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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Turkey Turkey
Flag of Mexico Mexico
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 21–27 April
27 April – 3 May
Teams 12
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III consists of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1] Divisions III A and III B represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

Group A tournament[]

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A
2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Turkey Turkey
City Istanbul
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 21–27 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 100 (6.67 per game)
Attendance 7,028 (469 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov (9 points)
Website Website

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 April 2025.

Participating teams[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Turkey Turkey Host, placed 6th in Division II B in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Placed 4th in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of South Africa South Africa Placed 5th in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 1st in Division III B in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Croatia Filip Metzinger
  • Flag of Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
  • Flag of New Zealand Ryan Cairns
  • Flag of Norway Petter Bakken
  • Flag of Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
  • Flag of Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
  • Flag of Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
  • Flag of Slovakia Jozef Tichý
  • Flag of South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
  • Flag of Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
  • Flag of Turkey Gökhan Peker

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 5 5 0 0 0 27 5 +22 15 Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 5 3 1 0 1 20 18 +2 11
3 Flag of Turkey Turkey (H) 5 3 0 0 2 19 8 +11 9
4 Flag of South Africa South Africa 5 1 0 1 3 12 24 −12 4
5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 0 0 4 12 16 −4 3[lower-alpha 1]
6 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 5 1 0 0 4 10 29 −19 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegated to the 2026 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 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.
(H) Host.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+3).

21 April 2025
13:00
Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75
21 April 2025
16:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
21 April 2025
20:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg 1–7
(0–4, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,453

22 April 2025
13:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 57
22 April 2025
16:30
Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan 6–0
(0–0, 3–0, 3–0)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 150
22 April 2025
20:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,071

24 April 2025
13:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg 3–8
(1–1, 1–0, 0–7)
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
24 April 2025
16:30
Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
24 April 2025
20:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 750

25 April 2025
13:00
Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan 1–8
(0–4, 1–3, 0–1)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
25 April 2025
16:30
South Africa Flag of South Africa 2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 60
25 April 2025
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3
(0–3, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,036

27 April 2025
13:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg 2–6
(1–2, 1–3, 0–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75
27 April 2025
16:30
Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan 6–5 OT
(2–4, 0–1, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 145
27 April 2025
20:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,938

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov 5 6 3 9 +9 2 F
Luxembourg Colm Cannon 5 5 3 8 −2 6 F
Kyrgyzstan Mikhail Chuvalov 5 3 4 7 +8 2 F
Turkey Ferhat Bakal 5 5 1 6 +6 0 F
Turkmenistan Pavel Barkovskiy 5 5 1 6 +5 4 F
Luxembourg Claude Mossong 5 3 3 6 −2 2 F
Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Tonkikh 5 3 3 6 +5 9 F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Mlivić 5 1 5 6 +1 0 F
Turkmenistan Baymyrat Baymyradov 5 4 1 5 +2 0 F
Turkmenistan Kerven Baylyyev 5 3 2 5 +8 0 F
Kyrgyzstan Ersultan Mirbekov 5 3 2 5 +6 29 F

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
Kyrgyzstan Alexander Petrov 280:00 5 1.07 92 94.57 1
Turkey Sava Voronov 296:19 8 1.62 125 93.60 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Popov 297:36 16 3.23 195 91.79 0
Turkmenistan Keremli Charyyev 300:41 18 3.59 161 88.82 0
South Africa Ryan Boyd 269:49 22 4.89 161 86.34 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

Awards[]

Position Player[1]
Goaltender Turkey Sava Voronov
Defenceman Kyrgyzstan Kuzma Terentyev
Forward Kyrgyzstan Islambek Abdyraev

Group B tournament[]

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B
2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Mexico Mexico
City Queretaro
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 April – 3 May
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 13
Goals scored 169 (13 per game)
Attendance 2,640 (203 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Mongolia Batu Batorovich (19 points)
Website Website

The Division III Group B tournament is being played in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Participating teams[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Mexico Mexico Host, placed 6th in Division III A in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of North Korea North Korea Placed 2nd in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Philippines Philippines Placed 4th in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Singapore Placed 5th in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia Placed 1st in Division IV in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees Linesmen
  • Flag of Austria Alexander Hlavaty
  • Flag of Canada Dominic Cadieux
  • Flag of Turkey Murat Aygün
  • Flag of the United States Chazz Knoche
  • Flag of Mexico Emilio Gómez
  • Flag of Mexico Óscar Pérez
  • Flag of Mexico Sem Ramírez
  • Flag of South Africa Jason van Rooyen
  • Flag of Spain Aleix Espino
  • Flag of Spain Luis Estirado Revuelta
  • Flag of the United States Zachary Carson

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Mexico Mexico (H) 5 5 0 0 0 48 12 +36 15 Promotion to the 2026 Division III A
2 Flag of North Korea North Korea 5 3 1 1 0 38 23 +15 12
3 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 5 3 0 0 2 42 19 +23 9
4 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 5 2 0 0 3 36 29 +7 6
5 Flag of Philippines Philippines 5 1 0 1 3 22 46 −24 4
6 Flag of Singapore 5 0 0 0 5 4 61 −57 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division IV
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 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.
(H) Host.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC−5).

27 April 2025
13:00
Mongolia Flag of Mongolia 13–7
(6–3, 4–3, 3–1)
Flag of Philippines Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 104
27 April 2025
16:30
North Korea Flag of North Korea 14–1
(5–0, 6–1, 3–0)
Flag of Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 92
27 April 2025
20:30
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 513

28 April 2025
13:00
Flag of Singapore 1–11
(0–1, 0–4, 1–6)
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 57
28 April 2025
16:30
North Korea Flag of North Korea 9–5
(3–2, 1–2, 5–1)
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 63
28 April 2025
20:30
Mexico Flag of Mexico 9–1
(4–1, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of Philippines Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 270

30 April 2025
13:00
North Korea Flag of North Korea 7–3
(3–2, 3–0, 1–1)
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 48
30 April 2025
16:30
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 17–2
(6–1, 7–0, 4–1)
Flag of Philippines Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 94
30 April 2025
20:30
Mexico Flag of Mexico 18–1
(7–0, 6–0, 5–1)
Flag of Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 523

2 May 2025
13:00
Flag of Singapore 0–11
(0–3, 0–4, 0–4)
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 83
2 May 2025
16:30
Philippines Flag of Philippines 5–6 OT
(1–1, 2–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of North Korea North Korea Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 95
2 May 2025
20:30
Mongolia Flag of Mongolia 6–7
(0–1, 2–3, 4–3)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 604

3 May 2025
13:00
Philippines Flag of Philippines 7–1
(1–0, 1–0, 5–1)
Flag of Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 94
3 May 2025
16:30
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 16:30 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
20:30
Mexico Flag of Mexico 20:30 Flag of North Korea North Korea Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro


References[]

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