2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  China  South Korea | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 20–26 August 17–23 April | 
| Teams | 12 | 
The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.[1]
China and Denmark gained promotion to the Top Division, while Slovakia were relegated from the Group A tournament.[2][3] South Korea won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Kazakhstan were relegated.[4]
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China | 
| City | Shenzhen | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 20–26 August | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per game) | 
| Attendance | 65,408 (4,361 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Millie Sirum (7 points) | 
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be played in Shenzhen, China from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed.[5] On 22 March, it was rescheduled to 20–26 August 2023.[6][7][8]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  Denmark | Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated. | 
|  Norway | Placed 2nd in Division I A last year. | 
|  Slovakia | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. | 
|  Austria | Placed 4th in Division I A last year. | 
|  Netherlands | Placed 5th in Division I A last year. | 
|  China | Hosts; placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted. | 
Match officials
Eight referees and linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
|---|---|
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division | 
| 2 |  Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9[a] | |
| 3 |  Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9[a] | |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9[a] | |
| 5 |  Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division I B | 
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:
Match results
All times are local (Time in China – UTC+8).
| 20 August 2023 13:00 | Netherlands  | 1–6 (0–2, 1–1, 0–3) |  Denmark | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 3,100 | 
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| Eline Gabriele | Goalies | Emma-Sofie Nordström | Referees:  Ida Henriksson  Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:  Johanna Oksanen  Adrienn Paulheim | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 August 2023 16:30 | Austria  | 4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0) |  Norway | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,800 | 
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| Selma Luggin | Goalies | Linnea Holterud Olsson | Referees:  Kaisa Ketonen .svg.png) Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: .svg.png) Marine Dinant  Natalia Suchanek | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 20 August 2023 20:00 | China  | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) |  Slovakia | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 6,673 | 
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| Chen Tiya | Goalies | Andrea Rišianová | Referees:  Miyuki Nakayama  Laura White Linesmen: .svg.png) Laura Gutasukas .svg.png) Kirsten Welsh | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||
| 46 | Shots | 26 | |||
| 21 August 2023 13:00 | Denmark  | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) |  Austria | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,355 | 
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| Caroline Bjergstad | Goalies | Selma Luggin | Referees: .svg.png) Michelle Stapleton  Laura White Linesmen:  Adrienn Paulheim  Natalia Suchanek | ||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
| 28 | Shots | 27 | |||
| 21 August 2023 16:30 | Slovakia  | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) |  Netherlands | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,670 | 
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| Andrea Rišianová | Goalies | Eline Gabriele | Referees:  Kaisa Ketonen  Jestina Vichorek Linesmen: .svg.png) Marine Dinant  Johanna Oksanen | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2023 20:00 | Norway  | 3–5 (1–0, 1–3, 1–2) |  China | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,132 | 
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| Linnea Holterud Olsson | Goalies | Chen Tiya | Referees:  Ida Henriksson .svg.png) Amy Martin Linesmen:  Eva Mária Moleková .svg.png) Jennifer Vicha | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 August 2023 13:00 | Norway  | 4–2 (1–0, 0–2, 3–0) |  Slovakia | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,350 | 
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| Linnea Holterud Olsson | Goalies | Andrea Rišianová | Referees:  Ida Henriksson .svg.png) Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: .svg.png) Marine Dinant .svg.png) Jennifer Vicha | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 August 2023 16:30 | Netherlands  | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) |  Austria | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,730 | 
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| Eline Gabriele | Goalies | Selma Luggin | Referees:  Miyuki Nakayama  Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:  Eva Mária Moleková .svg.png) Kirsten Welsh | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
| 23 August 2023 20:00 | Denmark  | 2–4 (0–3, 1–0, 1–1) |  China | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,631 | 
