2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
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The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 13th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship (the 14th edition overall, if the season when only the lower divisions were played is also counted), organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Cities | Zürich, Winterthur |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 16–25 |
| Opened by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (4th title) |
Runners-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 129 (6.14 per game) |
| Attendance | 28,437 (1,354 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Hilary Knight (14 points) |
| Awards | |
| MVP |  Zuzana Tomčíková |
The Top Division tournament was held at Hallenstadion in Zürich and at Deutweg rink in Winterthur, Switzerland, from 16 to 25 April 2011.[1][2]
The United States were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title, capturing their third straight gold medal, by defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Hilary Knight.[3] IIHF council member Monique Scheier-Schneider presided over the events.[4]
Top Division
Preliminary round
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Relegation round |
Source: IIHF
| April 17, 2011 12:00 | United States | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 585 |
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| Brianne McLaughlin | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 63 | Shots | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| April 17, 2011 16:00 | Sweden | 7–1 (3–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Russia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 520 |
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| Sara Grahn | Goalies | Anna Prugova Valentina Ostrovlyanchik | Referee: Erin Blair | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 18, 2011 12:00 | Sweden | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Slovakia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 829 |
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| Kim Martin | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 74 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
| April 18, 2011 16:00 | Russia | 1–13 (0–5, 1–3, 0–5) | United States | Hallenstadion Attendance: 535 |
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| Valentina Ostrovlyanchik | Goalies | Molly Schaus | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 20, 2011 14:00 | Slovakia | 1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3) | Russia | Deutweg rink Attendance: 257 |
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| Zuzana Tomčíková | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Aina Hove | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| April 20, 2011 20:00 | United States | 9–1 (4–0, 5–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Deutweg rink Attendance: 748 |
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| Jessie Vetter | Goalies | Sara Grahn Kim Martin | Referee: Ulla Sipila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | Relegation round |
Source: IIHF
| April 16, 2011 16:00 | Finland | 5–3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Deutweg rink Attendance: 634 |
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| Maija Hassinen | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 16, 2011 20:00 | Canada | 12–0 (3–0, 5–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,900 |
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| Charline Labonté | Goalies | Florence Schelling Sophie Anthamatten | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 17, 2011 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) | Canada | Deutweg rink Attendance: 411 |
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| Daria Obydennova | Goalies | Kim St-Pierre | Referee: Ulla Sipila | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 17, 2011 20:00 | Finland | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Switzerland | Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,117 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Aina Hove | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
| April 19, 2011 16:00 | Canada | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Finland | Deutweg rink Attendance: 614 |
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| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Erin Blair | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||
| 50 | Shots | 14 | ||||||
| April 19, 2011 20:00 | Switzerland | 6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,436 |
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| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relegation round
Best of three.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
| April 22, 2011 20:00 | Slovakia | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Kazakhstan | Deutweg rink Attendance: 127 |
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| Zuzana Tomčíková | Goalies | Daria Obydennova | Referee: Aina Hove | ||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
| 34 | Shots | 25 | |||
| April 24, 2011 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Slovakia | Deutweg rink Attendance: 113 |
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| Daria Obydennova | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Ulla Sipila | |||||
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L. Ibragimova  O. Potapova Z. Tukhtyeva | Shootout | J. Kapustova M. Velickova | ||||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 36 | Shots | 38 | ||||||
Kazakhstan is relegated to the 2012 Division I A
Final round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Canada
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| A2 | Sweden
| 1 | B3 | Finland
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| B3 | Finland
| 5 | B1 | Canada
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| A1 | United States
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| A1 | United States
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| B2 | Switzerland
| 4 | A3 | Russia
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| A3 | Russia
| 5 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| B3 | Finland
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| A3 | Russia
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Quarterfinals
| April 22, 2011 16:00 | Sweden | 1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1) | Finland | Hallenstadion Attendance: 931 |
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| Kim Martin Sara Grahn | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 22, 2011 20:00 | Switzerland | 4–5 OT (1–0, 2–0, 1–4) (OT: 0–1) | Russia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,123 |
