Van Doesburgh) – 47:41 3–10 Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) (SH) – 54:27 4–10 4–11 58:20 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	19	Shots	27

4 December 2019 16:30

Lithuania

4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 280

Game reference
	Emilie Simonsen	Goalies	Stephanie Fok	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Lorna Beresford Nina Refset
	0–1 04:06 – Ip (A. Li, So) Miuller (Kukanova) – 08:18 1–1 Miuller (SH) – 09:58 2–1 Šeršniova – 52:13 3–1 Miuller (PP) – 58:02 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	32

4 December 2019 20:00

Belgium

4–2 (2–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 410

Game reference
	Lieselot De Wageneer	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Shauna Neary Linesmen: Yulia Lavelina Anastasia Tanasevich
	De Guchtenaere (Vetters) – 00:45 1–0 L. Bosmans (Boon, Clincke) – 01:43 2–0 2–1 21:54 – Dilova (Stoyanova, Lisichkova) (PP) 2–2 26:46 – Metanova (Zareva, Monova) De Guchtenaere (F. Bosmans, Jenaer) (PP) – 32:59 3–2 De Guchtenaere (Horemans) – 43:52 4–2
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	13

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5 December 2019 13:00

Romania

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Nadina Niciu	Goalies	Sumi Chau	Referee: Gabrielle Aston Linesmen: Ines Confidenti Nina Refset
	0–1 35:22 – Ip (A. Li, Leung) (PP2) Popescu – 39:49 1–1 Voicu (Adorján) (PP2) – 63:39 2–1
	24 min	Penalties	24 min
	27	Shots	14

5 December 2019 16:30

Belgium

3–4 (2–1, 1–1, 0–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 231

Game reference
	Charlotte Swinnen	Goalies	Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Lorna Beresford Anastasia Tanasevich
	0–1 00:31 – Schuurman (Rhode, Verwey) Maka (Fransen, Willemot) – 06:56 1–1 De Guchtenaere (Jenaer) – 11:59 2–1 2–2 20:40 – Rhode (Van Doesburgh, Verwey) F. Bosmans (De Guchtenaere, Leyen) – 33:14 3–2 3–3 53:25 – Brits (Loubser, Verwey) 3–4 56:27 – Schuurman (Rhode)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	29	Shots	18

5 December 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Shauna Neary Linesmen: Yulia Lavelina Michelle Müller
	0–1 28:21 – Šeršniova (Karpavičiūtė, Burneikaitė) Lisichkova (Popova) (PP) – 31:53 1–1 Lisichkova – 56:43 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	45	Shots	16

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7 December 2019 13:00

Belgium

3–4 (2–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Charlotte Swinnen	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Gabrielle Aston Linesmen: Lorna Beresford Yulia Lavelina
	L. Bosmans (F. Bosmans, Willemot) – 01:00 1–0 Jenaer (Leirs) – 02:21 2–0 2–1 03:37 – Miuller (Jakavičienė) 2–2 25:33 – Miuller (Maleckienė) 2–3 42:19 – Miuller 2–4 44:18 – Miuller (Kukanova, Maleckienė) De Guchtenaere – 58:59 3–4
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	38	Shots	8

7 December 2019 16:30

South Africa

2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 220

Game reference
	Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Sumi Chau	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Ines Confidenti Aino Härkönen
	Van Doesburgh (Brits) – 27:02 1–0 1–1 47:24 – A. Li (PP) Schuurman (Van Doesburgh) – 59:29 2–1
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	19	Shots	11

7 December 2019 20:00

Romania

3–4 OT (0–1, 3–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 310

Game reference
	Andrea Kurkó	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Michelle Müller Nina Refset
	0–1 11:52 – Lisichkova (Stoyanova, Todorova) Oprea (Máthé) (SH) – 28:13 1–1 Oprea (Csiszér, Popescu) – 31:13 2–1 Csiszér (Barta) – 32:28 3–1 3–2 33:29 – Metanova (Lisichkova) 3–3 58:30 – Kotseva (Metanova, Todorova) 3–4 64:27 – Metanova (Dilova, Lisichkova) (PP)
	26 min	Penalties	35 min
	23	Shots	27

