2021 IIHF World Championship Division IV
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–5 March (cancelled) |
| Teams | 6 |
The 2021 IIHF World Championship Division IV was scheduled to be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament would have been held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 5 March 2021.[1]
On 18 November 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Malaysia, Philippines, Iran and Singapore were all scheduled to debut in the world championships.
Planned participants
[edit]| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Kuwait
|
Placed 5th in Division III Q in 2019. |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
Host, placed 6th in Division III Q in 2019. |
 Malaysia
|
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
 Philippines
|
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
 Singapore
|
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
 Iran
|
Was supposed to be the first time participating in tournament. |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2022 Division III B |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Philippines
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Singapore
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Iran
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
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
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
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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