2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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 →

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.

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
3	Bulgaria	2	0	0	0	2	2	16	−14	0	5th–7th place playoffs

4 January 2010 13:00

Australia

11–1 (4–1, 2–0, 5–0)

Bulgaria

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

6 January 2010 13:00

Bulgaria

1–5 (0–2, 0–0, 1–3)

New Zealand

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

7 January 2010 13:00

New Zealand

1–5 (0–1, 0–4, 1–0)

Australia

Istanbul Arena

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
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

4 January 2010 16:30

Iceland

11–1 (3–0, 5–0, 3–1)

Chinese Taipei

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

4 January 2010 20:00

Turkey

3–8 (0–3, 1–1, 2–4)

North Korea

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

6 January 2010 16:30

North Korea

3–6 (1–2, 0–3, 2–1)

Iceland

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

6 January 2010 20:00

Turkey

4–7 (0–3, 3–3, 1–1)

Chinese Taipei

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

7 January 2010 16:30

Chinese Taipei

4–7 (2–2, 1–2, 1–3)

North Korea

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

7 January 2010 20:00

Iceland

8–2 (3–0, 3–2, 2–0)

Turkey

Istanbul Arena

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

Bulgaria

7–8 (3–4, 2–3, 2–1)

Turkey

Istanbul Arena

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5th place game

10 January 2010 13:00

Chinese Taipei

6–3 (2–2, 2–0, 2–1)

Turkey

Istanbul Arena

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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)

New Zealand

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

9 January 2010 20:00

Australia

4–3 (OT) (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) (1–0)

North Korea

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

3rd place game

10 January 2010 16:30

New Zealand

5–6 (OT) (1–0, 2–4, 2–1) (0–1)

North Korea

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

Final

10 January 2010 20:00

Iceland

1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Australia

Istanbul Arena

Game reference

Final standings

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

Promoted to the 2011 Division II

See also

• 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
• 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

References

External links

• Official website of IIHF