2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates4–10 December,2019
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored91 (6.07 per match)
Attendance3,304 (220 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Klara Miuller
(10 points)
WebsiteWebsite
2021

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 to 10 December 2019.[1]

South Africa won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.[2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Romania Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated.
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II B Q previous year.
 South Africa Placed 3rd in Division II B Q previous year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division II B Q previous year.
 Bulgaria Host, placed 5th in Division II B Q previous year.
 Lithuania First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Gabrielle Aston
  • Shauna Neary
  • Rita Rygh
  • Laura White

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (P) 5 4 0 0 1 16 18 2 12 Promotion to 2021 Division II B
2  Belgium 5 3 0 0 2 22 13 +9 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Romania 5 2 1 1 1 22 15 +7 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Bulgaria (H) 5 2 1 0 2 14 10 +4 8
5  Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 1 6
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 1 4 4 21 17 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.
Notes:
  1. Romania 2–4 Belgium

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

4 December 2019
13:00
South Africa 4–11
(1–4, 0–5, 3–2)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 233
4 December 2019
16:30
Lithuania 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 280
4 December 2019
20:00
Belgium 4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 410

5 December 2019
13:00
Romania 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
5 December 2019
16:30
Belgium 3–4
(2–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 231
5 December 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310

7 December 2019
13:00
Belgium 3–4
(2–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
7 December 2019
16:30
South Africa 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 Hong KongWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 220
7 December 2019
20:00
Romania 3–4 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310

8 December 2019
13:00
Hong Kong 1–8
(0–2, 1–6, 0–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
8 December 2019
16:30
Lithuania 2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
8 December 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 1–2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 360

10 December 2019
13:00
South Africa 4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 LithuaniaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
10 December 2019
16:30
Hong Kong 0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250
10 December 2019
20:00
Romania 2–4
(1–1, 0–3, 1–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180

Awards and statistics

Awards

Award[4]Player
Best Goalkeeper Emilie Simonsen
Best Defenceman Donne van Doesburgh
Best Forward Klara Miuller

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Klara Miuller59110+410F
Chloe Schuurman54810+74F
Lotte De Guchtenaere581902F
Timea Csiszér5459+84F
Veronika Metanova5718+24F
Dalene Rhode5538+58F
Ana Voicu5538+620F
Femke Bosmans5448+42F
Tina Lisichkova5347012D
Chinouk Van Calster5257+60D

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
Emilie Simonsen300:00142.8019292.710
Paulina Georgieva303:22101.9810290.201
Sumi Chau213:27102.818287.800
Shaylene Swanepoel266:20143.158783.910
Andrea Kurkó198:19113.335881.030

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

References

  1. "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. "First triumph for South African women". iihf.com. 11 December 2019.
  3. "IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. Awards
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