2018_Women's_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships
The 2018 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2019 competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  France Italy Slovenia Spain Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Teams | 29 |
For the 2018 program, there was no relegations, only promotions, to raise the total at the top level up to ten nations.[1]
The Top Division tournament was not held due to the 2018 Olympics.
Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
| 2 |  Austria |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Denmark |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Norway |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 |  Slovakia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 |
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:
Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.[4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I A |
| 2 |  South Korea |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Latvia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 |
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
Division II Group A
The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.[6][7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 |  North Korea |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Australia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovenia (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Mexico |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 |
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
Division II Group B
The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Iceland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 8 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Turkey |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Romania |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 |
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
Division II Group B Qualification
The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.[10][11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II B |
| 2 |  Belgium |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria (H) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 |
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
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