2019 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

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
← 2018
2020 (cancelled) →

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]

Division III

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2019 IIHF World Championship Division III
 
Tournament details
Host country  Bulgaria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–28 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored137 (9.13 per game)
Attendance6,650 (443 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Miroslav Vasilev (16 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Luxembourg Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
  Bulgaria Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year.
  Turkey Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
  Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in Division III last year.
  South Africa Placed 5th in Division III last year.
  Turkmenistan Placed 1st in Division III qualification last year.

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Feng Lei
  •   Stefan Hogarth
  •   Vladimir Babic
  •   Ryan Cairns
  •   Kiril Peychinov
  •   Luchezar Stoyanov
  •   Henri Neva
  •   Anton Boryayev
  •   Dāvis Zunde
  •   Mihai Paul
  •   Chae Youn-jin

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Bulgaria (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 39 7 +32 15 Promotion to 2020 Division II B
2   Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 21 17 +4 9
3   Turkmenistan 5 2 0 1 2 21 21 0 7
4   Luxembourg 5 2 0 0 3 15 20 −5 6
5   Chinese Taipei 5 1 1 0 3 23 35 −12 5
6   South Africa (R) 5 1 0 0 4 18 37 −19 3 Relegation to 2020 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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All times are local (UTC+3).

22 April 2019
13:00
Turkey  2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)
  LuxembourgWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
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Tolga BozacıGoaliesMarcus AnselmReferee:
  Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
  Kiril Peychinov
  Luchezar Stoyanov
0–114:01 – Mosr (Mossong, Bechtold) (PP)
Bingöl (Kavaz, Ö. Karş) – 31:331–1
1–246:56 – Backes (Eriksson, C. Cannon)
Elakaş (Halil, Gümüş) (PP) – 51:542–2
2–357:39 – Mossong (Welter, Mosr)
2 minPenalties2 min
36Shots28
22 April 2019
16:30
Turkmenistan  4–5 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 4–1)
(OT: 0–1)
  Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 130
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Keremli Charyyev
Rahman Myradov
GoaliesHou Ta-yuReferee:
  Vladimir Babic
Linesmen:
  Henri Neva
  Dāvis Zunde
0–125:45 – Weng (Shen, Yang)
0–226:32 – Weng (Lin H., Shen)
0–334:11 – Weng (Pan)
Dovletmyradov (Gurbanov, Vahovskiy) – 47:401–3
Kuliyev (Baymyradov) – 49:052–3
Hydyrov (Vahovskiy) (PP) – 52:023–3
3–454:12 – Lin K. (Lin H.) (PP)
Geldimyradov (Soyunov) – 59:184–4
4–562:00 – Weng (Lin H.)
10 minPenalties10 min
36Shots22
22 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria  12–2
(7–1, 1–1, 4–0)
  South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 850
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesCharl PretoriusReferee:
  Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
  Anton Boryayev
  Chae Youn-jin
Muhachev (M. Vasilev) – 00:341–0
Yotov (Hodulov, Stoilov) – 01:322–0
2–104:50 – Samaai (Carelse)
M. Vasilev (Boyadjiev) – 12:433–1
M. Vasilev (Yotov) (PP) – 14:264–1
M. Vasilev (V. Dikov) – 15:465–1
Yotov (Stoilov, Stefanov) – 16:426–1
M. Vasilev (Boyadjiev) – 17:247–1
7–229:28 – R. Venter (Kluyts)
M. Vasilev (Hodulov) – 39:428–2
Hodulov (Yotov) – 41:399–2
Hodulov (K. Dikov) – 47:0310–2
Dzhorov – 49:5011–2
Muhachev (V. Dikov, Gatchev) – 53:5512–2
24 minPenalties12 min
32Shots25

