2023 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries South Africa
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates17–23 April
27 February – 5 March
Teams12

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division III were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.

Chinese Taipei were promoted after winning Group A, with North Korea relegated after withdrawing before the tournament.[2] Kyrgyzstan won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Malaysia got relegated.[3]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 April
Teams5
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored86 (8.6 per game)
Attendance1,815 (182 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Thailand Jan Isaksson (11 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III last edition.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in Division III last edition.
 Luxembourg Placed 5th in Division III last edition.
 North Korea Withdrew last edition and withdrew also this edition.
 South Africa Host, placed 1st in Division III B last edition and was promoted.
 Thailand Placed 2nd in Division III B last edition and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Italy Andrea Benvegnu
  • New Zealand Ryan Cairns
  • Turkey Cemal Kaya
  • United Arab Emirates Yahya Al-Jneibi
  • Australia Fraser Ohlson
  • Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
  • Mexico Óscar Pérez
  • Netherlands Koep Leermakers
  • New Zealand Edward Howard
  • South Africa Jason van Rooyen
  • United Arab Emirates Helan Al-Ameri

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 0 30 4 +26 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
2  Turkmenistan 4 2 0 0 2 17 16 +1 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  South Africa (H) 4 2 0 0 2 16 17 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Thailand 4 2 0 0 2 20 21 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Luxembourg 4 0 0 0 4 3 28 −25 0
6  North Korea[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2024 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:
  1. 1 2 3 Turkmenistan 3 points, 0 GD, 12 GS; South Africa 3 points, 0 GD, 11 GS; Thailand 3 points, 0 GD, 8 GS
  2. ↑ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

