2021 IIHF World Championship Division III

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

Main article: 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2021 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Luxembourg
 South Africa
Dates18–24 April
19–25 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2020
2022 →

The Group A tournament will be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 18 to 24 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 19 to 25 April 2021.[1]

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

Group A tournament
2021 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
Dates18–24 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated.
 Turkey Placed 2nd in Division III previous year.
 Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III previous year.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 4th in Division III previous year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division III previous year.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III Q previous year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division II B
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division III B
First match(es) will be played on 18 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 III B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates19–25 April
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

Participants
Team Qualification
 South Africa Host, placed 6th in Division III previous year and was relegated.
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III Q previous year.
 Thailand Placed 3rd in Division III Q previous year.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in Division III Q previous year.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  South Africa (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division IV
First match(es) will be played on 19 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. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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