23 April 2019
13:00
South Africa  2–7
(0–2, 1–3, 1–2)
  TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 136
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Charl Pretorius
Ryan Boyd
GoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
  Feng Lei
Linesmen:
  Anton Boryayev
  Luchezar Stoyanov
0–102:10 – Baymyradov (Tannyyev)
0–202:59 – Gurbanov (Dovletmyradov)
0–326:13 – Vahovskiy (Gurbanov, Dovletmyradov)
0–427:45 – Aganiyazov (Gurbanov, Dovletmyradov) (PP)
0–539:42 – Baymyradov (Tannyyev)
Marais (Samaai) – 39:531–5
Giot (Obery) – 48:502–5
2–657:56 – Baymyradov
2–759:39 – Vahovskiy (Soyunov)
8 minPenalties2 min
32Shots30
23 April 2019
16:30
Luxembourg  4–5
(0–0, 3–2, 1–3)
  Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 180
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Marcus AnselmGoaliesHou Ta-yu
He Wei-chih
Referee:
  Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
  Henri Neva
  Kiril Peychinov
Mosr (Mossong, Welter) – 30:011–0
1–131:21 – Lin H. (Weng, Shen)
1–234:52 – Weng (Yang, Wang)
Backes (C. Cannon, Scheier) – 35:312–2
C. Cannon (Eriksson) – 38:283–2
3–342:47 – Wang (Weng, Shen) (PP)
3–445:55 – Shen (Chen W.)
3–548:58 – Weng (Lin H.) (PP)
C. Cannon (Bechtold) (SH) – 57:014–5
8 minPenalties14 min
35Shots28
23 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria  3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)
  TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,200
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
  Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
  Mihai Paul
  Dāvis Zunde
M. Vasilev – 23:121–0
V. Dikov – 26:362–0
Gatchev (Yotov, Boyadjiev) – 37:403–0
3–151:57 – Çıplak
14 minPenalties6 min
31Shots34

25 April 2019
13:00
Luxembourg  5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1)
  South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 108
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Marcus AnselmGoaliesRyan Boyd
Charl Pretorius
Referee:
  Feng Lei
Linesmen:
  Luchezar Stoyanov
  Dāvis Zunde
0–105:19 – Samaai (Carelse, Marais)
Backes (C. Cannon) – 11:501–1
Welter (Bechtold, C. Cannon) (SH) – 22:462–1
Welter (Mossong) – 35:313–1
Backes (Eriksson) – 35:474–1
4–257:17 – Marais
Grönlund (EN) – 57:295–2
4 minPenalties2 min
24Shots36
25 April 2019
16:30
Turkey  7–4
(0–2, 3–2, 4–0)
  Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 128
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Muhammed Karagül
Tolga Bozacı
GoaliesHou Ta-yuReferee:
  Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
  Chae Youn-jin
  Kiril Peychinov
0–103:57 – Lin H. (Yang, Weng)
0–214:32 – Hsiao (Lin T.)
Bingöl (Aktürk, E. Faner) – 23:101–2
1–326:39 – Yu (Lin H.)
Özmen (Hars) – 31:002–3
Gümüş (K. Karş, Çıplak) (PP2) – 34:293–3
3–439:59 – Weng (Shen, Lin H.) (PP)
Ö. Karş – 41:514–4
Salt (Faner) (PP) – 47:105–4
Çıplak (Gümüş) – 54:076–4
K. Karş (Faner) – 58:527–4
8 minPenalties24 min
46Shots19
25 April 2019
20:00
Bulgaria  6–2
(2–0, 2–2, 2–0)
  TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,200
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Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
  Vladimir Babic
Linesmen:
  Henri Neva
  Mihai Paul
Nikolov – 06:361–0
K. Dikov (Nikolov) (PP) – 15:502–0
2–121:36 – Barkovskiy (PP)
Muhachev (Boyadjiev, V. Dikov) (PP) – 30:323–1
3–233:34 – Barkovskiy (Soyunov)
K. Dikov (M. Vasilev, Muhachev) (PP) – 36:584–2
Hodulov (Boyadjiev, M. Vasilev) (PP2) – 43:385–2
Boyadjiev (M. Vasilev, Muhachev) – 45:166–2
44 minPenalties46 min
39Shots20

26 April 2019
13:00
South Africa  3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3)
  TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
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Charl PretoriusGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
  Vladimir Babic
Linesmen:
  Mihai Paul
  Kiril Peychinov
Valadas – 03:281–0
1–110:37 – K. Karş (Gümüş) (PP)
Kluyts (Van Doesburgh) – 12:422–1
2–222:17 – Gümüş (Salt) (PP)
Giot (Botha, Magmoed) (PP) – 30:163–2
3–338:45 – Halil (F. Faner)
3–443:42 – Özmen (Halil) (PP)
3–558:47 – Bakal (Salt, Halil) (EN)
3–659:09 – Özmen (EN)
22 minPenalties8 min
17Shots47
26 April 2019
16:30
Turkmenistan  4–3
(0–2, 3–1, 1–0)
  LuxembourgWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 195
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Keremli CharyyevGoaliesMarcus AnselmReferee:
  Feng Lei
Linesmen:
  Anton Boryayev
  Henri Neva
0–102:54 – Mossong (Mosr, Welter)
0–208:51 – C. Cannon (Eriksson)
Barkovskiy (Soyunov, Geldimyradov) (PP) – 29:121–2
Aganiyazov (PP) – 31:172–2
2–333:48 – Mossong (Mosr)
Veleyev (Barkovskiy) – 39:013–3
Dovletmyradov (Gurbanov) – 45:444–3
6 minPenalties10 min
38Shots26
26 April 2019
20:00
Chinese Taipei  2–11
(1–1, 1–6, 0–4)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 953
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Hou Ta-yu
He Wei-chih
GoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
  Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
  Chae Youn-jin
  Dāvis Zunde
Lin T. (Hsiao) – 12:221–0
1–117:09 – M. Vasilev (Muhachev)
1–221:35 – M. Vasilev (Hodulov)
1–323:38 – Boyadjiev (M. Vasilev, V. Dikov)
1–426:33 – Hodulov
1–530:07 – T. Georgiev (V. Vasilev)
Lin H. (Shen, Weng) – 32:392–5
2–635:13 – Hodulov (Boyadjiev) (PP)
2–735:33 – Dilkov (Dzhorov, T. Georgiev)
2–848:52 – M. Vasilev (V. Vasilev) (PP)
2–957:22 – Hodulov (Stoilov, Nikolov)
2–1057:44 – Muhachev (M. Vasilev, Dzhorov)
2–1159:58 – M. Vasilev (Bachvarov, Hodulov) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
35Shots40

28 April 2019
13:00
Turkey  5–4
(0–1, 2–1, 3–2)
  TurkmenistanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 90
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Tolga BozacıGoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
  Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
  Chae Youn-jin
  Dāvis Zunde
0–108:48 – Dovletmyradov (Vahovskiy, Veleyev)
Ö. Karş (Gümüş, Halil) – 24:171–1
1–226:53 – Dovletmyradov (Gurbanov, Vahovskiy) (PP)
F. Faner (Halil) – 27:062–2
Bakal (Salt, Halil) – 40:533–2
3–342:09 – Vahovskiy (Veleyev)
3–445:52 – Barkovskiy (Geldimyradov)
Özmen (Gümüş) (PP2) – 54:144–4
Bingöl (Ö. Karş, E. Faner) – 56:035–4
10 minPenalties14 min
38Shots22
28 April 2019
16:30
Chinese Taipei  7–9
(1–2, 2–4, 4–3)
  South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 105
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Hou Ta-yu
He Wei-chih
GoaliesCharl PretoriusReferee:
  Feng Lei
Linesmen:
  Mihai Paul
  Luchezar Stoyanov
Lin H. (Weng, Sang) (PP2) – 09:131–0
1–111:51 – Carelse (Samaai)
1–218:03 – Carelse (Obery, Samaai)
1–322:39 – Schuurman
1–424:03 – Compton
1–525:54 – Botha (Samaai, Carelse) (PP)
1–627:46 – Compton
Shen (Lin H.) (PP) – 32:012–6
Lin H. (Weng) – 34:063–6
3–741:51 – Schuurman (Compton)
Sang (Weng, Shen) (SH) – 46:484–7
4–847:42 – Samaai (PP)
Chen W. (Chen K.) – 48:235–8
Chen W. – 54:476–8
Chiang (Weng) – 56:117–8
7–959:43 – Marais (EN)
8 minPenalties10 min
34Shots22
28 April 2019
20:00
Luxembourg  0–7
(0–4, 0–1, 0–2)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,135
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Marcus Anselm
Sven Cruchten
GoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
  Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
  Anton Boryayev
  Henri Neva
0–112:28 – Hodulov (V. Vasilev)
0–214:50 – Hodulov (Yotov)
0–316:13 – Georgiev (SH)
0–418:18 – Muhachev (V. Dikov, Dilkov)
0–532:18 – Hodulov (Yotov, Boyadjiev)
0–644:35 – Yotov (Gatchev, Stoilov)
0–759:59 – Hodulov (Dilkov) (PP2)
28 minPenalties14 min
26Shots29

Awards and statistics

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Awards

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Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Miroslav Vasilev 5 10 6 16 +10 22 F
  Weng To 5 7 8 15 +3 2 F
  Ivan Hodulov 5 10 4 14 +10 18 F
  Lin Hung-ju 5 5 7 12 −2 12 F
  Martin Boyadjiev 5 2 7 9 +8 6 D
  Shen Yen-lin 5 2 7 9 +1 0 D
  Stanislav Muhachev 5 5 3 8 +10 0 F
  Alexei Yotov 5 3 5 8 +7 0 F
  Begench Dovletmyradov 5 4 3 7 +2 2 F
  Colm Cannon 5 3 4 7 +2 4 F
  Uthman Samaai 5 3 4 7 +1 6 F
  Aleksandr Vahovskiy 5 3 4 7 0 6 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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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
  Dimitar Dimitrov 300:00 7 1.40 138 94.93 1
  Marcus Anselm 292:18 19 3.90 160 88.12 0
  Keremli Charyyev 266:32 18 4.05 147 87.76 0
  Tolga Bozacı 272:26 14 3.08 114 87.72 0
  Hou Ta-yu 224:52 22 5.87 134 83.58 0

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

Division III qualification tournament

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2019 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament
 
Tournament details
Host country  United Arab Emirates
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March–6 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored170 (11.33 per game)
Attendance1,585 (106 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Artur Zainutdinov (18 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
  Hong Kong Placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated.
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 2nd in Division III qualification last year.
  United Arab Emirates Host, placed 3rd in Division III qualification last year.
  Kuwait Placed 4th in Division III qualification last year.
  Thailand First time participating in tournament.
  Kyrgyzstan First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Kent Unwin
  •   Liu Jiaqi
  •   Dean Smith
  •   Toh Sung-taek
  •   Jiří Gebauer
  •   Norbert Muzsik
  •   Kang Tae-woo
  •   Murat Aygün
  •   Oleksiy Ryabikov
  •   Heylaan Al-Ameri
  •   Yahya Al-Jneibi

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   United Arab Emirates (H, P) 5 4 0 0 1 46 14 +32 12[a] Promotion to 2020 Division III A
2   Hong Kong 5 4 0 0 1 31 18 +13 12[a]
3   Thailand 5 2 1 0 2 26 19 +7 8
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 0 1 2 21 22 −1 7
5   Kuwait 5 1 0 0 4 9 43 −34 3[b] Later assigned to 2020 Division IV
6   Kyrgyzstan 5 1 0 0 4 7 24 −17 3[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; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b United Arab Emirates 11–1 Hong Kong
  2. ^ a b Kyrgyzstan 0–5 (forfeit) Kuwait

Results

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All times are local (UTC+4).