17 April 2023
16:00		Thailand 2–11
(0–3, 1–3, 1–5)		 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Benjamin Kleineschay
Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk		GoaliesHsiao Po-yu
Kuei Fu-hsiang		Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
Australia Fraser Ohlson
Mexico Óscar Pérez
0–112:51 – Shen Yen-l. (Sang) (PP)
0–214:35 – Chou
0–318:29 – Lin H. (Shen Yen-l., Yang Chang-h.) (PP)
0–425:05 – Yu
0–526:24 – Chang (Shen Yen-c.)
Sukwiboon – 27:361–5
1–636:21 – Lin H. (Chen, Sang) (PP)
1–742:12 – Yu (Lin C., Chou)
1–845:26 – Lin H. (Yang Chang-h.)
1–948:36 – Lin H. (Chen, Shen Yen-l.) (PP)
Isaksson (Chan-Urai) (PP) – 49:332–9
2–1054:48 – Wang (Shih)
2–1155:54 – Chang (Lin Y., Shen Yen-l.)
14 minPenalties6 min
23Shots44
17 April 2023
20:00		Turkmenistan 6–9
(3–0, 0–4, 3–5)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 187
Game reference
Rahman Myradov
Serdar Ashyrov		GoaliesRyan BoydReferee:
Italy Andrea Benvegnu
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Al-Ameri
Netherlands Koep Leermakers
Dovletmyradov (Barkovskiy) – 01:021–0
Barkovskiy (Annasaparov, Dovletmyradov) (PP) – 08:262–0
Nuryyev (Baymyradov) – 10:573–0
3–120:44 – Van Doesburgh (Compton)
3–228:58 – Magmoed (PP)
3–334:54 – Samaai (Valadas, Compton) (PP)
3–435:49 – Venter (Valadas)
Kakayev – 40:284–4
4–544:46 – Samaai (Kluyts) (PP)
4–645:10 – Magmoed (Obery, Venter)
Geldimyradov (Barkovskiy, Annasaparov) – 51:435–6
5–752:19 – Samaai (Valadas)
5–853:06 – Van Doesburgh
Dovletmyradov (Geldimyradov, Tannyyev) (PP) – 55:536–8
6–958:09 – Schuurman
14 minPenalties12 min
39Shots24
18 April 2023
20:00		Luxembourg 2–10
(0–2, 1–5, 1–3)		 ThailandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 51
Game reference
Philippe LepageGoaliesBenjamin KleineschayReferee:
United Arab Emirates Yahya Al-Jneibi
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
South Africa Jason van Rooyen
0–104:45 – Limpinphet (Khuhakaew, Forstner) (PP)
0–212:18 – Isaksson (Kindborn, Aarola) (PP)
0–322:35 – Isaksson (Kindborn, Nagayama) (PP)
0–425:18 – Kitayama (Isaksson, Aarola) (PP)
Grönlund (PP) – 32:571–4
1–533:22 – Nagayama (Forstner, Kindborn)
1–634:51 – Isaksson (Kindborn, Aarola)
1–735:04 – Khuhakaew (Limpinphet, Nagayama)
1–846:23 – Kitayama (Kindborn, Isaksson) (PP)
1–948:05 – Kitayama (Kindborn, Nagayama) (PP)
1–1049:35 – Sukwiboon (Vatanapanyakul)
Cannon (Potucek, Mossong) – 53:562–10
20 minPenalties14 min
30Shots54
19 April 2023
16:00		Luxembourg 1–4
(0–1, 1–3, 0–0)		 TurkmenistanThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Philippe LepageGoaliesRahman MyradovReferee:
Turkey Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Australia Fraser Ohlson
0–108:25 – Nuryyev (Bayhanov, Tannyyev) (PP)
0–228:31 – Barkovskiy (Geldimyradov, Annasaparov)
0–331:12 – Geldimyradov (Aganiyazov, Barkovskiy) (PP)
Cannon – 32:571–3
1–437:22 – Hydyrov (Gurbanov, Vahovskiy) (PP)
37 minPenalties14 min
14Shots36
19 April 2023
20:00		Chinese Taipei 6–1
(0–0, 3–1, 3–0)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Hsiao Po-yuGoaliesRyan Boyd
Alistair Bywater		Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Al-Ameri
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Lin Y. (Shen Yen-c., Wen) – 21:441–0
Yang Chang-h. (Lin H., Shen Yen-l.) (PP) – 36:362–0
2–137:50 – Samaai (Birrell)
Yang Chang-h. (Shen Yen-l, Sang) – 39:253–1
Lin H. (Chen, Yang Chang-h.) (PP) – 48:554–1
Pan – 49:115–1
Lin H. (Chen) – 50:466–1
8 minPenalties17 min
38Shots21
20 April 2023
20:00		Thailand 3–6
(0–0, 0–3, 3–3)		 TurkmenistanThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Benjamin KleineschayGoaliesRahman MyradovReferee:
Italy Andrea Benvegnu
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Helan Al-Ameri
Mexico Óscar Pérez
0–124:00 – Geldimyradov (Barkovskiy, Aganiyazov) (PP2)
0–225:16 – Esenov (Vahovskiy, Gurbanov) (PP)
0–329:59 – Nuryyev (Tannyyev)
0–441:02 – Bayhanov (Barkovskiy)
Thanakroekkiat (Nagayama, Aarola) (PP) – 47:381–4
1–549:54 – Baymyradov
Isaksson (Kindborn, Forstner) – 53:512–5
Isaksson (Aarola) – 56:443–5
3–659:32 – Baymyradov (EN)
6 minPenalties10 min
35Shots44
21 April 2023
16:00		Chinese Taipei 10–0
(6–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 LuxembourgThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 27
Game reference
Kuei Fu-hsiangGoaliesPhilippe Lepage
Sven Oberweis		Referee:
United Arab Emirates Yahya Al-Jneibi
Linesmen:
Netherlands Koep Leermakers
South Africa Jason van Rooyen
Chou (Yu) – 02:231–0
Lin Y. (Wen) (PP) – 04:382–0
Yang Chang-h. (Chen, Lin H.) – 07:203–0
Shen Yen-c. (Wen, Lin Y.) – 07:354–0
Yang Chang-h. (Lin H.) – 09:445–0
Shen Yen-l. (Chen, Lin H.) (PP) – 14:396–0
Shen Yen-c. (Yu, Lin Y.) – 24:037–0
Lin J. (Yu, Chou) – 34:278–0
Lin J. (Yang Chang-l., Lin C.) (PP) – 48:259–0
Lin J. (Yang Chang-l.) – 52:5110–0
6 minPenalties10 min
44Shots24
21 April 2023
20:00		South Africa 2–5
(1–2, 1–1, 0–2)		 ThailandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Game reference
Ryan BoydGoaliesBenjamin KleineschayReferee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Australia Fraser Ohlson
0–106:21 – Isaksson (Forstner, Nagayama)
0–209:40 – Isaksson (Forstner)
Carelse (Van Doesburgh) (SH) – 15:361–2
1–327:17 – Isaksson (Aarola, Kindborn) (PP)
Giot (Venter, Van Doesburgh) – 37:362–3
2–442:56 – Kindborn (Nagayama, Aarola)
2–548:17 – Khuhakaew (Forstner, Kindborn) (PP)
18 minPenalties8 min
39Shots36
23 April 2023
14:00		Turkmenistan 1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Rahman MyradovGoaliesHsiao Po-yuReferee:
Italy Andrea Benvegnu
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Mexico Óscar Pérez
0–132:33 – Chen (Lin C.)
0–233:06 – Wen (Lin Y., Shen Yen-c.)
0–351:13 – Yang Chang-h. (Shen Yen-l., Lin H.)
Aganiyazov (Dovletmyradov) – 59:561–3
18 minPenalties12 min
32Shots45
23 April 2023
18:00		South Africa 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 LuxembourgThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Ryan BoydGoaliesPhilippe LepageReferee:
Turkey Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Netherlands Koep Leermakers
Magmoed (Giot, Saaiman) – 11:071–0
Schuurman (Venter, Carelse) – 31:372–0
Carelse (Samaai) – 37:473–0
Magmoed (Venter) – 47:384–0
4 minPenalties6 min
36Shots14

