2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Italy Poland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 9–15 January 2023 10–15 January 2023 |
| Teams | 11 |
The 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of competition at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Italy |
| City | Ritten |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 9–15 January 2023 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Germany |
Runners-up  | Italy |
Third place  |  France |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 9 to 15 January 2023.[1][2]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
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| Germany | 8th place in 2022 World Championship Top Division and were relegated |
| France | 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division I A |
| Italy | Hosts; 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division I A |
 Hungary | 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division I A |
 Norway | 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division I A |
 Austria | 1st place in 2022 World Championship Division I B and were promoted |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division |
| 2 | Italy (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9[a] | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9[a] | |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to the 2024 Division I 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:
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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Results
| 9 January 2023 13:00 | Norway | 1–3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0) | Germany | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 9 January 2023 16:30 | Hungary | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | France | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 9 January 2023 20:00 | Austria | 0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (0–1) | Italy | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 10 January 2023 13:00 | Germany | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Hungary | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 10 January 2023 16:30 | France | 2–3 GWS (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1) | Austria | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 10 January 2023 20:00 | Italy | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Norway | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 12 January 2023 13:00 | Germany | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Austria | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 12 January 2023 16:30 | France | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Italy | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 12 January 2023 20:00 | Norway | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Hungary | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 13 January 2023 13:00 | Italy | 0–1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (0–0, 0–1) | Germany | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 13 January 2023 16:30 | France | 5–1 (2–0, 3–0, 0–1) | Norway | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 13 January 2023 20:00 | Hungary | 3–2 OT (1–0, 1–2, 0–0) (1–0) | Austria | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 15 January 2023 13:00 | Austria | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Norway | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 15 January 2023 16:30 | Italy | 1–3 (1–1, 0–2, 0–0) | Hungary | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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| 15 January 2023 20:00 | Germany | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (0–0, 0–1) | France | Arena Ritten, Ritten |
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Group B tournament
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| Host country | Poland |
| City | Katowice |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–15 January 2023 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark |
| Runners-up | Poland |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 10 to 15 January 2023.[3][4]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
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| Poland | Hosts; 2nd place in 2022 World Championship Division I B |
 Chinese Taipei | 3rd place in 2022 World Championship Division I B |
 South Korea | 4th place in 2022 World Championship Division I B |
| Denmark | 5th place in 2022 World Championship Division I B |
| Spain | 1st place in 2022 World Championship Division II and were promoted |
 China | Withdrawn from 2022 World Championship Division I B; withdrawn also from this year's tournament |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | |
| – | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; relegated to the 2024 Division II A |
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
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
| 10 January 2023 16:30 | Poland | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | South Korea | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 10 January 2023 20:00 | Spain | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Chinese Taipei | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 11 January 2023 19:00 | Denmark | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Spain | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 12 January 2023 16:30 | Denmark | 3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Poland | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 12 January 2023 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | South Korea | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 13 January 2023 16:30 | Spain | 0–4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) | Poland | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 14 January 2023 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | 1–9 (0–3, 1–1, 0–5) | Denmark | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 14 January 2023 20:00 | South Korea | 1–2 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (0–1) | Spain | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 15 January 2023 16:30 | Poland | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Chinese Taipei | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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| 15 January 2023 20:00 | South Korea | 1–4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–1) | Denmark | Jantor Arena, Katowice |
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References
- ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
External links
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| Qualification | |
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