Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Luxembourg South Africa |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 18–24 April (cancelled) 19–25 April (cancelled) |
Teams | 10 |
← 2020 (cancelled)2022 → |
The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division III was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament would have been 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.
On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Group A tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Luxembourg |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 18–24 April (cancelled) |
Teams | 6 |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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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 |
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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 |
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
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 19–25 April (cancelled) |
Teams | 4 |
Participants
Team | Qualification |
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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 |
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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 |
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
- "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
2020–21 in men's ice hockey | |||||
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Leagues |
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- IIHF World Championship Division III
- 2021 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by Luxembourg
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by South Africa
- Sports competitions in Cape Town
- 2021 in South African sport
- April 2021 sports events in Europe
- April 2021 sports events in South Africa
- Ice hockey events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic