2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: none

The 21st Ice Hockey World Championships for women of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2018 . Between December 4, 2017 and April 14, 2018, a total of 29 national teams took part in the five tournaments of Divisions I and II as well as the qualification.

As already four years ago, the IIHF again decided not to host the top division due to the Olympic ice hockey tournament in Pyeongchang, South Korea . World championship games were only held in the lower divisions. As in the previous year, there were no relegated teams due to the two-year increase in the top division by two teams.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Division IA	Vaujany	0Apr 8, 2018 - Apr 14, 2018	6th	5,401	15th	360
Division IB	Asiago	0Apr 8, 2018 - Apr 14, 2018	6th	2,275	15th	151
Division II A	Maribor	31 Mar 2018 - Apr 6, 2018 0	6th	5,784	15th	385
Division II B	Valdemoro	17th Mar 2018 - March 23 2018	6th	3,458	15th	230
Division II B qualification	Sofia	0Dec 4, 2017 - Dec 9, 2017 0	5	1,366	10	136

Participants, venues and periods

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 8-14 , 2018 in Vaujany , France

    Participants: Denmark , France , Norway , Austria , Slovakia (promoted) , Hungary       

  • Group B: April 8-14, 2018 in Asiago , Italy

    Participants: People's Republic of China , Italy , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Poland , South Korea (promoted)      

• Division II
  • Group A: March 31 to April 6, 2018 in Maribor , Slovenia

    Participants: Australia , Great Britain , Mexico (promoted) , Netherlands , North Korea , Slovenia       

  • Group B: March 17-23 , 2018 in Valdemoro , Spain

    Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) (promoted) , Iceland , New Zealand , Romania , Spain , Turkey       

• Qualification for Division IIB: December 4-9, 2017 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  Participants: Belgium , Bulgaria , Hong Kong , Croatia (relegated; first participation since 2016) , South Africa      

Division I.

Group A in Vaujany, France

2018 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	France
Venue (s)	Vaujany , France
opening	April 8, 2018
Final day	April 14, 2018
spectator	5,401 (360 per game)
Gates	82 (5.47 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Ena Nystrøm
Best defender	Gwendoline gendarme
Best striker	Fanni Gasparics
Top scorer	Fanni Gasparics (10 points)

The tournament Group A, Division I was from 8 to 14 April 2018 in the French Vaujany discharged. The games took place in the Patinoire Vaujany with a capacity of 900 spectators . A total of 5,401 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 360 per game.

In the extremely high-performance A group of Division I - nine of the 15 tournament games ended with only one goal difference - hosts France prevailed as tournament winners and celebrated their first promotion to the top division after the team was last in the group the previous year had been. Before the last game day, five of the six teams had the chance to secure victory in the tournament. So far, every team had won at least once, including the victory of the newly promoted Slovakia against the favored Austrians on the first match day. The final day, with Austria and Hungary winning at the beginning, ultimately led to the French women being certain of the winners even before their final tournament game.

Due to the successive increase in the top division to ten teams and the associated replenishment of the lower divisions, there was again no relegation. Thus, despite four consecutive defeats after the opening win against Austria, Slovakia remained the last-placed team in Group A of Division I.

venue

Vaujany , France

Vaujany World championship venue

Venue

Patinoire Vaujany Capacity: 900

Exterior view of the Patinoire Vaujany

April 8, 2018 12:30 p.m. (local time)

Slovakia L. Čurmová (28:55) J. Matejková (36:17) I. Klimášová (50:56)

3: 2 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report

Austria D. Altmann (2:02) D. Altmann (42:07)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 70

April 8, 2018 4:00 p.m.

France B. Jouanny (16:16) E. Duvin (52:23) C. Aurard (59:09)

3: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Denmark S. Glud (10:46) S. Glud (38:18)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 709

April 8, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Hungary A. Nooren (1:28) F. Gasparics (31:43) R. Dabasi (32:50) J. Grkovič (41:41) A. Huszák (49:28)

5: 4 (1: 0, 2: 3, 2: 1) game report

Norway L. Bialik (20:14) S. Fjellvang (23:08) L. Tendenes (30:14) M. Haug Hansen (50:45)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 107

April 9, 2018 12:30 p.m.