  • Kyrgyzstan played its first four games, all wins, with Russian born player Aleksandr Titov in their lineup. Before their final game, also a win, when it was found that Titov was not yet eligible to play for Kyrgyzstan, he was disqualified from the tournament and Kyrgyzstan forfeited their first four games.
31 March 2019
12:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  4–5 GWS
(4–1, 0–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 47
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Amel ĆapinGoaliesPattarapol UngkulpattanasukReferee:
  Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
  Yahya Al-Jneibi
  Jiří Gebauer
Hodžić – 00:531–0
Ćatović (Omer) (PP) – 08:482–0
Pilav (Ćatović, Mrkva) (PP) – 13:463–0
Omer (Dzamalija) – 15:364–0
4–118:23 – Nagayama (PP)
4–222:16 – Thanakroekkiat (Nagayama)
4–342:09 – Ingkharratphithakon (Vattanapanyakul, Nagayama)
4–449:39 – Limpinphet (Suwachirat, Luckanatinakorn)
Omer  
Ćatović  
Hodžić  
Dzamalija  
Mrkva  
Shootout  Thanakroekkiat
  Nagayama
  Suwachirat
  Kitayama
  Khuhakaew
12 minPenalties16 min
29Shots53
31 March 2019
16:00
Kyrgyzstan  0–5 (14–0 forfeit)
(9–0, 2–0, 3–0)
  KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 52
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Aleksandr PetrovGoaliesJasem Al-SarrafReferee:
  Dean Smith
Linesmen:
  Heylaan Al-Ameri
  Kang Tae-woo
Titov (Abdyraev) – 04:291–0
Chuvalov – 05:262–0
Abdyraev (Kudashev) (PP) – 06:193–0
Chuvalov (Terentyev) – 08:084–0
Titov (Kolodii) – 08:515–0
Egorov (Nosov) – 12:016–0
Terentyev (Nosov, Egorov) (PP2) – 14:087–0
Titov (Kolodii) (PP) – 14:398–0
Tonkikh (Titov) (SH) – 18:409–0
Terentyev (Tonkikh, Chuvalov) – 33:4510–0
Tonkikh (Chuvalov, Nosov) – 38:1711–0
Nosov (Tonkikh, Chuvalov) – 44:4712–0
Kudashev (Titov, Abdyraev) – 54:1813–0
Isamatov (Tynaliev) – 59:5614–0
6 minPenalties14 min
60Shots5
31 March 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates  11–1
(5–0, 6–0, 0–1)
  Hong KongAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 168
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Khaled Al-SuwaidiGoaliesEmerson Keung
Cheung Ching Ho
Referee:
  Toh Sung-taek
Linesmen:
  Murat Aygün
  Norbert Muzsik
Karkotsky (Remess) – 08:311–0
Zainutdinov (Karkotsky) – 13:102–0
Remess (J. Al-Dhareri) – 16:463–0
Zainutdinov – 18:484–0
Al-Mahrooqi (Zainutdinov) – 19:195–0
Zainutdinov – 21:146–0
Al-Mehairi (O. Al-Shamsi) – 22:367–0
J. Al-Dhareri (Zainutdinov) – 27:148–0
J. Al-Dhareri (Zainutdinov) – 36:219–0
Zainutdinov (Al-Kaabi) – 37:4610–0
Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhareri, Al-Mahrooqi) – 39:3711–0
11–151:52 – Wong K. (Tang)
4 minPenalties4 min
41Shots16

