2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 New Zealand
Dates26 March – 1 April 2018
26–28 April 2018
Teams9
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Division III A

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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 March – 1 April 2018
Teams6
Final positions
Champions    Belgium
Runner-up    Mexico
Third place    Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored108 (7.2 per game)

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[1]

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Belgium placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated
  Israel placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A
  Chinese Taipei placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A
  Bulgaria placed 4th in 2017 Division III A
  Turkey hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A
  Mexico placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 35 8 +27 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2   Mexico 5 3 1 0 1 17 12 +5 11
3   Bulgaria 5 2 0 1 2 17 19 −2 7
4   Israel 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6[a]
5   Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[a]
6   Chinese Taipei 5 0 1 1 3 16 42 −26 3 Relegated to the 2019 Division III B
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 Israel 2–0 Turkey

Results

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All times are local. (Further-eastern European TimeUTC+3)

26 March 2018
13:00
Chinese Taipei  1–19
(0-4, 1-7, 0-8)
  Belgium
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26 March 2018
16:30
Mexico  4–2
(1-2, 1-0, 2-0)
  Bulgaria
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26 March 2018
20:00
Israel  2–0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)
  Turkey
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27 March 2018
13:00
Belgium  6–3
(0-1, 2-0, 4-2)
  Bulgaria
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27 March 2018
16:30
Israel  5–4 OT
(1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0)
  Chinese Taipei
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27 March 2018
20:00
Turkey  3–1
(0-1, 2-0, 1-0)
  Mexico
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29 March 2018
13:00
Israel  3–4 OT
(1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)
  Mexico
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29 March 2018
16:30
Chinese Taipei  7–6 OT
(3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0)
  Bulgaria
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29 March 2018
20:00
Belgium  6–0
(1-0, 3-0, 2-0)
  Turkey
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30 March 2018
13:00
Bulgaria  3–1
(0-0, 2-1, 1-0)
  Israel
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30 March 2018
16:30
Mexico  3–2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)
  Belgium
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30 March 2018
20:00
Turkey  7–2
(1-0, 2-1, 4-1)
  Chinese Taipei
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1 April 2018
13:00
Chinese Taipei  2–5
(0-2, 0-3, 2-0)
  Mexico
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1 April 2018
16:30
Belgium  2–1
(1-1, 0-0, 1-0)
  Israel
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1 April 2018
20:00
Bulgaria  3–1
(1-0, 0-0, 2-1)
  Turkey
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Division III B

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2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
 
Tournament details
Host country  New Zealand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26–28 April 2018
Teams3
Final positions
Champions    New Zealand
Runner-up    Hong Kong
Third place    South Africa
Tournament statistics
Games played3
Goals scored24 (8 per game)

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[2]

Participants

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Team Qualification
  New Zealand hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated
  Hong Kong placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B
  South Africa placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   New Zealand (H) 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 +6 6 Promoted to the 2019 Division III A
2   Hong Kong 2 1 0 0 1 9 10 −1 3
3   South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 −5 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

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All times are local. (New Zealand Standard TimeUTC+12)

26 April 2018
19:00
South Africa  1–4
(1-1, 0-2, 0-1)
  New Zealand
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27 April 2018
19:00
Hong Kong  4–2
(1-2, 0-0, 3-0)
  South Africa
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28 April 2018
19:00
New Zealand  8–5
(2-1, 4-1, 2-3)
  Hong Kong
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