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| Tournament details | |
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| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 15 – 21 April 2013 14 – 17 October 2012 |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Cape Town, South Africa,[1] from 15 to 21 April 2013 and the qualification tournament was contested in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,[2] from 14 to 17 October 2012.
Participants
Group A
| Team | Qualification |
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| Host, placed 6th in Division II B last year and was relegated. | |
| Placed 2nd in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 1st in the qualification tournament. | |
| Placed 2nd in the qualification tournament. |
Qualification tournament
| Team | Qualification |
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| Did not participate in 2012. | |
| Placed 5th in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. | |
| Host, did not participate in 2012. |
Venues
Group A was played in Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town. The qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi.
| Grandwest Ice Arena Capacity: 1,014 |
Abu Dhabi Arena Capacity: 1,200 |
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Officials
The IIHF selected 7 referees and 12 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF World Championship DIV III.
Division III has 4 referees and 7 linesman. Division III Qualification had 3 referees and 5 linesman.
They were the following:
2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III in South Africa
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2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Qualification in the United Arab Emirates
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Qualification tournament

Standings
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Qualified to Division III for 2013 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
All times local (UTC+4).
| 14 October 2012 16:00 | Mongolia | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 70 |
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| Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Baatarkhuu Bazarvaani | Goalies | Kakha Ambrolava | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 October 2012 19:30 | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 357 |
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| Khaled Al Suwaidi | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 39 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
| 15 October 2012 16:00 | Greece | 13–0 (4–0, 7–0, 2–0) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 67 |
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| Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Kakha Ambrolava | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 October 2012 19:30 | Mongolia | 2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 246 |
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| Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Goalies | Khaled Al Suwaidi | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 63 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 October 2012 16:00 | Greece | 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 175 |
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| Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 October 2012 19:30 | Georgia | 1–9 (1–1, 0–4, 0–4) | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 247 |
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| Kakha Ambrolava Alexander Vashakidze | Goalies | Ahmed Al Dhaheri | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Ioannis Koufis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 2 | |
| 2 | Juma Al Dhaheri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 2 | Mubarak Al Mazrouei | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | Dimitrios Kalyvas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 14 | |
| 5 | Mishigsuren Namjil | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ali Al Haddad | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Suhail Al Mheiri | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 9 | Nikolaos Papadopoulos | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 2 | |
| 10 | Munkhzaya Enkhtur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Dimitrios Malamas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | 180:00 | 4 | 95.18 | 1.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | Khaled Al Suwaidi | 120:00 | 2 | 94.87 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | 165:40 | 8 | 92.59 | 2.90 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kakha Ambrolava | 178:25 | 27 | 78.40 | 9.08 | 0 |
Group A Tournament
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 15 | Promoted to Division II B for 2014 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 |
Schedule
All times local.
| 15 April 2013 13:00 | North Korea | 5–3 (3–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120 |
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| Pak Kun-Hyok Pak Kuk-Chol | Goalies | Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 April 2013 16:15 | Greece | 3–6 (1–1, 1–1, 1–4) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 150 |
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| Dalibor Ploutsis | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45 min | Penalties | 37 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 April 2013 20:00 | Luxembourg | 2–5 (0–0, 2–3, 0–2) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 596 |
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| Michel Welter | Goalies | Jack Nebe | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2013 13:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120 |
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| Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Goalies | Georgios Fiotakis | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2013 16:15 | North Korea | 5–2 (2–0, 3–0, 0–2) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 105 |
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| Pak Kuk-Chol Pak Kun-Hyok | Goalies | Philippe Lepage | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 7–4 (1–0, 3–2, 3–2) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 749 |
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| Jack Nebe | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2013 13:00 | Luxembourg | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0 3–0) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 109 |
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| Michel Welter | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff Adam Pepper | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2013 16:15 | North Korea | 7–1 (1–1, 2–0, 5–0) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 154 |
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| Pak Kun-Hyok Pak Kuk-Chol | Goalies | Georgios Fiotakis Dalibor Ploutsis | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 15–0 (7–0, 4–0, 4–0) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 780 |
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| Jack Nebe Lucian Lorenzo | Goalies | Ahmed Al-Dhaheri Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | Shots | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2013 13:00 | Ireland | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 113 |
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| Adam Pepper | Goalies | Pak Kuk-Chol | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 19 April 2013 16:15 | United Arab Emirates | 1–8 (0–4, 0–3, 1–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 159 |
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| Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | Goalies | Philippe Lepage | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2013 20:00 | Greece | 1–8 (0–2, 0–5, 1–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,017 |
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| Dalibor Ploutsis | Goalies | Jack Nebe | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2013 13:00 | Luxembourg | 3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 187 |
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| Michel Welter | Goalies | Dalibor Ploutsis | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2013 16:15 | Ireland | 7–3 (3–1, 2–0, 2–2) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 217 |
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| Adam Pepper | Goalies | Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 58 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,154 |
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| Jack Nebe | Goalies | Pak Kuk-Chol Pak Kun-Hyok | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Macky Reinecke | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +19 | 12 | |
| 2 | Joshua Reinecke | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +20 | 16 | |
| 3 | Uthman Samaai | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +17 | 8 | |
| 4 | Gareth Roberts | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Sacha Backes | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ri Chol-Min | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Conor Redmond | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Robert Beran | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Panagiotis Koulouris | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Thierry Beran | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 4 | |
| 10 | Chris Reeves | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jack Valadas | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Michel Welter | 180:00 | 7 | 92.78 | 2.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jack Nebe | 260:00 | 8 | 92.59 | 1.85 | 0 | |
| 3 | Adam Pepper | 124:42 | 5 | 91.07 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| 4 | Pak Kuk-Chol | 191:02 | 6 | 90.48 | 1.88 | 0 | |
| 5 | Philippe Lepage | 192:08 | 6 | 88.46 | 3.00 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate
- Best Goaltender:
Michel Welter (LUX) - Best Forward:
Ri Pong-Il (PRK) - Best Defenceman:
Joshua Reinecke (RSA)
