2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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The 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, the fourth level of the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 4 to 10 January 2010.^[1] The top two teams in the tournament were promoted to Division II for the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship.

2010 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–10 January 2010
Teams	7
← 2008 ← ~~2009~~ (cancelled) 2011 →

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in 2008 Division II (Group A) and were relegated.
New Zealand	Placed 1st in 2008 Division III.
Australia	Placed 4th in 2008 Division III.
Turkey	Hosts; placed 6th in 2008 Division III.
Bulgaria	Placed 7th in 2008 Division III.
North Korea	Last participated in 1993.
Chinese Taipei	First participation in World Championship.

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	0	16	2	+14	6	Semifinals
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	0	1	6	6	0	3	Semifinals
3	Bulgaria	2	0	0	0	2	2	16	−14	0	5th–7th place playoffs

Source: IIHF

4 January 2010
13:00

Australia

11–1
(4–1, 2–0, 5–0)

Game reference

6 January 2010
13:00

1–5
(0–2, 0–0, 1–3)

New Zealand

Game reference

7 January 2010
13:00

1–5
(0–1, 0–4, 1–0)

Australia

Game reference

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	0	25	6	+19	9	Semifinals
2	North Korea	3	2	0	0	1	18	13	+5	6	Semifinals
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	0	2	12	22	−10	3	5th–7th place playoffs
4	Turkey (H)	3	0	0	0	3	9	23	−14	0	5th–7th place playoffs

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

4 January 2010
16:30

Iceland

11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1)

Game reference

4 January 2010
20:00

3–8
(0–3, 1–1, 2–4)

North Korea

Game reference

6 January 2010
16:30

3–6
(1–2, 0–3, 2–1)

Iceland

Game reference

6 January 2010
20:00

4–7
(0–3, 3–3, 1–1)

Chinese Taipei

Game reference

7 January 2010
16:30

4–7
(2–2, 1–2, 1–3)

North Korea

Game reference

7 January 2010
20:00

Iceland

8–2
(3–0, 3–2, 2–0)

Game reference

Final round

5th–7th place playoffs

	5th–7th place semifinal					5th place game

						B3	Chinese Taipei	6
	A3	Bulgaria	7			B4	Turkey	3
	B4	Turkey	8

5th–7th place semifinal

9 January 2010

7–8
(3–4, 2–3, 2–1)

Turkey

Game reference

5th place game

10 January 2010
13:00

Chinese Taipei

6–3
(2–2, 2–0, 2–1)

Game reference

1st–4th place playoffs

The two finalists, Australia and Iceland, were 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			3rd place game


						B2	North Korea	6

						A2	New Zealand	5

Semifinals

9 January 2010
16:30

Iceland

4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Game reference

9 January 2010
20:00

Australia

4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(1–0)

Game reference

3rd place game

10 January 2010
16:30

5–6 (OT)
(1–0, 2–4, 2–1)
(0–1)

North Korea

Game reference

Final

10 January 2010
20:00

1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Australia

Game reference

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Australia
2	Iceland
3	North Korea
4	New Zealand
5	Chinese Taipei
6	Turkey
7	Bulgaria

Promoted to the 2011 Division II

See also

References

^ 2010 World Championship Division III statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links

Official website of IIHF

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