2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV

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

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)
Official website
IIHF.com
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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

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Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Steppe Arena
Capacity: 3,600

Participants

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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

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

Referees Linesmen
  •   Manuel Nikolic
  •   Turo Virta
  •   Kenji Kosaka
  •   Tomáš Brejcha
  •   Edmond Ng
  •   Huang Qiwei
  •   Matjaž Hribar

Standings

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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

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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:
  Turo Virta
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  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:
  Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Brejcha
  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:
  Kenji Kosaka
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Brejcha
  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:
  Turo Virta
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  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:
  Kenji Kosaka
Linesmen:
  Matjaž Hribar
  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:
  Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
  Tomáš Brejcha
  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

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Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Manvil Billones 3 5 7 12 +13 8 F
  Kenwrick Sze 3 6 5 11 +13 0 F
  Steven Füglister 3 3 8 11 +13 0 F
  Carl Montano 3 6 4 10 +10 6 F
  Jan Regencia 3 3 3 6 +3 0 F
  Gerelt Ider 3 2 4 6 +5 6 F
  Mishigsuren Namjil 3 2 4 6 +6 0 F
  Erdenesukh Bold 3 1 5 6 +6 2 F
  Chinzolboo Mishigsuren 3 4 1 5 +3 4 F
  Jorell Crisostomo 3 1 4 5 +2 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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
  Paolo Spafford 120:00 0 0.00 27 100.00 2
  Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 122:26 4 1.96 44 90.91 0
  Satyaandipa Asmara 94:07 11 7.01 88 87.50 0
  Ahmad Al-Saegh 125:37 14 6.69 90 84.44 0
  Izzan Rais 85:37 12 8.41 77 84.42 0

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

Awards

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Position Player[7]
Goaltender   Baatarhuu Bazarvaani
Defenceman   Eishner Sibug
Forward   Ali Al-Sarraf

References

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  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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