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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  France Italy Slovenia Spain Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Teams | 29 |
The 2018 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2019 competition.
For the 2018 program, there was no relegations, only promotions, to raise the total at the top level up to ten nations.[1]
Championship (Top Division)
[edit]The Top Division tournament was not held due to the 2018 Olympics.
Division I
[edit]Division I Group A
[edit]The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
| 2 |  Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 9[a] | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9[a] | |
| 4 |  Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6[b] | |
| 5 |  Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6[b] | |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 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
Notes:
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:
Division I Group B
[edit]The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I A |
| 2 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Latvia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 |
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
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
[edit]Division II Group A
[edit]The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.[6][7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 |  North Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 |
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
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 Group B
[edit]The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Iceland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 8 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 |
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
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 Group B Qualification
[edit]The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.[10][11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II B |
| 2 |  Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 |
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
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
[edit]- ^ "Women's Worlds grow". iihfworlds2017.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A official website
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I A statistics
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B official website
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I B statistics
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A official website
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A statistics
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B official website
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B statistics
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification official website
- ^ 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B Qualification statistics
External links
[edit]Current champions (2024):  Canada | |
| Tournaments | |
| Championships (Top Division) | |
| Qualification | |
| Division I | |
| Division II | |
| Division III | |