2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I

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2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–15 January 2023
10–15 January 2023
Teams11
  2022
2024  

The 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of competition at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

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Group A tournament

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I A
2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg Italy
City Ritten
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–15 January 2023
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 9 to 15 January 2023. [1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8th place in 2022 World Championship Top Division and were relegated
Flag of France.svg  France 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division I A
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Hosts; 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division I A
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division I A
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division I A
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1st place in 2022 World Championship Division I B and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 53110104+612Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)5211185+39 [a]
3Flag of France.svg  France 52111118+39 [a]
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 521021110+18
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5012261154
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5100481683Relegated to the 2024 Division I B
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. 1 2 France 0–2 Italy

Results

9 January 2023
13:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Arena Ritten, Ritten
Game reference
9 January 2023
16:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)
Flag of France.svg  France Arena Ritten, Ritten
Game reference
9 January 2023
20:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(0–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Arena Ritten, Ritten
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10 January 2023
13:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Arena Ritten, Ritten
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10 January 2023
16:30
France  Flag of France.svg2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Arena Ritten, Ritten
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10 January 2023
20:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Arena Ritten, Ritten
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12 January 2023
13:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Arena Ritten, Ritten
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12 January 2023
16:30
France  Flag of France.svg0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Arena Ritten, Ritten
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12 January 2023
20:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Arena Ritten, Ritten
Game reference
13 January 2023
13:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Arena Ritten, Ritten
Game reference
13 January 2023
16:30
France  Flag of France.svg5–1
(2–0, 3–0, 0–1)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Arena Ritten, Ritten
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13 January 2023
20:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(1–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Arena Ritten, Ritten
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15 January 2023
13:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Arena Ritten, Ritten
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15 January 2023
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Arena Ritten, Ritten
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15 January 2023
20:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(0–0, 0–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Arena Ritten, Ritten
Game reference

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B
2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Poland.svg Poland
City Katowice
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–15 January 2023
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 10 to 15 January 2023. [3] [4]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Hosts; 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division I B
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division I B
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division I B
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division I B
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1st place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were promoted
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Withdrawn from 2022 World Championship Division I B; withdrawn also from this year's tournament

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 44000193+1612Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)43001153+129
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 411026935
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4101251274
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 40004220180
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A
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

Results

10 January 2023
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
10 January 2023
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
11 January 2023
19:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
12 January 2023
16:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
12 January 2023
20:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
13 January 2023
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
14 January 2023
16:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1–9
(0–3, 1–1, 0–5)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
14 January 2023
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(0–1)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
15 January 2023
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference
15 January 2023
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jantor Arena, Katowice
Game reference

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