2020 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2020 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
20–23 April (cancelled)
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
←  2019
2021 (cancelled) →

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

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The Group A tournament would have been held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 19 to 25 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 20 to 23 April 2020. [1]

Both tournaments were cancelled on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division III A
2020 IIHF World Championship Division III-A.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Placed 2nd in Division III previous year.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III previous year.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Host, placed 4th in Division III previous year.
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division III previous year.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III Q previous year and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Úlehla
  • Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Ikegami
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Jonathan Burger
  • Flag of the United States.svg Steven Sailor
  • Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maarten Van den Acker
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Klouček
  • Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
  • Flag of Norway.svg Niklas Wilhelmsen
  • Flag of Slovenia.svg Grega Markizeti
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Duarte

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 000000000Promotion to 2021 Division II B
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000000000
3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 000000000
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (H)000000000
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 000000000Relegation to 2021 Division III B
Source: N/A
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 April 2020
12:30		 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svgCancelledFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
19 April 2020
16:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgCancelledFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
19 April 2020
19:30		 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svgCancelledFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
20 April 2020
12:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgCancelledFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
20 April 2020
16:00		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgCancelledFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
20 April 2020
19:30		 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgCancelledFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
22 April 2020
12:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgCancelledFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
22 April 2020
16:00		 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgCancelledFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
22 April 2020
19:30		 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svgCancelledFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
24 April 2020
12:30		 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svgCancelledFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
24 April 2020
16:00		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgCancelledFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
24 April 2020
19:30		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgCancelledFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
25 April 2020
12:30		 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svgCancelledFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
25 April 2020
16:00		 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgCancelledFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
25 April 2020
19:30		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgCancelledFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division III B
2020 IIHF World Championship Division III-B.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Dates20–23 April (cancelled)
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Host, placed 6th in Division III previous year and was relegated.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III Q previous year.
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Placed 3rd in Division III Q previous year.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in Division III Q previous year.

Match officials

Three referees and four linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Anton Semjonov
  • Flag of France.svg Adrien Ernecq
  • Flag of Slovenia.svg Viki Trilar
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Pérez
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Morne Moses
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Frank Radue
  • Flag of Slovenia.svg Matjaž Hribar

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)000000000Promotion to 2021 Division III A
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000000
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 000000000
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 000000000Relegation to 2021 Division IV
Source: N/A
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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 April 2020
15:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgCancelledFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina The Ice Station, Cape Town
20 April 2020
20:00		 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgCancelledFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa The Ice Station, Cape Town
21 April 2020
15:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgCancelledFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
21 April 2020
19:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina The Ice Station, Cape Town
23 April 2020
15:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgCancelledFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
23 April 2020
19:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong The Ice Station, Cape Town

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References

  1. ↑ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Assignments". iihf.com.
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