Denmark J. Gregersen (7:36) M. Brix (15:06) S. Glud (30:35) J. Jakobsen (36:07) S. Glud (43:26) S. Glud (56:20)

6: 3 (2: 1, 2: 2, 2: 0) game report

Slovakia J. Matejková (4:55) I. Klimášová (29:04) T. Ištocyová (37:02)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 168

April 9, 2018 4:00 p.m.

Austria D. Altmann (29:10) T. Schafzahl (32:09) A. Meixner (34:28) E.-M. Verworner (36:54) J. Weber (38:40) E. Beiter-Schwärzler (55:06)

6: 4 (0: 2, 5: 1, 1: 1) game report

Hungary A. Nooren (5:34) F. Gasparics (19:38) F. Gasparics (35:26) F. Gasparics (57:31)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 189

April 9, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Norway A. Dalen (2:36) A. Dalen (32:49)

2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

France L. Baudrit (53:35)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 799

April 11, 2018 12:30 p.m.

Norway

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Denmark S. Glud (48:26)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 143

April 11, 2018 4:00 p.m.

Slovakia T. Ištocyová (52:49)

1: 8 (0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 3) game report

Hungary A. Huszák (7:43) A. Huszák (16:17) A. Huszák (18:12) F. Gasparics (35:30) A. Nooren (36:29) A. Gowie (44:35) T . Horváth (48:43) R. Ungár (51:02)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 206

April 11, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Austria T. Grascher (2:03) T. Schafzahl (2:51)

2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

France C. Aurard (9:17) G. Gendarme (26:15) E. Passard (59:55)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 800

April 13, 2018 12:30 p.m.

Denmark J. Jakobsen (2:37) N. Jensen (9:27) N. Jensen (15:27) N. Jensen (24:05) J. Gregersen (58:49)

5: 6 (3: 3, 1: 2, 1: 1) game report

Austria A. Hanser (1:17) D. Altmann (14:00) S. Volgger (19:45) E. Beiter-Schwärzler (27:48) A. Meixner (37:52) E. Beiter-Schwärzler (43 : 26)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 92

April 13, 2018 4:00 p.m.

Norway M. Fischer (25:16)

1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 268

April 13, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Hungary A. Huszák (18:45)

1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) match report

France E. Duvin (15:10) E. Duvin (29:34)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 800

April 14, 2018 12:30 p.m.

Austria T. Grascher (31:29) A. Hanser (31:49) S. Volgger (48:38)

3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Norway

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 102

April 14, 2018 4:00 p.m.

Denmark

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report

Hungary A. Kiss (16:59) F. Gasparics (27:11) A. Huszák (35:35)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 148

April 14, 2018 7:30 p.m.

France C. Aurard (3:37) C. Rozier (5:15) M. Desvignes (7:57) C. Aurard (27:02) A. Cuasnet (32:54) L. Baudrit (33:23) L Baudrit (34:36)

7: 1 (3: 0, 4: 1, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia N. Rumanová (31:05)

Patinoire Vaujany, Vaujany Spectators: 800

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Fanni Gasparics	5	6th	4th	10	+1	0
Josefine Jakobsen	5	2	8th	10	+3	10
Silke Glud	5	6th	3	9	+5	0
Denise Altmann	5	4th	5	9	+4	14th
Nicoline Jensen	5	3	6th	9	+4	8th
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Ena Nystrøm	3	179: 22	4th	1	1.34	96.15
Caroline Baldin	4th	238: 35	7th	0	1.76	93.20
Theresa Hornich	3	180: 00	7th	1	2.33	90.54

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	France	5	4th	0	0	1	16: 08	12
2.	Austria	5	3	0	0	2	19:15	9
3.	Hungary	5	3	0	0	2	18:13	9
4th	Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	14:15	6th
5.	Norway	5	2	0	0	3	07:10	6th
6th	Slovakia	5	1	0	0	4th	08:24	3

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ) or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to the top division

