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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Slovenia  South Korea | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 25 – 31 March 10 – 16 March | 
| Teams | 12 | 
The Division II tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from March 25 to 31 for Group A. Group B was contested from March 10 to 16 in Seoul, South Korea. In both tournaments the first placed team was promoted and the last placed team relegated, so, the Group B winner moved up to Group A, and the Group A winner moved up to Division I Group B.[1] The last placed in Group A was relegated to Group B. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen.[2] Previously these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|  North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 15 | 
|  Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 12 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | 
|  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 | 
|  Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 2 | 
|  Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 | 
All times are local UTC+2.
| 25 March 2012 13:00 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) |  Hungary | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 342 | 
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| Ashleigh Brown | Goalies | Aniko Nemeth | Referee:  Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen:  Veronica Johansson  Ulrike Winklmayr | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||
| 25 March 2012 16:30 | Croatia  | 1–4 (0–1, 1–3, 0–0) |  New Zealand | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 361 | 
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| Petra Belobrk | Goalies | Tereza Houkal | Referee:  Kristine Langley Linesmen:  Jana Habanova  Zsuzsanna Sandor | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 March 2012 20:00 | North Korea  | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) |  Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 410 | 
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| Ri Hye-Yong | Goalies | Hedvika Korbar | Referee:  Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen:  Lisa Huffner .svg.png.webp) Vanessa Stratton | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 26 March 2012 13:00 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) |  Croatia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 334 | 
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| Kristy Bruske | Goalies | Petra Belobrk | Referee:  Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen:  Veronica Johansson  Zsuzsanna Sandor | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
| 26 March 2012 16:30 | Hungary  | 4–5 (3–1, 1–2, 0–2) |  North Korea | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 355 | 
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| Aniko Nemeth | Goalies | Hong Kum-Sil | Referee:  Kristine Langley Linesmen:  Jana Habanova  Elena Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 March 2012 20:00 | New Zealand  | 4–3 (1–0, 2–1, 1–2) |  Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 410 | 
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| Tereza Koukal | Goalies | Hedvika Korbar | Referee:  Yana Zueva Linesmen:  Lisa Huffner .svg.png.webp) Vanessa Stratton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 March 2012 13:00 | North Korea  | 11–1 (3–1, 3–0, 5–0) |  Croatia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 323 | 
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| Ri Hye Yong | Goalies | Petra Belobrk | Referee:  Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen:  Lisa Huffner .svg.png.webp) Vanessa Stratton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 March 2012 16:30 | Australia .svg.png.webp) | 7–2 (3–2, 2–0, 2–0) |  New Zealand | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 365 | 
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| Ashleigh Brown | Goalies | Tereza Houkal Lyndal Heineman | Referee:  Yana Zueva Linesmen:  Zsuzsanna Sandor  Ulrike Winklmayr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 March 2012 20:00 | Hungary  | 8–0 (4–0, 1–0, 3–0) |  Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 415 | 
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| Aniko Nemeth Boglarka Gegesy | Goalies | Ines Confidenti | Referee:  Kristine Langley Linesmen:  Jana Habanova  Elena Ivanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 March 2012 13:00 | New Zealand  | 1–7 (0–2, 1–3, 0–2) |  North Korea | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 325 | 
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| Tereza Houkal Lyndal Heineman | Goalies | Ri Hye Yong | Referee:  Miyuki Nakayama Linesmen:  Jana Habanova  Elena Ivanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 March 2012 16:30 | Croatia  | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) |  Hungary | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 340 | 
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| Petra Belobrk | Goalies | Boglarka Gegesy | Referee:  Yana Zueva Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Vanessa Statton  Ulrike Winklmayr | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 March 2012 20:00 | Slovenia  | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 412 | 
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| Hedvika Korbar | Goalies | Kristy Bruske | Referee:  Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen:  Veronica Johansson  Zsuzsanna Sandor | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||
| 18 | Shots | 42 | |||
| 31 March 2012 13:00 | Hungary  | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) |  New Zealand | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 335 | 
