2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2019 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 21st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition.

2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
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Championship (Top Division)
Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship

The tournament was held in Espoo, Finland from 4 to 14 April 2019, and for the first time had ten nations participating.[1]

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  United States 7 6 1 0 0 41 5 +36 20 Champions
2 A  Finland (H) 7 4 0 1 2 21 19 +2 13 Runners-up
3 A  Canada 7 5 0 0 2 33 9 +24 15 Third place
4 A  Russia 7 2 0 0 5 6 35 −29 6 Fourth place
5 A   Switzerland 5 0 0 0 5 3 25 −22 0 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B  Czech Republic 5 4 0 0 1 14 8 +6 12
7 B  Germany 5 1 1 1 2 7 13 −6 6
8 B  Japan 5 2 0 0 3 9 12 −3 6
9 B  Sweden 5 2 0 1 2 11 13 −2 7 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
10 B  France 5 0 1 0 4 7 13 −6 2
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) Group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.[2]
(H) Host.

Division I
Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary from 7 to 13 April 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Hungary (H, P) 5 4 0 1 0 20 6 +14 13 2020 World Championship
2  Denmark (P) 5 3 0 0 2 18 16 +2 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Norway 5 3 0 0 2 12 10 +2 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Austria 5 2 1 0 2 20 13 +7 8
5  Slovakia 5 1 1 1 2 7 12 −5 6
6  Italy (R) 5 0 0 0 5 3 23 −20 0 Relegation to 2020 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Denmark 4–0 Norway

Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Beijing, China from 6 to 12 April 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands (P) 5 5 0 0 0 17 4 +13 15 Promotion to 2020 Division I A
2  South Korea 5 3 0 0 2 17 15 +2 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Poland 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  China (H) 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 1 3 8 16 −8 4
6  Latvia (R) 5 0 1 0 4 4 12 −8 2 Relegation to 2020 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. South Korea 4–3 Poland

Division II
Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The Group A tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 2 to 8 April 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Slovenia (P) 5 3 1 1 0 24 11 +13 12 Promotion to 2020 Division I B
2  Great Britain (H) 5 3 1 0 1 13 9 +4 11
3  Spain 5 2 1 1 1 11 11 0 9
4  Mexico 5 2 0 1 2 14 18 −4 7
5  North Korea 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6
6  Australia (R) 5 0 0 0 5 10 22 −12 0 Relegation to 2020 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group B

The Group B tournament was held in Brașov, Romania from 1 to 7 April 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei (P) 5 5 0 0 0 20 8 +12 15 Promotion to 2020 Division II A
2  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 18 8 +10 12
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 21 12 +9 9
4  Turkey 5 1 0 1 3 15 23 −8 4
5  Croatia 5 1 0 0 4 7 18 −11 3
6  Romania (H, R) 5 0 1 0 4 15 27 −12 2 Relegation to 2020 Division II B Q
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division B Qualification

The Group B qualification tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 January 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine (P) 4 4 0 0 0 17 5 +12 12 Promotion to 2020 Division II B
2  Belgium 4 3 0 0 1 24 7 +17 9
3  South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 21 17 +4 6
4  Hong Kong 4 0 1 0 3 11 29 −18 2
5  Bulgaria 4 0 0 1 3 11 26 −15 1
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; (P) Promoted.

References
  1. "Women's Worlds grow". iihfworlds2017.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. 2019 Tournament format
  3. "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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