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| Emma-Sofie Nordström | Goalies | Chen Tiya | Referees:  Kaisa Ketonen .svg.png) Amy Martin Linesmen: .svg.png) Laura Gutasukas  Natalia Suchanek | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 August 2023 13:00 | Norway  | 3–6 (1–1, 2–3, 0–2) |  Netherlands | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,415 | 
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| Kaja Ekle Linnea Holterud Olsson | Goalies | Eline Gabriele | Referees: .svg.png) Amy Martin  Laura White Linesmen:  Eva Mária Moleková  Johanna Oksanen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 August 2023 16:30 | Slovakia  | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) |  Denmark | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,530 | 
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| Andrea Rišianová | Goalies | Emma-Sofie Nordström | Referees:  Miyuki Nakayama  Jestina Vichorek Linesmen:  Adrienn Paulheim .svg.png) Jennifer Vicha | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
| 24 August 2023 20:00 | Austria  | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) |  China | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 7,920 | 
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| Selma Luggin | Goalies | Chen Tiya | Referees:  Ida Henriksson .svg.png) Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: .svg.png) Laura Gutasukas .svg.png) Kirsten Welsh | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | ||||||
| 26 August 2023 13:00 | Slovakia  | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) |  Austria | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,057 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Andrea Rišianová | Goalies | Selma Luggin | Referees:  Kaisa Ketonen  Laura White Linesmen: .svg.png) Laura Gutasukas  Natalia Suchanek | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
| 26 August 2023 16:30 | Denmark  | 4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0) |  Norway | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 2,957 | 
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| Emma-Sofie Nordström | Goalies | Linnea Holterud Olsson | Referees: .svg.png) Amy Martin  Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen:  Eva Mária Moleková  Johanna Oksanen | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 August 2023 20:00 | China  | 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) |  Netherlands | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen Attendance: 10,088 | 
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| Chen Tiya | Goalies | Eline Gabriele | Referees:  Ida Henriksson .svg.png) Michelle Stapleton Linesmen: .svg.png) Marine Dinant .svg.png) Kirsten Welsh | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Millie Sirum | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F | 
|  Bieke van Nes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F | 
|  Savine Wielenga | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 4 | F | 
|  Josefine Jakobsen | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 0 | F | 
|  Emilie Kruse | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | F | 
|  Mathea Fischer | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | F | 
|  Kong Minghui | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 0 | F | 
|  Anna Meixner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F | 
|  Nicoline Jensen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | F | 
|  Fang Xin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 0 | F | 
|  Silke Lave Glud | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 4 | F | 
|  Kang Mulan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | F | 
|  Zhang Xifang | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 8 | F | 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
 Source: IIHF.com 
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Selma Luggin | 297:49 | 4 | 0.81 | 154 | 97.40 | 2 | 
|  Chen Tiya | 300:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 147 | 95.92 | 2 | 
|  Emma-Sofie Nordström | 237:47 | 7 | 1.77 | 93 | 92.47 | 0 | 
|  Eline Gabriele | 299:04 | 12 | 2.41 | 159 | 92.45 | 1 | 
|  Linnea Holterud Olsson | 259:48 | 14 | 3.23 | 167 | 91.62 | 0 | 
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
 Source: IIHF.com 
Awards
| Position | Player[10] | 
|---|---|
| Goaltender |  Selma Luggin | 
| Defenceman |  Lin Qiqi | 
| Forward |  Savine Wielenga | 
Group B tournament
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Korea | 
| City | Suwon | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 17–23 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per game) | 
| Attendance | 8,093 (540 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Sara Confidenti (7 points) | 
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.[11][12]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  Poland | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. | 
|  Italy | Placed 3rd in Division I B last year. | 
|  Kazakhstan | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. | 
|  South Korea | Hosts; placed 5th in Division I B last year. | 
|  Slovenia | Placed 6th in Division I B last year. | 
|  Great Britain | Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted. | 
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[13]
| Referees | Linesmen | 
|---|---|
| 
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A | 
| 2 |  Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II A | 
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
Match results
All times are local (Time in South Korea – UTC+9).
