2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

See also: 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Croatia
 Estonia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23 February – 1 March
28 February – 6 March
Teams12

The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

Group A was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 February to 1 March 2026 and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 28 February to 6 March 2026.

Romania won Group A and was promoted while Bulgaria was relegated.[2] Estonia captured promotion by winning the Group B tournament.[3]

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
CityZagreb
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23 February – 1 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per game)
Attendance1,309 (87 per game)
Scoring leader Ratana Kajonsaksumet (12 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B and was relegated.
 Thailand Placed 2nd in 2025 Division III A.
 Serbia Placed 3rd in 2025 Division III A.
 Romania Placed 4th in 2025 Division III A.
 Croatia Host, placed 5th in 2025 Division III A.
 Bulgaria Placed 1st in 2025 Division III B and was promoted.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesperson were selected for the tournament.[4]

Referees Linesperson
  • Bernadett Holzer
  • Mai Mizuhori
  • Ramunė Maleckienė
  • María Chávez
  • Manuela Lehnhart
  • Mari Hauhia
  • Erin Delavenna
  • Ellen Key
  • Mara De Rech
  • Elvira Dairova
  • Fatima Al-Ali

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Romania (P) 5 3 1 0 1 18 9 +9 11 Promoted to the 2027 Division II A
2  Thailand 5 3 0 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 14 15 −1 9
4  Croatia (H) 5 2 1 0 2 16 11 +5 8
5  Serbia 5 0 1 2 2 13 18 −5 4
6  Bulgaria (R) 5 0 1 1 3 10 20 −10 3 Relegated to the 2027 Division III B
Source: IIHF
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

