2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
International ice hockey competition
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The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III represents the sixth and the lowest tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament would have been held in Querétaro, Mexico, from 6 to 16 January 2022, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Later it was rescheduled and was played from 22 to 30 July 2022.[2][3]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Mexico |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–30 July 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 180 (8.18 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,141 (234 per game) |
| Scoring leader |  Mike Levin (16 points) |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
Bulgaria withdrew from the July tournament and was replaced by Australia, which originally opted out of the January tournament.
To be eligible as a junior player in this tournament, a player cannot be born earlier than 2002.
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Israel | placed 6th in 2020 Division II B and were relegated |
 Australia | placed 2nd in 2020 Division III |
 Turkey | placed 3rd in 2020 Division III |
| Mexico | hosts; placed 4th in 2020 Division III |
 Chinese Taipei | placed 7th in 2020 Division III |
 South Africa | placed 8th in 2020 Division III |
 Kyrgyzstan | first participation in World Championship |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | first participation in World Championship |
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 5[a] | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Israel |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | Mexico (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
- Chinese Taipei 5 Pts, Israel 2 Pts, Mexico 2 Pts, Israel 3–2 Mexico
| 22 July 2022 17:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–8 (0–5, 1–1, 0–2) | Israel | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 22 July 2022 20:45 | Mexico | 5–6 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 3–3) (0–0, 0–1) | Chinese Taipei | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 23 July 2022 17:00 | Israel | 4–6 (1–1, 0–1, 3–4) | Chinese Taipei | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 23 July 2022 20:30 | Mexico | 4–1 (1–0, 3–0, 0–1) | Kyrgyzstan | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 25 July 2022 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Kyrgyzstan | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 25 July 2022 20:30 | Israel | 3–2 OT (0–0, 1–0, 1–2) (1–0) | Mexico | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 1 |
Source: IIHF
| 22 July 2022 10:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–12 (0–3, 1–7, 0–2) | Australia | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 22 July 2022 13:30 | Turkey | 8–2 (4–1, 2–0, 2–1) | South Africa | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 23 July 2022 10:00 | Turkey | 6–4 (2–1, 2–1, 2–2) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 23 July 2022 13:30 | Australia | 13–1 (4–0, 4–1, 5–0) | South Africa | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 25 July 2022 10:00 | South Africa | 4–5 OT (2–1, 1–1, 1–2) (0–1) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 25 July 2022 13:30 | Australia | 8–1 (3–0, 1–1, 4–0) | Turkey | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
Playoffs
All teams enter the Quarterfinals; Semifinals are to be re-seeded.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
A1 Chinese Taipei | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
B4 South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
2 Chinese Taipei (OT) | 6 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
4 Israel | 5 | |||||||||
B1 Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
A4 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | |||||||||
2 Chinese Taipei (OT) | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
5 Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
A2 Israel | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
B3 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||||||
1 Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
5 Mexico | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
B2 Turkey | 2 | |||||||||
| 30 July | ||||||||||
A3 Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
1 Australia | 1 | |||||||||
4 Israel | 0 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| 27 July 2022 10:00 | Australia | 5–1 (3–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Kyrgyzstan | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 27 July 2022 13:30 | Turkey | 2–5 (0–1, 0–1, 2–3) | Mexico | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 27 July 2022 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 7–2 (2–0, 3–0, 2–2) | South Africa | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 27 July 2022 20:30 | Israel | 7–3 (2–1, 2–0, 3–2) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
Semifinals
| 29 July 2022 14:00 | Australia | 2–3 (0–1, 0–1, 2–1) | Mexico | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
| 29 July 2022 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 6–5 OT (1–1, 1–3, 3–1) (1–0) | Israel | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
7th place match
| 29 July 2022 10:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 4–3 OT (2–0, 1–1, 0–2) (1–0) | South Africa | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
5th place match
| 30 July 2022 11:00 | Turkey | 5–1 (3–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
3rd place match
| 30 July 2022 15:00 | Australia | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Israel | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
Final
| 30 July 2022 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 5–4 OT (1–2, 3–1, 0–1) (1–0) | Mexico | Lakeside Ice Park, Querétaro |
Final standings
| Position | Team | Promotion |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Promoted to the 2023 Division II B |
| 2 | Mexico | Promoted to the 2023 Division II B |
| 3 | Australia | |
| 4 | Israel | |
| 5 | Turkey | |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | |
| 8 | South Africa |