2021 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2021 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Slovenia
 Poland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–15 May (cancelled)
26 April – 2 May (cancelled)
Teams12
← 2020 (cancelled)
2022 →

The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division I was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament would have been held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 9 to 15 May and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland from 26 April to 2 May 2021.[1]

On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Group A tournament

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2021 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–15 May (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

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Team Qualification
 France Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2019 and was relegated.
 Austria Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2019 and was relegated.
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2019.
 Slovenia Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2019.
 Hungary Placed 5th in Division I A in 2019.
 Romania Placed 1st in Division I B in 2019 and was promoted.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 IIHF World Championship
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division I B
Source: [citation needed]
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

Group B tournament

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2021 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 2 May (cancelled)
Teams6

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I A in 2019 and was relegated.
 Poland Host, placed 2nd in Division I B in 2019.
 Japan Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2019.
 Estonia Placed 4th in Division I B in 2019.
 Ukraine Placed 5th in Division I B in 2019.
 Serbia Placed 1st in Division II A in 2019 and was promoted.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 Division I A
2  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2022 Division II A
Source: [citation needed]
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

References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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