2014 Women's World Championship

This was the first time that the women's tournaments were played in an Olympic year. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) determined that the best way to continue advancing the competitive level of nations not invited to the Olympic tournament was to fund participation every year. No top level tournament was played, and initially the IIHF stated that the last placed Olympic participant would be relegated to be replaced by the Division I A winner. However after discussion it was changed so that the two teams in question played best of three series instead of simply swapping places.

Playoff
The last-placed team of the Olympics faced the winner of this year's Division I A tournament in a best-of-three series. The winner was promoted to the 2015 Top Division. The games took place on 8–11 November 2014 in Yokohama, Japan.

All times are local (UTC+9)

Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Přerov, Czech Republic, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


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Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


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Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


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Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 24 to 30 March 2014.


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Division II B Qualification
The Division II B Qualification tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 19 to 22 March 2014.


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