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Thailand Jan Isaksson49211+44F
Chinese Taipei Lin Hung-ju46511+70F
Thailand Ken Kindborn41910+112D
Chinese Taipei Yang Chang-hsing4538+70F
Turkmenistan Pavel Barkovskiy4257+12F
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-lin4257+64D
Chinese Taipei Chen Kuan-ting4167+72F
Thailand Hideki Nagayama4167+14D
Thailand Kim Aarola4077+12F
Chinese Taipei Lin Yo-chen4246+14F
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-chin4246+62F

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
Chinese Taipei Hsiao Po-yu168:3631.077395.890
Thailand Benjamin Kleineschay223:08174.5714187.940
Turkmenistan Rahman Myradov233:06153.8611687.070
South Africa Ryan Boyd230:46174.4212386.181
Luxembourg Philippe Lepage220:00267.0915683.330

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

PositionPlayer[5]
GoaltenderChinese Taipei Hsiao Po-yu
DefencemanThailand Ken Kindborn
ForwardThailand Jan Isaksson

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 February – 5 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored212 (14.13 per game)
Attendance4,585 (306 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov (28 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Host, placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition.
 Kyrgyzstan Placed 1st in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
 Iran Placed 2nd in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
 Singapore Placed 3rd in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
 Malaysia Placed 4th in Division IV last edition and was promoted.
 Hong Kong Withdrew last edition.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Lithuania Vitalijus Sevruk
  • South Korea Park Jae-hyung
  • Sweden Robert Hallin
  • Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
  • Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
  • Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
  • Croatia Marko Saković
  • Czech Republic Jiří Svoboda
  • Serbia David Perduv
  • Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
  • Spain Alejandro García

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Kyrgyzstan 5 5 0 0 0 76 5 +71 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division III A
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 5 3 1 0 1 39 20 +19 11
3  Hong Kong 5 2 1 1 1 41 26 +15 9
4  Singapore 5 2 0 1 2 31 31 0 7
5  Iran 5 1 0 0 4 19 53 −34 3
6  Malaysia 5 0 0 0 5 6 77 −71 0 Relegated to the 2024 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+1)

