# 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments ran by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 10 to 16 March 2024 and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 23 to 29 February 2024.
Thailand secured the top spot and promotion in Group A, while Bosnia and Herzegovina won the Group B tournament and got promoted. Mexico got relegated from Group A and Iran finished last in Group B and was relegated to Division IV.

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Mexico | Placed 6th in Division II B in 2023 and was relegated. |
| Turkmenistan | Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2023. |
| South Africa | Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2023. |
| Thailand | Placed 4th in Division III A in 2023. |
| Luxembourg | Placed 5th in Division III A in 2023. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Host, placed 1st in Division III B in 2023 and was promoted. |

### Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Konstantin Chubenko Chae Young-jin Ferhat Aygün David Gal | Yang Chang-lin Miroslav Lhotský Tornike Kuchava Sindri Gunnarsson Vladislav Zotov Kang Kyu-seong Berkay Aslanbey |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II B |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 1 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III B |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+6).

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Nicholas Lampson | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +18 | 17 | F |
| Mamed Seifulov | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Jan Isaksson | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +14 | 6 | F |
| Ken Kindborn | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +19 | 4 | D |
| Masato Kitayama | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +10 | 6 | F |
| Arslan Nuryyev | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Maxim Egorov | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +8 | 4 | D |
| Colm Cannon | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Mikhail Chuvalov | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Alexander Titov | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | +8 | 8 | 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 |
| Benjamin Kleineschay | 291:56 | 9 | 1.85 | 164 | 94.51 | 1 |
| Philippe Lepage | 294:23 | 22 | 4.48 | 187 | 88.24 | 0 |
| Ryan Boyd | 231:26 | 21 | 5.44 | 147 | 85.71 | 0 |
| Arslan Maraimbekov | 126:38 | 7 | 3.32 | 44 | 84.09 | 0 |
| Keremli Charyyev | 218:50 | 22 | 6.03 | 128 | 82.81 | 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 |
| Goaltender | Benjamin Kleineschay |
| Defenceman | Ken Kindborn |
| Forward | Mamed Seifulov |

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| North Korea | Withdrew last edition and was relegated. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Host, placed 2nd in Division III B in 2023. |
| Hong Kong | Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2023. |
| Singapore | Placed 4th in Division III B in 2023. |
| Iran | Placed 5th in Division III B in 2023. |
| Philippines | Placed 1st in Division IV in 2023 and was promoted. |

### Match officials

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Alex Lazzeri Kenji Kosaka Serkan Kocakara Oleh Serebryakov | Brian Kallesen Denis Menz Chan Ka Hei Ulrich Pardatscher Toms Mencis Emilio Gómez Richard Button |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 13 | Promoted to the 2025 Division III A |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 11 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division IV |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Hong Shun-rim | 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Justin Cheng | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +1 | 0 | F |
| Steven Füglister | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | –1 | 2 | F |
| Jan Regencia | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | –4 | 0 | F |
| Kenwrick Sze | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | –5 | 8 | F |
| Ethan Redden | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | –1 | 2 | F |
| Michael Shum | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | –1 | 4 | F |
| Manvil Billones | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | –7 | 4 | F |
| Pak Chung-hyok | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Adnan Mlivić | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 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 |
| Dino Pašović | 243:54 | 9 | 2.21 | 136 | 93.53 | 1 |
| King Ho | 164:15 | 11 | 4.02 | 77 | 85.71 | 0 |
| Jo Kwang-su | 230:46 | 16 | 4.16 | 90 | 84.91 | 0 |
| Reza Poorhashemi | 252:19 | 35 | 8.32 | 215 | 83.72 | 0 |
| Emerson Keung | 139:16 | 12 | 5.17 | 72 | 83.33 | 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 |
| Goaltender | Dino Pašović |
| Defenceman | Haris Mrkva |
| Forward | Hong Chun-rim |