23 February 2026
12:30		Serbia 2–4
(1–0, 1–1, 0–3)		 TurkeyAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 27
Game reference
Ana IlićGoaliesAzra SertReferee:
Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
Erin Delavenna
Ellen Key
Vrhoci (Velček, J. Radović) – 18:481–0
Vastag – 28:402–0
2–136:08 – Kuchkin (Çakmak) (PP)
2–245:11 – Lökbaş (Eraşçı)
2–345:54 – Yavuz
2–455:22 – Tandoğan (Arslan, Çağdaş)
8 minPenalties2 min
21Shots32
23 February 2026
16:00		Bulgaria 1–5
(0–1, 1–0, 0–4)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 31
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Angelina DimovaGoaliesNicoleta ȘabalinReferee:
Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Mari Hauhia
Manuela Lehnhart
0–104:05 – Voicu
Asparuhova (Georgieva, Zlateva) – 23:031–1
1–241:01 – Feher (Voicu, Platica)
1–342:25 – Szekeres
1–452:18 – Szekeres (Bende) (PP)
1–559:49 – Vitos (EN)
6 minPenalties0 min
13Shots49
23 February 2026
19:30		Thailand 2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 81
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Thamida KunthadapakornGoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
María Chávez
Linesmen:
Fatima Al-Ali
Elvira Dairova
0–129:05 – Bauman (Vlašić, Soldić)
Vorawat (Satityathiwat, Thamma) – 49:341–1
Pothong (Kajonsaksumet, Satityathiwat (PP) – 53:142–1
4 minPenalties14 min
30Shots22
24 February 2026
12:30		Turkey 4–3
(1–1, 2–0, 1–2)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 17
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Azra SertGoaliesNadina Niciu
Nicoleta Șabalin		Referee:
Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Mara De Rech
Ellen Key
0–102:37 – Voicu (PP)
Şenyuva – 05:491–1
Tandoğan (Daş) (PP) – 21:482–1
Çakmak (Kuchkin, Yavuz) (PP) – 37:113–1
3–244:50 – Bende (Bálint)
3–351:50 – Platica (Bende)
Demir (Kuchkin) – 55:434–3
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots39
24 February 2026
16:00		Thailand 3–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SerbiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 38
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Thamida KunthadapakornGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
Fatima Al-Ali
Manuela Lehnhart
0–106:18 – Vukelić (Vidaković)
Kajonsaksumet – 21:261–1
Wongsanit (Poka) – 21:422–1
2–237:11 – Vastag (Vasiljević)
Panyamaneerat (Kajonsaksumet, Thamma) (PP) – 46:143–2
3–347:47 – J. Vukelić (Benčić)
Kajonsaksumet
Panyamaneerat
Thamma
Satityathiwat
Wongsanit
Kajonsaksumet
Panyamaneerat
Thamma
Pothong
Satityathiwat
Kajonsaksumet
Panyamaneerat 		Shootout Vrhoci
J. Vukelić
Vastag
Vasiljević
Velček
Vastag
Vrhoci
Vukelić
Vukelić
Popov
Velček
Vastag
4 minPenalties8 min
41Shots29
24 February 2026
19:30		Croatia 2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 105
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Klara KolarGoaliesMonika NedyalkovaReferee:
Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
Erin Delavenna
Mari Hauhia
0–104:01 – Stoyanova (Runevska, Zlateva)
Stiperski (Fabić, Vugić) – 16:091–1
Matić
Bauman
Soldić
Stolar 		Shootout Ivanova
Runevska
Asparuhova
Stoyanova
4 minPenalties2 min
50Shots15
26 February 2026
12:30		Thailand 7–4
(2–1, 2–3, 3–0)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 41
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Thamida Kunthadapakorn
Natthaporn Nakdee		GoaliesAngelina Dimova
Monika Nedyalkova		Referee:
Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
Ellen Key
Manuela Lehnhart
0–105:49 – Asparuhova (Dikova, Stoyanova)
Kajonsaksumet (Charusakulariyakul, Wongsanit) – 11:411–1
Kajonsaksumet (Wongsanit, Charusakulariyakul) – 13:132–1
Panyamaneerat (Satityathiwat, Kajonsaksumet) – 22:153–1
Kajonsaksumet (Panyamaneerat, Poka) – 28:174–1
4–232:20 – Ivanova (Runevska) (SH)
4–334:48 – Ivanova (Runevska)
4–437:54 – Stoyanova (Asparuhova, Ivanova)
Wongsanit (Kajonsaksumet, Charusakulariyakul) – 42:055–4
Kajonsaksumet (Sakchaicharoenkul, Wongsanit) – 45:076–4
Wongsanit (Satityathiwat, Charusakulariyakul) (PP) – 52:027–4
4 minPenalties6 min
49Shots23
26 February 2026
16:00		Serbia 2–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 RomaniaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 46
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Ana IlićGoaliesNicoleta ȘabalinReferee:
María Chávez
Linesmen:
Elvira Dairova
Mari Hauhia
0–108:32 – Voicu (Feher, Platica)
Vasiljević – 17:241–1
1–229:56 – Vitos (Vasile, Pethõ)
Sekulić (Milišić, Popov) – 53:192–2
Vastag
Vukelić
Velček
Vrhoci
Vasiljević 		Shootout Șabalin
Vitos
Platica
Feher
8 minPenalties8 min
35Shots28
26 February 2026
19:30		Turkey 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 173
Game reference
Azra Sert
Beray Okut		GoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
Ramunė Maleckienė
Linesmen:
Fatima Al-Ali
Mara De Rech
0–132:37 – Soldić (Matić, Bauman)
0–235:10 – Vugić (Stolar, Soldić) (PP)
0–336:45 – Soldić (SH)
0–438:59 – Stolar
0–544:54 – Soldić (Bauman, Stolar) (PP)
0–654:47 – Matić (Soldić, Gašljević) (PP)
12 minPenalties16 min
17Shots34
27 February 2026
12:30		Romania 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 ThailandAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 22
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesThamida KunthadapakornReferee:
María Chávez
Linesmen:
Mara De Rech
Ellen Key
Pethõ (Simina) – 42:241–0
Bende (Csiszér, Șabalin) – 55:222–0
4 minPenalties2 min
29Shots26
27 February 2026
16:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)		 TurkeyAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 44
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Monika NedyalkovaGoaliesAzra SertReferee:
Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
Elvira Dairova
Erin Delavenna
Runevska (Georgieva) (PP) – 09:371–0
1–130:55 – Yavuz (Tandoğan, Daş) (PP)
1–232:32 – Kuchkin (Lökbaş) (PP2)
1–338:10 – Lökbaş (Kuchkin)
1–443:42 – Arslan (Tandoğan, Şenyuva)
14 minPenalties8 min
24Shots40
27 February 2026
19:30		Croatia 5–3
(1–2, 3–1, 1–0)		 SerbiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 311
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Klara KolarGoaliesAna IlićReferee:
Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
Mari Hauhia
Manuela Lehnhart
Stolar (Marinković) (PP) – 16:471–0
1–118:09 – Vrhoci (Vukelić, T. Radović)
1–219:12 – Velček (Vukelić, J. Radović)
Bauman (Gašljević, Soldić) (PP) – 23:142–2
2–323:48 – Popov (Vrhoci, Vasiljević)
Bauman (Gašljević, Soldić) – 24:113–3
Vukelić (Čavka, M. Stiperski) – 34:454–3
Marinković (P. Stiperski) (EN) – 58:195–3
0 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
1 March 2026
12:30		Turkey 2–3
(1–1, 1–2, 0–0)		 ThailandAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 42
Game reference
Azra SertGoaliesNatthaporn NakdeeReferee:
María Chávez
Linesmen:
Elvira Dairova
Mari Hauhia
0–106:49 – Sakchaicharoenkul (Kajonsaksumet)
Kuchkin (Lökbaş) – 07:201–1
1–221:41 – Kajonsaksumet (Panyamaneerat, Charusakulariyakul)
Lökbaş (Şenyuva|Vugić) – 29:542–2
2–338:21 – Pothong (Thamma, Kajonsaksumet)
0 minPenalties4 min
20Shots35
1 March 2026
16:00		Serbia 2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 BulgariaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 74
Game reference
Ana IlićGoaliesAngelina DimovaReferee:
Bernadett Holzer
Linesmen:
Erin Delavenna
Manuela Lehnhart
0–103:55 – Ivanova (Runevska)
Vasiljević (Vukelić) – 38:541–1
Sekulić (Vukelić, Vasiljević) – 54:112–1
2–256:08 – Ivanova (Runevska)
2–364:20 – Runevska
10 minPenalties6 min
36Shots50
1 March 2026
19:30		Romania 5–2
(3–0, 1–0, 1–2)		 CroatiaAdmiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
Attendance: 257
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Nadina NiciuGoaliesKlara KolarReferee:
Mai Mizuhori
Linesmen:
Fatima Al-Ali
Mara De Rech
Feher (Bende) – 02:461–0
Vitos (Simina) – 11:422–0
Voicu (Bálint) – 15:053–0
Csiszér (Bende) – 37:494–0
4–147:31 – Stolar (PP)
4–248:20 – Soldić (Vlašić, Matić)
Simina (Vitos, Csiszér) (PP) – 58:565–2
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots39

