2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–10 December,2019
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	91 (6.07 per game)
Attendance	3,304 (220 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Lithuania Klara Miuller (10 points)
Website	Website
	2021 →

See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 to 10 December 2019.^[1]

South Africa won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.^[2]

Participants[]

Team	Qualification
Romania	Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and was relegated.
Belgium	Placed 2nd in Division II B Q previous year.
South Africa	Placed 3rd in Division II B Q previous year.
Hong Kong	Placed 4th in Division II B Q previous year.
Bulgaria	Host, placed 5th in Division II B Q previous year.
Lithuania	First time participating in tournament.

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.^[3]

Referees

Linesmen

Gabrielle Aston
Shauna Neary
Rita Rygh
Laura White

Anastasia Tanasevich
Aino Härkönen
Lorna Beresford
Nina Refset

Yulia Lavelina
Ines Confidenti
Michelle Müller

Standings[]

source: IIHF

Pos.	Team	GP	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.	Qualification
1	South Africa	5	4	0	0	1	16	18	-2	12	Promotion to 2021 Division II B
2	Belgium	5	3	0	0	2	22	13	+9	9
3	Romania	5	2	1	1	1	22	15	+7	9
4	Bulgaria	5	2	1	0	2	14	10	+4	8
5	Lithuania	5	2	0	0	3	13	14	-1	6
6	Hong Kong	5	0	0	1	4	4	21	-17	1

class rules: 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.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

4 December 2019
13:00

South Africa

4–11
(1–4, 0–5, 3–2)

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 233


Shaylene Swanepoel Rachel van der Merwe	Goalies	Andrea Kurkó Nadina Niciu	Referee: Laura White
Schuurman – 06:38 / Rhode (Schuurman) – 45:50 / Jamieson (Van Doesburgh) – 47:41 / Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) (SH) – 54:27	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9 / 1–10 / 2–10 / 3–10 / 4–10 / 4–11	03:15 – Elekes (Dávid, Barta) / 05:31 – Voicu / 14:55 – Oprea (Popescu, Barta) / 18:44 – Dávid (Popescu, Bálint) (PP) / 24:08 – Bálint (Popescu, Oprea) / 24:27 – Laczkó-Szabó (Csiszér, Voicu) (EA) / 26:20 – Elekes (Sârbu, Szopos) / 30:12 – Dávid (SH) / 38:33 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó) / 42:19 – Voicu (Laczkó-Szabó, Szopos) / 58:20 – Csiszér (Voicu, Laczkó-Szabó)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
19	Shots	27

4 December 2019
16:30

Lithuania

4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 280


Emilie Simonsen	Goalies	Stephanie Fok	Referee: Rita Rygh
Miuller (Kukanova) – 08:18 / Miuller (SH) – 09:58 / Šeršniova – 52:13 / Miuller (PP) – 58:02	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1	04:06 – Ip (A. Li, So)
10 min	Penalties	8 min
15	Shots	32

4 December 2019
20:00

Belgium

4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 410


Lieselot De Wageneer	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Shauna Neary
De Guchtenaere (Vetters) – 00:45 / L. Bosmans (Boon, Clincke) – 01:43 / De Guchtenaere (F. Bosmans, Jenaer) (PP) – 32:59 / De Guchtenaere (Horemans) – 43:52	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2	21:54 – Dilova (Stoyanova, Lisichkova) (PP) / 26:46 – Metanova (Zareva, Monova)
8 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	13

5 December 2019
13:00

Romania

2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35


Nadina Niciu	Goalies	Sumi Chau	Referee: Gabrielle Aston
Popescu – 39:49 / Voicu (Adorján) (PP2) – 63:39	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1	35:22 – Ip (A. Li, Leung) (PP2)
24 min	Penalties	24 min
27	Shots	14

5 December 2019
16:30

Belgium

3–4
(2–1, 1–1, 0–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 231


Charlotte Swinnen	Goalies	Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Laura White
Maka (Fransen, Willemot) – 06:56 / De Guchtenaere (Jenaer) – 11:59 / F. Bosmans (De Guchtenaere, Leyen) – 33:14	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4	00:31 – Schuurman (Rhode, Verwey) / 20:40 – Rhode (Van Doesburgh, Verwey) / 53:25 – Brits (Loubser, Verwey) / 56:27 – Schuurman (Rhode)
8 min	Penalties	2 min
29	Shots	18

5 December 2019
20:00

Bulgaria

2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310


Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Shauna Neary
Lisichkova (Popova) (PP) – 31:53 / Lisichkova – 56:43	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1	28:21 – Šeršniova (Karpavičiūtė, Burneikaitė)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
45	Shots	16

7 December 2019
13:00

Belgium

3–4
(2–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150


Charlotte Swinnen	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Gabrielle Aston
L. Bosmans (F. Bosmans, Willemot) – 01:00 / Jenaer (Leirs) – 02:21 / De Guchtenaere – 58:59	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4	03:37 – Miuller (Jakavičienė) / 25:33 – Miuller (Maleckienė) / 42:19 – Miuller / 44:18 – Miuller (Kukanova, Maleckienė)
2 min	Penalties	2 min
38	Shots	8

7 December 2019
16:30

South Africa

2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 220


Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Sumi Chau	Referee: Rita Rygh
Van Doesburgh (Brits) – 27:02 / Schuurman (Van Doesburgh) – 59:29	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1	47:24 – A. Li (PP)
16 min	Penalties	10 min
19	Shots	11

