# 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Ravensburg, Germany, from 11 to 16 April 2011. Division I represented the second tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.
The winner of this tournament was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championship, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division I B. Divisional championships changed titles for the 2012 season, so this tournament became Division I A, and Division II became Division I B.
On 29 March 2011, Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their place in the 2012's Division I A, while the fifth placed team was relegated to Division I B.

## Participating teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Japan | placed 8th in 2009 Top Division and were relegated; withdrew from 2011 tournament |
| China | placed 9th in 2009 Top Division and were relegated |
| Germany | hosts; placed 2nd in 2009 Division I |
| Norway | placed 3rd in 2009 Division I |
| Austria | placed 4th in 2009 Division I |
| Latvia | placed 1st in 2009 Division II and were promoted |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | Qualified for the 2012 Division I A |
| 5 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to the 2012 Division I B |
| – | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn; qualified for the 2012 Division I A |

## Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Line Bialik Øien | Norway | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 0 |
| 2 | Esther Kantor | Austria | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | Monika Bittner | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +5 | 2 |
| 4 | Andrea Dalen | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| 4 | Inese Geca-Miljone | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 |
| 4 | Silje Holøs | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Eva-Marie Schwärzler | Austria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Henriette Sletbak | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 9 | Susann Götz | Germany | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 |
| 10 | Sophie Kratzer | Germany | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes

### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Viona Harrer | Germany | 180:00 | 1 | 0.33 | 98.44 | 2 |
| 2 | Jorid Dagfinrud | Norway | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 97.30 | 1 |
| 3 | Lolita Andrisevska | Latvia | 240:00 | 7 | 1.75 | 95.93 | 0 |
| 4 | Sandra Borschke | Austria | 199:52 | 8 | 2.40 | 91.67 | 0 |
| 5 | Christine Smestad | Norway | 119:44 | 5 | 2.51 | 89.36 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

### Directorate Awards

* Goaltender: Lolita Andrisevska, Latvia
* Defenseman: Susann Götz, Germany
* Forward: Line Bialik Øien, Norway