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8 December 2019 13:00

Hong Kong

1–8 (0–2, 1–6, 0–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Stephanie Fok Sumi Chau	Goalies	Charlotte Swinnen Lieselot De Wageneer	Referee: Shauna Neary Linesmen: Aino Härkönen Anastasia Tanasevich
	0–1 01:05 – Maka (F. Bosmans) 0–2 19:15 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster) (PP) 0–3 21:59 – Maka (Van Calster) Ip (Wong, Leung) – 25:10 1–3 1–4 26:01 – De Guchtenaere (Willemot, Clincke) 1–5 27:14 – L. Bosmans (Van Calster) 1–6 29:19 – Van Calster (Maka, L. Bosmans) (PP2) 1–7 30:12 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster, Leyen) (PP) 1–8 30:38 – Van Calster (Leyen, L. Bosmans) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	4	Shots	37

8 December 2019 16:30

Lithuania

2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Emilie Simonsen	Goalies	Andrea Kurkó	Referee: Gabrielle Aston Linesmen: Ines Confidenti Yulia Lavelina
	0–1 09:17 – Antal Miuller (Maleckienė) – 39:15 1–1 1–2 50:39 – Csiszér (Bálint) Šeršniova (Miuller) (SH) – 56:55 2–2 2–3 58:39 – Oprea (Máthé, Popescu) (PP) 2–4 59:55 – Oprea (Csiszér)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	10	Shots	34

8 December 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

1–2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 360

Game reference
	Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Lorna Beresford Michelle Müller
	Metanova (Popova, Stoyanova) – 14:22 1–0 1–1 51:42 – Herringer (I. Marais) 1–2 55:22 – Keuler (Schuurman, Rhode)
	24 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	20

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10 December 2019 13:00

South Africa

4–2 (1–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150

Game reference
	Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Laura White Linesmen: Ines Confidenti Anastasiya Tanasevich
	Rhode – 04:48 1–0 1–1 12:09 – Miuller Keuler (Schuurman) – 23:55 2–1 I. Marais (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 30:43 3–1 3–2 39:32 – Burneikaitė (Šeršniova) (PP) Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 41:54 4–2
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	43	Shots	9

10 December 2019 16:30

Hong Kong

0–5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Sumi Chau	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Rita Rygh Linesmen: Lorna Beresford Nina Refset
	0–1 09:58 – Zareva (Dimitrova, Popova) 0–2 20:30 – Popova (Stoyanova, Zareva) 0–3 21:59 – Metanova 0–4 35:56 – Metanova 0–5 45:19 – Metanova (Lisichkova, Stoyanova) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	8	Shots	23

10 December 2019 20:00

Romania

2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 180

Game reference
	Andrea Kurkó Nadina Niciu	Goalies	Charlotte Swinnen	Referee: Shauna Neary Linesmen: Aino Härkönen Yulia Lavelina
	Voicu (Csiszér) – 13:37 1–0 1–1 17:48 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster) 1–2 24:28 – De Guchtenaere (Clincke) 1–3 31:09 – De Guchtenaere (Leyen) (PP) 1–4 37:12 – Maka (Leirs, F. Bosmans) Voicu (Csiszér) – 59:11 2–4
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	15

Awards and statistics

Awards

Award [5]	Player
Best Goalkeeper	Emilie Simonsen
Best Defenceman	Donne van Doesburgh
Best Forward	Klara Miuller

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Klara Miuller	5	9	1	10	+4	10	F
Chloe Schuurman	5	4	8	10	+7	4	F
Lotte De Guchtenaere	5	8	1	9	0	2	F
Timea Csiszér	5	4	5	9	+8	4	F
Veronika Metanova	5	7	1	8	+2	4	F
Dalene Rhode	5	5	3	8	+5	8	F
Ana Voicu	5	5	3	8	+6	20	F
Femke Bosmans	5	4	4	8	+4	2	F
Tina Lisichkova	5	3	4	7	0	12	D
Chinouk Van Calster	5	2	5	7	+6	0	D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Emilie Simonsen	300:00	14	2.80	192	92.71	0
Paulina Georgieva	303:22	10	1.98	102	90.20	1
Sumi Chau	213:27	10	2.81	82	87.80	0
Shaylene Swanepoel	266:20	14	3.15	87	83.91	0
Andrea Kurkó	198:19	11	3.33	58	81.03	0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

References

1. Division III official website
2. Division III statistics
3. "First triumph for South African women". IIHF . 11 December 2019.
4. "IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF . 25 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
5. Awards

External links

• Official website of IIHF