2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host country	Luxembourg
Dates	March 31 - April 6
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Luxembourg Kockelscheur (in 1 host city)

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament was held from March 31-April 4]], [[2008. Matches were played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg at the Luxembourg Kockelscheur. The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the Division III Qualification tournament.

Teams

Team	Qualification
Turkey	Relegated from Group A of the 2007 Division II Championship
North Korea	Withdrew from Group B of the Division II Championship and demoted to Division III
Luxembourg	Placed third in last year's Division III Championship
South Africa	Placed fourth in last year's Division III Championship
Mongolia	Placed fifth in last year's Division III Championship
Greece	Placed first in this year's Division III Qualification, making first appearance since the 1999 World Championships

Fixtures

March 31, 2008 13:00

Greece

1 – 5

South Africa

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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	Dimitrios Kalyvas 40:19		Jared Joyce 02:04, Carel Esterhuizen 19:08, Marc Giot 54:57, Jack Valadas 56:26, David Watson 58:15

March 31, 2008 16:30

North Korea

17 – 0

Mongolia

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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	Kim Chang Min 08:29, Ri Kum Song 09:49, 23:31, 56:17 Ri Se Gwang 11:44, 38:44, Kim Kyong Il 13:08, 14:28, Ri Chol Min 19:22, Mun Chol 20:59, 31:55, 36:35, Song Chung Song 42:41, 58:05 Ju Sung Hyok 48:18, 53:06, Jong Song Il 55:56

March 31, 2008 20:15

Luxembourg

5 – 4 (OT)

Turkey

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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	Benny Welter 11:15, 45:56 Ronny Scheier 16:39, Georges Scheier 49:18, Thierry Holtzem 63:39		Emrah Ozmen 02:43, 28:26, 50:34 Erdogan Coskun 29:09

April 1, 2008 13:00

Mongolia

4–10

Greece

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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	Neguun Ganbat 14:19, Altengeral Ichinnorov 21:48, 54:48, Batzaya Purevdorj 55:21		Dimitrios Kalyvas 08:08, 15:41, 20:46, 28:57, 30:30, 35:16, 37:31, 49:37, Ioannis Koufis 52:46, 59:44

April 1, 2008 16:30

Turkey

1–7

South Africa

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 1, 2008 20:00

North Korea

2–1

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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	Mun Chol 45:01, Kim Kwang Hyok 57:20		Francois Schons 54:59

April 3, 2008 13:00

Turkey

11–3

Mongolia

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 3, 2008 16:30

North Korea

7–3

Greece

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 3, 2008 20:00

Luxembourg

4–5

South Africa

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 5, 2008 13:00

South Africa

0–6

North Korea

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 5, 2008 16:30

Greece

1–9

Turkey

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 5, 2008 20:00

Mongolia

0–9

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 6, 2008 13:00

South Africa

12–4

Mongolia

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 6, 2008 16:30

Turkey

2–8

North Korea

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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April 6, 2008 20:00

Luxembourg

3–2 (OT)

Greece

Luxembourg Kockelscheur

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Standings

Promoted to Division II for 2009

Rk.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1	North Korea	5	5	0	0	0	40	6	32	15
2	South Africa	5	4	0	0	1	29	16	13	12
3	Luxembourg	5	1	2	0	2	22	13	9	7
4	Turkey	5	2	0	1	2	27	24	3	7
5	Greece	5	1	0	1	3	17	28	-11	4
6	Mongolia	5	0	0	0	5	11	59	-48	0

Team Photos

Greece

South Africa

Turkey

External links

• 2008 Division III at the IIHF