# 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015. Seven nations participated, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, who joined the world championships for the first time since 2008. After three consecutive years of finishing in the second place, North Korea won the tournament and was promoted to Division II Group B for 2016.
Divisional tournaments are designed, by the rules, to include six teams, however the Bosnian federation asked to be included and the Turkish organizers agreed. Georgia recorded their first victory, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1.

## Venue

* İzmir
* Ice Sports Hall Capacity: 1,751

## Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Turkey | Host, placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated. |
| North Korea | Placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
| Luxembourg | Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
| Hong Kong | Placed 4th in Division III last year. |
| United Arab Emirates | Placed 5th in Division III last year. |
| Georgia | Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Did not enter last year. Last played in 2008. |

## Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| North Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 17 | Promoted to Division II B for 2016 |
| Turkey | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 16 | |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 12 | |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | |
| Georgia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 5 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 4 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

## Awards and statistics
### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Andrei Ilienko
** Best Defenceman: Ri Pong-il
** Best Forward: Alec Koçoğlu
Source: IIHF.com

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Alec Koçoğlu | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +18 | 2 | F |
| Hong Chun-rim | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +20 | 2 | F |
| Serkan Gümüş | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +15 | 4 | F |
| Serdar Semiz | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +17 | 0 | F |
| Vitali Dumbadze | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | −3 | 33 | F |
| Emrah Özmen | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +20 | 6 | F |
| Yusuf Halil | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +14 | 6 | F |
| Thierry Beran | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Erdoğan Coşkun | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +15 | 2 | F |
| Ri Chol-min | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +22 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: IIHF.com

### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Pak Il | 161:09 | 2 | 0.74 | 28 | 92.86 | 1 |
| Pak Kuk-chol | 203:40 | 7 | 2.06 | 85 | 91.76 | 0 |
| Levent Őzbaydugan | 150:11 | 3 | 1.20 | 35 | 91.43 | 1 |
| Erol Kahraman | 214:38 | 8 | 2.24 | 58 | 86.21 | 0 |
| Dino Pašović | 253:43 | 31 | 7.33 | 209 | 85.17 | 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