# 2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2023 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 25th such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. These tournaments also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.
As in 2022, teams from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to enter, as they were suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.

## Championship (Top Division)

The Top Division tournament was played in Brampton, Canada, from 5 to 16 April 2023.
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | United States | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada (H) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 16 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Czechia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Finland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 18 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 10 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | A | Japan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 1 | |
| 8 | B | Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 | |
| 9 | B | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated in Preliminary round and relegated to the 2024 Division I A |
| 10 | B | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 | Eliminated in Preliminary round and relegated to the 2024 Division I A |

## Division I
### Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, from 11 to 17 April 2023, but in March 2023, it was postponed. On 22 March, it was rescheduled and was played from 20 to 26 August 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | China (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division I B |
* 1 2 3 Denmark 3 points, +4 GD; Austria 3 points, 0 GD; Netherlands 3 points, −4 GD.

### Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Suwon, South Korea, from 17 to 23 April 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II A |

## Division II
### Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 7 April 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | Mexico (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | |
| – | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
* ↑ North Korea withdrew before the tournament.

### Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 9 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III A |
| – | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

## Division III
### Group A

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

### Group B

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