2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	China   South Korea
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	20–26 August 17–23 April
Teams	12
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See also: 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship. ^[1]

China and Denmark gained promotion to the Top Division, while Slovakia were relegated from the Group A tournament. ^{[2] [3]} South Korea won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Kazakhstan were relegated. ^[4]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Shenzhen
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	20–26 August
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	64 (4.27 per game)
Attendance	65,408 (4,361 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Millie Sirum (7 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be played in Shenzhen, China from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed. ^[5] On 22 March, it was rescheduled to 20–26 August 2023. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Denmark	Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Norway	Placed 2nd in Division I A last year.
Slovakia	Placed 3rd in Division I A last year.
Austria	Placed 4th in Division I A last year.
Netherlands	Placed 5th in Division I A last year.
China	Hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Eight referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament. ^[9]

Referees	Linesmen
Amy Martin Michelle Stapleton Kaisa Ketonen Miyuki Nakayama Ida Henriksson Jestina Vichorek Mackenzie Welter Laura White	Marine Dinant Laura Gutasukas Kirsten Welsh Johanna Oksanen Adrienn Paulheim Natalia Suchanek Eva Mária Moleková Jennifer Vicha

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	China (H)	5	5	0	0	0	14	6	+8	15	Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	14	8	+6	9 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Austria	5	3	0	0	2	8	5	+3	9 [lower-alpha 1]
4	Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	13	12	+1	9 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Norway	5	1	0	0	4	11	21	−10	3
6	Slovakia	5	0	0	0	5	4	12	−8	0	Relegated 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. Denmark 3 points, +4 GD; Austria 3 points, 0 GD; Netherlands 3 points, −4 GD.

Match results

All times are local (Time in China – UTC+8).

20 August 2023 13:00

Netherlands

1–6 (0–2, 1–1, 0–3)

Denmark

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 3,100

Game reference
	Eline Gabriele	Goalies	Emma-Sofie Nordström	Referees: Ida Henriksson Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Adrienn Paulheim
	0–1 03:29 – Friis-Hansen (Aldous) 0–2 07:09 – Skriver (Jakobsen, Refsgaard) 0–3 32:15 – Jakobsen (Glud, Refsgaard) Wielenga (SH) – 35:38 1–3 1–4 46:05 – Glud (Jakobsen) 1–5 48:27 – Skriver (Jensen) 1–6 53:55 – Peters (Brix)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	34

20 August 2023 16:30

Austria

4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Norway

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,800

Game reference
	Selma Luggin	Goalies	Linnea Holterud Olsson	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Marine Dinant Natalia Suchanek
	Grascher (Fazokas) (PP) – 07:04 1–0 Grascher (Kutzer) – 19:18 2–0 Meixner (Hofbauer, Kutzer) – 31:35 3–0 Meixner (Trummer) (PP) – 39:34 4–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	31

20 August 2023 20:00

China

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Slovakia

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 6,673

Game reference
	Chen Tiya	Goalies	Andrea Rišianová	Referees: Miyuki Nakayama Laura White Linesmen: Laura Gutasukas Kirsten Welsh
	Kong (Yu, Zhang X.) – 38:32 1–0
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	46	Shots	26

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21 August 2023 13:00

Denmark

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Austria

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,355

Game reference
	Caroline Bjergstad	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Michelle Stapleton Laura White Linesmen: Adrienn Paulheim Natalia Suchanek
	0–1 21:05 – Meixner (Hofbauer, Fazokas)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	27

21 August 2023 16:30

Slovakia

0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Netherlands

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,670

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Marine Dinant Johanna Oksanen
	0–1 23:58 – De Jong (Barbier) 0–2 26:58 – Wielenga (Hamers, Van Nes) 0–3 48:16 – Van Nes (Huisman, Hamers) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	19

21 August 2023 20:00

Norway

3–5 (1–0, 1–3, 1–2)