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| Aniko Nemeth Boglarka Gegesy | Goalies | Tereza Houkal | Referee:  Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen:  Veronica Johansson  Ulrike Winklmayr | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Shots | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 March 2012 16:30 | North Korea  | 7–0 (4–0, 0–0, 3–0) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 358 | 
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| Ri Hye Yong | Goalies | Ashleigh Brown Kristy Bruske | Referee:  Kristine Langley Linesmen:  Lisa Huffner .svg.png.webp) Vanessa Stratton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 March 2012 20:00 | Slovenia  | 3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |  Croatia | Tabor Ice Hall Attendance: 480 | 
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| Hedvika Korbar | Goalies | Petra Belobrk | Referee:  Yana Zueva Linesmen:  Jana Habanova  Elena Ivanova | |||||||||||
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| S. Zimsek  P. Pren  T. Lahajnar  I. Kraner  P. Pren  P. Pren  P. Pren  | Shootout |  M. Smolec  A. Kadijevic  A. Siranovic  M. Smolec  A. Kadijevic  M. Smolec  A. Kadijevic | ||||||||||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ri Sol-gyong |  North Korea | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +17 | 4 | 
| 2 | Alexandra Huszák |  Hungary | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +12 | 2 | 
| 3 | Ryu Hyon-mi |  North Korea | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 4 | 
| 4 | Ri Ok-yong |  North Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +13 | 6 | 
| 5 | Tifani Horváth |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 2 | 
| 5 | Kim Un-ae |  North Korea | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 0 | 
| 7 | Fanni Gasparics |  Hungary | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +11 | 2 | 
| 8 | Jin Ok |  North Korea | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 
| 9 | Pia Pren |  Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +8 | 26 | 
| 10 | Han Song-hui |  North Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 2 | 
| 10 | Andrea Steranko | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 | 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boglárka Gegesy |  Hungary | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 96.77 | 1 | 
| 2 | Kristy Bruske | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 168:31 | 4 | 1.42 | 94.20 | 2 | 
| 3 | Ri Hye-yong |  North Korea | 269:40 | 5 | 1.11 | 93.90 | 1 | 
| 4 | Hedvika Korbar |  Slovenia | 243:58 | 10 | 2.46 | 93.15 | 0 | 
| 5 | Anikó Németh |  Hungary | 179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 90.91 | 1 | 
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Kristy Bruske, .svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
- Defenseman: Kim Un-ae,  North Korea North Korea
- Forward: Alexandra Huszák,  Hungary Hungary
Source: IIHF.com
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | +32 | 14 | 
|  Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 | 
|  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | 
|  Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | 
|  South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 52 | −48 | 0 | 
| 10 March 2012 13:00 | Iceland  | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 200 | 
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| Karitas Halldorsdottir | Goalies | Kirsten Schonwetter | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Anna Eskola Linesmen:  Tomomi Narusawa  Viera Silhavikova | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 51 | |||||||||
| 10 March 2012 16:30 | Spain  | 3–4 (0–2, 3–0, 0–2) |  Poland | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300 | 
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| Carlota Alvarado Virginia Martinez | Goalies | Agata Kosinska | Referee:  Maria Zemiakova Linesmen:  Young Hwang-Bo  Fu Zhennan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 March 2012 20:00 | South Korea  | 10–2 (3–0, 4–1, 3–1) |  South Africa | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 800 | 
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| Shin So-jung Han Do-hee | Goalies | Sandra McClurg | Referee:  Maija Kontturi Linesmen:  Senovwa Mollen  Sueva Torribo Rousselin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 March 2012 13:00 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) |  Poland | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
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| Kirsten Schonwetter Jente Vanroy | Goalies | Malgorzata Burda | Referee:  Maria Zemiakova Linesmen:  Lee Kyung-Sun  Senovwa Mollen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 March 2012 16:30 | South Africa  | 0–12 (0–1, 0–4, 0–7) |  Spain | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 150 | 
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| Sandra McClurg Shaylene Swanepoel | Goalies | Virginia Martinez Carlota Alvarado | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Anna Eskola Linesmen:  Sueva Torribo Rousselin  Fu Zhennan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 March 2012 20:00 | South Korea  | 2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |  Iceland | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300 | 
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| Shin So-jung | Goalies | Karitas Halldorsdottir | Referee:  Maija Kontturi Linesmen:  Tomomi Narusawa  Viera Silhavikova | |||||
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| Han S.  Park J.  Lee K.  | Shootout |  S. Shantz-Smiley  B. Baldursdóttir | ||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
| 47 | Shots | 40 | ||||||
| 13 March 2012 13:00 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 6–0 (2–0, 0–0, 4–0) |  South Africa | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