27 February 2023
13:00		Kyrgyzstan 14–2
(7–1, 5–1, 2–0)		 SingaporeSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 69
Game reference
Alexander Petrov
Arslan Maraimbekov		GoaliesJoshua Shao Ern Lee
Liam Blakney		Referee:
Sweden Robert Hallin.
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Czech Republic Jiří Svoboda
Egorov – 05:231–0
Seifulov – 10.172–0
Tonkikh – 10:233–0
Seifulov (Abdyraev, Titov) (PP) – 11:024–0
Nosov (Chuvalov, Tonkikh) – 16:255–0
Chuvalov (Nosov) – 17:406–0
6–117:56 – Wong (Chan)
Kashaev – 19:457–1
Titov (Abdyraev, Seifulov) – 21:358–1
Isamatov (Abdyraev) (PP) – 22:089–1
Nosov (Tonkikh) (SH) – 22:5610–1
10–229:24 – Chan
Kudashev (SH) – 36:2311–2
Mirbekov (Isamatov, Kudashev) – 39:2812–2
Tonkikh (Nosov, Chuvalov) – 44:2413–2
Chuvalov (Isamatov) – 48:2414–2
10 minPenalties8 min
59Shots7
27 February 2023
16:30		Malaysia 4–14
(1–3, 0–7, 3–4)		 IranSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 55
Game reference
Muhammad Azlly TengkuGoaliesOveis Hassanzadeh
Alireza Mahdavi		Referee:
Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
0–101:48 – Bahri
Aiman Zul (Mohammad) (PP) – 02:591–1
1–204:30 – Houshidari (SH)
1–306:18 – Heidari
1–423:20 – Keyhanfar (Moghadasi)
1–524:00 – Dehghani (Sheikhjafari)
1–625:32 – Korehei (Ghorbani, Mehraban)
1–727:04 – Keyhanfar (Ghahar, Moghadasi)
1–828:13 – Keyhanfar (Ghahar, Heidari)
1–931:01 – Moghadasi (Keyhanfar, Houshidari)
1–1035:29 – Moghadasi (Ghahar)
Mohd (D. Versluis, Aiman Zul) (PP) – 40:512–10
2–1142:34 – Houshidari (Moghadasi, Ghahar)
Muhd – 43:593–11
3–1247:27 – Korehei (Ghafoori, Bagheri)
Mohammad (D. Versluis, Mohd) – 48:594–12
4–1351:42 – Houshidari (SH2)
4–1453:58 – Bagheri (Korehei)
2 minPenalties16 min
19Shots45
27 February 2023
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–5 GWS
(1–2, 2–3, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 Hong KongSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 800
Game reference
Dino PašovićGoaliesEmerson KeungReferee:
Lithuania Vitalijus Sevruk
Linesmen:
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
Serbia David Perduv
0–103:33 – Cheng
0–208:22 – L. Wong (Cheng)
Mlivić (Omer) – 19:401–2
Miskic (Jahjafendic) – 25:512–2
2–329:11 – Tang (Chu, To)
2–429:47 – Chu (Cheng)
T. Mrkva (Gaković) – 35:523–4
3–537:10 – Cheng (L. Wong, Ngan)
Gaković (Omer) – 53:414–5
Mlivić (London, T. Mrkva) (EA) – 59:475–5
Mlivić MISS
Gaković MISS
Omer GOAL
H. Mrkva GOAL
London GOAL		ShootoutMISS Chu
MISS Chan
MISS Tang
GOAL Ngan
0 minPenalties6 min
47Shots32
28 February 2023
13:00		Singapore 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 MalaysiaSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Joshua Shao Ern LeeGoaliesMuhammad Azily TengkuReferee:
South Korea Park Jae-hyung
Linesmen:
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
Croatia Marko Saković
E. Redden (Kodrowski) – 00:081–0
Qian – 06:192–0
Wong – 20:293–0
Chan (E. Redden, Kodrowski) – 25:034–0
Chan (PP) – 34:475–0
E. Redden (Chua) (PP) – 38:356–0
E. Redden – 39:437–0
E. Redden (B. Lee, Kodrowski) – 48:588–0
Huang (Chan, Kodrowski) (PP) – 54:429–0
Chua (PS) – 59:5510–0
8 minPenalties42 min
54Shots17
28 February 2023
16:30		Hong Kong 11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1)		 IranSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 47
Game reference
