# 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 19 January 2020. Eight teams participated in the competition; they were drawn into two preliminary round groups of four: the top two teams from each group played in the semifinals in a four-team bracket for a chance to play for promotion to Division II B, while the bottom two teams in each group played in placement rounds for 5th to 8th place. Iceland won the tournament.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

## Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Mexico | placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated |
| Australia | placed 2nd in Division III last year |
| Turkey | placed 3rd in Division III last year |
| Bulgaria | hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year |
| Iceland | placed 5th in Division III last year |
| Chinese Taipei | placed 6th in Division III last year |
| South Africa | placed 7th in Division III last year |
| New Zealand | placed 8th in Division III last year |

## Match officials

Six referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Preliminary round

* Division III Venue
* Sofia
* Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 5th–8th place playoffs |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | 5th–8th place playoffs |

## 5th–8th place playoffs
### Bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 18 January | 18 January |
| Bulgaria | 8 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Bulgaria | 6 |
| 18 January | 18 January | | Bulgaria | 6 |
| 18 January | 18 January | New Zealand | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | New Zealand | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2 | | |
| New Zealand | 2 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 19 January | 19 January |
| | | South Africa | 4 |
| | | Chinese Taipei (OT) | 5 |

### Fifth place game
## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 18 January | 18 January |
| Iceland | 5 |
| Iceland | 5 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Turkey | 2 | 19 January | 19 January |
| Turkey | 2 | Iceland | 4 |
| 18 January | 18 January | | Iceland | 4 |
| 18 January | 18 January | Australia | 1 |
| Australia | 8 | Australia | 1 |
| Mexico | 3 | | |
| Mexico | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 19 January | 19 January |
| | | Turkey | 4 |
| | | Mexico | 2 |

### Gold medal game
## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Iceland |
| | Australia |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
| 6 | New Zealand |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | South Africa |
* Promoted to the 2022 Division II B

## Statistics
### Top 10 scorers

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| 1 | Axel Orongan | Iceland | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +13 | 2 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Hagerman | Mexico | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +3 | 32 |
| 3 | Benjamin Dunn | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Firat Afsin | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 |
| 5 | İsmet Gökçen | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 0 |
| 6 | Miroslav Vasilev | Bulgaria | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Mehmet Turan | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
| 8 | Heidar Kristveigarson | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +10 | 0 |
| 8 | Xander Wardlaw | Australia | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
| 10 | Sölvi Atlason | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +10 | 0 |
| 10 | Kenshin Hayashi | Australia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Seb Woodlands | Australia | 274:55 | 9 | 90.32 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 2 | Jóhann Ragnarsson | Iceland | 280:00 | 9 | 89.02 | 1.93 | 0 |
| 3 | Ivan Stoyov | Bulgaria | 226:48 | 12 | 88.12 | 3.17 | 0 |
| 4 | Marcello de Antunano | Mexico | 234:06 | 10 | 87.50 | 2.56 | 1 |
| 5 | Finley Forbes | New Zealand | 238:57 | 15 | 87.18 | 3.77 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

## Awards
### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

| Award | Name |
| Best Goalkeeper | Seb Woodlands |
| Best Defenceman | Gonzalo Hagerman |
| Best Forward | Axel Orongan |
Source: IIHF

### Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches

| Country | Name |
| Australia | Michael Riley |
| Bulgaria | Moussa Abdi |
| Iceland | Axel Orongan |
| Mexico | Gonzalo Hagerman |
| New Zealand | Finley Forbes |
| South Africa | Ryan Boyd |
| Chinese Taipei | Mi Huan-yu |
| Turkey | Haktan Kabay |
Source: IIHF