1 April 2019
12:00
Hong Kong  12–2
(4–1, 2–0, 6–1)
  KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 68
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Cheung Ching-hoGoaliesAhmad Al-SaeghReferee:
  Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
  Yahya Al-Jneibi
  Oleksiy Ryabikov
0–103:32 – A. Al-Sarraf (Al-Qattan)
Lau (Lo, Au-Yeung) – 06:071–1
Sham (Wong K., To) – 07:252–1
Au-Yeung (Tang, Wong K.) (PP) – 10:333–1
Wong K. (Sham, To) – 14:164–1
Tang – 30:005–1
Kan S. (SH)6–1
Chau (L. Wong, Sham) – 43:057–1
Lo – 44:278–1
J. Wong (Fung) – 46:039–1
J. Wong (Kan C.) – 46:2010–1
Chau (Tang) – 49:1611–1
Chau (Lam, Kan C.) – 53:3012–1
12–258:53 – Al-Awadhi (Al-Zidan, Al-Maraghy) (PP)
12 minPenalties10 min
33Shots17
1 April 2019
16:00
Thailand  5–0 (2–6 forfeit)
(0–4, 0–0, 2–2)
  KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 82
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Pattarapol UngkulpattanasukGoaliesAleksandr PetrovReferee:
  Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
  Heylaan Al-Ameri
  Murat Aygün
0–111:33 – Tynaliev (Gorobets)
0–212:00 – Tonkikh (Nosov)
0–316:36 – Titov (Abdyraev, Kolodii)
0–418:55 – Chuvalov (Nosov, Tonkikh)
Luckanatinakorn – 42:401–4
Thanakroekkiat (Luckanatinakorn) (PP) – 44:132–4
2–549:02 – Nosov (Tonkikh)
2–618:55 – Egorov (Chuvalov)
8 minPenalties49 min
8Shots48
1 April 2019
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–10
(0–3, 1–6, 2–2)
  United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 74
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Amel Ćapin
Dino Pašović
GoaliesKhaled Al-SuwaidiReferee:
  Dean Smith
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Kang Tae-woo
0–107:22 – J. Al-Dhaheri (Remess) (PP)
0–212:26 – Savko (O. Al-Shamsi)
0–317:36 – J. Al-Dhaheri (Zainutdinov, Karkotsky) (PP)
0–422:13 – Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhaheri) (PP)
0–526:10 – Karkotsky
0–628:01 – Al-Mahrooqi (Remess)
Hasović – 30:551–6
1–732:27 – Zainutdinov (Remess) (SH)
1–833:22 – Al-Mahrooqi (J. Al-Dhaheri, Zainutdinov)
1–939:15 – A. Al-Suwaidi (O. Al-Shamsi)
Dzamalija (Đinalić, Omer) – 48:122–9
2–1049:20 – Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhaheri, Al-Mahrooqi)
Mrkva (Omer) – 57:503–10
12 minPenalties10 min
17Shots50

3 April 2019
12:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  5–0 (3–14 forfeit)
(0–4, 2–7, 1–3)
  KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 66
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Dino Pašović
Amel Ćapin
GoaliesAleksandr PetrovReferee:
  Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
  Heylaan Al-Ameri
  Norbert Muzsik
0–104:38 – Nosov (SH)
0–204:58 – Egorov (Nosov) (SH)
0–305:51 – Tonkikh (Isamatov)
0–410:34 – Nosov (Tonkikh, Egorov)
0–520:53 – Tonkikh (Chuvalov, Kolodii) (PP)
Omer (Ćatović) (PP) – 22:221–5
1–623:16 – Nosov (Egorov)
1–723:35 – Tynaliev (Abdyraev) (PP)
1–827:08 – Tonkikh (Nosov, Chuvalov)
1–927:59 – Nosov (Chuvalov, Terentyev) (PP)
1–1031:02 – Kolodii (Shushenkov, Nosov) (PP2)
1–1133:15 – Shushenkov (SH)
London (Hodžić, Hasović) (PP) – 33:592–11
2–1240:45 – Tagaev (Abdyraev, Titov)
2–1348:44 – Nosov (Tonkikh, Egorov) (PP2)
Omer (Hodžić) (PP) – 55:513–13
3–1458:53 – Chuvalov
107 minPenalties41 min
12Shots55
3 April 2019
16:00
Hong Kong  6–5
(0–3, 3–2, 3–0)
  ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 56
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Keung EmersonGoaliesPattarapol UngkulpattanasukReferee:
  Toh Sung-taek
Linesmen:
  Kang Tae-woo
  Oleksiy Ryabikov
0–106:51 – Nagayama (Suwachirat)
0–215:52 – Suwachirat (Supadilokluk, Forster)
0–316:20 – Kitayama (Supadilokluk)
0–420:52 – Suwachirat (Forster, Nagayama)
Kan S. (Wong K.) – 27:221–4
1–531:13 – Limpinphet (Kitayama, Nagayama)
Tang (Lo) – 35:112–5
To (Tang) – 36:423–5
To (Tang) – 54:334–5
Sham – 57:235–5
Wong K. (Kan S., L. Wong) (PP) – 59:206–5
12 minPenalties16 min
34Shots26
3 April 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates  13–1
(5–0, 8–0, 0–1)
  KuwaitAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 98
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Ahmed Al-DhaheriGoaliesJasem Al-Saraf
Ahmad Al-Saegh
Referee:
  Liu Jiaqi
Linesmen:
  Murat Aygün
  Jiří Gebauer
J. Al-Dhareri (Al-Mehairi) – 01:251–0
Al-Kaabi (Al-Nuaimi, Al-Mehairi) – 02:402–0
Al-Nuaimi (Al-Kaabi) – 12:193–0
Al-Mahrooqi (Al-Ameri, Al-Mazrouei) – 18:244–0
Al-Kaabi (Al-Mazrouei, Al-Nuaimi) – 19:525–0
J. Al-Dhareri (Al-Mehairi, Al-Mahrooqi) – 21:456–0
Al-Zaabi (J. Al-Dhareri, Al-Ameri) – 25:127–0
Al-Blooshi – 30:178–0
Al-Kaabi (Al-Mazrouei, M. Al-Shamsi) – 30:449–0
Al-Mehairi (Al-Nuaimi) – 31:5910–0
O. Al-Shamsi – 32:2311–0
Al-Kaabi (Al-Blooshi) (SH) – 36:5912–0
Al-Mahrooqi (PP) – 39:5313–0
13–157:10 – Al-Ajmi
6 minPenalties16 min
27Shots9