7 December 2019
20:00

Romania

3–4 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 310


Andrea Kurkó	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Laura White
Oprea (Máthé) (SH) – 28:13 / Oprea (Csiszér, Popescu) – 31:13 / Csiszér (Barta) – 32:28	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4	11:52 – Lisichkova (Stoyanova, Todorova) / 33:29 – Metanova (Lisichkova) / 58:30 – Kotseva (Metanova, Todorova) / 64:27 – Metanova (Dilova, Lisichkova) (PP)
26 min	Penalties	35 min
23	Shots	27

8 December 2019
13:00

Hong Kong

1–8
(0–2, 1–6, 0–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35


Stephanie Fok Sumi Chau	Goalies	Charlotte Swinnen Lieselot De Wageneer	Referee: Shauna Neary
Ip (Wong, Leung) – 25:10	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8	01:05 – Maka (F. Bosmans) / 19:15 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster) (PP) / 21:59 – Maka (Van Calster) / 26:01 – De Guchtenaere (Willemot, Clincke) / 27:14 – L. Bosmans (Van Calster) / 29:19 – Van Calster (Maka, L. Bosmans) (PP2) / 30:12 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster, Leyen) (PP) / 30:38 – Van Calster (Leyen, L. Bosmans) (PP)
14 min	Penalties	12 min
4	Shots	37

8 December 2019
16:30

Lithuania

2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150


Emilie Simonsen	Goalies	Andrea Kurkó	Referee: Gabrielle Aston
Miuller (Maleckienė) – 39:15 / Šeršniova (Miuller) (SH) – 56:55	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4	09:17 – Antal / 50:39 – Csiszér (Bálint) / 58:39 – Oprea (Máthé, Popescu) (PP) / 59:55 – Oprea (Csiszér)
14 min	Penalties	10 min
10	Shots	34

8 December 2019
20:00

Bulgaria

1–2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 360


Paulina Georgieva	Goalies	Shaylene Swanepoel	Referee: Rita Rygh
Metanova (Popova, Stoyanova) – 14:22	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2	51:42 – Herringer (I. Marais) / 55:22 – Keuler (Schuurman, Rhode)
24 min	Penalties	6 min
22	Shots	20

10 December 2019
13:00

South Africa

4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Lithuania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150


Shaylene Swanepoel	Goalies	Emilie Simonsen	Referee: Laura White
Rhode – 04:48 / Keuler (Schuurman) – 23:55 / I. Marais (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 30:43 / Rhode (Schuurman, Van Doesburgh) – 41:54	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2	12:09 – Miuller / 39:32 – Burneikaitė (Šeršniova) (PP)
2 min	Penalties	10 min
43	Shots	9

10 December 2019
16:30

Hong Kong

0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250


Sumi Chau	Goalies	Paulina Georgieva	Referee: Rita Rygh
	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5	09:58 – Zareva (Dimitrova, Popova) / 20:30 – Popova (Stoyanova, Zareva) / 21:59 – Metanova / 35:56 – Metanova / 45:19 – Metanova (Lisichkova, Stoyanova) (PP)
6 min	Penalties	16 min
8	Shots	23

10 December 2019
20:00

Romania

2–4
(1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180


Andrea Kurkó Nadina Niciu	Goalies	Charlotte Swinnen	Referee: Shauna Neary
Voicu (Csiszér) – 13:37 / Voicu (Csiszér) – 59:11	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4	17:48 – F. Bosmans (Van Calster) / 24:28 – De Guchtenaere (Clincke) / 31:09 – De Guchtenaere (Leyen) (PP) / 37:12 – Maka (Leirs, F. Bosmans)
6 min	Penalties	10 min
24	Shots	15

Awards and statistics[]

Awards[]

Award^[4]	Player
Best Goalkeeper	Lithuania Emilie Simonsen
Best Defenceman	South Africa Donne van Doesburgh
Best Forward	Lithuania Klara Miuller

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Lithuania Klara Miuller	5	9	1	10	+4	10	F
South Africa Chloe Schuurman	5	4	8	10	+7	4	F
Belgium Lotte De Guchtenaere	5	8	1	9	0	2	F
Romania Timea Csiszér	5	4	5	9	+8	4	F
Belgium Veronika Metanova	5	7	1	8	+2	4	F
South Africa Dalene Rhode	5	5	3	8	+5	8	F
Romania Ana Voicu	5	5	3	8	+6	20	F
Belgium Femke Bosmans	5	4	4	8	+4	2	F
Bulgaria Tina Lisichkova	5	3	4	7	0	12	D
Belgium Chinouk Van Calster	5	2	5	7	+6	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
Lithuania Emilie Simonsen	300:00	14	2.80	192	92.71	0
Bulgaria Paulina Georgieva	303:22	10	1.98	102	90.20	1
Hong Kong Sumi Chau	213:27	10	2.81	82	87.80	0
South Africa Shaylene Swanepoel	266:20	14	3.15	87	83.91	0
Romania Andrea Kurkó	198:19	11	3.33	58	81.03	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

References[]

↑ Tournaments for 2020 assigned. iihf.com (24 May 2019).
↑ First triumph for South African women. iihf.com (11 December 2019).
↑ IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials. IIHF (25 November 2019).
↑ Awards

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Tournaments for 2020 assigned. iihf.com (24 May 2019).

[2] First triumph for South African women. iihf.com (11 December 2019).

[3] IIHF Ice hockey Women's World Championship Div III – Competition officials. IIHF (25 November 2019).

[4] Awards

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