Division IA winning team

Division IA promoted France

Marion Allemoz , Chloé Aurard , Caroline Baldin , Lore Baudrit , Amandine Cuasnet , Margot Desvignes , Estelle Duvin , Lara Escudero , Gwendoline Gendarme , Raphaëlle Grenier , Betty Jouanny , Éloise Jure , Audrey camp Lacombe , Caroline Lambert , Athena Locatelli , Louanne Mermier , Léa Parment , Emmanuelle Passard , Morgane Rihet , Clara Rozier , Léa Villiot , Jade Vix Head coach: Grégory Tarlé

Group B in Asiago, Italy

2018 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Italy
Venue (s)	Asiago , Italy
opening	April 8, 2018
Final day	April 14, 2018
spectator	2,275 (151 per game)
Gates	64 (4.27 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Giulia Mazzocchi
Best defender	Nadia Mattivi
Best striker	Park Jong-ah
Top scorer	Eleonora Dalprà (9 points)

venue

Asiago , Italy

Asiago World championship venue

Venue

Pala Hodegart Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Pala Hodegart

The Group B tournament of Division I was held from April 8-14, 2017 in Asiago , Italy . The games took place in the 3,000-seat Pala Hodegart . A total of 2,275 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 151 per game.

It was also tight in Group B of Division I, in which the hosts also managed to make the promotion. Italy prevailed and celebrated the first return to the A group of Division I. The Italians last played at this level at the 2000 World Cup in the then B group. As in the A group, five of the six teams had a chance of promotion before the last day of the tournament. With a victory over Poland, the strong promoted South Korea put pressure on the Italians who had been leading up to that point, who therefore needed a victory against Kazakhstan, and outpaced the other three teams with hopes of winning the tournament. Italy was ultimately able to celebrate promotion with a narrow 1-0 victory in the final game of the tournament.

Due to the successive increase in the top division to ten teams and the associated replenishment of the lower divisions, there was again no relegation. Thus, as in the previous year, Poland remained the last-placed team in Group B of Division I despite five defeats.

April 8, 2018 1:30 p.m. (local time)

South Korea

2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 8, 2018 5:00 p.m.

Poland

0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

People's Republic of China

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 300

April 8, 2018 8:30 p.m.

Italy

5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) game report

Latvia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 9, 2018 1:30 p.m.

Latvia

2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 60

April 9, 2018 5:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

2: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 90

April 9, 2018 8:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan

1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 11, 2018 1:30 p.m.

Latvia

2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

People's Republic of China

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 80

April 11, 2018 5:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

4: 3 (2: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 75

April 11, 2018 8:30 p.m.

South Korea

3: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 12, 2018 1:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3) game report

Kazakhstan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 60

April 12, 2018 5:00 p.m.

Latvia

1: 5 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 2) game report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 80

April 12, 2018 8:30 p.m.

Italy

2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Poland

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 210

April 14, 2018 1:30 p.m.

Poland

2: 9 (0: 3, 1: 3, 1: 3) match report

South Korea

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 80

April 14, 2018 5:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Latvia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 90

April 14, 2018 8:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 550

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Italy	5	4th	0	0	1	14: 06	12
2.	South Korea	5	3	1	0	1	20: 08	11
3.	Latvia	5	3	0	0	2	07:12	9
4th	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	1	2	09:10	7th
5.	People's Republic of China	5	2	0	0	3	07: 07	6th
6th	Poland	5	0	0	0	5	07:21	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA

Ascent and descent

Promoted to the top division:	France
Promoted to Division IA:	Italy
Promoted to Division IB:	Netherlands

Division II

Group A in Maribor, Slovenia

2018 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Maribor , Slovenia
opening	March 31, 2018
Final day	April 6, 2018
spectator	5,784 (385 per game)
Gates	82 (5.47 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Pia Dukarič
Best defender	Kayleigh Hamers
Best striker	Pia Pren
Top scorer	Julie Zwarthoed (11 points)

venue

Maribor , Slovenia

Maribor World championship venue

Venue

Ledna dvorana Tabor Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Ledna dvorana Tabor

The Group A tournament of Division II was held from March 31 to April 6, 2018 in Maribor , Slovenia . The games took place in the 3,000-seat Ledna dvorana Tabor . A total of 5,784 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 385 per game.

