title: 2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
text: # 2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
  
  The 2018 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 20th such series of tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2019 competition. For the 2018 program, there was no relegations, only promotions, to raise the total at the top level up to ten nations.
  
  ## Championship (Top Division)
  
  The Top Division tournament was not held due to the 2018 Olympics.
  
  ## Division I
  
  ### Division I Group A
  
  The Division I Group A tournament was played in Vaujany, France, from 8 to 14 April 2018.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Top Division |
  | 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 9 | |
  | 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
  | 4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | |
  | 5 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 | |
  
  * 1 2 Austria 6–4 Hungary
  * 1 2 Norway 0–1 Denmark
  
  ### Division I Group B
  
  The Division I Group B tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 8 to 14 April 2018.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I A |
  | 2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
  | 3 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
  | 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
  | 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | |
  
  ## Division II
  
  ### Division II Group A
  
  The Division II Group A tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 31 March to 6 April 2018.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division I B |
  | 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | |
  | 3 | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 9 | |
  | 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
  | 5 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | |
  
  ### Division II Group B
  
  The Division II Group B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2018.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II A |
  | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12 | |
  | 3 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 8 | |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 7 | |
  | 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 3 | |
  | 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 | |
  
  ### Division II Group B Qualification
  
  The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 to 9 December 2017.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2019 Division II B |
  | 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | |
  | 3 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 3 | |
  | 5 | Bulgaria (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 | |
  