2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 4–10 December 2019 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 91 (6.07 per match) |
Attendance | 3,304 (220 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (10 points) |
Website | Website |
2021 (cancelled) → |
The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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 |
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Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated. |
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Placed 2nd in Division II B Q previous year. |
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Placed 3rd in Division II B Q previous year. |
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Placed 4th in Division II B Q previous year. |
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Host, placed 5th in Division II B Q previous year. |
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First time participating in tournament. |
Match officials[]
Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[3]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Final standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 12 | Promoted to the 2021 Division II B |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 9[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 9[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 1 |
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
Notes:
Results[]
All times are local (UTC+2).
4 December 2019 13:00 | South Africa ![]() | 4–11 (1–4, 0–5, 3–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 233 |
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 27 |
4 December 2019 16:30 | Lithuania ![]() | 4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 280 |
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 32 |
4 December 2019 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 4–2 (2–0, 1–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 410 |
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 13 |
5 December 2019 13:00 | Romania ![]() | 2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35 |
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24 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 14 |
5 December 2019 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 (2–1, 1–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 231 |
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8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 18 |
5 December 2019 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 310 |
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
45 | Shots | 16 |
7 December 2019 13:00 | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 (2–1, 0–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150 |
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 8 |
7 December 2019 16:30 | South Africa ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 220 |
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
19 | Shots | 11 |
7 December 2019 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 3–4 OT (0–1, 3–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 310 |
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26 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 27 |
8 December 2019 13:00 | Hong Kong ![]() | 1–8 (0–2, 1–6, 0–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35 |
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14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Shots | 37 |
8 December 2019 16:30 | Lithuania ![]() | 2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150 |
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Shots | 34 |
8 December 2019 20:00 | Bulgaria ![]() | 1–2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 360 |
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24 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
22 | Shots | 20 |
10 December 2019 13:00 | South Africa ![]() | 4–2 (1–1, 2–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 150 |
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2 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 9 |
10 December 2019 16:30 | Hong Kong ![]() | 0–5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250 |
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6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 23 |
10 December 2019 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0) | ![]() | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 180 |
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 15 |
Awards and statistics[]
Awards[]
Award[4] | Player |
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Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Best Defenceman | ![]() |
Best Forward | ![]() |
Scoring leaders[]
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +4 | 10 | F |
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5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 4 | F |
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5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | F |
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5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 4 | F |
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5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +2 | 4 | F |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 8 | F |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 20 | F |
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5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F |
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5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | D |
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5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +6 | 0 | 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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300:00 | 14 | 2.80 | 192 | 92.71 | 0 |
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303:22 | 10 | 1.98 | 102 | 90.20 | 1 |
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213:27 | 10 | 2.81 | 82 | 87.80 | 0 |
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266:20 | 14 | 3.15 | 87 | 83.91 | 0 |
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198:19 | 11 | 3.33 | 58 | 81.03 | 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
References[]
- ^ Division III website
- ^ "First triumph for South African women". iihf.com. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Awards
External links[]
- IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
- 2020 IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bulgaria
- Sports competitions in Sofia
- 2020 in Bulgarian sport
- December 2019 sports events in Europe