| 17 April 2023 12:15 | Great Britain  | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) |  Kazakhstan | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 35 | 
| Game reference | |||||
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| Nicole Jackson | Goalies | Arina Chshyokolova | Referee:  Marie Picavet Linesmen: .svg.png) Magali Anex dit Chenaud .svg.png) Bethany Bowshall | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
| 34 | Shots | 14 | |||
| 17 April 2023 15:45 | Slovenia  | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) |  Poland | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 50 | 
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| Pia Dukarič | Goalies | Martyna Sass | Referee:  Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen:  Alexandra Kohl  Ma Sang-hee | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 18 | Shots | 52 | ||||||
| 17 April 2023 19:15 | South Korea  | 2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) |  Italy | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 650 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Huh Eun-bee | Goalies | Martina Fedel | Referee: .svg.png) Michaela Matejova Linesmen:  Brooke Branson .svg.png) Jamie Monard | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||
| 18 April 2023 12:15 | Kazakhstan  | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) |  Slovenia | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 30 | 
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| Arina Shchyokolova | Goalies | Pia Dukarič | Referee:  Melissa Doyle Linesmen: .svg.png) Melissa Brunn  Ma Sang-hee | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 57 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||
| 18 April 2023 15:45 | Italy  | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) |  Great Britain | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 60 | 
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| Elisa Biondi | Goalies | Nicole Jackson | Referee: .svg.png) Michaela Matejova Linesmen: .svg.png) Bethany Bowshall .svg.png) Jamie Monard | |||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||
| 47 | Shots | 16 | ||||||
| 18 April 2023 19:15 | Poland  | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) |  South Korea | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,000 | 
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| Martyna Sass | Goalies | Huh Eun-bee | Referee:  Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: .svg.png) Magali Anex dit Chenaud  Brooke Branson | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 20 April 2023 12:15 | Poland  | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) |  Great Britain | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 23 | 
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| Martyna Sass | Goalies | Nicole Jackson | Referee: .svg.png) Michaela Matejova Linesmen: .svg.png) Magali Anex dit Chenaud  Alexandra Kohl | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
| 20 April 2023 15:45 | Italy  | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) |  Kazakhstan | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 295 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Elisa Biondi | Goalies | Arina Shchyokolova | Referee:  Melissa Doyle Linesmen:  Brooke Branson  Ma Sang-hee | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 20 April 2023 19:15 | Slovenia  | 2–4 (1–1, 0–1, 1–2) |  South Korea | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,250 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pia Dukarič | Goalies | Huh Eun-bee | Referee:  Marie Picavet Linesmen: .svg.png) Melissa Brunn .svg.png) Jamie Monard | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 12:15 | Italy  | 4–2 (3–1, 1–1, 0–0) |  Slovenia | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200 | 
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| Martina Fedel | Goalies | Pia Dukarič | Referee: .svg.png) Michaela Matejova Linesmen: .svg.png) Melissa Brunn .svg.png) Jamie Monard | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Shots | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 15:45 | South Korea  | 3–2 (1–0, 2–2, 0–0) |  Great Britain | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 1,700 | 
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| Hun Eun-bee | Goalies | Ella Howard | Referee:  Melissa Doyle Linesmen: .svg.png) Bethany Bowshall  Alexandra Kohl | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2023 19:15 | Kazakhstan  | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) |  Poland | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200 | 
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| Arina Shchyokolova | Goalies | Martyna Sass | Referee:  Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen: .svg.png) Magali Anex dit Chenaud  Ma Sang-hee | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 12:15 | Great Britain  | 3–4 GWS (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) |  Slovenia | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 100 | 
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| Nicole Jackson | Goalies | Pia Dukarič | Referee:  Nikoleta Celárová Linesmen:  Ma Sang-hee .svg.png) Jamie Monard | |||||||||||||||||
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| Henry  Marsden  Towns  Cartwright  Gale  | Shootout |  Nylaander  Pezdir  Blazinšek  Confidenti | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2023 15:45 | Kazakhstan  | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) |  South Korea | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 2,300 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Arina Shchyokolova | Goalies | Hun Eun-bee | Referee:  Marie Picavet Linesmen: .svg.png) Bethany Bowshall .svg.png) Melissa Brunn | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2023 19:15 | Poland  | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) |  Italy | Suwon Ice Rink, Suwon Attendance: 200 | 
| Game reference | |||||
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| Martyna Sass | Goalies | Elisa Biondi | Referee:  Melissa Doyle Linesmen: .svg.png) Magali Anex dit Chenaud  Brooke Branson | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 17 | Shots | 49 | |||
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sara Confidenti | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 2 | F | 
|  Han Soo-jin | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | 
|  Kim Hee-won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 8 | F | 
|  Park Jong-ah | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 2 | F | 
|  Pia Pren | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | F | 
|  Lee Eun-ji | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | F | 
|  Arwen Nylaander | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 4 | F | 
|  Karolina Późniewska | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 6 | F | 
|  Tetiana Onyshchenko | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 6 | F | 
|  Klaudia Chrapek | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 0 | D | 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
 Source: IIHF.com 
Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Elisa Biondi | 179:10 | 1 | 0.33 | 59 | 98.31 | 2 | 
|  Martyna Sass | 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 157 | 95.54 | 2 | 
|  Hun Eun-bee | 301:16 | 6 | 1.19 | 119 | 95.20 | 1 | 
|  Pia Dukarič | 303:16 | 14 | 2.77 | 253 | 94.76 | 0 | 
|  Nicole Jackson | 245:00 | 7 | 1.71 | 117 | 94.34 | 1 | 
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
 Source: IIHF.com 
Awards
| Position | Player[14] | 
|---|---|
| Goaltender |  Pia Dukarič | 
| Defenceman |  Nadia Mattivi | 
| Forward |  Park Jong-ah | 
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