China

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,132

Game reference
	Linnea Holterud Olsson	Goalies	Chen Tiya	Referees: Ida Henriksson Amy Martin Linesmen: Eva Mária Moleková Jennifer Vicha
	Bergesen (Dalen, Malthe) – 08:26 1–0 Sirum (Brunvold, Fischer) – 23:02 2–0 2–1 30:15 – Kang (Wang Y., Zhang X.) (PP) 2–2 31:23 – Kong (Hu, Fang) 2–3 36:50 – Fang (Hu, Kong) Kruse (Sirum, Fischer) – 43:18 3–3 3–4 48:45 – Kong (Hu, Wang Y.) 3–5 58:00 – Zhang X. (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	49

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23 August 2023 13:00

Norway

4–2 (1–0, 0–2, 3–0)

Slovakia

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,350

Game reference
	Linnea Holterud Olsson	Goalies	Andrea Rišianová	Referees: Ida Henriksson Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Marine Dinant Jennifer Vicha
	Jørgensen (Brunvold, Dalen) – 19:01 1–0 1–1 25:12 – Bednárik (Kapičáková) 1–2 34:16 – Korenková (L. Šulíková, Kúbeková) Kruse (Fischer, Sirum) (PP) – 44:14 2–2 Fischer (Dalen, Bergesen) – 44:42 3–2 Biseth Engmann (Gundersen, Dalen) (PP) – 59:17 4–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	19	Shots	32

23 August 2023 16:30

Netherlands

2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Austria

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,730

Game reference
	Eline Gabriele	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Miyuki Nakayama Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Eva Mária Moleková Kirsten Welsh
	Wielenga (Van Nes) – 27:23 1–0 1–1 35:44 – Wittich (Meixner) Van Nes (Even, Wielenga) (PP) – 55:23 2–1
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	27

23 August 2023 20:00

Denmark

2–4 (0–3, 1–0, 1–1)

China

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,631

Game reference
	Emma-Sofie Nordström	Goalies	Chen Tiya	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Amy Martin Linesmen: Laura Gutasukas Natalia Suchanek
	0–1 01:53 – Guan (Zhu, Du) 0–2 12:30 – Wang J. (Zhang M.) 0–3 19:53 – Zhang X. (Kang) Jensen (Oksbjerg, Kielstrup) – 23:17 1–3 1–4 53:04 – Fang (Fei, Hu) Jensen (Refsgaard) – 54:16 2–4
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	31

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24 August 2023 13:00

Norway

3–6 (1–1, 2–3, 0–2)

Netherlands

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,415

Game reference
	Kaja Ekle Linnea Holterud Olsson	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referees: Amy Martin Laura White Linesmen: Eva Mária Moleková Johanna Oksanen
	Sirum (Kruse, Fischer) – 03:28 1–0 1–1 10:19 – Strople (Milders, Even) (PP) Sirum (Kruse, Fischer) (PP) – 24:16 2–1 Sirum (Jørgensen, Kruse) – 25:29 3–1 3–2 29:49 – Seppenwolde 3–3 31:33 – Hamers (Collard, De Jong) (PP) 3–4 33:13 – Huisman (Wielenga, Hamers) (PP) 3–5 44:51 – Van Nes (Seppenwolde, Milders) 3–6 59:37 – Van Nes (Milders, Wielenga) (EN)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	39

24 August 2023 16:30

Slovakia

1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Denmark

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,530

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová	Goalies	Emma-Sofie Nordström	Referees: Miyuki Nakayama Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: Adrienn Paulheim Jennifer Vicha
	Kapičáková (Dobiašová, L. Šulíková) – 03:54 1–0 1–1 18:05 – Jensen 1–2 45:49 – Jakobsen (Glud)
	2 min	Penalties	0 min
	22	Shots	27

24 August 2023 20:00

Austria

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

China

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,920

Game reference
	Selma Luggin	Goalies	Chen Tiya	Referees: Ida Henriksson Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Laura Gutasukas Kirsten Welsh
	0–1 34:03 – Lin Q. (Lin N., Kang) (PP) 0–2 59:48 – Wang Y. (EN)
	2 min	Penalties	0 min
	30	Shots	30

