| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  France Italy Slovenia Spain Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Teams | 29 |
The 2018 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2019 competition.
For the 2018 program, there was no relegations, only promotions, to raise the total at the top level up to ten nations.[1]
- ^ "Women's Worlds grow". iihfworlds2017.com. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.