2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

The 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of competition at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Mexico
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates25–28 January 2020
28 January – 2 February 2020
Teams8
2022 →

Group A tournament edit

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Netherlands
CityEindhoven
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–28 January 2020
Teams4
Final positions
Champions    Chinese Taipei
Runner-up    Netherlands
Third place    Australia
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 25 to 28 January 2020.[1][2]

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Netherlands Hosts; 6th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
  Kazakhstan 2nd place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
  Chinese Taipei 3rd place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
  Australia 4th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 0 10 7 +3 8 Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2   Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   Australia 3 0 1 0 2 6 8 −2 2[a]
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 2 1 6 11 −5 2[a]
Source: IIHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Kazakhstan 2–3 (OT) Australia

Results edit

25 January 2020
16:30
Chinese Taipei  2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
  NetherlandsIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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25 January 2020
20:00
Kazakhstan  2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(0–1)
  AustraliaIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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26 January 2020
16:30
Netherlands  2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  AustraliaIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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26 January 2020
20:00
Kazakhstan  3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(0–1)
  Chinese TaipeiIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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28 January 2020
15:30
Australia  3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)
  Chinese TaipeiIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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28 January 2020
19:00
Netherlands  4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
  KazakhstanIce Sport Centre, Eindhoven
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Group B tournament edit

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Mexico
CityMexico City
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 January –
2 February 2020
Teams4
Final positions
Champions    Spain
Runner-up    Turkey
Third place    Mexico
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 28 January to 2 February 2020.[3][4]

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Spain 5th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
  Turkey 6th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
  Mexico Hosts; 7th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
  New Zealand First participation in World Championship

Preliminary round edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 0 18 3 +15 9 Semifinals
2   Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 5 11 −6 6
3   Mexico (H) 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: IIHF
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 edit

28 January 2020
16:00
Turkey  3–2
(1–0, 2–0, 0–2)
  New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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28 January 2020
20:00
Mexico  2–3
(0–0, 0–0, 2–3)
  SpainSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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29 January 2020
16:00
Spain  6–1
(1–0, 2–0, 3–1)
  New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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29 January 2020
19:30
Turkey  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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30 January 2020
16:00
Spain  9–0
(3–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  TurkeySanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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30 January 2020
19:30
New Zealand  1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
  MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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Playoffs edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 February
 
 
  Spain (OT)2
 
2 February
 
  New Zealand1
 
  Spain7
 
1 February
 
  Turkey0
 
  Turkey4
 
 
  Mexico2
 
Third place match
 
 
2 February
 
 
  New Zealand3
 
 
  Mexico6

Semifinals edit

1 February 2020
16:00
Spain  2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(1–0)
  New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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1 February 2020
19:30
Turkey  4–2
(1–0, 1–1, 2–1)
  MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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Third place match edit

2 February 2020
16:00
New Zealand  3–6
(1–4, 1–0, 1–2)
  MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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Final edit

2 February 2020
19:30
Spain  7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  TurkeySanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
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Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Spain
    Turkey
    Mexico
4   New Zealand

References edit

External links edit