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26 August 2023 13:00

Slovakia

1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Austria

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,057

Game reference
	Andrea Rišianová	Goalies	Selma Luggin	Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Laura White Linesmen: Laura Gutasukas Natalia Suchanek
	0–1 34:40 – Fazokas (Meixner, Kutzer) 0–2 44:32 – Grascher (Matzka, Hofbauer) Rumanová (Blichová, Leskovjanská) – 56:22 1–2
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	15

26 August 2023 16:30

Denmark

4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Norway

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,957

Game reference
	Emma-Sofie Nordström	Goalies	Linnea Holterud Olsson	Referees: Amy Martin Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen: Eva Mária Moleková Johanna Oksanen
	Jakobsen (Glud) – 03:10 1–0 Glud (Jakobsen) – 10:44 2–0 2–1 21:02 – Sirum (Kruse, Malthe) Friis-Hansen (Skott Dahl, Holm Peters) (PP) – 43:38 3–1 Holm Peters (Refsgaard) (EN) – 58:18 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	24

26 August 2023 20:00

China

2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Netherlands

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 10,088

Game reference
	Chen Tiya	Goalies	Eline Gabriele	Referees: Ida Henriksson Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: Marine Dinant Kirsten Welsh
	Kong (Fang) – 16:27 1–0 1–1 28:03 – Seppenwolde (Van Nes, Wielenga) (PP) Kang (Lin N., Lin Q.) – 43:58 2–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	36

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Millie Sirum	5	5	2	7	+1	6	F
Bieke van Nes	5	4	3	7	+1	6	F
Savine Wielenga	5	3	4	7	+3	4	F
Josefine Jakobsen	5	3	3	6	+2	0	F
Emilie Kruse	5	2	4	6	0	8	F
Mathea Fischer	5	1	5	6	0	0	F
Kong Minghui	5	4	1	5	+5	0	F
Anna Meixner	5	3	2	5	+3	0	F
Nicoline Jensen	5	3	1	4	+2	2	F
Fang Xin	5	2	2	4	+4	0	F
Silke Lave Glud	5	2	2	4	+2	4	F
Kang Mulan	5	2	2	4	+1	0	F
Zhang Xifang	5	2	2	4	+3	8	F

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
Selma Luggin	297:49	4	0.81	154	97.40	2
Chen Tiya	300:00	6	1.20	147	95.92	2
Emma-Sofie Nordström	237:47	7	1.77	93	92.47	0
Eline Gabriele	299:04	12	2.41	159	92.45	1
Linnea Holterud Olsson	259:48	14	3.23	167	91.62	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

Awards

Position	Player [10]
Goaltender	Selma Luggin
Defenceman	Lin Qiqi
Forward	Savine Wielenga

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Suwon
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–23 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	54 (3.6 per game)
Attendance	8,093 (540 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sara Confidenti (7 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023. ^{[11] [12]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Poland	Placed 2nd in Division I B last year.
Italy	Placed 3rd in Division I B last year.
Kazakhstan	Placed 4th in Division I B last year.
South Korea	Hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year.
Slovenia	Placed 6th in Division I B last year.
Great Britain	Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament. ^[13]

Referees	Linesmen
Marie Picavet Nikoleta Celárová Michaela Matejova Melissa Doyle	Bethany Bowshall Melissa Brunn Ma Sang-hee Magali Anex dit Chenaud Jamie Monard Alexandra Kohl Brooke Branson

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea (H)	5	4	1	0	0	15	6	+9	14	Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2	Poland	5	4	0	0	1	8	7	+1	12
3	Italy	5	3	0	1	1	10	5	+5	10
4	Slovenia	5	1	1	0	3	10	14	−4	5
5	Great Britain	5	1	0	1	3	7	11	−4	4
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	0	5	4	11	−7	0	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

Match results

All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).