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ratana Kajonsaksumet 5 6 6 12 +8 0 F
Petra Soldić 5 4 5 9 +1 2 F
Maria Runevska 5 2 5 7 −1 2 F
Alara Kuchkin 5 3 3 6 0 2 D
Ornrawee Wongsanit 5 3 3 6 +2 2 F
Julia Bende 5 2 4 6 +3 2 F
Jana Vukelić 5 2 4 6 +3 6 F
Lena Ivanova 5 4 1 5 −1 0 F
Ana Voicu 5 4 1 5 +4 8 F
Ana Bauman 5 3 2 5 0 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Nadina Niciu 160:00 5 1.88 90 94.44 1
Monika Nedyalkova 156:43 8 3.06 116 93.10 0
Nicoleta Șabalin 145:00 4 1.66 50 92.00 0
Ana Ilić 313:47 16 3.06 197 91.88 0
Angelina Dimova 149:51 10 4.00 105 90.48 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Position Player[6]
Goaltender Nadina Niciu
Defenceman Alara Kuchkin
Forward Petra Soldić

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
CityKohtla-Järve
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 February – 6 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored109 (7.27 per game)
Attendance5,041 (336 per game)
Scoring leader Aleksandra Stolyarova (20 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Africa Placed 6th in 2025 Division III A and was relegated.
 Israel Placed 2nd in 2025 Division III B.
 Estonia Host, placed 3rd in 2025 Division III B.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in 2025 Division III B.
 Singapore Placed 5th in 2025 Division III B.
 Philippines First time participating.