Cheung Ching-hoGoaliesOveis Hassanzadeh
Alireza Mahdavi		Referee:
Sweden Robert Hallin
Linesmen:
Serbia David Perduv
Czech Republic Jiří Svoboda
Cheng (Wong K., Yam) (PP) – 13:211–0
Lo (Y. Wong, L. Wong) – 14:022–0
Lo (Cheng, Leung) (EA) – 17:073–0
Sham (Tang, Chau) – 26:404–0
To – 29:225–0
To (Chu, Cheng) – 31:016–0
Lo (Chan, Leung) – 32:277–0
Wong K. (Chu, Tang) (PP) – 35:488–0
Tang (Cheng, Wong K.) – 47:369–0
Chu (Wong K.) (PP) – 53:5210–0
10–158:17 – Mehraban
Ngan (Lee) – 58:5111–1
4 minPenalties16 min
36Shots28
28 February 2023
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 10–1
(3–0, 4–0, 3–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 168
Game reference
Alexander PetrovGoaliesDino Pašović
Karim Ahmetovski		Referee:
Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
Terentyev (Chuvalov, Egorov) – 10:151–0
Mirbekov (Kachkynbekov, Ismanov) – 13:542–0
Seifulov (Kudashev) (PP) – 16:123–0
Tonkikh (Nosov) – 27:284–0
Seifulov (Abdyraev) – 35:275–0
Ismanov (Mirbekov) – 35:536–0
Titov (Seifulov, Abdyraev) – 37:207–0
7–143:17 – Omer (Mlivić, Alic) (PP)
Seifulov (Isamatov, Abdyraev) (PP) – 44:518–1
Egorov (Abdyraev, Titov) – 51:379–1
Titov (Isamatov) (SH) – 58:5010–1
31 minPenalties10 min
76Shots13
2 March 2023
13:00		Hong Kong 7–6 OT
(1–2, 1–2, 4–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 SingaporeSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 101
Game reference
Emerson KeungGoaliesJoshua Shao Ern LeeReferee:
Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
0–107:44 – E. Redden (SH)
Cheng (Chu, Tang) (PP2) – 09:121–1
1–213:59 – B. Lee (E. Redden, Qian)
1–321:26 – O'Brien (Wong, Chan)
Cheng (Tang, Lee) (PP) – 29:402–3
2–435:42 – Chan (E. Redden)
Sham (Chu) – 46:043–4
To (Ngan, Yam) – 48:544–4
4–553:43 – Kodrowski (Qian, E. Redden)
Chan (Ngan, Chau) – 57:065–5
5–657:37 – Chua (Wee, Chan) (PP)
Cheng (Sham) (EA) – 59:036–6
Chu (Cheng, Lee) – 60:297–6
6 minPenalties10 min
44Shots32
2 March 2023
16:30		Kyrgyzstan 22–0
(7–0, 10–0, 5–0)		 MalaysiaSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 87
Game reference
Arslan MaraimbekovGoaliesMuhammad Azlly Tengku
Charles Tan		Referee:
Lithuania Vitalijus Sevruk
Linesmen:
Serbia David Perduv
Czech Republic Jiří Svoboda
Nosov (Terentyev, Chuvalov) – 02:211–0
Kudashev (Mirbekov, Seifulov) – 05:572–0
Seifulov (Ismanov, Kachkynbekov) – 06:573–0
Kachkynbekov (Seifulov, Fitisenko) – 08:434–0
Seifulov (Ismanov) – 10:255–0
Abdyraev (Terentyev, Egorov) – 12:126–0
Seifulov (Titov, Abdyraev) – 17:197–0
Seifulov (Abdyraev, Titov) – 20:578–0
Kachkynbekov (Fitisenko, Mirbekov) – 21:569–0
Fitisenko (Kachkynbekov, Ismanov) – 22:4010–0
Kudashev (Bekmuratov, Kachkynbekov) – 23:0211–0
Chuvalov (Tonkikh) – 25:1412–0
Abdyraev (Titov) – 27:0013–0
Shamyrkanov (Isamatov, Kudashev) – 28:4114–0
Seifulov (Terentyev, Egorov) – 30:0315–0
Titov (Seifulov, Egorov) – 34:5016–0
Mirbekov (Tonkikh, Ismanov) – 39:4717–0
Seifulov (Egorov, Terentyev) – 44:0818–0
Bekmuratov (Kachkynbekov) – 45:3119–0
Seifulov (Abdyraev, Kachkynbekov) – 48:1020–0
Ismanov (Bekmuratov) – 50:5821–0
Kudashev (Titov) – 52:2122–0
0 minPenalties0 min
81Shots3
2 March 2023
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 9–2
(1–1, 3–1, 5–0)		 IranSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 569
Game reference
Dino PašovićGoaliesOveis Hassanzadeh
