2019 IIHF World Championship Division III

Main article: 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2019 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 United Arab Emirates
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates22–28 April
31 March–6 April
Teams12
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The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 28 April and the qualification tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 31 March to 6 April 2019.[1] Both Kyrgyzstan and Thailand made their debut in the World Championships, with each winning their first game (Kyrgyzstan won all five of its games, but the first four were changed to forfeits due to an ineligible player).

Bulgaria earned promotion to Division II, while the United Arab Emirates won the qualification tournament and were promoted. South Africa finished last and were demoted to the qualification tournament.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria storms to another gold". iihf.com. 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Emirates win on home ice". iihf.com. 6 April 2018.