2023 IIHF World Championship
Division IV
Tournament details
Host country Mongolia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–26 March
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored61 (10.17 per game)
Attendance11,063 (1,844 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Philippines Manvil Billones (12 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23 to 26 March 2023 after the original hosts, Kuwait, withdrew from hosting the tournament.[1][2]

Four nations participated in the tournament, including Mongolia, who returned to the World Championships after a ten-year absence.[3] Indonesia and the Philippines made their debut in the World Championships. Originally, the Philippines had made its debut, but withdrew before last year's tournament began due to players, coaches and staffs being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The Philippines won the tournament and were promoted to Division III B.[5]

Venues

Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Steppe Arena
Capacity: 3,600

Participants

Team Qualification
 Kuwait Placed 5th in Division IV last year.
 Philippines First time participating in tournament, withdrew last year.
 Mongolia Host, first participation since 2012.
 Indonesia First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

Three referees and four linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Austria Manuel Nikolic
  • Italy Turo Virta
  • Japan Kenji Kosaka
  • Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
  • Malaysia Edmond Ng
  • Singapore Huang Qiwei
  • Slovenia Matjaž Hribar

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Philippines 3 2 1 0 0 35 6 +29 8 Promoted to the 2024 Division III B
2  Mongolia (H) 3 2 0 1 0 19 8 +11 7
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 0 2 4 24 −20 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 0 3 3 23 −20 0
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+8)

23 March 2023
14:00		Philippines 14–0
(4–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 IndonesiaSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 700
Game reference
Paolo SpaffordGoaliesSatyaandipa Asmara
Izzan Rais		Referee:
Italy Turo Virta
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
Singapore Huang Qiwei
Sze (Montano) – 00:211–0
Billones (Sze, Tigaronita) – 04:292–0
Sze (Miller, Abis) – 14:033–0
Billones (Sze, Abis) – 15:004–0
Montano (Sze, Billones) – 20:425–0
Montano (Sze, Füglister) – 23:416–0
Füglister (Montano, Billones) – 25:337–0
Billones (Füglister) – 25:408–0
Sze (Montano, Füglister) (PP) – 29:419–0
Montano (Billones, Lancero) – 36:4910–0
Abis – 42:4511–0
Tigaronita (Crisostomo, Ham) (PP) – 57:3812–0
Sibug (Relampagos, Miller) – 57:5113–0
Lancero (Füglister, Regencia) – 58:5314–0
2 minPenalties29 min
71Shots10
23 March 2023
18:00		Kuwait 0–8
(0–4, 0–0, 0–4)		 MongoliaSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 3,075
Game reference
Ahmad Al-SaeghGoaliesMunkhbold Bayarsaikhan
Baatarhuu Bazarvaani		Referee:
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Malaysia Edmond Ng
0–105:52 – Jargalsaikhan (Zorigt, Namjil) (PP)
0–206:01 – Namjil (Erdenetogtokh)
0–316:04 – Mishigsuren (Erdenejav)
0–419:35 – Baatarkhuu (Bold, Bataar)
0–543:58 – Boldbaatar (Mishigsuren, Ganbold)
0–645:43 – Enh. Batbaatar (Bataar)
0–746:52 – Mishigsuren (Zorigt, Boldbaatar)
0–850:28 – Mishigsuren (Bold) (SH)
8 minPenalties8 min
20Shots57
25 March 2023
14:00		Indonesia 2–4
(1–0, 1–1, 0–3)		 KuwaitSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 375
Game reference
Satyaandipa AsmaraGoaliesAhmad Al-SaeghReferee:
Japan Kenji Kosaka
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Singapore Huang Qiwei
Jordan (Novendra) – 17:561–0
Bagaskara (Chandra) – 30:322–0
2–136:41 – Al-Zidan (Al-Khashram)
2–241:33 – H. Al-Ajmi (Al-Maraghy) (PP)
2–345:41 – Al-Sarraf (Al-Wadhi) (SH)
2–458:08 – A. Al-Ajmi (Al-Sarraf, Al-Wadhi)
6 minPenalties10 min
24Shots46
25 March 2023
18:00		Philippines 7–6 OT
(3–0, 0–3, 3–3)
(OT: 1–0)		 MongoliaSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 3,267
Game reference
Gianpietro IseppiGoaliesBaatarhuu Bazarvaani
Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan		Referee:
Italy Turo Virta
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
Malaysia Edmond Ng
Sze (Montano) – 02:521–0
Regencia (Tigaronita, Crisostomo) – 10:552–0
Sze (Sibug, Billones) (PP) – 11:393–0
3–125:23 – Mishigsuren (Ider, Baatarkhuu)
3–230:06 – Erdenejav (Namjil)
3–330:54 – Namjil (Ider, Bold)
Miller (Lancero) – 44:184–3
4–447:08 – Ider (Namjil, Enkhtur) (PP)
Regencia (Lagleva, Füglister) (PP) – 48:435–4
Füglister (Tenedero, Sze) (PP) – 50:296–4
6–551:40 – Enkhtur (Bold, Ider)
6–652:43 – Davaanyam (Enk. Batbaatar, Zorigt)
Füglister (Billones, Tenedero) – 61:127–6
22 minPenalties14 min
30Shots49
26 March 2023
14:00		Kuwait 0–14
(0–1, 0–4, 0–9)		 PhilippinesSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 803
Game reference
Dhari Al-Omran
Ahmad Al-Saegh		GoaliesPaolo SpaffordReferee:
Japan Kenji Kosaka
Linesmen:
Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
Malaysia Edmond Ng
0–102:41 – Sze
0–222:36 – Montano (Regencia, Billones) (PP)
0–325:09 – Montano (Füglister) (PP)
0–439:04 – Miller (Abis)
0–539:50 – Crisostomo (Regencia)
0–642:27 – Billones (Relampagos)
0–743:56 – Füglister
0–844:41 – Regencia (Crisostomo)
0–945:37 – Billones (Relampagos)
0–1050:41 – Montano (PP)
0–1153:35 – Füglister (Sze)
0–1254:11 – Lancero
0–1355:07 – Tigaronita (Crisostomo)
0–1456:06 – Relampagos (Billones, Tenedero)
16 minPenalties10 min
17Shots62
26 March 2023
18:00		Mongolia 5–1
(3–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 IndonesiaSteppe Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 2,843
Game reference
Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan
Baatarhuu Bazarvaani		GoaliesIzzan RaisReferee:
Austria Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Singapore Huang Qiwei
Ider (Bold, Bataar) (PP) – 03:241–0
Bold (Namjil, Ider) – 14:592–0
Enk. Batbaatar (Baatarkhuu, Enkhtur) – 15:183–0
3–143:14 – Synarso (Salomo, Fadilla)
Lkhagvasuren (Erdenejav, Enkhtur) – 51:324–1
Lkhagvasuren – 52:005–1
10 minPenalties6 min
48Shots16

