See main article: 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Size: | 250 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Country2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Dates: | 16–22 April 25–28 February |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Cape Town, South Africa[1] and the qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application.[2]
Georgia won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.[3]
Kuwait and Turkmenistan made their debut in the World Championships, with both playing in the qualification tournament. Turkmenistan won their first ever game in the World Championships, defeating the United Arab Emirates and later went on to win the qualification and be promoted to next year's Division III.[4]
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Size: | 140 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Dates: | 16–22 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 117 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Alexander Zhuzhunashvili |
| Points: | 19 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | ||
| Host, placed 5th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
Zsolt Csomortani - Did not attend the championships
Miroslav Iarets
Richard Magnusson
Alexey Roshchyn
Daniel Beresford
Matthias Cristeli
Maximilian Gatol Artsiom Labzov
Gregor Miklič
Marcin PolakAll times are local (UTC+2).
Aleksandr ZhuzhunashviliSource: IIHF.com
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +15 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +16 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +7 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | –3 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 25 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 10 | D |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242:52 | 13 | 3.21 | 161 | 91.93 | 0 | ||
| 204:11 | 9 | 2.64 | 111 | 91.89 | 1 | ||
| 283:39 | 10 | 2.12 | 115 | 91.30 | 0 | ||
| 242:28 | 10 | 2.47 | 107 | 90.65 | 1 | ||
| 265:54 | 18 | 4.06 | 137 | 86.86 | 0 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Dates: | 25–28 February |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 6 |
| Goals: | 68 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Ahmet Gurbanov |
| Points: | 12 |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Host, withdrew from tournament last year. Last played in 2016. | ||
| Placed 7th in Division III last year and were relegated. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. |
3 referees and 4 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]
Stefan Hogarth Paweł Meszyński
Tomáš Brejcha
Ilya Khohlov
Vytautas Lukoševičius
Maarten van der AckerAll times are local (UTC+1).
Edis Pribišić Dmitriy Savin Ahmet GurbanovSource: IIHF.com
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +10 | 9 | F | ||
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 2 | F | ||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 20 | F | ||
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +10 | 0 | F | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F | ||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 2 | F | ||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +10 | 4 | D | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 6 | F | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +6 | 0 | F | ||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +8 | 4 | D |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140:00 | 3 | 1.29 | 29 | 89.66 | 1 | ||
| 180:00 | 12 | 4.00 | 107 | 88.79 | 0 | ||
| 169:19 | 12 | 4.25 | 97 | 87.63 | 0 | ||
| 154:43 | 25 | 9.70 | 98 | 74.49 | 0 |