4 April 2019
12:00
Kyrgyzstan  0–5 (8–3 forfeit)
(3–0, 1–3, 4–0)
  Hong KongAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 44
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Temir MuktarbekGoaliesCheung Ching HoReferee:
  Dean Smith
Linesmen:
  Kang Tae-woo
  Norbert Muzsik
Tonkikh (Nosov) (PP) – 05:181–0
Nosov (Chuvalov) – 12:362–0
Abdyraev (Ulugbek) – 18:243–0
Nosov (SH) – 20:434–0
4–127:16 – Lo (Kan S.)
4–232:32 – Yeung (Sham, Wong K.) (PP)
4–333:24 – Chau (Wong K., Au-Yeung) (PP)
Chuvalov – 43:325–3
Titov (Abdyraev, Shushenkov) (PP) – 49:426–3
Kolodii (Chuvalov, Nosov) – 51:237–3
Chuvalov (Nosov) (SH) – 55:378–3
43 minPenalties12 min
37Shots14
4 April 2019
16:00
Kuwait  0–9
(0–2, 0–3, 0–4)
  Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 52
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Jasem Al-SarrafGoaliesAmel Ćapin
Dino Pašović
Referee:
  Toh Sung-taek
Linesmen:
  Yahya Al-Jneibi
  Murat Aygün
0–103:51 – Ćatović (Omer, Hodžić)
0–210:40 – Ismailović (Omer, Hodžić)
0–328:17 – Mrkva (Omer, Ćatović)
0–428:31 – Ćatović (Omer, London)
0–531:13 – Hodžić (PP)
0–645:05 – Omer
0–747:51 – Hasović (Hodžić)
0–857:02 – Mušić
0–959:28 – Mušić (Posavec, Omer)
6 minPenalties14 min
18Shots35
4 April 2019
20:00
Thailand  2–8
(1–4, 1–3, 0–1)
  United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 123
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Pattarapol UngkulpattanasukGoaliesKhaled Al-SuwaidiReferee:
  Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
  Jiří Gebauer
  Oleksiy Ryabikov
Limpinphet (Luckanatinakorn) – 08:091–0
1–108:55 – Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhareri)
1–211:04 – Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhareri) (PP)
1–314:15 – Zainutdinov (O. Al-Shamsi)
1–418:02 – Al-Kaabi (Karkotsky, Al-Mazrouei)
1–524:44 – Remess (Al-Nuaimi, Al-Mazrouei) (PP2)
1–632:32 – Karkotsky (Savko)
Kitayama (Luckanatinakorn, Nagayama) (SH) – 34:392–6
2–737:34– Karkotsky (SH)
2–857:54 – Al-Mazrouei (M. Al-Shamsi, Al-Nuaimi) (PP)
53 minPenalties42 min
23Shots33