After two years of membership in Division II, the team from the Netherlands made the undisputed return to Division I. They fought head-to-head with the British until the final day of the match. Both teams went into the direct duel on the last day of the tournament without losing points, in which the Netherlands won 4-0 and were able to celebrate their promotion to Division I. It was followed by North Korea, whose squad included several players who had participated with the Korean team in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February . On the other places came Australia and the host Slovenia.

Due to the successive increase in the top division to ten teams and the associated replenishment of the lower divisions, there was again no relegation. Mexico, which had surprisingly been promoted last year, remained the last-placed team in Group A of Division II despite five defeats.

March 31, 2018 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Great Britain

5: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 5: 0) game report

Australia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 370

March 31, 2018 4:30 p.m.

North Korea

2: 5 (1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 3) game report

Netherlands

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 372

March 31, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Mexico

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 400

April 1, 2018 1:00 p.m.

Great Britain

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

North Korea

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 356

April 1, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Australia

4: 1 (3: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) game report

Mexico

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 348

April 1, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands

2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 450

April 3, 2018 1 p.m.

Netherlands

6: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Australia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 344

April 3, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Great Britain

5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Mexico

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 357

April 3, 2018 8:00 p.m.

North Korea

5: 4 (2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 2) game report

Slovenia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 499

April 4, 2018 1 p.m.

Mexico

0: 7 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report

Netherlands

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 341

April 4, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Australia

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 3) game report

North Korea

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 340

April 4, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Slovenia

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report

Great Britain

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 462

April 6, 2018 1 p.m.

North Korea

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

Mexico

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 332

April 6, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands

4: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 377

April 6, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Slovenia

2: 4 (2: 0, 0: 4, 0: 0) game report

Australia

Ledna dvorana Tabor, Maribor Spectators: 436

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	24: 03	15th
2.	Great Britain	5	4th	0	0	1	17: 07	12
3.	North Korea	5	3	0	0	2	14:15	9
4th	Australia	5	2	0	0	3	10:17	6th
5.	Slovenia	5	1	0	0	4th	14:15	3
6th	Mexico	5	0	0	0	5	03:25	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB

Group B in Valdemoro, Spain

2018 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Spain
Venue (s)	Valdemoro , Spain
opening	17th March 2018
Final day	23 March 2018
spectator	3,458 (230 per game)
Gates	132 (8.80 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Alba Gonzalo
Best defender	Elena Álvarez
Best striker	Silvia Björgvinsdóttir
Top scorer	Caitlin Heale (15 points)

venue

Valdemoro , Spain

Valdemoro World championship venue

Venue

Pista Municipal de Hielo Francisco Fernández Ochoa Capacity: 2,000

The Group B tournament of Division II was held from March 17 to 23, 2018 in Valdemoro , Spain , a satellite city of the capital Madrid . The games took place in the Pista Municipal de Hielo Francisco Fernández Ochoa with a capacity of 2,000 . A total of 3,458 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 230 per game.

After several second places in previous years, hosts Spain achieved their first promotion to Division IIA on the penultimate match day. Already on the first three days of the tournament, the Spaniards and the strong promoters from the Republic of China (Taiwan) emerged as favorites to win the tournament. The two teams met on the penultimate matchday in the constellation that only they still played for the tournament victory. Both teams have so far been victorious in three games without losing points. In the end, the Spaniards decided the direct duel with a clear 6: 1 and were promoted to Group A of Division II for the first time. Behind the flawless Spaniards, the newcomer from the island of Taiwan was three points behind in second place, followed by Iceland and New Zealand.

Due to the successive increase in the top division to ten teams and the associated replenishment of the lower divisions, there was again no relegation. Despite five defeats, Romania remained - as in the previous year - as the last-placed team in Group B of Division II.

March 17, 2018 1:00 p.m. (local time)

New Zealand

6: 3 (0: 2, 6: 1, 0: 0) game report

Romania

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 125

March 17, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report

Turkey

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 130

March 17, 2018 8:15 p.m.

Iceland

1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Spain

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 650

March 18, 2018 1:00 p.m.