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| Jente Vanroy Kirsten Schonwetter | Goalies | Sandra McClurg | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen:  Young Hwang-Bo  Viera Silhavikova | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2012 16:30 | Iceland  | 2–7 (0–1, 2–1, 0–5) |  Poland | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
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| Karitas Halldorsdottir | Goalies | Agata Kosinska | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Anna Eskola Linesmen:  Lee Kyung-Sun  Sueva Torribo Rousselin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2012 20:00 | South Korea  | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) |  Spain | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin So-jung | Goalies | Carlota Alvarado | Referee:  Maria Zemiakova Linesmen:  Senovwa Mollen  Tomomi Narusawa | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 15 March 2012 13:00 | South Africa  | 2–6 (1–2, 0–0, 1–4) |  Iceland | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
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| Sandra McClurg | Goalies | Karítas Halldórsdóttir | Referee:  Maria Zemiakova Linesmen:  Young Hwang-Bo  Fu Zehnnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 March 2012 16:30 | Spain  | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
| Game reference | |||||
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| Carlota Alvarado | Goalies | Kirsten Schönwetter | Referee:  Maija Kontturi Linesmen:  Lee Kyung-Sun  Sueva Torribio Rousselin | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | |||
| 15 March 2012 20:00 | Poland  | 2–1  OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) |  South Korea | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 300 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Małgorzata Burda | Goalies | Shin So-jung | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen:  Senovwa Mollen  Tomomi Narusawa | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
| 16 March 2012 13:00 | Iceland  | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) |  Spain | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 100 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Karítas Halldórsdóttir | Goalies | Carlota Alvarado | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Sylena Mutsaers Linesmen:  Young Hwang-Bo  Tomomi Narusawa | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||
| 16 March 2012 16:30 | Poland  | 18–0 (5–0, 7–0, 6–0) |  South Africa | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 150 | 
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| Małgorzata Burda Agata Kosinska | Goalies | Sandra McClurg Shaylene Swanepoel | Referee:  Maija Kontturi Linesmen:  Lee Kyung-Sun  Sueva Torribo Rousselin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 94 | Shots | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 March 2012 20:00 | Belgium .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) |  South Korea | Mok-Dong Arena Attendance: 800 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Schönwetter | Goalies | Shin So-jung | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Anna Eskola Linesmen:  Viera Silhavikova  Fu Zhennan | |||||
| 
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||
| 24 | Shots | 24 | ||||||
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolina Pozniewska |  Poland | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +12 | 4 | 
| 2 | Magdalena Szynal |  Poland | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 | 
| 3 | Park Jongah |  South Korea | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +9 | 0 | 
| 4 | Lucia Ruiz |  Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 4 | 
| 5 | Ana Ucedo |  Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 2 | 
| 6 | Alba Calero |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 | 
| 6 | Han Soo-jin |  South Korea | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 4 | 
| 6 | Ainhoa Merino |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 | 
| 9 | Marta Bigos |  Poland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 0 | 
| 9 | Maria Gurrea |  Spain | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 4 | 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malgorzata Burda |  Poland | 152:15 | 1 | 0.39 | 98.15 | 1 | 
| 2 | Carlota Alvarado |  Spain | 257:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 97.14 | 2 | 
| 3 | Shin So-jung |  South Korea | 284:23 | 7 | 1.48 | 95.30 | 1 | 
| 4 | Kirsten Schönwetter | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 238:35 | 9 | 2.26 | 93.43 | 0 | 
| 5 | Karítas Halldórsdóttir |  Iceland | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 93.02 | 0 | 
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Shin So-jung,  South Korea South Korea
- Defenseman: Anna Ágústsdóttir,  Iceland Iceland
- Forward: Karolina Pozniewska,  Poland Poland
Source: IIHF.com
Division II B Qualification
The Division II B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate.  South Africa, which lost 2011 Division IV, and
 South Africa, which lost 2011 Division IV, and  Spain, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II B Qualification, were placed in Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:[3]
 Spain, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II B Qualification, were placed in Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:[3]
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  South Africa | Placed 6th in Division IV last year and was relegated. | 
|  Spain | Host, placed 2nd in Division V last year. | 
|  Bulgaria | Placed 3rd in Division V last year. | 
|  Turkey | Placed 4th in Division V last year. | 
|  Ireland | Placed 5th in Division V last year. | 
|  Mexico | First time applied to compete in tournament. | 
References
- ↑ Group II A format
- ↑ Section 904.4. of the IIHF's Statutes and Bylaws
- ↑ "2012 IIHF Championship Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-11.