6 April 2019
12:00
Kuwait  1–9
(0–0, 1–4, 0–5)
  ThailandAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 47
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Jasem Al-SarrafGoaliesSujin CharoensukReferee:
  Kent Unwin
Linesmen:
  Heylaan Al-Ameri
  Kang Tae-woo
0–124:11 – Suwachirat (Kitayama)
0–227:09 – Supadilokluk (Thanakroekkiat) (PP)
0–328:37 – Vattanapanyakul (Sukwiboon, Forster)
Al-Ajmi – 33:351–3
1–438:42 – Luckanatinakorn (Thanakroekkiat, Nagayama)
1–543:42 – Thanakroekkiat (Tengsakul) (PP)
1–644:13 – Nagayama (Thanakroekkiat, Limpinphet)
1–746:53 – Limpinphet (Thanakroekkiat, Forster) (PP)
1–854:03 – Limpinphet (Nagayama, Suwachirat) (SH)
1–955:25 – Luckanatinakorn (Sigel)
32 minPenalties14 min
11Shots50
6 April 2019
16:00
Hong Kong  7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
  Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 39
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Emerson KeungGoaliesAmel ĆapinReferee:
  Toh Sung-taek
Linesmen:
  Yahya Al-Jneibi
  Jiří Gebauer
Lo (Lam) (SH) – 12:281–0
Sham (Au-Yeung, Kan S.) – 15:282–0
Kan S. (Tang, Wong K.) (PP) – 19:143–0
Kan S. – 38:234–0
Lo (Au-Yeung, Kan S.) – 51:535–0
Tang (Sham, Wong K.) – 53:216–0
Chau – 54:057–0
8 minPenalties4 min
26Shots13
6 April 2019
20:00
United Arab Emirates  4–7
(2–3, 1–0, 1–4)
  KyrgyzstanAbu Dhabi Ice Rink, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 580
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Khaled Al-SuwaidiGoaliesAleksandr PetrovReferee:
  Dean Smith
Linesmen:
  Norbert Muzsik
  Oleksiy Ryabikov
0–103:11 – Egorov (PP)
Al-Kaabi – 09:061–1
1–210:20 – Kolodii (Tonkikh, Abdyraev)
Zainutdinov (Al-Mahrooqi) – 14:282–2
2–319:16 – Egorov (Nosov) (PP)
Al-Mahrooqi (Karkotsky) (PP) – 29:443–3
Zainutdinov – 40:224–3
4–448:14 – Egorov (Chuvalov)
4–549:54 – Tonkikh (Gorobets, Abdyraev)
4–650:39 – Nosov (Tonkikh)
4–755:01 – Nosov
42 minPenalties10 min
14Shots36

Statistics

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All statistics from Kyrgyzstan's first four games were not counted by the IIHF, including their opponents scoring and goaltending details.

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Artur Zainutdinov 5 13 5 18 +13 4 F
  Juma Al-Dhaheri 5 6 8 14 +18 2 F
  Khalifa Al-Mahrooqi 5 6 4 12 +16 10 F
  Hideki Nagayama 4 3 7 10 +5 2 D
  Mirza Omer 4 2 8 10 +6 8 F
  Tang Shin Ming Jasper 4 3 6 9 +5 4 F
  Mohamed Al-Kaabi 5 6 2 8 +4 38 F
  Artyom Karkotsky 5 4 4 8 +2 16 F
  Wong Ka-ho 4 3 5 8 –2 2 D
  Kan Siu-him 4 4 3 7 +3 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

  • Kyrgyz players Vladimir Nosov (23 points), Vladimir Tonkikh (16), Mikhail Chuvalov (16), Islambek Abdyraev (10) and Maksim Egorov (10) do not appear in this list because their statistics from their first four games were deemed invalid.[6]

Goaltending leaders

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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
  Khaled Al-Suwaidi 240:00 13 3.25 92 85.87 0
  Amel Ćapin 201:45 20 5.95 126 84.13 0
  Keung Emerson 140:00 10 4.29 54 81.48 1
  Cheung Ching-ho 100:00 8 4.80 43 81.40 0
  Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk 184:36 18 5.85 96 81.25 0

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

References

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  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.
  4. ^ Assignments
  5. ^ Qualification assignments
  6. ^ KGZ stats from four forfeited games
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