Romania

4: 9 (2: 5, 1: 3, 1: 1) match report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 63

March 18, 2018 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

3: 4 n.P. (0: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Iceland

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 120

March 18, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Spain

4: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Turkey

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 530

March 20, 2018 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

6: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 5: 0) game report

Turkey

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 130

March 20, 2018 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

2: 5 (0: 3, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 55

March 20, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Spain

12: 0 (4: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) game report

Romania

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 205

March 21, 2018 1 p.m.

Turkey

4:11 (3: 3, 0: 5, 1: 3) game report

New Zealand

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 95

March 21, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Romania

1:12 (0: 5, 1: 2, 0: 5) game report

Iceland

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 85

March 21, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 3, 1: 1) game report

Spain

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 455

March 23, 2018 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 85

March 23, 2018 4:30 p.m.

Spain

5: 2 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 2) game report

New Zealand

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 555

March 23, 2018 8:00 p.m.

Turkey

8: 4 (2: 2, 1: 2, 5: 0) game report

Romania

Pista Municipal de Hielo F. F. Ochoa, Valdemoro Spectators: 175

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Spain	5	5	0	0	0	29: 05	15th
2.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	5	4th	0	0	1	25:16	12
3.	Iceland	5	2	1	0	2	25:12	8th
4th	New Zealand	5	2	0	1	2	24:21	7th
5.	Turkey	5	1	0	0	4th	17:31	3
6th	Romania	5	0	0	0	5	12:47	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division IB:	Netherlands
Promoted to Division IIA:	Spain
Promoted to Division IIB:	Croatia

Qualification for Division IIB

2018 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B - Qualification
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Croatia
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	4th December 2017
Final day	December 9, 2017
spectator	1,366 (136 per game)
Gates	72 (7.20 per game)
Top scorer	Ela Filipec (16 points)

The qualification for Group B of Division II was held from December 4th to 9th 2017 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace. A total of 1,366 spectators attended the ten tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 136 per game.

The Croatian team emerged as the winner and thus promoted to Group B of Division II. After relegating from Group A of Division II in 2016, the Croatians waived participation in Group B of Division II in the previous year and were thus relegated again. With four wins in as many tournament games, however, the promotion succeeded.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

December 4, 2017 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Croatia

4: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 75

December 4, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

0: 9 (0: 3, 0: 4, 0: 2) game report

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 230

December 5, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Hong Kong

0:10 (0: 1, 0: 5, 0: 4) game report

Croatia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 238

December 6, 2017 3:30 p.m.

Belgium

14: 1 (3: 0, 5: 1, 6: 0) game report

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 68

December 6, 2017 7:00 p.m.

South Africa

4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 225

December 7, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Croatia

1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 80

December 8, 2017 3:30 p.m.

South Africa

8: 1 (2: 0, 4: 1, 2: 0) game report

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 68

December 8, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

2:12 (0: 4, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report

Croatia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 102

December 9, 2017 2:30 p.m.

Hong Kong

2: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 200

December 9, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Belgium

3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 80

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Croatia	4th	4th	0	0	0	27: 02	12
2.	Belgium	4th	3	0	0	1	26: 02	9
3.	South Africa	4th	2	0	0	2	12: 08	6th
4th	Hong Kong	4th	1	0	0	3	04:33	3
5.	Bulgaria	4th	0	0	0	4th	03:27	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Promoted to Division IIB:

Croatia

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2018 (overview)
• 2018 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2018
• 2018 U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship
• 2018 U18 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship

Web links

• Website of the International Ice Hockey Federation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Andrew Podnieks: France moves up. Historic rise to top level of WW. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 14, 2018, accessed April 15, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Andrew Podnieks: DeRocco delights! WWIB: Italian scores only goal for promotion. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 15, 2018, accessed April 15, 2018 . 
3. ^ Andy Potts: Dutch delight in Maribor. Impressive Netherlands cruise to gold. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 7, 2018, accessed April 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Andy Potts: ¡Qué festival! Spain claims WWIIB gold, Taipei impresses. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 22, 2018, accessed March 22, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Andy Potts: Croatia bounces back. Women's team makes winning return to IIHF play. International Ice Hockey Federation , December 10, 2017, accessed March 22, 2018 .