2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

International ice hockey tournament IIHF World ChampionshipDivision III 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg 15–17 February 200831 March – 6 April 2008 8 2 2 2007 2009 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two tournaments: the qualification tournament, which was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 15 to 17 February 2008, and the main tournament, held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from 31 March to 6 April 2008. Greece won the qualification tournament and qualified for the main tournament. North Korea and South Africa finished in the top two spots of the main tournament and were promoted to next year's Division II. Qualification tournament IIHF World ChampionshipDivision III Qualification 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 15–17 February 2008 3 1 1 ih Greece The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 February 2008 at the Olympic Hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Division III qualification tournament statistics The winners of the tournament, Greece, advanced to the Division III main tournament. Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the IIHF World Championships and Greece made their first appearance since the 1999 tournament. The directorate of the IIHF World Championship Division III qualification decided that both games of Armenia would be forfeited and count as 5–0 wins for their opponents, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armenia refused to show the passports of their players on four occasions until their first game was in progress. Originally, Armenia lost to Greece 8–5 and won against Bosnia and Herzegovina 18–1. Even without the forfeit, Greece earned the promotion outright to this year’s World Championship Division III with two victories on the ice. Participating teams Team QualificationARMWithdrew from 2007 Division III Championship and were relegated.GREFirst participation since 1999.BIHHosts; first participation in World Championship. Final standings main WL OT complete IIHF GRE Greece BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina ARM Armenia 2 0 0 0 15 1 1 0 0 1 6 10 0 0 0 2 0 10 Q Q green1 2008 Division III main tournament Match results All times are local. 15 February 2008 20:30 GRE 10–1 (1–0, 4–1, 5–0) BIH Olympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/165/IHM165901_74_2_0.pdf 16 February 2008 20:30 ARM 0–5 (forfeit) GRE Olympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo 17 February 2008 17:00 BIH 5–0 (forfeit) ARM Olympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo Main tournament IIHF World ChampionshipDivision III (main tournament) 2008 Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 31 March – 6 April 2008 6 1 1 ih North Korea South Africa Luxembourg The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III main tournament was held from 31 March to 6 April 2008 in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.Division III main tournament statistics The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the 2008 Division III qualification tournament. Participating teams Team QualificationTURPlaced 6th in Group A of 2007 Division II Championship and were relegated.PRKWithdrew from Group B of 2007 Division II Championship and were demoted to Division III.LUXHosts; placed 3rd in 2007 Division III Championship.RSAPlaced 4th in 2007 Division III Championship.MGLPlaced 5th in 2007 Division III Championship.GREPlaced 1st in 2008 Division III Qualification. Final standings main WL OT complete IIHF PRK PRK RSA RSA LUX LUX TUR TUR GRE GRE MGL MGL 5 0 0 0 40 6 4 0 0 1 29 16 1 2 0 2 22 13 2 0 1 2 27 24 1 0 1 3 17 28 0 0 0 5 11 59 P P P green1 Promoted to the Division II for 2009 Match results All times are local. 31 March 2008 13:00 GRE 1–5 (0–2, 0–0, 1–3) RSA Dimitrios Kalyvas 40:19 Jared Joyce 02:04, Carel Esterhuizen 19:08, Marc Giot 54:57, Jack Valadas 56:26, David Watson 58:15 Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137901_74_3_0.pdf 31 March 2008 16:30 PRK 17–0 (6–0, 5–0, 6–0) MGL Kim Chang Min 08:29, Ri Kum Song 09:49, 23:31, 56:17 Ri Se Gwang 11:44, 38:44, Kim Kyong Il 13:08, 14:28, Ri Chol Min 19:22, Mun Chol 20:59, 31:55, 36:35, Song Chung Song 42:41, 58:05 Ju Sung Hyok 48:18, 53:06, Jong Song Il 55:56 Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137902_74_4_0.pdf 31 March 2008 20:15 LUX 5–4 (OT) (2–1, 0–2, 2–1)OT: 1–0 TUR Benny Welter 11:15, 45:56 Ronny Scheier 16:39, Georges Scheier 49:18, Thierry Holtzem 63:39 Emrah Ozmen 02:43, 28:26, 50:34 Erdogan Coskun 29:09 Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137903_74_4_0.pdf 1 April 2008 13:00 MGL 4–10 (1–2, 1–5, 2–3) GRE Neguun Ganbat 14:19, Altengeral Ichinnorov 21:48, 54:48, Batzayaagiin Pürevdorj 55:21 Dimitrios Kalyvas 08:08, 15:41, 20:46, 28:57, 30:30, 35:16, 37:31, 49:37, Ioannis Koufis 52:46, 59:44 Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137904_74_3_0.pdf 1 April 2008 16:30 TUR 1–7 (0–1, 1–1, 0–5) RSA Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137905_74_3_0.pdf 1 April 2008 20:00 PRK 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) LUX Mun Chol 45:01, Kim Kwang Hyok 57:20 Francois Schons 54:59 Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137906_74_4_0.pdf 3 April 2008 13:00 TUR 11–3 (5–1, 3–2, 3–0) MGL Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137907_74_3_0.pdf 3 April 2008 16:30 PRK 7–3 (2–1, 2–0, 3–2) GRE Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137908_74_3_0.pdf 3 April 2008 20:00 LUX 4–5 (1–1, 1–3, 2–1) RSA Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137909_74_3_0.pdf 5 April 2008 13:00 RSA 0–6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1) PRK Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137910_74_3_0.pdf 5 April 2008 16:30 GRE 1–9 (0–3, 1–3, 0–3) TUR Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137911_74_3_0.pdf 5 April 2008 20:00 MGL 0–9 (0–1, 0–4, 0–4) LUX Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137912_74_3_0.pdf 6 April 2008 13:00 RSA 12–4 (3–2, 5–1, 4–1) MGL Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137913_74_3_0.pdf 6 April 2008 16:30 TUR 2–8 (3–2, 5–1, 4–1) PRK Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137914_74_3_0.pdf 6 April 2008 20:00 LUX 3–2 (GWS) (0–0, 1–0, 1–2)OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0 GRE Kockelscheuer Ice Rink https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137915_74_3_0.pdf References Category:IIHF World Championship Division III 4 Ice Ice Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Luxembourg Category:Sports competitions in Sarajevo Category:Sports competitions in Luxembourg City Category:2000s in Sarajevo Category:2000s in Luxembourg City Category:March 2008 sports events in Europe Category:April 2008 sports events in Europe