The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–5 March (cancelled) |
| Teams | 4 |
| Website | Website |
The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2020.[1]
On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Planned participants edit
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Kuwait
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Placed 5th in Division III Q last year. |
| Kyrgyzstan
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Host, placed 6th in Division III Q last year. |
 Malaysia
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Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
 Philippines
|
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
Match officials edit
Three referees and four linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
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Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2021 Division III B |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Philippines
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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
Planned schedule edit
All times are local (UTC+6).
| 3 March 2020 17:00 | Malaysia | Cancelled | Kuwait | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 3 March 2020 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | Cancelled | Philippines | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 4 March 2020 17:00 | Kuwait | Cancelled | Philippines | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 4 March 2020 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | Cancelled | Malaysia | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 5 March 2020 15:00 | Philippines | Cancelled | Malaysia | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 5 March 2020 18:00 | Kuwait | Cancelled | Kyrgyzstan | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
References edit
- ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Assignments