Match officials

Four referees and seven linesperson were selected for the tournament.[7]

Referees Linesperson
  • Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
  • Sintija Čamane
  • Baiba Gvozdeva
  • Elin Benn
  • Fu Zhennan
  • Kaire Leet
  • Greta Vincaitytė
  • Lucero González
  • Dana Ilić
  • Jessica Stanton
  • Serena Tsang

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Estonia (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 37 3 +34 15 Promoted to the 2027 Division III A
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 0 0 1 25 12 +13 12
3  South Africa 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[a]
4  Israel 5 2 0 0 3 19 12 +7 6[a]
5  Philippines 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6[a]
6  Singapore 5 0 0 0 5 2 49 −47 0
Source: IIHF
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; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c South Africa 3 Pts, +1 GD; Israel 3 Pts, 0 GD; Philippines 3 Pts, −1 GD.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

28 February 2026
12:30		Philippines 4–6
(0–1, 2–2, 2–3)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 116
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Rosalyn LimGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Kaire Leet
0–106:43 – Krupalija (Karamehmedović, Muharemović) (PP)
0–221:26 – Karamehmedović (Lincender, Krupalija) (PP)
0–328:29 – L. Zubčević (PP)
Tan (Javier) – 34:261–3
Sanchez (Pagdato) – 35:232–3
2–440:26 – Lincender
Alcido – 48:563–4
3–553:00 – Lincender (L. Zubčević)
Cuevas (Alcido) – 55:334–5
4–659:14 – Vranešić (SH, EN)
10 minPenalties12 min
42Shots28
28 February 2026
16:00		Estonia 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 South AfricaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 738
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Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesAkaisha McNamaraReferee:
Elin Benn
Linesmen:
Lucero González
Greta Vincaitytė
Stolyarova – 08:111–0
Prants (Stolyarova, Koger) – 15:282–0
Koger – 30:103–0
Stolyarova (Prants, Hollo) – 36:234–0
Ebber (Belyankina, Väliste) – 38:395–0
Gelencser – 41:136–0
Väliste (Bilorus) – 58:567–0
4 minPenalties8 min
38Shots24
28 February 2026
19:30		Israel 11–0
(2–0, 3–0, 6–0)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 176
Game reference
Yael Fatiev
Bisan Maree		GoaliesQina Foo
Faith Lee		Referee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Jessica Stanton
Serena Tsang
Leshem (S. Kotler, C. Kotler) – 00:451–0
Leshem (Sigalov) – 04:092–0
Leshem (C. Kotler, S. Kotler) – 25:143–0
Armoza (Landa) – 38:294–0
Leshem (S. Kotler, Basov) – 39:165–0
Basov – 44:566–0
S. Kotler (Basov) (PP) – 49:557–0
Leshem – 55:018–0
Sharabi (Landa, Armoza) – 57:009–0
Leshem (S. Kotler) (PP) – 58:2310–0
C. Kotler (Leshem) – 59:0611–0
4 minPenalties4 min
53Shots12
1 March 2026
12:30		South Africa 2–3
(0–0, 1–3, 1–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 115
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Sone GeldenhuysGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Dana Ilić
Greta Vincaitytė
0–120:37 – Mulazimović (Karamehmedović, Lincender) (PP)
Rhode (Venter, Lechtanski) – 20:561–1
1–228:01 – Lincender
1–335:28 – Karamehmedović (Mulazimović)
Jamieson (Retief) – 43:522–3
10 minPenalties4 min
22Shots20
1 March 2026
16:00		Israel 1–4
(1–1, 0–0, 0–3)		 EstoniaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 798
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Yael FatievGoaliesSofia SalamatinaReferee:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Lucero González
Serena Tsang
0–100:54 – Stolyarova (Vont)
Leshem (S. Kotler, Basov) – 10:291–1
1–252:17 – Prants (Stolyarova) (PP)
1–357:04 – Stolyarova (Prants, Geller) (EN)
1–458:33 – Geller (Vont) (EN)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots43
1 March 2026
19:30		Singapore 0–8
(0–2, 0–2, 0–4)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 96
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Qina FooGoaliesMikaella LeeReferee:
Elin Benn
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Jessica Stanton
0–117:32 – Alcido
0–218:42 – Alcido
0–320:53 – Regencia (Alcido)
0–432:27 – Cuevas (Alcido, Regencia)
0–540:45 – Regencia (Cuevas, Ganac)
0–642:42 – Tan (Alcido, Cuevas)
0–743:06 – Alcido (Go, Cuevas)
0–845:52 – Alcido (Cuevas, Tan)
0 minPenalties2 min
7Shots61
3 March 2026
12:30		South Africa 5–1
(0–0, 1–0, 4–1)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 118
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Akaisha McNamaraGoaliesQina FooReferee:
Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Jessica Stanton
