2018 IIHF World Championship Division III
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 16–22 April 25–28 February |
Teams | 10 |
The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Cape Town, South Africa[1] and the qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application.[2]
Georgia won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.[3]
Kuwait and Turkmenistan made their debut in the World Championships, with both playing in the qualification tournament. Turkmenistan won their first ever game in the World Championships, defeating the United Arab Emirates and later went on to win the qualification and be promoted to next year's Division III.[4]
Division III
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 16–22 April |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 117 (7.8 per game) |
Attendance | 2,225 (148 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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![]() | Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated. |
![]() | Placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
![]() | Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
![]() | Placed 4th in Division III last year. |
![]() | Host, placed 5th in Division III last year. |
![]() | Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
Match officials
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 12 | Promoted to 2019 Division II B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 6[a] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6[a] | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 0 | Relegation to 2019 Division III qualification |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Chinese Taipei 5–2 South Africa
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
16 April 2018 13:00 | Georgia ![]() | 6–2 (4–1, 1–0, 1–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 35 |
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Andrei Ilienko | Goalies | Muhammed Karagül | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Shots | 17 |
16 April 2018 16:15 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 5–1 (0–1, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 80 |
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Liao Yu-cheng | Goalies | King Ho | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 22 |
16 April 2018 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 200 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Ashley Bock | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 18 |
17 April 2018 13:00 | Turkey ![]() | 6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 20 |
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Tolga Bozacı | Goalies | Emerson Keung | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Shots | 13 |
17 April 2018 16:15 | Bulgaria ![]() | 3–5 (2–1, 0–3, 1–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 60 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Andrei Ilienko | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 37 |
17 April 2018 20:00 | South Africa ![]() | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 180 |
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Charl Pretorius | Goalies | Liao Yu-cheng | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 22 |
19 April 2018 13:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 7–2 (1–1, 4–0, 2–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov | Goalies | Liao Yu-cheng David Chang | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 19 |
19 April 2018 16:15 | Georgia ![]() | 11–1 (5–1, 3–0, 3–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 40 |
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Andrei Ilienko Kakha Ambrolava | Goalies | Emerson Keung King Ho | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Shots | 13 |
19 April 2018 20:00 | Turkey ![]() | 7–1 (1–0, 4–1, 2–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 250 |
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Muhammed Karagül | Goalies | Ashley Bock Charl Pretorius | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 36 |
20 April 2018 13:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 0–10 (0–3, 0–3, 0–4) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 20 |
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King Ho | Goalies | Ivan Stoynov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 51 |
20 April 2018 16:15 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–4 (1–0, 1–1, 0–3) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 30 |
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Liao Yu-cheng | Goalies | Muhammed Karagül | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 36 |
20 April 2018 20:00 | South Africa ![]() | 4–2 (2–1, 0–1, 2–0) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 700 |
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Charl Pretorius | Goalies | Andrei Ilienko | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 52 |
22 April 2018 13:00 | Georgia ![]() | 11–2 (5–1, 3–0, 3–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 100 |
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Andrei Ilienko Kakha Ambrolava | Goalies | Liao Yu-cheng David Chang | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Shots | 17 |
22 April 2018 16:15 | Turkey ![]() | 3–4 OT (2–2, 1–0, 0–1) OT: (0–1) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 80 |
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Muhammed Karagül | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 38 |
22 April 2018 20:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 0–6 (0–0, 0–4, 0–2) | ![]() | The Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 400 |
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Emerson Keung | Goalies | Charl Pretorius | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 60 |
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Charl Pretorius
- Best Defenceman:
Martin Boyadjiev
- Best Forward:
Aleksandr Zhuzhunashvili
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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![]() | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +15 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +16 | 6 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +7 | 8 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 4 | F |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | –3 | 0 | F |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 2 | F |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 25 | F |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 10 | 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 |
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![]() | 242:52 | 13 | 3.21 | 161 | 91.93 | 0 |
![]() | 204:11 | 9 | 2.64 | 111 | 91.89 | 1 |
![]() | 283:39 | 10 | 2.12 | 115 | 91.30 | 0 |
![]() | 242:28 | 10 | 2.47 | 107 | 90.65 | 1 |
![]() | 265:54 | 18 | 4.06 | 137 | 86.86 | 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
Division III qualification tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 25–28 February |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 68 (11.33 per game) |
Attendance | 3,020 (503 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
IIHF.com |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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![]() | Host, withdrew from tournament last year. Last played in 2016. |
![]() | Placed 7th in Division III last year and were relegated. |
![]() | First time participating in tournament. |
![]() | First time participating in tournament. |
Match officials
3 referees and 4 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 9 | Promoted to 2019 Division III |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 |
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; (P) Promoted
Results
All times are local (UTC+1).
25 February 2018 16:00 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 100 |
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Keremli Charyyev | Goalies | Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 10 |
25 February 2018 20:00 | Kuwait ![]() | 1–8 (0–2, 0–3, 1–3) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 1,100 |
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Jasem Al-Sarraf | Goalies | Edis Pribišić | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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45 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 41 |
26 February 2018 16:00 | Kuwait ![]() | 2–24 (0–8, 0–7, 2–9) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 110 |
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Jasem Al-Sarraf Dhari Al-Omran | Goalies | Keremli Charyyev Rahman Myradov | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 27 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Shots | 67 |
26 February 2018 20:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–6 (0–1, 1–2, 0–3) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 600 |
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Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Goalies | Edis Pribišić | Referee:![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 34 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 42 |
28 February 2018 09:00 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 110 |
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Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Goalies | Jasem Al-Sarraf | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 22 |
28 February 2018 20:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 3–13 (3–1, 0–5, 0–7) | ![]() | Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 1,000 |
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Edis Pribišić Muamer Tahirbegović | Goalies | Keremli Charyyev | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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44 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 66 |
Awards and statistics
Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Edis Pribišić
- Best Defenceman:
Dmitriy Savin
- Best Forward:
Ahmet Gurbanov
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +10 | 9 | F |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 2 | F |
![]() | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 20 | F |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 0 | F |
![]() | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F |
![]() | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 2 | F |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +10 | 4 | D |
![]() | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 6 | F |
![]() | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +8 | 4 | 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 |
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![]() | 140:00 | 3 | 1.29 | 29 | 89.66 | 1 |
![]() | 180:00 | 12 | 4.00 | 107 | 88.79 | 0 |
![]() | 169:19 | 12 | 4.25 | 97 | 87.63 | 0 |
![]() | 154:43 | 25 | 9.70 | 98 | 74.49 | 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
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