2021 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2021 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Luxembourg
 South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates18–24 April (cancelled)
19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams10
← 2020 (cancelled)
2022 →

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division III was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament would have been held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 18 to 24 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 19 to 25 April 2021.[1]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Group A tournament

2021 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–24 April (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated.
 Turkey Placed 2nd in Division III previous year.
 Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III previous year.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 4th in Division III previous year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division III previous year.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III Q previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division II B
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division III B
Source: [citation needed]
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 tournament

2021 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams4

Participants

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  South Africa (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division IV
Source: [citation needed]
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. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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