Alireza Mahdavi		Referee:
South Korea Park Jae-hyung
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Croatia Marko Saković
Cordalija (Krehić, Ćatović) – 06:021–0
1–109:44 – Keyhangar (Bagheri)
Cordalija (Omer, Mlivić) – 22:562–1
Omer (Mlivić) – 24:423–1
Gaković (Omer, Mlivić) (PP) – 28:364–1
4–239:10 – Houshidari (PS)
Omer (Mlivić) – 40:565–2
Cordalija (SH) – 42:156–2
Mlivić – 44:447–2
T. Mrkva (Filipović) – 45:308–2
Omer (Mlivić) (PP) – 53:499–2
10 minPenalties8 min
48Shots34
3 March 2023
13:00		Malaysia 1–16
(1–3, 0–6, 0–7)		 Hong KongSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 57
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Muhammad Azlly Tengku
Charles Tan		GoaliesCheung Ching-hoReferee:
Lithuania Vitalijus Sevruk
Linesmen:
Serbia David Perduv
Croatia Marko Saković
0–104:50 – Sham (Lo)
0–208:17 – Lee (Chu, Y. Wong)
Mohammad (Mohd) – 09:411–2
1–311:25 – Tang
1–421:18 – Y. Wong (Lee) (PP)
1–521:32 – Sham (To)
1–627:36 – Lo (Lee, Cheng)
1–733:06 – Sham (Y. Wong, Leung)
1–836:53 – Chu (Cheng, Tang)
1–938:48 – Chu
1–1042:08 – Cheng (Chu)
1–1149:33 – L. Wong (Cheng)
1–1251:05 – Chu (Cheng)
1–1352:32 – Sham (Kan)
1–1453:21 – Cheng
1–1554:47 – L. Wong
1–1659:03 – Chu
2 minPenalties4 min
17Shots41
3 March 2023
16:30		Iran 0–18
(0–7, 0–4, 0–7)		 KyrgyzstanSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 49
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Alireza Mahdavi
Oveis Hassanzadeh		GoaliesAlexander Petrov
Arslan Maraimbekov		Referee:
South Korea Park Jae-hyung
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
0–100:40 – Isamatov (Seifulov, Abdyraev)
0–201:53 – Egorov (Nosov, Mikhail Chuvalov)
0–302:32 – Egorov (Nososv, Chuvalov)
0–403:48 – Seifulov (Fitisenko)
0–507:29 – Titov (Abdyraev)
0–609:44 – Egorov (Isamatov)
0–716:38 – Ismanov (Mirbekov, Isamatov)
0–820:38 – Egorov
0–921:44 – Titov
0–1024:31 – Chuvalov (Egorov)
0–1132:58 – Seifulov (Adbyraev)
0–1241:41 – Seifulov (Ismatov)
0–1345:44 – Egorov (Isamatov)
0–1450:37 – Seifulov (Nosov, Terentyev)
0–1552:58 – Isamatov (Seifulov, Abdyraev)
0–1653:18 – Mirbekov (Abdyraev)
0–1755:10 – Terentyev (Bekmuratov) (PP)
0–1856:07 – Titov (Abdyraev)
6 minPenalties0 min
7Shots51
3 March 2023
20:00		Singapore 2–8
(0–2, 1–4, 1–2)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 850
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Joshua Shao Ern Lee
Liam Blakney		GoaliesDino PašovićReferee:
Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-hung
0–106:16 – Miksic (Omer, Mlivić)
0–206:38 – Gaković (T. Mrkva)
0–326:03 – Mlivić (Omer, H. Mrkva) (SH)
0–429:32 – Gaković (Filipović)
0–532:09 – Omer (Mlivić, H. Mrkva) (PP)
0–638:11 – Omer (Miksic, H. Mrkva)
E. Redden (N. Blakney, Huang) – 38:361–6
1–750:20 – Gaković (Miksic) (SH)
1–853:30 – London (Miksic, T. Mrkva)
Chan (E. Redden) (SH) – 59:262–8
10 minPenalties6 min
25Shots38
5 March 2023
13:00		Iran 2–11
(1–5, 0–4, 1–2)		 SingaporeSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 64
Game reference
Oveis Hassanzadeh
Alireza Mahdavi		GoaliesJoshua Shao Ern Lee
Liam Blakney		Referee:
Switzerland Phillip Ströbel
Linesmen:
Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
Croatia Marko Saković
0–102:52 – Kodrowski (E. Redden, Qian) (PP)
0–204:41 – B. Lee (E. Redden) (SH)
0–305:12 – Chan (SH)
Ghorbani (Bahri, Ghafoori) – 06:121–3