Greta Vincaitytė
Venter (Albertyn, Botha) – 39:021–0
1–141:54 – Yeoh
Rhode (Von Doesburgh) – 45:142–1
Rhode (Venter, Von Doesburgh) – 50:433–1
Venter (Albertyn, Rhode) – 57:524–1
Els (D'Oliveira) – 59:255–1
4 minPenalties0 min
54Shots5
3 March 2026
16:00		Israel 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 187
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Yael FatievGoaliesRosalyn LimReferee:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Serena Tsang
0–108:41 – Alcido
Armoza (Sigalov) – 35:231–1
Leshem – 47:122–1
Leshem (Basov) – 57:033–1
6 minPenalties2 min
28Shots35
3 March 2026
19:30		Estonia 3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 574
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Sofia SalamatinaGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Dana Ilić
Geller (Prants, Lauk-Gurtovoi) – 15:261–0
Stolyarova (Ebber, Demina) – 19:142–0
Ebber (Koger) – 25:023–0
3–155:41 – Lincender (PP)
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots26
4 March 2026
12:30		Philippines 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 South AfricaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 153
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Mikaella LeeGoaliesSone GeldenhuysReferee:
Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Lucero González
Alcido – 27:501–0
Jimenez (Pagdato, Pe Aguirre) – 53:132–0
2–156:12 – Lechtanski (Von Doesburgh) (SH)
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots22
4 March 2026
16:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3
(0–2, 1–1, 3–0)		 IsraelKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 205
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Yael FatievGoaliesAmra ZubčevićReferee:
Elin Benn
Linesmen:
Dana Ilić
Jessica Stanton
0–109:38 – Armoza (S. Kotler)
0–210:10 – Leshem
Lincender (L. Zubčević) – 25:111–2
1–339:55 – Leshem (SH)
Karamehmedović (Lincender, L. Zubčević) (PP) – 40:352–3
L. Zubčević (Vranešić, Lincender) (PP) – 51:273–3
Lincender – 57:574–3
4 minPenalties8 min
35Shots16
4 March 2026
19:30		Singapore 1–14
(0–4, 0–7, 1–3)		 EstoniaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 478
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Qina Foo
Faith Lee		GoaliesUljana JeggiReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Greta Vincaitytė
0–100:15 – Stolyarova (Geller)
0–202:56 – Stolyarova (Koger) (PP)
0–310:12 – Sarko (Väliste, Bilorus)
0–413:25 – Stolyarova (Stetski, Prants)
0–523:45 – Stolyarova (Vont, Geller) (SH)
0–624:03 – Gelencser (Stolyarova) (SH)
0–729:23 – Sarko (Demina, Reiter)
0–830:08 – Prants (Geller, Stolyarova)
0–932:51 – Lauk-Gurtovoi (Reiter, Demina)
0–1034:41 – Sarko (Koger)
0–1137:49 – Stolyarova
G. Tan (N. Tan, Jin) (PP) – 42:181–11
1–1242:54 – Reiter (Demina, Vont)
1–1344:22 – Sarko (Bilorus, Stolyarova)
1–1446:20 – Reiter (Kovaljova, Demina)
2 minPenalties6 min
6Shots71
6 March 2026
12:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 11–0
(4–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 SingaporeKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 145
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Asja AbdomerovićGoaliesFaith LeeReferee:
Elva Hjálmarsdóttir
Linesmen:
Lucero González
Serena Tsang
Puzić (L. Zubčević, Posavec) – 01:061–0
Nikolić (Vranešić) – 04:092–0
L. Zubčević – 05:403–0
Posavec – 12:554–0
Lincender (Vranešić) – 27:085–0
Lincender (Krupalija) (PP) – 28:166–0
Lincender (Kučević) – 39:587–0
L. Zubčević (Karamehmedović) – 43:458–0
Lincender – 44:319–0
Lincender – 50:0710–0
L. Zubčević (Puzić) – 58:2111–0
2 minPenalties2 min
47Shots4
6 March 2026
16:00		South Africa 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 IsraelKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 273
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Sone GeldenhuysGoaliesYael FatievReferee:
Sintija Čamane
Linesmen:
Fu Zhennan
Dana Ilić
Albertyn (Rhode) – 02:331–0
Albertyn (Rhode) (PP) – 30:302–0
Venter (Els, Lechtanski) (PP) – 33:293–0
3–158:27 – Leshem (Basov)
8 minPenalties4 min
36Shots21
6 March 2026
19:30		Estonia 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 PhilippinesKohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
Attendance: 869
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Uljana JeggiGoaliesRosalyn Lim
Mikaella Lee		Referee:
Baiba Gvozdeva
Linesmen:
Kaire Leet
Jessica Stanton
Sarko (Vont) – 04:101–0
Stolyarova – 06:352–0
Stolyarova (Geller, Koger) (PP) – 17:283–0
Geller (Stetski, Stolyarova) – 19:584–0
Sarko – 31:265–0
Ebber (Reiter, Gelencser) – 39:296–0
Stolyarova – 43:557–0
Ebber (Demina) – 45:388–0
Stolyarova – 53:039–0
2 minPenalties2 min
35Shots23

