| Tourney Name: | IIHF Women's World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Size: | x240px |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| City: | Sofia |
| Dates: | 4–10 December 2019 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 91 |
| Scoring Leader: | Klara Miuller |
| Points: | 10 |
| Website: | www.iihf.com |
| Nextseason: | (cancelled) 2022 |
See also: 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
The 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 10 December 2019.[1] [2]
South Africa won the tournament and were promoted to Division II B.[3]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II B previous year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division II B Qualification previous year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II B Qualification previous year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division II B Qualification previous year. | ||
| Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B Qualification previous year. | ||
| First time participating in World Championship. |
Four referees and seven linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
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| Award[5] | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Emilie Simonsen | |
| Best Defenceman | Donne van Doesburgh | |
| Best Forward | Klara Miuller |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +4 | 10 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 20 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | D | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +6 | 0 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300:00 | 14 | 2.80 | 192 | 92.71 | 0 | ||
| 303:22 | 10 | 1.98 | 102 | 90.20 | 1 | ||
| 213:27 | 10 | 2.81 | 82 | 87.80 | 0 | ||
| 266:20 | 14 | 3.15 | 87 | 83.91 | 0 | ||
| 198:19 | 11 | 3.33 | 58 | 81.03 | 0 |