1–415:35 – Chan (Goh, Wong)
1–518:18 – Chan (Goh)
1–623:33 – Wong (Muthukumar, Chew)
1–724:29 – E. Redden (Qian)
1–834:50 – E. Redden (C. Redden)
1–936:26 – Kodrowski
1–1045:03 – Qian (Chew, Chan) (PP)
Bagheri (Ghorbani) – 48:212–10
2–1155:04 – Chan (Qian, Chew) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
26Shots35
5 March 2023
16:30		Hong Kong 2–12
(1–4, 1–4, 0–4)		 KyrgyzstanSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Emerson Keung
Cheung Ching-ho		GoaliesAlexander Petrov
Arslan Maraimbekov		Referee:
Lithuania Vitalijus Sevruk
Linesmen:
Serbia David Perduv
Czech Republic Jiří Svoboda
0–101:58 – Ismanov (Mirbekov)
0–205:43 – Isamatov (Mirbekov, Ismanov)
0–306:13 – Chuvalov
0–414:14 – Titov (Seifulov, Kudashev)
Chu (Tang, Cheng) – 19:331–4
1–529:18 – Titov (Isamatov)
1–633:29 – Titov (Seifulov)
1–733:52 – Ismanov (Kim, Mirbekov)
1–835:48 – Abdyraev Titov, (Seifulov)
Chu (Cheng) – 38:222–8
2–940:46 – Seifulov (Abdyraev)
2–1049:16 – Kim (Ismanov, Mirbekov)
2–1159:29 – Kashaev (Abdyraev)
2–1259:48 – Seifulov (Titov) (SH)
0 minPenalties8 min
9Shots59
5 March 2023
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 15–1
(5–1, 4–0, 6–0)		 MalaysiaSkenderija, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,457
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Dino Pašović
Karim Ahmetovski		GoaliesMuhammad Azlly TengkuReferee:
South Korea Park Jae-hyung
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Slovakia Lukáš Kacej
0–101:13 – M. Raja Amin
Omer (Ljevak) – 04:111–1
Omer (Mlivić) – 06:102–1
T. Mrkva (Gaković, Cordalija) (PP) – 07:043–1
Cordalija – 10:104–1
H. Mrkva (Omer) – 17:055–1
Omer (Mlivić) (PP) – 21:466–1
Jahjafendic (Alic, Cordalija) – 25:477–1
Miskic (Cordalija, H. Mrkva) – 33:548–1
Dinalić (Filipović, Alic) – 39:079–1
Mlivić – 40:2410–1
Mlivić (Omer) (PP) – 42:2111–1
Omer (Dinalić) – 47:2212–1
Ćatović (Jahjafendic) – 52:3013–1
Miskic (Omer, Mlivić) – 53:3014–1
Omer (Dinalić) – 57:5315–1
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots19

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov5181028+310F
Kyrgyzstan Islambek Abdyraev531821+270F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Omer511920+130F
Hong Kong Justin Cheng581220+152F
Kyrgyzstan Alexander Titov510818+240F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Mlivić561117+90F
Hong Kong Ryan Chu510616+112F
Singapore Ethan Redden58715+510F
Singapore Joshua Chan59514−12F
Kyrgyzstan Ernazar Isamatov541014+300D

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 Arslan Maraimbekov124:2400.0013100.001
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Pašović278:58194.0917188.890
Hong Kong Cheung Ching-ho150:4293.587888.460
Hong Kong Emerson Keung153:58166.2410484.620
Singapore Joshua Shao Ern Lee230:57246.2414483.331

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

PositionPlayer[7]
GoaltenderBosnia and Herzegovina Dino Pašović
DefencemanKyrgyzstan Ernazar Isamatov
ForwardHong Kong Justin Cheng

References

  1. ↑ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Taipei takes step up". IIHF. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan strikes gold again". IIHF. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "IIIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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