2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III took place in Istanbul, Turkey from January 4 to 10, 2010. The top two teams in the tournament were promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1]

Preliminary round

The top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, while the remaining teams will play for fifth to seventh place.

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF Pts
 Australia 2 2 0 0 0 16 2 +14 6
 New Zealand 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 0 2 2 16 -14 0
January 4, 2010
13:00		 Australia  11 – 1
  Bulgaria Istanbul Arena
January 6, 2010
13:00		 Bulgaria  1 – 5
  New Zealand Istanbul Arena
January 7, 2010
13:00		 New Zealand  1 – 5
  Australia Istanbul Arena

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF Pts
 Iceland 3 3 0 0 0 25 6 +19 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 0 1 18 13 +5 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 0 2 12 22 -10 3
 Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 9 23 -14 0
January 4, 2010
16:30		 Iceland  11 – 1
  Chinese Taipei Istanbul Arena
January 4, 2010
20:00		 Turkey  3 – 8
  North Korea Istanbul Arena
January 6, 2010
16:30		 North Korea  3 – 6
  Iceland Istanbul Arena
January 6, 2010
20:00		 Turkey  4 – 7
  Chinese Taipei Istanbul Arena
January 7, 2010
16:30		 Chinese Taipei  4 – 7
  North Korea Istanbul Arena
January 7, 2010
20:00		 Iceland  8 – 2
  Turkey Istanbul Arena

Final round

Non-Qualification Bracket

  Loser is 7th Place     5th Place Game
                 
    B3   Chinese Taipei 6
  A3   Bulgaria 7     B4   Turkey 3
  B4   Turkey 8  

7th place playoff

January 9, 2010 Bulgaria  7 – 8
  Turkey Istanbul Arena

5th place playoff

January 10, 2010
13:00		 Chinese Taipei  6 – 3
  Turkey Istanbul Arena

Qualification Bracket

The two finalists,  Australia and  Iceland, are promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship.

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1   Australia 4  
  B2   North Korea 3    
      A1   Australia 3
      B1   Iceland 1
  B1   Iceland 4    
  A2   New Zealand 0   Third place
 
B2   North Korea 6
  A2   New Zealand 5

Semifinals

January 9, 2010
16:30		 Iceland  4 – 0
  New Zealand Istanbul Arena
January 9, 2010
20:00		 Australia  4 – 3 (OT)
  North Korea Istanbul Arena

3rd place playoff

January 10, 2010
16:30		 New Zealand  5 – 6 (OT)
  North Korea Istanbul Arena

Final

January 10, 2010
20:00		 Iceland  1 – 3
  Australia Istanbul Arena

Final standings

Team
1st  Australia
2nd  Iceland
3rd  North Korea
4th  New Zealand
5th  Chinese Taipei
6th  Turkey
7th  Bulgaria

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm20-iii

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