title: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
text: # 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
  
  The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I Group A tournament would have been held in Angers, France, from 11 to 18 April 2021 and the Division I Group B tournament in Beijing, China, from 8 to 14 April 2021.
  
  On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  ## Division I Group A
  
  ### Participants
  
  | Team | Qualification |
  | - | - |
  | Sweden | Placed 9th in 2019 Top Division and was relegated. |
  | France | Host, placed 10th in 2019 Top Division and was relegated. |
  | Norway | Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I A. |
  | Austria | Placed 4th in 2019 Division I A. |
  | Slovakia | Placed 5th in 2019 Division I A. |
  | Netherlands | Placed 1st in 2019 Division I B and was promoted. |
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2022 Top Division |
  | 2 | France (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2022 Top Division |
  | 3 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 4 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 5 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2022 Division I B |
  
  ## Division I Group B
  
  ### Participants
  
  | Team | Qualification |
  | - | - |
  | Italy | Placed 6th in 2019 Division I A and was relegated. |
  | South Korea | Placed 2nd in 2019 Division I B. |
  | Poland | Placed 3rd in 2019 Division I B. |
  | China | Host, placed 4th in 2019 Division I B. |
  | Kazakhstan | Placed 5th in 2019 Division I B. |
  | Slovenia | Placed 1st in 2019 Division II A and was promoted. |
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2022 Division I A |
  | 2 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 3 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 4 | China (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 6 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2022 Division II A |
  