2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries France
 China
Dates11–18 April
8–14 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2020
2022 →

The Group A tournament will be held in Angers, France from 11 to 18 April and the Group B tournament in Beijing, China from 8 to 14 April 2021.[1]

All divisions stayed put after all events last year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Group A tournament
2021 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates11–18 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 Sweden Placed 9th in Top Division previous year and was relegated.
 France Host, placed 10th in Top Division previous year and was relegated.
 Norway Placed 3rd in Division I A previous year.
 Austria Placed 4th in Division I A previous year.
 Slovakia Placed 5th in Division I A previous year.
 Netherlands Placed 1st in Division I B previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 IIHF World Championship
2  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division I B
First match(es) will be played on 11 April 2021. Source:
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 I B
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates8–14 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 Italy Placed 6th in Division I A previous year and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 2nd in Division I B previous year.
 Poland Placed 3rd in Division I B previous year.
 China Host, placed 4th in Division I B previous year.
 Kazakhstan Placed 5th in Division I B previous year.
 Slovenia Placed 1st in Division II A previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division I A
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II A
First match(es) will be played on 8 April 2021. Source:
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. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  3. "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
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