2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
# 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 11 to 16 March 2013.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| China | placed 6th in 2012 Division II B and were relegated |
| New Zealand | placed 2nd in 2012 Division III A |
| Mexico | placed 3rd in 2012 Division III A |
| Bulgaria | placed 4th in 2012 Division III A |
| Chinese Taipei | hosts, placed 5th in 2012 Division III A |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 12 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II B |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |

### Results

All times are local. (National Standard Time – UTC+8)

### Awards

**Best Players Selected by the Directorate**

| Award | No. | Name | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Best Goalkeeper | 1 | Sun Zehao | China |
| Best Defenseman | 5 | Ching Kuan | Chinese Taipei |
| Best Forward | 22 | Ji Peng | China |

**Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches**

| Team | No. | Name |
| - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | 8 | Maksim Eftimov |
| China | 22 | Ji Peng |
| Mexico | 20 | Richard Albrecht |
| New Zealand | 10 | Callum Burns |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | Po-Yun Hsiao |

## Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 7 to 10 February 2013.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| - | - |
| South Africa | placed 6th in 2012 Division III A and were relegated |
| Ireland | |
| Israel | |
| Turkey | hosts |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 9 | Promoted to the 2014 Division III A |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 | |

### Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

### Awards

| Award | No. | Name | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Man Of The Match | 22 | Shane Donnelly | Ireland |

**Best Players Selected by the Directorate**

| Award | No. | Name | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Best Goalkeeper | 1 | Berk Akin | Turkey |
| Best Defenseman | 12 | Luke Stringer | South Africa |
| Best Forward | 24 | Bar Zimmerman | Israel |

**Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches**

| Team | No. | Name |
| - | - | - |
| Ireland | 8 | Conor Fleming |
| Israel | 15 | Yuval Rosenthal |
| South Africa | 6 | Wesley Krotz |
| Turkey | 4 | Fatih Faner |
