# 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprised two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The Group A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 11 to 17 March and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 24 to 29 March 2024. The IIHF has indicated that they met in February to discuss Israel's participation in the Group B tournament.
Ukraine won the Group A tournament and was promoted to Division II, while Bulgaria was relegated to Group B. In Group B, Thailand was promoted after winning the tournament.

## Group A tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Croatia | Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and was relegated. |
| Ukraine | Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A. |
| Lithuania | Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A. |
| Romania | Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A. |
| Bulgaria | Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A. |
| Serbia | Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and was promoted. |

### Match officials

Five referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Bai Meichen Sini Kauhanen Rite Rygh Melissa Boverio Reica Staiger | Yan Aiping Natalie Pavlačková Gaëlle Bourdon Natalie Bertl Harriet Weegh Kumiko Okuda Calley Brandon-Laux |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II B |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Croatia (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III B |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+1)

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Valeria Manchak | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +14 | 4 | F |
| Daria Tsymyrenko | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +12 | 0 | F |
| Polina Telehina | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +17 | 0 | F |
| Edet Szekeres | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Julia Bende | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 10 | F |
| Viltautė Jasinevičiūtė | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | F |
| Klara Miuller | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F |
| Milica Velček | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Valentina Vrhoci | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –1 | 0 | F |
| Ana Bauman | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 4 | D |
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 |
| Julija Baždar | 241:00 | 7 | 1.74 | 119 | 94.12 | 0 |
| Andrea Kurkó | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 60 | 93.33 | 1 |
| Viltė Beličenkaitė | 303:26 | 11 | 2.18 | 162 | 93.21 | 0 |
| Angelina Dimova | 148:31 | 8 | 3.23 | 106 | 92.45 | 0 |
| Viktoria Tkachenko | 283:27 | 6 | 1.27 | 76 | 92.11 | 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 | Viltė Beličenkaitė |
| Defenceman | Diana Stolar |
| Forward | Valeria Manchak |

## Group B tournament
### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Estonia | Host, placed 6th in 2023 Division III A and was relegated. |
| Israel | Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III B. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III B. |
| Singapore | First time participating. |
| Thailand | First time participating. |

### Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Caroline Butt Choi Bo-young Elif Bağlar | Kaire Leet Eva Harrison Rinka Kubota Jessica Stanton Ceren Alkan |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to the 2025 Division III A |
| 2 | Estonia (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 0 | |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Wirasinee Rattananai | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 0 | F |
| Lior Leshem | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +3 | 8 | D |
| Apichaya Kosanunt | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Nuchanat Ponglerkdee | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Tiffany Ong | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –5 | 10 | F |
| Supitsara Thamma | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Thipwarintorn Yannakornthanapunt | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 2 | F |
| Pacharamon Vorawat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 8 | F |
| Pnina Basov | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –1 | 4 | F |
| Merlin Griffin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Diana Kaareste | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 5 | F |
| Hana Mulazimović | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –9 | 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 |
| Thamida Kunthadapakorn | 120:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 100.00 | 2 |
| Uljana Jeggi | 120:22 | 1 | 0.50 | 35 | 97.14 | 1 |
| Sofia Salamatina | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 64 | 95.31 | 0 |
| Wilaksaya Watthanakulcharoenchai | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 20 | 95.00 | 1 |
| Yael Fatiev | 240:00 | 11 | 2.75 | 157 | 92.99 | 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 | Sofia Salamatina |
| Defenceman | lior Leshem |
| Forward | Apichaya Kosanunt |