# 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division III A and Division III B represent the sixth and seventh tier of the IIHF World Women's Championship.
Hong Kong took the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Estonia were relegated to Group B. Serbia won the Group B tournament and were promoted to Group A.

## Group A tournament

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 3 to 9 April 2023.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Lithuania | Placed 2nd in Division III A last year. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 3rd in Division III A last year. |
| Romania | Hosts; did not participate last year. |
| Ukraine | Did not participate last year. |
| Hong Kong | Did not participate last year. |
| Estonia | Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted. |

### Match officials

Four referees and six linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Ulrike Winklmayr Ilona Novotná Emma Sanders Lee Kyung-sun | Laura Peronnin Julia Strube Elva Hjálmarsdóttir Amy Keijzers Julia Hjelmström Elif Bağlar |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II B |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 11 | |
| 4 | Romania (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 3 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III B |

### Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Klara Miuller | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | +11 | 0 | F |
| Simona Asparuhova | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −2 | 43 | F |
| Ana Voicu | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +1 | 10 | F |
| Stefani Stoyanova | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 27 | F |
| Polina Telehina | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 4 | F |
| Daria Tsymyrenko | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Gabija Petrauskaitė | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Estelle Ip | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
| Maria Runevska | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 27 | 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 |
| Chau Sumi | 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 79 | 96.20 | 1 |
| Viktoria Tkachenko | 294:19 | 6 | 1.22 | 108 | 94.44 | 2 |
| Keira Mok | 125:00 | 5 | 2.40 | 85 | 94.12 | 0 |
| Viltė Beličenkaitė | 231:02 | 7 | 1.82 | 118 | 94.07 | 0 |
| Nadina Niciu | 238:04 | 11 | 2.77 | 148 | 92.57 | 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 |
| Goaltender | Keira Mok |
| Defenceman | Tetiana Kyrychenko |
| Forward | Klara Miuller |

## Group B tournament

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Tnuvot, Israel, from 26 to 31 March 2023.

### Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Serbia | Placed 2nd in Division III B last year. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Placed 3rd in Division III B last year. |
| Israel | Hosts; placed 4th in Division III B last year. |

### Match officials

Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Cien Pereira Drahomira Fialova | Mildrid Johnsen Serena Tsang Katja Mrak |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Serbia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | +35 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division III A |
| 2 | Israel (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 3 | |

### Match results

All times are local (Israel Summer Time – UTC+3)

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Valentina Vrhoci | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +15 | 0 | F |
| Milica Velček | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 10 | F |
| Ivett Vastag | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 0 | F |
| Katarina Čizmić | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Jovana Popov | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +11 | 4 | F |
| Irma Kapić | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −9 | 2 | F |
| Hanna Rac Sabo | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Jana Radović | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Shani Kotler | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | F |
| Pnina Basov | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 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 |
| Jovana Korica | 229:32 | 2 | 0.52 | 42 | 95.24 | 1 |
| Yael Fatiev | 173:29 | 9 | 3.11 | 96 | 90.62 | 0 |
| Hana Sadović | 230:07 | 28 | 7.30 | 143 | 80.42 | 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 | Yael Fatiev |
| Defenceman | Amila Šoše |
| Forward | Milica Velček |