17 April 2023 12:15

Great Britain

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	Arina Chshyokolova	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Bethany Bowshall
	Henry (PS) – 49:00 1–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	14

17 April 2023 15:45

Slovenia

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Poland

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič	Goalies	Martyna Sass	Referee: Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: Alexandra Kohl Ma Sang-hee
	0–1 22:20 – Brzezińska (Onyshchenko, Tomczok) 0–2 42:08 – Onyshchenko (Brzezińska, Tomczok)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	52

17 April 2023 19:15

South Korea

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Italy

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 650

Game reference
	Huh Eun-bee	Goalies	Martina Fedel	Referee: Michaela Matejova Linesmen: Brooke Branson Jamie Monard
	Lee E. (Park Yo., Park Ji.) – 22:49 1–0 1–1 24:24 – Furlani (Fantin) Kim H. (Lee E.) (PP) – 61:16 2–1
	16 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	40

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18 April 2023 12:15

Kazakhstan

1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Slovenia

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 30

Game reference
	Arina Shchyokolova	Goalies	Pia Dukarič	Referee: Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Ma Sang-hee
	0–1 03:10 – Confidenti (Pren) 0–2 45:08 – Pren (Confidenti, Nylaander) (PP) Golotvina (D. Sayakhatkyzy) – 45:21 1–2
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	57	Shots	36

18 April 2023 15:45

Italy

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Great Britain

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Elisa Biondi	Goalies	Nicole Jackson	Referee: Michaela Matejova Linesmen: Bethany Bowshall Jamie Monard
	Caumo (Gius) (SH) – 21:14 1–0 Fantin (Mattivi, Furlani) (PP2) – 52:01 2–0
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	47	Shots	16

18 April 2023 19:15

Poland

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

South Korea

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	Martyna Sass	Goalies	Huh Eun-bee	Referee: Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Brooke Branson
	0–1 16:25 – Park C. (Han) (PP) 0–2 29:43 – Kim H. (Choi J.) 0–3 33:07 – Choi J. (Im, Kim H.) 0–4 42:58 – Han (Park Jong-a.)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	35	Shots	30

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20 April 2023 12:15

Poland

2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Great Britain

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 23

Game reference
	Martyna Sass	Goalies	Nicole Jackson	Referee: Michaela Matejova Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Alexandra Kohl
	0–1 29:11 – Hill (C. Jackson) Gogoc (Onyshchenko, Sikorska) – 40:46 1–1 Chrapek (Sikorska, Czarnecka) (PP) – 58:54 2–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	30

20 April 2023 15:45

Italy

3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Kazakhstan

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 295

Game reference
	Elisa Biondi	Goalies	Arina Shchyokolova	Referee: Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Brooke Branson Ma Sang-hee
	Varano (Lobis, Niccolai) (PP) – 15:18 1–0 Abatangelo (Lobis) – 30:44 2–0 Campo Bagatin (Saletta, Heidenberger) – 38:09 3–0
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	26

20 April 2023 19:15

Slovenia

2–4 (1–1, 0–1, 1–2)

South Korea

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,250

Game reference
	Pia Dukarič	Goalies	Huh Eun-bee	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Jamie Monard
	Confidenti (Podrekar) – 05:41 1–0 1–1 08:26 – Han (Park Jong-a.) (PP) 1–2 27:29 – Lee E. (Kim S.) (EA) 1–3 44:12 – Park Jong-a. (Lee S., Im) 1–4 47:41 – Lee E. (Park Jong-a., Han) (PP) Confidenti (Pren) (PP) – 49:15 2–4
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	14	Shots	44

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22 April 2023 12:15

Italy

4–2 (3–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Slovenia

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Martina Fedel	Goalies	Pia Dukarič	Referee: Michaela Matejova Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Jamie Monard
	Gius (Fantin) – 06:13 1–0 Stocker (Roccella) – 06:56 2–0 2–1 10:27 – Nylaander (Pezdir, Blazinšek) Larger (Gius, Stocker) (PP) – 18:26 3–1 3–2 21:54 – Confidenti (Nylaander) Roccella (Caumo) (PP) – 27:22 4–2
	4 min	Penalties	18 min
	66	Shots	10

