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2020 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries  Luxembourg
  South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
20–23 April (cancelled)
Teams10
←  2019
2021 (cancelled) →

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

The Group A tournament would have been held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 19 to 25 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 20 to 23 April 2020. [1]

Both tournaments were cancelled on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country  Luxembourg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 April (cancelled)
Teams6
Website Website

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.

Match officials

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

Referees Linesmen
  • Czech Republic Petr Úlehla
  • Japan Shingo Ikegami
  • South Africa Jonathan Burger
  • United States Steven Sailor
  • Belgium Maarten Van den Acker
  • Czech Republic David Klouček
  • Finland Niko Jusi
  • Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
  • Norway Niklas Wilhelmsen
  • Slovenia Grega Markizeti
  • Switzerland Daniel Duarte

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 2021 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 2021 Division III B
Source: N/A
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

Results

All times are local ( UTC+2).

19 April 2020
12:30
Turkmenistan Cancelled  North Korea Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
19 April 2020
16:00
Turkey Cancelled  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
19 April 2020
19:30
United Arab Emirates Cancelled  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

20 April 2020
12:30
Turkey Cancelled  Turkmenistan Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
20 April 2020
16:00
Chinese Taipei Cancelled  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
20 April 2020
19:30
North Korea Cancelled  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

22 April 2020
12:30
Turkey Cancelled  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
22 April 2020
16:00
North Korea Cancelled  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
22 April 2020
19:30
Turkmenistan Cancelled  Luxembourg Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

24 April 2020
12:30
United Arab Emirates Cancelled  North Korea Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
24 April 2020
16:00
Chinese Taipei Cancelled  Turkmenistan Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
24 April 2020
19:30
Luxembourg Cancelled  Turkey Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

25 April 2020
12:30
Turkmenistan Cancelled  United Arab Emirates Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
25 April 2020
16:00
North Korea Cancelled  Turkey Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
25 April 2020
19:30
Luxembourg Cancelled  Chinese Taipei Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country  South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–23 April (cancelled)
Teams4
Website Website

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.

Match officials

Three referees and four linesmen are selected for the tournament. [3]

Referees Linesmen
  • Estonia Anton Semjonov
  • France Adrien Ernecq
  • Slovenia Viki Trilar
  • Mexico Óscar Pérez
  • South Africa Morne Moses
  • South Africa Frank Radue
  • Slovenia Matjaž Hribar

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 2021 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 2021 Division IV
Source: N/A
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

Results

All times are local ( UTC+2).

20 April 2020
15:00
Hong Kong Cancelled  Bosnia and Herzegovina The Ice Station, Cape Town
20 April 2020
20:00
Thailand Cancelled  South Africa The Ice Station, Cape Town

21 April 2020
15:00
Hong Kong Cancelled  Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
21 April 2020
19:00
South Africa Cancelled  Bosnia and Herzegovina The Ice Station, Cape Town

23 April 2020
15:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled  Thailand The Ice Station, Cape Town
23 April 2020
19:00
South Africa Cancelled  Hong Kong The Ice Station, Cape Town

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Assignments". iihf.com.

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