2011 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany. The championships ran from April 14–24, 2011. The United States won the title for the third straight time after beating Sweden 4–3 in the final in Overtime.

Group A
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Group B
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Relegation round
The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round were carried forward to this round.

Schedule
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇺🇸 John Gibson (USA)
 * Best Forward: 🇷🇺 Nikita Kucherov (RUS)
 * Best Defenseman: 🇨🇦 Ryan Murphy (CAN)
 * Best Defenseman: 🇨🇦 Ryan Murphy (CAN)

Best players of each team seleceted by the coaches.
 * Best players of each team

Division I
Group A was played in Riga, Latvia between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Maribor, Slovenia between April 10 and April 16, 2011. On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan Earthquake.

Division II
Group A was played in Braşov, Romania between March 19 and March 25, 2011. Group B was played in Donetsk, Ukraine between March 27 and April 2, 2011.

Division III
Group A was played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei between April 11 and April 17, 2011. Group B was played in Mexico City, Mexico between March 13 and March 20, 2011. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team. Group A played a round-robin schedule followed by a classification round.

Group B
is promoted to the Division II for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.