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| Florence Schelling | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Joy Tottman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| April 23, 2011 16:00 | Canada | 4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Finland | Hallenstadion Attendance: 912 |
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| Charline Labonté | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Erin Blair | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 78 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| April 23, 2011 20:00 | United States | 5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Russia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 821 |
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| Jessie Vetter | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
5th place playoff
| April 24, 2011 16:00 | Sweden | 3–2 GWS (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Switzerland | Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,043 |
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| Kim Martin | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Joy Tottman | |||||||||||
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| E. Holst P. Winberg E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holmlöv E. Holst E. Holmlöv | Shootout | K. Lehmann S. Benz N. Bullo S. Marty C. Meier J. Marty N. Bullo | ||||||||||||
| 28 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
| 75 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| April 25, 2011 16:00 | Finland | 3–2 OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) | Russia | Hallenstadion Attendance: 2,463 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Anna Prugova | Referee: Melanie Bordeleau | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||
Final
| April 25, 2011 20:00 | Canada | 2–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1) | United States | Hallenstadion Attendance: 4,318 |
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| Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Jessica Vetter | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||
Final standings
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| Rank | Team |
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 | United States |
 | Canada |
 | Finland |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Kazakhstan |
| Relegated to the 2012 Division I A |
Awards and statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Hilary Knight | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +11 | 2 |
| Brianna Decker | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 8 |
| Michelle Karvinen | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| Erika Holst | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| Meghan Duggan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| Monique Lamoureux-Kolls | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
| Julie Chu | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| Kendall Coyne | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 0 |
| Rebecca Johnston | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| Karoliina Rantamäki | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
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.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| Noora Räty | 304:05 | 233 | 10 | 1.97 | 95.71 | 0 |
| Shannon Szabados | 127:48 | 64 | 3 | 1.41 | 95.31 | 1 |
| Jessica Vetter | 187:48 | 84 | 4 | 1.28 | 95.24 | 0 |
| Zuzana Tomčíková | 305:00 | 250 | 13 | 2.56 | 94.80 | 1 |
| Kim Martin | 208:28 | 86 | 6 | 1.73 | 93.02 | 1 |
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
- Media All-Stars
- Goaltender:
Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK) - Defense:
Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN), 
Caitlin Cahow (USA) - Forwards: Hilary Knight (USA),
Michelle Karvinen (FIN), Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) - Most Valuable Player: Zuzana Tomčíková (SVK)
- Goaltender:
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Noora Räty (FIN)
- Best Forward: Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (USA)
- Best Defenceman: Meaghan Mikkelson (CAN)
- Best Goaltender:
Best players of each team
Best players of each team selected by the coaches.
Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to 16, 2011.[5][2]
On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake.[6] They retained their position in 2012's Division I, and the 5th-placed team was relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Germany (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 3 |  Latvia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  China |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to the 2012 Division I B |
| – |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
Division II
The Division II tournament was played in Caen, France, from April 4 to 10, 2011.[7][2]
Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them were counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I A |
| 2 |  France (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I B |
| 3 |  Denmark |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Great Britain |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 |  North Korea |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | Withdrawn; relegated to the 2012 Division II A |
Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from February 1 to 6, 2011.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 14 | Promoted to the 2012 Division I B |
| 2 |  Australia (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 13 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II A |
| 3 |  Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II B |
Division IV
The Division IV tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4, 2011.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Division II A |
| 2 |  South Korea |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II B |
| 3 |  Iceland (H) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | Did not participate in 2012 |
| 5 |  South Africa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | Qualified for the 2012 Division II B |
| – |  Estonia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; did not participate in 2012 |
Division V
The Division V tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to 19, 2011.[11]
Poland was promoted to Division IV (renamed II B) for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, because of some nations not participating, 
Spain instead of hosting the Division II B Qualification, effectively were promoted as well.[12][13]
