The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of the IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, and the Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia and Iceland won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division II of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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| Host countries |  Taiwan Mexico |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 11–17 April 2011 13–20 March 2011 |
| Teams | 9 |
Group A edit
The Group A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan, from 11 to 17 April 2011.[1] Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.[2]
Group standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Bulgaria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turkey
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 37 | −33 | 0 |
Results edit
All times are local (Taipei Time/UTC+8).
| 11 April 2011 15:30 | Turkey | 2–11 (0–2, 2–5, 0–4) | Bulgaria | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 11 April 2011 19:30 | Chinese Taipei | 1–5 (0–1, 0–0, 1–4) | Australia | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 12 April 2011 15:30 | Turkey | 2–9 (2–4, 0–4, 0–1) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 12 April 2011 19:00 | Australia | 7–1 (3–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Bulgaria | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 14 April 2011 15:30 | Australia | 17–0 (7–0, 6–0, 4–0) | Turkey | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 14 April 2011 19:00 | Bulgaria | 4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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Playoffs edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Australia
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| 4 | Turkey
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| 1 | Australia
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| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2 | Bulgaria
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| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2 | Bulgaria
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| 4 | Turkey
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Semifinals edit
| 15 April 2011 15:30 | Australia | 12–1 (4–0, 3–0, 5–1) | Turkey | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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| 15 April 2011 19:00 | Bulgaria | 5–6 (2–3, 3–0, 0–3) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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Third place match edit
| 17 April 2011 13:30 | Bulgaria | 4–2 (1–2, 2–0, 1–0) | Turkey | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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Final edit
| 17 April 2011 17:00 | Australia | 6–2 (0–0, 5–0, 1–2) | Chinese Taipei | Annex Ice Rink, Taipei |
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Final standings edit
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Australia
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Chinese Taipei
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Bulgaria
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| 4 | Turkey
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| Promoted to the 2012 Division II |
Group B edit
The Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 13 to 20 March 2011.[3]
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 |  Iceland
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | +47 | 11 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II |
| 2 | Mexico
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 10 | |
| 3 |  South Africa
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Israel
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Ireland
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 59 | −56 | 0 |
Results edit
All times are local (Central Time Zone/UTC−6).
| 13 March 2011 16:00 | Ireland | 1–13 (0–4, 1–5, 0–4) | South Africa | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 13 March 2011 20:00 | Israel | 3–7 (3–2, 0–3, 0–2) | Mexico | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 14 March 2011 16:00 | Iceland | 12–0 (4–0, 2–0, 6–0) | Israel | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 14 March 2011 19:30 | Mexico | 12–0 (8–0, 0–0, 4–0) | Ireland | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 16 March 2011 16:00 | Iceland | 22–0 (12–0, 5–0, 5–0) | Ireland | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 16 March 2011 19:30 | Mexico | 8–1 (2–1, 3–0, 3–0) | South Africa | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 18 March 2011 16:00 | South Africa | 2–14 (1–3, 0–7, 1–4) | Iceland | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 18 March 2011 19:30 | Israel | 12–2 (10–0, 2–0, 0–2) | Ireland | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 19 March 2011 16:00 | South Africa | 3–2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Israel | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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| 19 March 2011 19:30 | Iceland | 4–3 GWS (3–1, 0–2, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Mexico | Lomas Verdes Rink, Mexico City |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Group A statistics
- ^ IIHF (2011-03-31). "Mongolia cancels trips". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ Group B statistics