2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host countries	Canada   China   South Korea   Mexico   South Africa   Romania   Israel
Final positions
Champions	United States (10th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Czechia
Fourth place	Switzerland
←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. ^[1] These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition. ^[2]

As in 2022, teams from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to enter, as they were suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. ^[3]

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship

The Top Division tournament was played in Brampton, Canada, from 5 to 16 April 2023. ^{[4] [5]}

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	United States	7	6	0	1	0	43	12	+31	19	Champions
2	A	Canada (H)	7	4	2	0	1	29	13	+16	16	Runners-up
3	A	Czechia	7	3	1	0	3	16	26	−10	11	Third place
4	A	Switzerland	7	2	0	0	5	15	30	−15	6	Fourth place
5	B	Finland	7	6	0	0	1	38	8	+30	18	Fifth place game
6	B	Sweden	7	3	0	1	3	22	20	+2	10
7	A	Japan	6	0	0	1	5	6	24	−18	1
8	B	Germany	6	3	0	0	3	13	17	−4	9
9	B	Hungary	4	1	0	0	3	7	15	−8	3	Eliminated in Preliminary round and relegated to the 2024 Division I A
10	B	France	4	0	0	0	4	5	29	−24	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) tier of the group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament. ^[6]
(H) Host

Division I

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed. ^{[7] [8]} On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was played from 20 to 26 August 2023. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Pos	Team v t e	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.

Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023. ^{[12] [13]}

Pos	Team v t e	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

Division II

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Latvia	4	4	0	0	0	21	3	+18	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2	Spain	4	3	0	0	1	17	6	+11	9
3	Mexico (H)	4	2	0	0	2	5	16	−11	6
4	Chinese Taipei	4	0	1	0	3	5	9	−4	2
5	Iceland	4	0	0	1	3	6	20	−14	1
–	North Korea [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to the 2024 Division II 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. North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023. ^{[16] [17]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belgium	4	4	0	0	0	19	4	+15	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2	Australia	4	3	0	0	1	34	3	+31	9
3	New Zealand	4	2	0	0	2	24	11	+13	6
4	South Africa (H)	4	1	0	0	3	4	20	−16	3
5	Croatia	4	0	0	0	4	3	46	−43	0	Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
–	Turkey [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

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. Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. ^[18]

Division III

Further information: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

Group A

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023. ^{[19] [20]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hong Kong	5	4	0	1	0	18	9	+9	13	Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	0	1	22	6	+16	12
3	Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	25	10	+15	11
4	Romania (H)	5	2	0	0	3	17	14	+3	6
5	Bulgaria	5	1	0	0	4	15	36	−21	3
6	Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	2	24	−22	0	Relegated to the 2024 Division III 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

Group B

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023. ^{[21] [22]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Serbia	4	4	0	0	0	37	2	+35	12	Promoted to the 2024 Division III A
2	Israel (H)	4	1	0	0	3	7	19	−12	3
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	0	0	3	6	29	−23	3

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

References

1. 2023 World championships
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8. Ozbolt, Filip (4 March 2023). "Tournament in Shenzhen postponed". IIHF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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10. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
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12. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
13. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
14. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
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17. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
18. "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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20. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A statistics
21. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B official website
22. 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B statistics

External links

• Official website of IIHF