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Aleksandra Stolyarova 5 14 6 20 +19 2 F
Ava Lincender 5 11 4 15 +7 0 F
Lior Leshem 5 12 1 13 +10 0 D
Jasmin Alcido 5 7 4 9 +7 0 F
Lamija Zubčević 5 5 4 9 +6 0 F
Amalia Geller 5 3 5 8 +16 0 F
Olesja Prants 5 3 4 7 +14 0 F
Shani Kotler 5 1 6 7 +9 0 F
Ksenia Sarko 5 6 0 6 +9 2 F
Ema Karamehmedović 5 3 3 6 +1 0 F
Dalene Rhode 5 3 3 6 +2 12 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Sofia Salamatina 180:00 2 0.67 73 97.26 1
Uljana Jeggi 120:00 1 0.50 29 96.55 1
Yael Fatiev 278:09 10 2.16 158 93.0067 0
Sone Geldenhuys 179:30 6 2.01 59 89.83 0
Mikaella Lee 140:00 4 1.71 39 89.74 1

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Position Player[8]
Goaltender Sofia Salamatina
Defenceman Donne von Doesburgh
Forward Aleksandra Stolyarova

References

  1. ^ "A report from the IIHF Congress". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Romania promoted to the 2027 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Group B". IIHF. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Estonia promoted to 2027 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Group A". IIHF. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Game schedules released for all lower divisions of Women's World Championships". IIHF. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ^ "IIIB Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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