22 April 2023 15:45

South Korea

3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0)

Great Britain

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,700

Game reference
	Hun Eun-bee	Goalies	Ella Howard	Referee: Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Bethany Bowshall Alexandra Kohl
	Park Jong-a. (Lee E., Kim T.) – 14:32 1–0 Kim H. (Park Ji.) (PP) – 24:44 2–0 2–1 28:39 – Marsden (Henry) 2–2 32:30 – Gale (Hill) (PP) Han (Kim S., Lee E.) (PP) – 39:59 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	18

22 April 2023 19:15

Kazakhstan

2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2)

Poland

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Arina Shchyokolova	Goalies	Martyna Sass	Referee: Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Ma Sang-hee
	Moldabay (Filimonova, Orazbayeva) (PP) – 06:30 1–0 1–1 12:40 – Chrapek (Późniewska, Czarnecka) (PP) 1–2 40:32 – Chrapek (Onyshchenko, Późniewska) (PP) Golotvina (Kozgulova) – 54:41 2–2 2–3 59:22 – Późniewska (Dziwok)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	42

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23 April 2023 12:15

Great Britain

3–4 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Slovenia

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 100

Game reference
	Nicole Jackson	Goalies	Pia Dukarič	Referee: Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: Ma Sang-hee Jamie Monard
	Beal (Henry, Bloom) (PP) – 03:07 1–0 1–1 22:33 – Nylaander (Pezdir) Marsden (Douglas, Harris) – 23:43 2–1 2–2 25:58 – Pren (Confidenti) Headland (Gale, Cartwright) – 55:13 3–2 3–3 56:10 – Confidenti (Pren) (PP)
	Henry Marsden Towns Cartwright Gale	Shootout	Nylaander Pezdir Blazinšek Confidenti
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	48	Shots	33

23 April 2023 15:45

Kazakhstan

1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1)

South Korea

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 2,300

Game reference
	Arina Shchyokolova	Goalies	Hun Eun-bee	Referee: Marie Picavet Linesmen: Bethany Bowshall Melissa Brunn
	0–1 04:09 – Han (Park Jong-a., Park C.) (PP) Sviridova (Ivanchenko, Aldabergenova) – 09:13 1–1 1–2 56:23 – Kim H. (Kim T., Choi J.)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	18	Shots	41

23 April 2023 19:15

Poland

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Italy

Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200

Game reference
	Martyna Sass	Goalies	Elisa Biondi	Referee: Melissa Doyle Linesmen: Magali Anex dit Chenaud Brooke Branson
	Późniewska (Dziwok) – 31:14 1–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	49

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Sara Confidenti	5	5	2	7	+1	2	F
Han Soo-jin	5	4	2	6	+2	2	F
Kim Hee-won	5	4	2	6	+5	8	F
Park Jong-ah	5	2	4	6	+3	2	F
Pia Pren	5	2	3	5	0	10	F
Lee Eun-ji	5	2	2	4	+2	0	F
Arwen Nylaander	5	2	2	4	+2	4	F
Karolina Późniewska	5	2	2	4	+1	6	F
Tetiana Onyshchenko	5	1	3	4	+2	6	F
Klaudia Chrapek	5	3	0	3	−1	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
Elisa Biondi	179:10	1	0.33	59	98.31	2
Martyna Sass	300:00	7	1.40	157	95.54	2
Hun Eun-bee	301:16	6	1.19	119	95.20	1
Pia Dukarič	303:16	14	2.77	253	94.76	0
Nicole Jackson	245:00	7	1.71	117	94.34	1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Position	Player [14]
Goaltender	Pia Dukarič
Defenceman	Nadia Mattivi
Forward	Park Jong-ah

References

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External links

• Official website of IIHF