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Philippines Manvil Billones35712+138F
Philippines Kenwrick Sze36511+130F
Philippines Steven Füglister33811+130F
Philippines Carl Montano36410+106F
Philippines Jan Regencia3336+30F
Mongolia Gerelt Ider3246+56F
Mongolia Mishigsuren Namjil3246+60F
Mongolia Erdenesukh Bold3156+62F
Mongolia Chinzolboo Mishigsuren3415+34F
Philippines Jorell Crisostomo3145+22F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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
Philippines Paolo Spafford120:0000.0027100.002
Mongolia Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan122:2641.964490.910
Indonesia Satyaandipa Asmara94:07117.018887.500
Kuwait Ahmad Al-Saegh125:37146.699084.440
Indonesia Izzan Rais85:37128.417784.420

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[7]
GoaltenderMongolia Baatarhuu Bazarvaani
DefencemanPhilippines Eishner Sibug
ForwardKuwait Ali Al-Sarraf

References

  1. ↑ Merk, Martin (30 September 2022). "Championship updates". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  2. ↑ Самбууням.М (4 January 2023). "Mongolia to Host 2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV in March". Mongolian National News Agency.
  3. ↑ Merk, Martin (27 September 2022). "New era for Mongolia". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. ↑ Merk, Martin (13 December 2021). "Debut for Philippines postponed". International Ice Hockey Federation.
  5. ↑ "Golden debut for the Philippines". International Ice Hockey Federation. 27 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 26 March 2023.


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