The 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I was a scheduled international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland from 27 April to 3 May 2020.[1] However, on 17 March 2020 IIHF announced the cancellation of both tournaments following the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Group A tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 France
|
Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2019 and was relegated. |
 Austria
|
Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2019 and was relegated. |
 South Korea
|
Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2019. |
 Slovenia
|
Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2019. |
 Hungary
|
Placed 5th in Division I A in 2019. |
 Romania
|
Placed 1st in Division I B in 2019 and was promoted. |
Match officials
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
|
|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2021 IIHF World Championship[a] |
| 2 | Austria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | South Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Slovenia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Romania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division I B |
Source: N/A
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 27 April 2020 13:00 | Hungary | Cancelled | South Korea | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 27 April 2020 16:30 | Romania | Cancelled | France | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 27 April 2020 20:00 | Slovenia | Cancelled | Austria | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 28 April 2020 15:30 | South Korea | Cancelled | Romania | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 28 April 2020 19:00 | Austria | Cancelled | Hungary | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 29 April 2020 19:00 | France | Cancelled | Slovenia | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 30 April 2020 13:00 | Austria | Cancelled | South Korea | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 30 April 2020 16:30 | France | Cancelled | Hungary | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 30 April 2020 20:00 | Romania | Cancelled | Slovenia | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 1 May 2020 19:00 | Austria | Cancelled | Romania | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 2 May 2020 16:30 | Slovenia | Cancelled | Hungary | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 2 May 2020 20:00 | South Korea | Cancelled | France | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 3 May 2020 13:00 | Hungary | Cancelled | Romania | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 3 May 2020 16:30 | South Korea | Cancelled | Slovenia | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
| 3 May 2020 20:00 | France | Cancelled | Austria | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana |
Group B tournament
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Lithuania
|
Placed 6th in Division I A in 2019 and was relegated. |
 Poland
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division I B in 2019. |
 Japan
|
Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2019. |
 Estonia
|
Placed 4th in Division I B in 2019. |
 Ukraine
|
Placed 5th in Division I B in 2019. |
 Serbia
|
Placed 1st in Division II A in 2019 and was promoted. |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
|
|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2021 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Japan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Estonia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Serbia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2021 Division II A |
Source: N/A
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
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
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 27 April 2020 13:00 | Serbia | Cancelled | Lithuania | Spodek, Katowice |
| 27 April 2020 16:30 | Ukraine | Cancelled | Japan | Spodek, Katowice |
| 27 April 2020 20:00 | Estonia | Cancelled | Poland | Spodek, Katowice |
| 28 April 2020 13:00 | Japan | Cancelled | Serbia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 28 April 2020 16:30 | Lithuania | Cancelled | Estonia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 28 April 2020 20:00 | Poland | Cancelled | Ukraine | Spodek, Katowice |
| 30 April 2020 13:00 | Lithuania | Cancelled | Ukraine | Spodek, Katowice |
| 30 April 2020 16:30 | Serbia | Cancelled | Estonia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 30 April 2020 20:00 | Poland | Cancelled | Japan | Spodek, Katowice |
| 1 May 2020 13:00 | Estonia | Cancelled | Ukraine | Spodek, Katowice |
| 1 May 2020 16:30 | Japan | Cancelled | Lithuania | Spodek, Katowice |
| 1 May 2020 20:00 | Poland | Cancelled | Serbia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 3 May 2020 13:00 | Japan | Cancelled | Estonia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 3 May 2020 16:30 | Ukraine | Cancelled | Serbia | Spodek, Katowice |
| 3 May 2020 20:00 | Lithuania | Cancelled | Poland | Spodek, Katowice |
References
- ^ "Tournaments for 2020 assigned". iihf.com. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "IIHF - IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Your refs for Switzerland 2020". iihf.com. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Tournament Format
- ^ Assignments
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