2020 IIHF World Championship Division IV
International ice hockey competition
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The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–5 March (cancelled) |
| Teams | 4 |
| Official website | |
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The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2020.[1]
On 2 March 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Planned participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Kuwait |
Placed 5th in Division III Q last year. |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Host, placed 6th in Division III Q last year. |
 Malaysia |
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
 Philippines |
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
Match officials
Three referees and four linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2021 Division III B |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Philippines |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: N/A
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
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
Planned schedule
All times are local (UTC+6).
| 3 March 2020 17:00 | Malaysia | Cancelled | Kuwait | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 3 March 2020 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | Cancelled | Philippines | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 4 March 2020 17:00 | Kuwait | Cancelled | Philippines | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 4 March 2020 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | Cancelled | Malaysia | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 5 March 2020 15:00 | Philippines | Cancelled | Malaysia | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |
| 5 March 2020 18:00 | Kuwait | Cancelled | Kyrgyzstan | Gorodskoi Katok, Bishkek |